Dec 23, 2016

Jewellery Etailer Bluestone Raises Rs.35.51 Additional Funding

Online jewellery retailer BlueStone has secured additional funding to the tune of Rs. 35.51cr say media reports. This new amount has been secured from Iron Pillar Fund I by allotting preference shares to the fund.

According to the report, a filing was made to the Registrar of Companies stating that 4,26,572 Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares bearing a face value of Rs. 10 per share and a premium of Rs 814.05 per share have been allotted to the Fund.   

Further, the report added that the etailer has also allotted “100 equity shares with a face value of Rs 1 each at a premium of Rs 823.05 per share to Iron Pillar Fund I for an aggregate subscription amount of Rs 82,405”.

Earlier, in July this year, BlueStone had about Rs. 200 crore in funding from a clutch of investors, including existing and new ones. The current exercise is pursuant to that development when Iron Pillar Fund I had come in as a new investor.

Founded in 2011, Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle, is owned by Gaurav Singh Kushwaha and Vidya Nataraj.

Iron Pillar Fund I is managed by Mauritius-based Iron Pillar Capital Management Limited, and invests in mid-stage technology companies in India.