Where is TCA's headquarters located?

TCA's headquarters is located in Chennai (India).

How big is TCA's investment team?

TCA has a team of 29, including 15 partners.

How many companies has TCA invested in?

TCA has invested in 108 companies, including Purplle & STAGE.

Which companies has TCA invested in lately?

Barneys & Ecoil are the latest investments by TCA.

What sectors does TCA focus on for investments?

Top sectors in TCA's portfolio are Enterprise Applications (30 investments) and Retail (31 investments).

How many exits has TCA been involved in?

TCA's portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 7 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in TCA's portfolio?

There is 1 unicorn in TCA's portfolio.

TCA - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. Purplle

Brand of beauty and cosmetic products. It provides a platform for browsing and purchasing items from various categories. It offers resources such as a help center with FAQs and order tracking. The platform supports secure payments with major credit and debit cards. It offers a range of beauty and personal care products, including cosmetics, skincare, haircare, fragrances, and wellness items.

Key facts about Purplle

Founded Year: 2012
Location: Mumbai (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹1,410Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series F
Total Funding till date: $558M
Employee Count: 973 as on Jul 31, 2025
Investors: ADIA, Goldman Sachs and 107 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jun 27, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. STAGE

Provider of Indian movies, web series and originals. It offers a variety of content in different languages such as Haryanvi, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, and Gujarati. The platform provides access to a wide selection of movies and shows across genres like drama, romance, thriller, and comedy.

Key facts about STAGE

Founded Year: 2019
Location: Delhi (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹113Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $23.8M
Employee Count: 109 as on Aug 31, 2025
Investors: Goodwater Capital, NB Ventures and 198 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 13, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. TrulyMadly

Operator of a platform facilitating connections between individuals seeking relationships. The platform offers features such as profile verification and compatibility quizzes. It provides a space for individuals to connect, chat, and potentially form lasting relationships. The platform is committed to user safety and security.

Key facts about TrulyMadly

Founded Year: 2013
Location: Delhi (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹12.3Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $9.29M
Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: Helion Venture Partners, Kalysta Capital and 60 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. VideoVerse

Provider of AI-driven technology for video editing and content transformation. The company offers solutions for generating video highlights, content moderation, and web stories production. It also provides tools for online video editing, dynamic content transformation, and smart distribution. The platform refines content and enhances consumption across media genres.

Key facts about VideoVerse

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Los Angeles (United States)
Last Known Valuation: $*****
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $105M
Employee Count: 237 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investors: Evolvence Equity Partners, Promaft Partners and 62 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 18, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

5. Kreedo

Provider of non-franchise preschool and school solutions. It offers an academic partnership, assisting schools in setup and operation. This includes a play-based learning framework, comprehensive support such as branding, marketing, training, assessments, and technology solutions. The curriculum aligns with national education policies, focusing on literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional development. Support extends to teacher training and mentoring. The company also provides educational materials and learning resources.

Key facts about Kreedo

Founded Year: 2012
Location: Bengaluru (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹66.1Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $6.3M
Employee Count: 434 as on Aug 31, 2025
Investors: UBS, OCTAVE Capital and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 10, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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TCA has invested in 108 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 7 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 9 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Barneys and most recent follow-on round was in Ecoil.

Here are TCA's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	3	2	5
2025	6	3	9
2024	3	2	5
2023	6	2	8
2022	18	2	20
2021	8	4	12
2020	7	0	7
2019	3	0	3
2018	3	0	3
2017	4	0	4

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TCA has made 81 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $785K, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $1.02M and 2 investments in Angel stage with an average round size of $464K.

Here are TCA's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	81
Series A	6
Angel	2

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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TCA has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and Consumer Goods. Notably, it has invested in 91 Tech companies, 63 Consumer (B2C) companies, 53 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 33 companies focusing on Software.

Here are TCA's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Consumer	36
Enterprise Applications	26
Retail	26
High Tech	16
Consumer Goods	14
Others	102

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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TCA has made most investments in India (83), followed by United States where it has made 5 investments.

Here are TCA's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
India	83
United States	5
China	1
Singapore	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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TCA has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Barneys and Ecoil are the latest among them.

Here are the most recent investments by TCA:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Apr 13, 2026	Barneys	India	Seed	6932	Mumbai Angels [+2]
Apr 07, 2026	Ecoil	India	Series A	4043	Fundalogical Ventures [+3]
Mar 18, 2026	Quro	India	Seed	4038	-
Feb 21, 2026	Hoopr	India	Seed	3340	Inflection Point Ventures [+1]
Jan 21, 2026	Grest	India	Seed	6971	Equentis Wealth Advisory Services ... [+4]

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TCA has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Purplle. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Purplle which became a unicorn in 2022, 8 years after TCA first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in TCA's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
85	Purplle	Brand of beauty and cosmetic products	2012	Retail [+1]	Mumbai	Series F	vdbetbh

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1 of TCA's portfolio company became public - FinanceBuddha. It got listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), in Nov 2025 at marketcap of $30.5M

Here are TCA's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
FinanceBuddha	Nov 13, 2025	Feb 20, 2016	Seed	2457

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7 companies from TCA's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were VideoVerse in Sep 2025 by Minute Media.

Here are TCA's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
VideoVerse	Sep 09, 2025	-	-	7572
GoBumpr	Jun 29, 2021	-	-	5787
Silvan	Jun 18, 2021	Jan 21, 2016	Seed	6977
POPxo	Aug 07, 2020	Nov 07, 2014	Series A	3751
CloudCherry	Aug 26, 2019	May 18, 2015	Seed	7069

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TCA has a team of 29 members including 15 Partners located in India, United Kingdom and 3 more locations. TCA's team sits on the board of 7 companies.

Here is a list of top team members in TCA:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
T R Santhanakrishnan	Partner	Singapore	-	-
Rajasekar Ramaraj	Partner	-	Ideacts Innovations	-
Hari Kumar S	Partner	India	-	-
Siddarth Ganeriwala	Partner	Chennai	-	-
Gopal Srinivasan	Partner	Chennai	Yubi, Indian Energy Exchange and 6 more	2 Emails
Kayar Raghavan	Partner	London	Seedrs	-
Ajit Kumar Chordia	Partner	India	Olympia Group, Khivraj Tech Park and 1 more	1 Phone number
Bharat Garg	Partner	Chennai	-	1 Email
Ram Mohan	Partner	Dublin	-	-
S Premkumar	Partner	Chennai	-	-
Hemalatha Ramaiah	Partner	Chennai	-	-

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Over the past 16 years, 3391 investors have co-invested in TCA's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before TCA: Inflection Point Ventures, Paul Arvindh Pandian and 1163 others have invested in rounds before TCA. There are 6 companies where Inflection Point Ventures has invested before TCA and 5 companies where Paul Arvindh Pandian has invested before TCA.
Top Co-investors of TCA: 1303 investors entered a company along with TCA. These include investors like Lakshmi Narayanan (17 companies).
Invested after TCA: A total of 923 investors have invested in TCA's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sameer Mehta (6 companies) and Pearltri Business Services (6 companies).