Exposome, a clean-tech startup, has raised ₹15 crore in a pre-Series A round led by Colossa Ventures, a women-centric venture capital firm. Colossa Ventures has acquired a 10% stake in Exposome for ₹10 crore.
The round also saw participation from 3i Partners and existing investors Rahul Rathi, Bhukhanvala Holdings, Excel Industries and Spectrum Impact.
The fresh funds will be used to scale its operations & expand reach, and deliver impactful environmental solutions to clients in India and select overseas markets.
“We see Colossa Ventures as our strong partner and collaborator that is vested in our success and growth journey. With their support, we hope to better serve the manufacturing and commercial sectors that today face a technology gap in the tertiary or last-mile treatment of their emissions and effluents,” said Exposome’s founder and CEO Prerna Goradia.
“Our mission at Colossa Ventures is to power high-quality, innovative, purpose-driven businesses being set up by women, with capital, capability and confidence to create a 10x impact on the broader economy,” said Ashu Suyash, Founder and CEO of Colossa Ventures.
“Prerna, a holder of over 50 global patents, is truly a visionary founder and a climate change trailblazer who is transforming the effluents and emissions landscape through manufacturing sector-relevant, regenerable solutions,” Suyash added.
Launched in 2020 by Prerna Goradia, Exposome creates sustainable and affordable solutions for capturing air emissions and treating wastewater. Its differentiated molecular filters incorporate a patented regenerative process and advanced filter materials that are customisable, long-lasting and reusable. These filters isolate contaminants and release cleaner air and water, ensuring that companies comply with industry standards such as Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) standards.
The Mumbai-based company has launched Pur-safe, an advanced molecular air filtration media for mitigating air pollution, and PurCODe, a next-gen regenerable media for treating wastewater effluents. Both products are cost-effective, plug-and-play solutions that can be deployed across a wide range of industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, paint, oil, refineries, cement, thermal power, textiles and leather.
Exposome have served more than 25 clients and deployed over 1,000 filters.
