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

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Exclusive: BharatPe receives $10 Mn debt from Trifecta and InnoVen
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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 Entrackrโ€™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 companyโ€™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 didnโ€™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, BharatPeโ€™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.

Exclusive: BharatPe increases its stake in Trillion Loans to 60%

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Exclusive: BharatPe increases its stake in Trillion Loans to 60%
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Fintech unicorn BharatPe has invested around $8-9 million in its non banking financial (NBFC) arm Trillion Loans and increased its stake in the Mumbai-based firm to nearly 60%, two sources told Entrackr. In May 2023, BharatPe acquired a majority 51% stake in Trillion Loans. The Tiger Global-backed firm also appointed Ravindra Pandey, Nalin Negi and Sabyasachi Senapati to the board of the NBFC firm. The investment appears to be a move for instilling confidence among its external stakeholders, including the lending community and equity holders. โ€œTrillion Loans is now valued at $100 million. BharatPe is planning to fully acquire 100% stake in Trillion NBFC by next 24 months,โ€ said a source who requested not to be named. The person added that BharatPe is also pushing very hard to increase its stake in Unity Small Finance Bank to get more control. Currently, BharatPe owns 49% in Unity SFB whereas Centrum Group owns the remaining 51% stake. Earlier this year, BharatPe raised a larger debt round while Trillion Loans closed a separate debt from Credit Saison. Entrackr exclusively reported the development then. โ€œThe investment will enable Trillion Loans to pursue new opportunities, leverage its capital, and operate within comfortable regulatory limits,โ€ said another source who also wished not to be named. BharatPe declined to comment on the story. BharatPe raised its last equity round in August 2021. As per media reports, it was in talks to raise a larger equity round. While the equity funding did not materialize, it has raised multiple debts in the past three years. The company is also likely to be profitable on a consolidated basis in the ongoing fiscal year (FY25). BharatPeโ€™s operating revenue reportedly increased by 16% to Rs 1,370 crore in FY24 while its losses shrank 70% to Rs 270 crore in FY24.

Exclusive: NeoGrowth raises debt from UTI International

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Exclusive: NeoGrowth raises debt from UTI International
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MSME-focused digital lender NeoGrowth has raised debt funding from UTI International Wealth Creator. This will be the second debt infusion in the Mumbai-based company in the ongoing calendar year. NeoGrowth's board has approved the issuance and allotment of up to 4,200 non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to raise up to Rs 42 crore (approx $5 million), its regulatory filings sourced from the RoC shows. These NCDs will carry an interest rate of 11.7% per annum. UTI International Wealth Creator 4 is a debt fund managed by Mumbai-based UTI Asset Management Company. The debt infusion in the company has come at a time when NeoGrowth is eyeing to raise Rs 500 crore growth capital through private equity investment. The firm managed assets worth Rs 2,750 crore by the end of the last fiscal year, and aims to close FY25 with Rs 4,000 crore AUM. NeoGrowth, an NBFC co-founded by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan, offers short-term unsecured loans to MSMEs, providing amounts of up to Rs 75 lakh with a tenure of up to 100 months. To date, the company has raised approximately $138 million through a mix of equity and debt funding from investors including MicroVest, FMO, Omidyar Network, DFC, and others. Neogrowth registered 57% growth in its gross revenue which spiked to Rs 601 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2024 from Rs 381 crore in FY23. Meanwhile, its profit before tax surged almost 4X to Rs 95 crore in the last fiscal year from Rs 24 crore in FY23.

BharatPe appoints Nalin Negi as full time CEO

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BharatPe appoints Nalin Negi as full time CEO
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Fintech company BharatPe today announced the elevation of Nalin Negi as its chief executive officer (CEO). Negi, the former chief financial officer of the company, was appointed as the interim CEO in January last year. BharatPe will institute a search for appointment of a new CFO, the company said in a press release. BharatPe claims that it recorded 182% increase in revenue from operations in FY23 and clocked October 2023 as the first EBITDA positive month under Negi leadership. Nalin Negi joined BharatPe in 2022 and in his new role he will focus on leading the next phase of development, driving innovation to empower merchants across the country, as per the statement. Prior to joining BharatPe, Negi held several senior leadership positions at SBI Cards and GE Capital. โ€œ..Going forward, our strategic focus will be on sustained profitability, scaling lending businesses, and launching new merchant-centric productsโ€ฆ,โ€ said Negi in a statement. BharatPe has been going through transformation to strengthen the leadership team across three verticals. The firm recently reshuffled its three verticals- Resilient Innovations Private Limited (merchant app), Resilient Payments Private Limited (Payment unit), and Resilient Digi Services Private Limited (lending unit). Entrackr exclusively reported the development last week. BharatPe completed its $100 million debt round from InnoVen Capital and Credit Saison. Entrackr exclusively reported this in January. Financially, BharatPe also seems to be getting back on track as the firm claimed that its annualized revenue crossed Rs 1,500 crore, marking over 30% growth as compared to FY23. In FY23, it crossed Rs 1,000 crore revenue mark while its EBITDA loss went up 9% to Rs 772 crore.

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