Skincare brand Conscious Chemist raises Rs 15 crore in bridge round led by Atomic Capital

Conscious Chemist, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) skincare brand, has raised a bridge round of Rs 15 crore led by Atomic Capital, with participation from First Port Capital Fund B and IPV International. The startup plans to raise its series A round in the next 5-6 months.

“The funds will be deployed towards building inventory and scaling up our R&D to enter more categories, launch more products, and for marketing,” cofounder Robin Gupta told ET.

“We did about Rs 32 crore in net sales last year, and in the last 16–20 months we’ve grown almost 10X….