🚀 Medial Secures Investment on Shark Tank India - Fueling the Future of Professional Social Networking. 🔥
Login

News on Medial

Related News

FincFriends closes $11.5 Mn debt funding round

EntrackrEntrackr · 18h ago
FincFriends closes $11.5 Mn debt funding round
Medial

FincFriends, a non-banking financial company (NBFC), has secured Rs 98.5 crore ($11.5 million) in debt funding during Q4 FY25. The funding round includes Rs 54.5 crore raised from NBFCs and Rs 44 crore via Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs). It saw the participation of investors such as IBL Finance, Incred Financial Services, Real Touch Finance, Shine Star Build-Cap, and Western Capital Advisors Private Limited. This funding aims at scaling its reach, operations and introducing new personal credit offerings tailored to the underserved borrowers with limited access to formal financial services, FincFriends said in a press release. FincFriends says that RupeeRedee plays a pivotal role in advancing credit access and creating a financially inclusive ecosystem. With state-of-the-art technology and data-driven insights, it continues to bridge the credit gap for underserved segments. Moreover, with the financial expansion of its lending partner FincFriends, it further plans to empower the borrowers and scale digital innovation in the lending ecosystem. “This funding marks a strategic milestone in our journey to enable accessibility of responsible credit across India. With the valuable trust of our investors, we are positioning our brand to deepen our reach, strengthen fintech infrastructure and develop personalised credit solutions to address the financial realities of underserved communities,” said Artem Andreev, CEO of FincFriends. Launched in 2017, FincFriends is dedicated to delivering financing solutions and providing loans to end customers through a completely digital and secure process. It focuses on ensuring that individuals can easily access hassle-free cash to manage unexpected financial expenses.

DVARA KGFS bags $10 Mn in debt round

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
DVARA KGFS bags $10 Mn in debt round
Medial

Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financials, an NBFC operating in remote rural parts of India, has raised debt of $10 million from BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund. The firm will use the fund for expansion plans and strengthen its efforts to empower underserved communities across the country. Earlier to this round, the NBFC had raised $14.4 million through listed non-convertible debentures (NCDs) from Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) in March this year. Led by LVLN Murty, Dvara KGFS focuses on the well-being of individuals and nano and micro-businesses in rural India. It leverages an omni-channel approach, offering a wide range of loans and third-party products to cater to the diverse financial needs of its clientele It has over 400 branches across 10 states including Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar, among others. Dvara KGFS recorded 33% growth in its scale to Rs 380.5 crore in FY23 as compared to Rs 285.9 crore in FY22. As per the company’s consolidated financial statements, it also turned profitable during the year with Rs 12.6 crore profits against loss in FY22. In February this year, the firm also surpassed Rs 2,000 crore in Assets Under Management (AMU).

Exclusive: BharatPe receives $10 Mn debt from Trifecta and InnoVen

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Exclusive: BharatPe receives $10 Mn debt from Trifecta and InnoVen
Medial

Fintech firm BharatPe has raised Rs 85 crore (approximately $10 million) in debt through non-convertible debentures. This is the second debt infusion in the Peak XV and Coatue-backed company in 2024. The board at BharatPe has issued 500 Series E1 debentures at Rs 10,00,000 each and 3,500 Series F1 debentures at Rs 1,00,00 each to raise Rs 85 crore, its regulatory filing with the Registrar of Companies shows. Trifecta Venture debt pumped in Rs 50 crore while Innoven Capital participated with Rs 35 crore, shows filing. As per Entrackr’s sources, BharatPe completed its $100 million debt round early this year. InnoVen Capital was expected to pump in $60-70 million in BharatPe whereas Credit Saison invested the remaining capital in the Delhi-based company’s NBFC arm Trillion Loans. Debt from Innoven could be a part of the above amount. We have reached out to BharatPe to confirm if their investment is new or existing. Sources close to the fintech firm added that BharatPe chose debt as it is close to break-even and didn’t want to dilute equity. BharatPe raised its last equity round in August 2021 when it also checked into the unicorn club. It has raised over $650 million in equity and debt from the likes of Tiger Global, Dragoneer Investment Group, Steadfast Capital, Coatue Management, Ribbit Capital and others. According to TheArch report, BharatPe’s operating revenue increased by 16%, reaching Rs 1,370 crore in FY24, up from Rs 1,029 crore in FY23. The six-year-old company also reported a 70% reduction in losses, bringing them down to Rs 270 crore in the last fiscal year.

Download the medial app to read full posts, comements and news.