# Lighthouse Funds

> Lighthouse Funds is a VC fund in Mumbai backing Fashion and Manufacturing. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/2177395/
- Website: http://www.lhfunds.com/

Lighthouse Funds is a VC fund in Mumbai focused on Fashion and Manufacturing. Lighthouse Funds They are investors and entrepreneurs who believe that India is the most dynamic and vibrant economy in the world today, and will remain so for the coming century, with each new decade being more exciting than the last. With Their roots originally in the United States, in the mid-2000s They turned Their focus and efforts to theburgeoning entrepreneurial spirit here in India, and Lighthouse was born.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 4 | 19% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 19% |
| Retail | 3 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 14% |
| Medical Device | 3 | 14% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 6 | 29% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 4 | 19% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |
| Series B | 2 | 10% |
| Secondary Market | 2 | 10% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 14 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sachin Bhartiya | Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sachin-bhartiya |
| Rochelle D'Souza | Vice President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rochelle-d-souza |
| Mukund Krishnaswami | Founding Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mukund-krishnaswami |
| Tarun Pande | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tarun-pande |
| Vivek Chandaria | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vivek-chandaria |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hunger Inc. | Hunger Inc, the parent company of Bombay Sweet Shop and restaurant brands including Bombay Canteen, Veronica’s, O Pedro, and Papa’s, | $24.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 10, 2025 |  |
| Kalki Fashion | Kalki Fashion provides premium bridal, festive, and occasion wear for both men and women. | $26.4M | Series A | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| Poly Medicure | Poly Medicure is a multinational medical devices manufacturer that supplies a wide range of consumable products for hospitals and clinics. Its products include infusion therapy sets, dialysis and renal care devices, cardiology and oncology equipment, blood collection and management systems, anaesthesia and respiratory care items, urology,gastroenterology, and wound drainage devices. | $119.3M | Post-IPO Equity | Aug 23, 2024 |  |
| Parsons Nutritionals | Parsons Nutritionals is a Private Limited Company established under the Companies Act as a Company limited by Shares. It is a non-government corporation registered with the RoC in Delhi. | $83.8M | Private Equity | Apr 15, 2024 |  |
| Safari Industries |  | $27.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| Kushal's | Kushal's is a fashion and jewelry brand that offers exclusive and antique ornament alternatives. The brand provides necklaces, western and Indian jewelry sets, earrings, pendants, bangles, bracelets, and other collections that allow customers to shop for various traditional fashion accessories on a single platform. The company aims to offerwomen exclusive and on-trend fashion jewellery; combined with quality shopping experience. |  | Secondary Market | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| Kushal's | Kushal's is a fashion and jewelry brand that offers exclusive and antique ornament alternatives. The brand provides necklaces, western and Indian jewelry sets, earrings, pendants, bangles, bracelets, and other collections that allow customers to shop for various traditional fashion accessories on a single platform. The company aims to offerwomen exclusive and on-trend fashion jewellery; combined with quality shopping experience. | $34.3M | Series B | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| Medikabazaar | Medikabazaar is an online B2B marketspace for medical supplies and equipment. The company is a single point of contact for all product-based needs, enabling medical institutions and individual practitioners alike to cut down on operational costs and making the best global brands available locally, all aided with the miracle that goes by the name oftechnology. Medikabazaar is connected with more than 50,000 medical establishments, 1,50,000 Independent Practitioners, and have partnered with 13,000+ suppliers all over India including ones in Tier 2, Tier 3 cities, and remoter locations to establish a strong foothold in India.With the power of technology, Medikabazaar organized a haywire market in a country with perhaps the largest and most complex geographical structure in the world for this purpose. Medikabazaar's last-mile delivery system and 26 strategically placed Fulfilment Centers across India enable the company to deliver essential medical supplies to healthcare facilities and help them nurture quality and timely patient care. | $64.9M | Series D | Apr 12, 2022 |  |
| Ferns N Petals | Ferns N Petals, the only Indian name at par with the standards of international flower brands in quality and designs, caters to all your floral requirements. Founded by Mr Vikaas Gutgutia in 1994, it is the country's only branded chain of retail flower shops and online flower stores providing a one stop solution for all floral needs be itbuying flowers for occasions, floral décor for weddings, parties or just delivering fresh flowers to corporate not only in India but across the globe. In less than a decade of its inception, Ferns N Petals Group encompasses FNP Retail & Franchising, FNP E-commerce, FNP Events & Weddings, and the latest venture ‘FNP Tahiliani' For every Occasion, Ferns N petals, leading florists in India, helps you send your love, in a unique floral form or in the form of gift items. Make your selection from our wide range of flowers and gifts for all occasions and let us do the rest. We will deliver you heartfelt wishes and blessings right to the door step of the one you care for, with fresh bouquets, floral arrangements or with gift bundled in. We are offering our services with personal touch in more than 150 countries across the world. | $26.1M | Private Equity | Mar 11, 2022 |  |
| Wow! Momo | Wow! Momo is a chain of fast-food restaurants in India that specializes in momos.Wow Momo aims to become Kolkata and India's biggest chain of momos and to create lots and lots of jobs and achieve their dream of becoming a successful employee sensitive organization, where every team member has his upliftment and enjoys his work to thefullest. | $15M | Series C | Sep 21, 2021 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Innova Memphis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innova-memphis) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tree Line Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tree-line-asia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ackermans & van Haaren](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ackermans-van-haaren) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angel Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-capital-group-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lighthouse Funds invest in?

Lighthouse Funds invests primarily in Fashion, Manufacturing and Retail startups, most often at Private Equity and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Lighthouse Funds?

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### Who are the partners at Lighthouse Funds?

The team at Lighthouse Funds includes Sachin Bhartiya (Partner), Rochelle D'Souza (Vice President) and Mukund Krishnaswami (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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