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Education fintech firm Invest4Edu onboards Hemika Tanwar and Chintan Kotak as co-founders
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1y ago
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Education fintech firm Invest4Edu has appointed Hemika Tanwar and Chintan Kotak as co-founders. Tanwar, previously at IIFL, will serve as Chief People Officer, while Kotak, with extensive experience in wealth management and capital markets, will be the Global Business Head. Invest4Edu aims to secure a significant portion of India's $2.5 billion ed-fintech market. CEO Peeyush Agrawal mentioned that Tanwar will play a crucial role in building a strong human capital framework. The company, founded in 2021, addresses the challenge of ineffective education planning for Indian parents and has achieved significant growth within a short period of time.
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Invest4Edu onboards Hemika Tanwar and Chintan Kotak as cofounders
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Education fintech firm Invest4Edu has appointed Hemika Tanwar as co-founder and chief people officer, along with Chintan Kotak as co-founder and global business head. The company aims to expand its team and compete in India's growing ed-fintech market. Tanwar will focus on building the right human capital and maintaining the company's culture, while Kotak will help accelerate growth in India and establish a global presence. Invest4Edu addresses the issue of ineffective education planning, with 5000 users and assets under management of Rs20 crore. The company generates revenue through commissions on financial products and subscription fees for educational services.
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Invest4Edu makes education planning easy for parents
Entrackr
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1y ago
Medial
Not everyone can afford to pay for high-quality education for their children. Whether it’s about studying in a premier institution in India or colleges abroad, it’s expensive. The complexities of accessing education loans have also been a significant pain point for parents. Of late, quite a few startups have begun working in this space. For instance, GradRight helps make higher education abroad accessible and affordable. Other notable names are Leap Finance and Propelled. Another startup trying to tap into this space is Invest4edu. Based in Mumbai, Invest4Edu aims to address common anxieties around the rising cost of education, college planning, and long-term payment. We spoke to the company co-founder and CEO Peeyush Agrawal to learn more about the ‘ed-fintech’ startup, how it operates, and more. Here are the edited excerpts: What are the key challenges in the industry that have not been addressed yet? And how do you plan to address them? There has been a surge of edtech and fintech companies, and all of them are doing a great job in their respective horizons, but we have found that India still lacks tech platforms offering comprehensive education financial solutions. Only partial solutions are being offered by existing Edtech and Fintech companies. There is a lack of focused unified solutions in the market, and an absence of education goal-based planning leading to insufficient funds for education. Less than 30% of parents use money for their child’s education from dedicated education savings. Inadequate planning leads to insufficient funds for education, restricting a child’s ability to achieve their real potential. Two out of three Indian parents cannot plan for retirement due to the higher education financing needs of their children. With smart AI-based tools, we want to empower parents and students to discover and plan their education goals. Early planning with mandate-based early savings and great career-building services will help Indians manage education inflation and fulfill their commitment to quality education. We are offering an array of education services to help students and parents discover ideal career paths in the increasingly changing environment. What are the key highlights of your platform? We at Invest4Edu offer an AI-based education journey, essentially a digital toolkit aiding parents in crafting career-centric education goals from nursery to university. The toolkit is aimed to simplify learning requirements, skill development, assessments, and counseling with precise expense details. There is also a free planner that ensures holistic education. Subscription plans offer services like career counseling, skill-building, and financial investment guidance for achieving goals. We also have a College cost calculator, EduAbacus, which helps deliver informed decisions on future education costs. Subscriptions or standalone services from this tech-driven platform streamline education planning for parents and students. How do you generate revenues? Invest4Ed offers a unique blend of educational and financial services to B2C and B2B2C markets. We have an annuity-based revenue model with high customer retention. The revenue is generated from commission on financial products like MF, FD, Insurance along with fees from educational solutions and subscription plans. What are your short-term and long-term goals in terms of product and business expansion and diversification? Over the next two years, our company aims to spearhead a transformative initiative in education planning that prioritizes and enhances while ensuring accessibility for a diverse student population of more than 2 Lakh students. Our long-term goal is to create 1.5 Million User Base and 0.5 Million Families Empowered In this endeavour. We will be building a $250 Million Mutual Fund AUM & Monthly SIP Book of $60 Million. We have recently expanded our core team aimed at launching our global business.
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With 20M active users, Navi looks to list by FY26; Jupiter to wait longer for IPO
YourStory
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3m ago
Medial
Fintech firm Navi plans to go public by FY26, having reached 20 million active users. Co-founder Sachin Bansal sees public markets as the best capital source. At Startup Mahakumbh, Bansal discussed IPO readiness alongside industry leaders. Jitendra Gupta indicated Jupiter isn't ready for public markets. Alok Bansal and Vijay Shekhar Sharma, listed company founders, shared post-IPO experiences, noting the demanding nature of maintaining investor interest through numerous meetings.
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Moove backer LoftyInc onboards offshore LP for latest fund
VCCircle
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6m ago
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LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, is poised to receive a commitment from an offshore limited partner for its latest investment fund. Headquartered in Lagos, LoftyInc is known for backing companies like global mobility fintech Moove. According to VCCircle, the firm is likely to secure investment from the World Bank’s private investment arm, International Finance Corporation, enhancing its capacity to invest in promising early-stage startups across the continent.
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Women-led Africa VC firm First Circle Capital set to get LP cheque for debut fund
VCCircle
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2m ago
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First Circle Capital, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, is poised to onboard an American limited partner for its debut fund. Specialized in supporting early-stage fintech startups across Africa, this female-led firm is based in Casablanca, Morocco. Co-founders Selma Ribica and Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule lead the initiative, aimed at boosting financial technology innovation on the continent. The new LP commitment marks a significant step for the firm’s investment strategy.
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African VC firm Enza Capital launches founder partner program as it closes $58M across funds
TechCrunch
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1y ago
Medial
Enza Capital, an African venture capital firm, has closed two funds totaling $58 million. The firm focuses on investing in startups that digitize key African industries, with a particular emphasis on fintech, logistics, health, human capital, and climate tech sectors. Enza Capital has already made 48 investments in 31 companies across eight African markets, and its typical investment ranges from $250,000 to $5 million. Additionally, the firm is launching a founder partner program, where founders and leadership teams of its portfolio companies become co-owners of the firm.
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Sanjay Nayar-led Sorin Investments onboards new partner for maiden fund
VCCircle
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1y ago
Medial
Sorin Investments, a tech-focused investment firm co-founded by Sanjay Nayar and Angad Banga, has added a new partner, Subeer Monga, for its maiden fund. Monga was previously with ICICI Venture, the alternative investment arm of ICICI Bank. The firm recently announced the first close of its debut fund, aiming to raise $100 million to support early-stage tech startups in India.
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Bhavik Koladiya-led Finix Partners acquires fintech startup Slash
Entrackr
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1y ago
Medial
Venture capital firm Finix Partners, led by former BharatPe co-founder Bhavik Koladiya, has acquired fintech startup Slash. The acquisition includes the IP, trademark, and other assets of Slash, while its founders and investors have exited. The Slash App is being revamped and will be relaunched as part of Finix Partners' portfolio. Slash, which operated in the UPI payments and e-commerce domains, had been exploring M&A opportunities and facing a cash crunch. The size of the transaction remains undisclosed.
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Saudi VC Vision Ventures onboards Jordanian LP for second fund
VCCircle
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8m ago
Medial
Saudi venture capital firm, Vision Ventures, has secured a limited partner commitment from Jordan's Innovative Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises Fund (ISSF) for its second fund, Saqr Fund II. ISSF, backed by the World Bank and the Central Bank of Jordan, has committed $5m to the $90m target fund to invest in Jordanian startups. Vision Ventures has already started deploying capital from Saqr Fund II, with investments including full-stack inventory management platform for the retail industry, Rewaa. Vision Ventures focuses on sectors such as fintech, SaaS, cybersecurity, and infrastructure technologies.
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SoftBank offloads 2.5% stake in PB Fintech for Rs 871 crore
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has sold a 2.5% stake in PB Fintech, the parent firm of Policybazaar, through open market transactions for Rs 871 crore. The shares were purchased by Tata Mutual Fund, Kotak MF, Societe Generale, and other buyers. This follows SoftBank's divestment of a 5.1% stake in Policybazaar for Rs 1,043 crore in December 2022. PB Fintech operates online insurance platform Policybazaar and credit comparison portal Paisabazaar.
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