Iluminar Media Private Limited
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Iluminar Media Private Limited - overview
Established
2013
Location
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Primary Industry
Internet
About
Founded in 2013 as a private limited company by Dhruv Mathur and Suchita Sawan, and based in New Delhi, India, Iluminar Media Private Limited d/b/a Little Black Book (LBB) is a marketplace for customers to purchase products across various categories in over 60,000 unique brands and visit the webpage for recommendations of food, shopping, or fashion. The company’s clients consist of 56% females and 44% males with over a million app downloads on Android and iOS and registered over 25 million users annually on the app and web. In 2019, Iluminar Media raised USD 5 million in Series A funding led by Inventus India and IAN Fund. In 2021, Iluminar Media Private Limited raised INR 65 million in venture funding from returning investors AKATSUKI, Blume Ventures, and Chiratae Ventures among others.
LBB operates across metro cities of India including Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Goa, Pune, Chennai, and Hyderabad. The company offers a platform that enables customers to browse products ranging from daily essentials to fashion. The broad range of categories includes masks and sanitizers, comfort clothing, skincare products, and mugs, ceramics, bowls, and table accessories among others. Additionally, the company offers various items such as women's apparel, footwear, bags and accessories, gourmet food and drinks, beauty and hygiene products, as well as fashion for men.
The company offers a platform for the local brands and businesses to sell the products and reach a larger client base. LBB also provides influencer collaborations, content marketing, banner ads, live events, lead generation, and advertisements with video series and over 100 IPs. LBB plans on utilizing the Series A funding to expand the technology and product team with a focus on machine learning for discovery, and integration of content with commerce along with strengthening its footprint in India.
Current Investors
IL&FS Investment Managers, Chiratae Ventures, IDG Ventures India Advisors
Primary Industry
Internet
Sub Industries
Footwear, Hospitality Services, Clothing Stores, Search Engines, Social Networking & Communication Platform, Information Services
Website
www.lbb.in
Verticals
E-commerce, Mobile Apps
Company Stage
Add-on
Total Amount Raised
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Iluminar Media Private Limited - timeline of key events
Iluminar Media Private Limited - financials
| Fiscal Year Ended | Mar 31, 2013 | Mar 31, 2014 | Mar 31, 2015 | Mar 31, 2016 | Mar 31, 2017 | Mar 31, 2018 | Mar 31, 2019 | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2021 | Mar 31, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (USD) | 284,000 | 1,213,957 | 4,658,179 | 15,078,400 | 32,111,334 | 64,935,198 | 101,429,727 | - | - | - |
| % Revenue Growth (YoY) | - | 327.4% | 283.7% | 223.7% | 113.0% | 102.2% | 56.2% | - | - | - |
| EBITDA (USD) | 16,028 | - | 828,432 | (9,929,156) | (36,681,734) | (48,608,276) | (71,396,028) | - | - | - |
| Operating Income (USD) | 16,028 | - | 826,265 | (10,005,881) | (37,184,823) | (49,567,408) | (72,863,850) | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | 5.6% | - | 17.7% | (66.4%) | (115.8%) | (76.3%) | (71.8%) | - | - | - |
| % EBITDA Margin | 5.6% | - | 17.8% | (65.9%) | (114.2%) | (74.9%) | (70.4%) | - | - | - |
| NET Income (USD) | 6,462 | 29,489 | 548,707 | (10,043,810) | (37,134,558) | (47,385,111) | (72,046,586) | - | - | - |
| % Net Margin | 2.3% | 2.4% | 11.8% | (66.6%) | (115.6%) | (73.0%) | (71.0%) | - | - | - |
Iluminar Media Private Limited - employee data
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