When was LifeCell founded?

LifeCell was founded in 2004 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is LifeCell located?

LifeCell is headquartered in Chennai, India. It is registered at No.16,Vijayaraghava Road, I Lane, T Nagar, Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600017.

Who is the current CEO of LifeCell?

Sumanth Sarangapani of LifeCell.

Which legal entities is LifeCell associated with?

LifeCell is associated with LIFECELL INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED and 1 other.

How many employees does LifeCell have?

As of Aug 31, 2025, LifeCell has 1210 employees, reflecting a 14% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is LifeCell a funded company?

LifeCell is a funded company, having raised a total of $61.2M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Angel round, raised on Dec 14, 2006.

How much is LifeCell worth?

The latest valuation of LifeCell is $***** as of Mar 28, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of LifeCell?

LifeCell's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Mar 28, 2024, with participation from 4 investors. Its primary sector is Genomics. In India, the Genomics sector has seen $26.5M in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of LifeCell?

Annual revenue of LifeCell is between ₹500 Cr and ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Where does LifeCell rank among its competitors?

LifeCell ranks 2nd amongst 162 active competitors, of which 25 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Turbine, which secured $25M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of LifeCell?

LifeCell's top competitors include Natera, Cordlife and Lantern Pharma. Among them, Turbine secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

LifeCell - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

A stem cell banking company specializing in cord blood and tissue preservation. The company provides stem cell banking services focused on preserving umbilical cord blood and tissue stem cells for potential future medical treatments. It also offers lab tests, allografts, and skincare products through its platform.

Website: www.lifecell.in/
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Email ID: *****@lifecell.in
Phone Number: +91 **********
Registered Address: No.16,Vijayaraghava Road, I Lane, T Nagar, Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600017

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2004

Location

Chennai, India

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$61.2M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Mar 28, 2024, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Mar 28, 2024

Investors

Orbimed & 75 more

Ranked

2^nd among 162 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

1,210 as on Aug 31, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

Strides Arcolab & 2 more

Similar Companies

Natera & 206 more

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LifeCell is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
LIFECELL INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U85196TN2004PTC053577 , India, Active	Jun 28, 2004	₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	1671 (As on Apr 01, 2026)
NAVARATAN CONSTRUCTION & INVESTMENT PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U50100TN2013PTC091766 , India, Active	Jun 20, 2013	0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	144 (As on Mar 31, 2020)

LifeCell has raised a total funding of $61.2M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 14, 2006. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Mar 28, 2024 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. LifeCell has 9 institutional investors and 67 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of LifeCell:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 28, 2024	3690333	Series B	1401233	6952273	2834651	3537784
Sep 21, 2021	9087860	Series B	6403210	6141003	5967487	3053724
Feb 22, 2013	9951336	Series A	9176473	2809055	Helion Venture Partners	4724860

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Here are the details of LifeCell's key team members:

Sumanth Sarangapani: CEO of LifeCell.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number

LifeCell's Board of Directors

LifeCell's board has 4 active members. Abhaya Mayur is part of team and Sunny Sharma, Sumona Chakraborty and Abhayakumar Deepak are independent board members.

Here is the list of LifeCell's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
sz{vkwi	Team	-	Current	2y 2m
Sunny Sharma	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 11m
d{pz{qt	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 8m
{lwevsy	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 2m

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LifeCell's employee count trend

LifeCell has 1,210 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 14.0% more than what it was in Aug 24. Here is LifeCell's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of LifeCell include Natera, Cordlife and Lantern Pharma. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of LifeCell, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Natera 2004, Redwood City (United States), Public	Developer of cell-free DNA testing for oncology, women’s health, and organ health	$152M	Harmony Partners, Bain Capital Life Sciences ... & 18 others	77/100
2nd	LifeCell 2004, Chennai (India), Series B	A stem cell banking company specializing in cord blood and tissue preservation	$61.2M	Helion Venture Partners, The Times Group ... & 74 others	74/100
3rd	Cordlife 2001, Singapore (Singapore), Public	Provider of cord blood and cord lining banking and newborn metabolic screening	$7M	UOB, APC Investors & 2 others	68/100
4th	Lantern Pharma 2013, Dallas (United States), Public	Developing drug and companion diagnostics for multi-drug resistant cancers	$7.12M	Green Park & Golf Ventures, Bios Partners ... & 3 others	62/100
5th	GeneDx 2000, Gaithersburg (United States), Acquired	Provider of genetic testing for inherited disorders	-	Oak HC/FT, S32 & 1 others	62/100
6th	Nucleus Genomics 2021, Manhattan (United States), Series A	Provider of genetic testing kits for rare variant analysis	$32M	Founders Fund, Giant Step Capital & 27 others	62/100
7th	Turbine 2015, Budapest (Hungary), Series B	Provider of an AI based cancer therapy management software for researchers and doctors	$61.7M	MassMutual Ventures, Delin Ventures & 19 others	58/100
8th	RareCyte 2009, Seattle (United States), Series C	Developer of technologies for the analysis of rare and single cells in the blood	$114M	Arboretum Ventures, Health Quest Capital ... & 11 others	57/100
9th	Mylab 2016, Pune (India), Seed	Developer of diagnostic kits for pathogen detection and viral load monitoring	-	Rising Sun Holdings, Zydus Life & 10 others	57/100
10th	Rgenta 2018, Cambridge (United States), Series A	Developer of RNA-based therapeutics for multiple disorders	$90M	Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, AstraZeneca ... & 11 others	56/100

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Founders own 23.04%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 48.28%, Enterprises own 12.49% and Angels own 0.30%. The net worth of LifeCell's founders is INR 200Cr as of Mar 28, 2024.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	23.04%	200Cr	8991272	8948897	2602145	9139100
Fund	48.28%	420Cr	2521033	8282130	6949328	7250226
Orbimed	1466977	9361900	9417716	7481748	9732501	5588255
Brand Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	12.49%	109Cr	9295919	8667991	4293696	9854097
Angel	0.30%	2.64Cr	0	0	0	0
Ishab Singhvi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panemangalore Surendra Pai	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other People	12.77%	111Cr	7874304	7993593	8375583	3191056
ESOP Pool	3.12%	27.1Cr	315	902	698	539
Total	100.00%	870Cr	5966729	2645872	6539696	1713838

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LifeCell has made 2 investments in Strides Arcolab and Mfine and acquired FetoMed.

Here is the list of these investments and acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Sep 07, 2018	Investments	Strides Arcolab	1990	Bengaluru (India)
Aug 18, 2017	Investments	Mfine	2017	Bengaluru (India)
May 09, 2016	Acquisition	FetoMed	2013	Chennai (India)