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Wealthy’s revenue shots up over 2X with sound economics

Entrackr · 9h

Wealthtech platform Wealthy has grown over two-fold in the fiscal year ending March 2024. Moreover, the Bengaluru-based startup also brought down losses by one-fourth in FY24 as compared to FY23. Wealthy’s revenue from operations increased 2.3X to Rs 8.94 crore in FY24, its consolidated financial statement with the RoC shows. Wealthy provides investment management and tracking tools for retail investors, along with advisory services. It claims to have facilitated over Rs 4,500 crore of investments through its platform, with income from service sales as its sole source of operating revenue. Looking at expenses, employee benefits accounted for 50% of Wealthy’s total costs, decreasing by 21% to Rs 13 crore in FY24. Depreciation made up 20% of the cost and doubled in FY24. Commissions paid to vendors represented 11% of expenses, while marketing accounted for 5.2%. Overall, its total costs decreased by 5.6% to Rs 25.7 crore in FY24. The Good Capital-backed firm reported a loss of Rs 16.75 crore in FY24, down by 25%. Its ROCE stood at -33.06%, and EBITDA margin at -60.64%. Wealthy spent Rs 3.03 to generate a rupee in operating income. FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin -392.09% -128.64% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹7.63 ₹3.03 ROCE -60.64% -33.06% Wealthy has raised a total of Rs 117.27 crore including Rs 45 crore in Series B round led by Falcon Edge’s Alpha Wave Incubation Fund. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Alpha Wave is the largest stakeholder with close to 23% as of the firm’s Series A round. Wealthtech in India is experiencing significant growth, with startups raising over $200 million in the past year, as reported by TheKredible. Leading the way is Peak XV-backed Neo, which secured $48 million. Mumbai’s Dezerv followed with $32 million in Series B funding, while Singapore’s Syfe raised $27 million from its tech hub in Gurugram. Other noteworthy fundraisers include Stable Money, Fisdom, InvestorAi, Wealthy, Powder, Infynite Club, and Vijya Fintech.