Japan's M&S Partners invests unrevealed sum in women social network Healofy

Prior to this, the Bengaluru start-up raised $9.5 mn from Omidyar Network India, Chinese unicorn BabyTree Group and BAce Capital, a fund backed by Alibaba's Ant Financial

Hiro Mashita-led Japanese investment firm M&S Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in Healofy, which the company claims is India's largest and fastest-growing women social network. Healofy connects millions of women across different stages of life - from getting married, to becoming a mother, and beyond.

Having started as a pregnancy and parenting community in 2016, Healofy seeks to empower women by enabling them to consume relatable information, create content, and showcase their skills sets. This peer-to-peer platform also enables women to connect and influence other like-minded women based on similar language, location, life-stage, as well as interests such as fashion,