Update 2: Following the investment, Lenskart has made three new appointments: - Mayank Batheja has joined Lenskart as ‘AVP - Home Eye Check-up services’. Batheja had earlier co-founded Letsintern.com. At Lenskart, Batheja will be responsible for the company’s Home Eye Check-up Service. - Anand Thakur has been appointed as ‘AVP - Technology’. Thakur had earlier co-founded an online supermarket EasyRation. At Lenskart, Anand will be heading the company's tech vertical and will be responsible for building technology to support all business initiatives. - Aakratee Vajpai has joined Lenskart as ‘Head of Human Capital’. Vajpai was previously heading the Human Resource Division for Bharti Airtel's Delhi Circle. Update (Jan 6): Lenskart has confirmed that it has raised Rs 135 crore investment led by TPG Growth, with participation from Hong Kong based TR Capital and existing investor IDG Ventures for a significant minority stake. It's not clear where the company intends to use this investment, although Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal is quoted as saying that they will be hiring the "best talent to solve India’s eyewear problems at a very large scale". Earlier (Jan 6): Noida-based Valyoo Technologies Pvt Ltd that runs the online eyewear store Lenskart, has raised Rs 135 crore in a series C round of funding led by TPG Capital and participation from new investor Hong Kong based TR Capital and existing investor IDG Ventures, reports Techcircle citing sources. It says TPG Capital invested Rs 120 crore in this round, while TR Capital invested Rs 12 crore and existing investor IDG Ventures put in Rs 3 crore. The investment was…
