India, Feb. 27 -- Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal's wearable startup Temple is raising around Rs.493 Cr from friends & families, including NK Squared (Nikhil and Nithin Kamath), and former Zomato backers such as Steadview Capital, Peak XV Partners, among others.

Deepinder himself will be infusing a little over Rs.100 Cr in the funding round. As per sources, the post-money valuation of Temple would be Rs.1,700 Cr ($187 Mn).

Following the funding round, Goyal will own a 29% stake in the startup. Questions sent to Temple didn't elicit any response till the time of publishing this story.

Earlier today, Goyal said in a post on X that Temple is hiring for multiple roles. "At Temple, we are building the ultimate wearable for elite performance ...