Founders of Menstrupedia spill the beans on Shark Tank India deal

Menstrupedia is an organization that specializes in creating educational resources, particularly focusing on puberty and menstruation. They offer essential guides in the form of comics that aim to educate and raise awareness about puberty-related topics for both girls and boys. Menstrupedia’s materials are designed to be culturally sensitive, well-researched, and medically accurate. They provide practical guidance based on real-life stories and are available in various languages to cater to a diverse audience. Menstrupedia’s publications include guides for girls, boys, preschoolers, and self-development comics for children, all aimed at promoting knowledge and understanding of these important topics. The organization also offers programs such as menstrual educator certification, period workshops, and resources for educators.

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Aditi Gupta, an author and the founder of Menstrupedia, established the company in 2012 with the mission of educating over 50,000 girls about menstruation. Menstrupedia serves as a comprehensive and user-friendly guide on periods.

Menstrupedia that was initially looking for ₹50 lakhs in exchange for giving away 10% of their company to investors. However, they ended up getting a better deal. They accepted ₹50 lakhs in exchange for 20% of their company. This investment deal was successful because investors really liked what Menstrupedia is doing and believed in their mission. The funding for this deal came from Namita Thapar, who also supports other impactful products featured on Shark Tank India.

Menstrupedia has received a total of $65.5 thousand dollars in funding so far. This funding came from a single round of financing.

Menstrupedia ranks 72nd among 684 active competitors. Menstrupedia and its competitors have raised over $273M in funding across 101 funding rounds involving 215 investors. It highlights that there are 5 public companies and 21 acquired companies in the entire competition set.

• Medscape is an integrated medical information and educational tool provider for healthcare professionals. It was founded in 1996 in New York City, United States, and is a public company. Medscape received $21M in funding in a single funding round. The top investors in Medscape are Highland Capital Partners, Weston Presidio, and three others.
• NHS Choices is a provider of multiple healthcare services for patients. It was founded in 1948 in London, United Kingdom, and is a public company. NHS Choices has not disclosed its total funding or funding rounds. The top investors in NHS Choices are Appy Ventures and Aether Ventures.
• WebMD is a provider of online health-related information and a learning platform for patients and providers. It was founded in 1996 in New York City, United States. WebMD is currently at the acquired stage, having been acquired after its post-IPO funding round of $360M in June 2016. The top investors in WebMD include Credit Suisse, New Leaf Venture Partners, and 11 others.

The current shareholders of Menstrupedia are the founders, who own 90.00% of the company, and the angel investors, who own 10.00% of the company. The net worth of the founders of Menstrupedia is noted as INR 2.25 crore as of April 20, 2022.

The shareholders’ details are as follows:

Founders:

• Post Round Holding %: 90.00%
• Net worth: INR 2.25 crore

Angel Investors:

• Post Round Holding %: 10.00%
• Net worth: INR 25 lakh

This implies a total of 100.00% ownership of the company, with the founders retaining the majority ownership at 90.00%.

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