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Hushbabies

An e-commerce destination for parenting.

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Babycare, Toys, E-commerce,

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Reasons for Shutdown

Financial Difficulties

Inability to raise further capital.

Due to the extremely tough competition in e-commerce in India, and its existing investors are playing it safe by investing in firmly established players.
FDI regulations in the country was another factor that led to the companies being unable to raise funds.

No Product-Market Fit

Hushbabies stagnant growth.

Hushbabies shutdown mainly because of their sluggish growth and because it was focusing on its other venture.

Direct Competitors and Similar Companies

Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%

No.	Name	Similarity score	Description	Industry	Categories	Location	Ownership status	Entity type	Stage of development	Transactional model type	Defensibility moats	Last financing round	Total raised	Post-money valuation	Last financing date	No. of funding round(s)	No. of investors	Investors	Total revenue	Market capitalization	No. of investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	Competition	Management	No. of employees	Company reputation	Contact info	Operational status	Operational duration	Shutdown date	Founded date	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Ticker
1.	Timtara	20.4%	An online shopping destination with products across 15 different categories.	Retail	E-Commerce, Shopping, Internet	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
2.	Wantful	12.7%	An online gift-giving service that offered recommendations based on a recipient's style and interests.	Retail	E-Commerce, Gifts, Online Portals	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10000-10000	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
3.	Zulily	12.0%	An online retailer that offered consumers daily product deals.	Retail	E-Commerce, Delivery, Technology	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1000-5000	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-
4.	Pier 1	11.2%	A omnichannel retailer that specialized in imported home furnshings and decor.	Retail	Home Decor, Furniture, E-Commerce	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10000-10000	-	-	Inactive	-	-	1962	-	-	-
5.	Aagaar	10.4%	A hyperlocal grocery delivery service.	Retail	E-Commerce, Delivery	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
6.	ToyGaroo	9.7%	An online toy rental service that allowed people to rent toys for certain periods, instead of buying them, and then return those toys for newer ones.	Retail	E-Commerce, Toys, Internet	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
7.	Boo.com	9.5%	Online global sports retail site.	Retail	Clothing, E-Commerce, Shopping	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500-1000	-	-	Inactive	-	-	1999	-	-	-
8.	Shoes of Prey	6.4%	An online customization platform and an internet-first brand of shoes for women.	Retail	E-Commerce, Fashion, Consumer Goods	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-
9.	Totsy	3.7%	An e-commerce platform selling prenatal care products and top brands for moms, babies and children.	Retail	Children, E-Commerce, Parenting	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-

Investors

No.	Image	Name	Investor type	Description	Location	Preferred investment stage(s)	Stages invested in	Assets under management (AUM)	Investment range	Investment sweet spot	Preferred investment focus	Preferred investment geography	No. of investments	No. of lead investments	No. of follow-on investments	No. of co-investments	Portfolio companies	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of failed investments	Loss on investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	No. of funds	Limited partners	Co-investors	No. of partners	Partners	No. of employees	Management	Board members	Founders	Investor reputation	Contact info	Entity type	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Founded date	Ticker
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Leadership

No.	Image	Name	Previous designation	Previous company	Previous biography	Previous profile type	Previous location	Experience	Education	Reputation	Current company	Current designation	Current biography	Current profile type	Current location	No. of investments	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of board seats taken	Contact info
1.		Praveena Dhinakar	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Vidyasagar Kris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Funding

No.	Financing date	Financing round	Total amount raised	Post-money valuation	Financial viability	Fundraising target amount	Remaining target amount	Financing type	No. of investors	Board seats	Lead investors	Entity type	Financing status
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