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

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
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. “Trillion Loans is now valued at $100 million. BharatPe is planning to fully acquire 100% stake in Trillion NBFC by next 24 months,” 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. “The investment will enable Trillion Loans to pursue new opportunities, leverage its capital, and operate within comfortable regulatory limits,” 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). BharatPe’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: FlexiLoans raises $9 Mn debt from JM Financial

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Exclusive: FlexiLoans raises $9 Mn debt from JM Financial
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MSMEs-focused fintech lender FlexiLoans has raised Rs 75 crore (approximately $9 million) via non-convertible debt from JM Financial. This is the second debt round for the Mumbai-based company this year. The board at FlexiLoans has passed a resolution to issue 7,500 non-convertible debentures to raise Rs 75 crore, according to the company’s internal documents accessed by Entrackr. The debt has a coupon rate (interest) of 12.05% per annum with a tenure of 24 months. The company intends to utilize the funds for the ongoing business operations, the documents added. The debt infusion has come at a time when the firm is set to secure $35 million in funding from late-stage fund Fundamentum, co-founded by Infosys veteran Nandan Nilekani. Founded by Deepak Jain, Manish Lunia, Ritesh Jain, and Abhishek Kothari, FlexiLoans offers collateral-free loans to MSMEs. The firm has raised over $124 million to date in a mix of equity and debt including a $90 million Series B round from Fasanara Capital, MAJ Invest, Caravel Group, among others in June 2022. As per its website, the company has disbursed over Rs 7,000 crore of loans. Besides partnerships with over 400 partners, Flexiloans also lends through its NBFC — Epimoney. The company gives loans in the range of Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 crore with a maximum tenure of 36 months. The fintech firm grew at a fast pace in the fiscal year ending March 2024 as its collection jumped 2.4X year-on-year. Its operating revenue soared to Rs 262 crore in FY24 from Rs 109 crore in FY23. During the period, the company also maintained its profitability with Rs 3 crore PAT. FlexiLoans competes with a clutch of fintech firms including Lendingkart, Indifi, Incred, Oxyzo and Aye Finance.

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

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
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 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.

BharatPe to offer two-wheeler loans and loans against mutual funds for merchants

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
BharatPe to offer two-wheeler loans and loans against mutual funds for merchants
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Fintech unicorn BharatPe has announced its foray into facilitation of secured loans for merchant partners on its platform. The company has launched facilitation of two-wheeler loans and loans against mutual funds (LAMF) for its existing merchant partners in the first phase. BharatPe has partnered with OTO Capital, a digital commerce and lending platform, for enabling two-wheeler loans while it has tied up with Volt Money to facilitate Loans Against Mutual Funds to its merchant partners. According to BharatPe, its merchants can now avail two-wheeler loans of up to Rs 2.5 lakh at competitive interest rates for a repayment period between 12- 48 months. With the launch of loans against mutual funds, these merchants can also avail loans of up to Rs 1 crore. The firm added that the loan disbursal and collections will be taken care of by the partner at their end. The Peak XV and Tiger Global-backed company is set to expand its offerings over the next three months, introducing a diverse range of products and lenders to meet the needs of merchants. Recently BharatPe 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%. Entrackr exclusively reported the development. It also raised Rs $10 million in debt through non-convertible debentures from Trifecta Venture and InnoVen Capital.

Zomato-backed AdOnMo raises $7 Mn

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Zomato-backed AdOnMo raises $7 Mn
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Ad-tech firm AdOnMo has raised Rs 58.21 crore (around $7 million) in its Series B1 round. This is the first major infusion in the Hyderabad-based company after its Series A round led by Zomato last year. The board at AdOnMo has passed a special resolution to issue 36 equity and 4,156 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 1,38,850 each to raise Rs 58.21 crore or $7 million, its regulatory filing with the RoC shows. Healthcare veteran Ravindranath Kancherla and his son Kancherla Pruthvinath injected Rs 16.6 crore while Qatar Insurance Company and ZNL Growth (Z Nation Lab) pumped in Rs 8 crore and Rs 1.80 crore, respectively. Three dozen individual investors including Manish Kailash Chhabra, Vindhya Guduru, Vikram Malhotra, Usha Reddy Chigarapalli, and Desireddy Srinivasa Reddy also invested in AdOnMo’s Series B round. The company will use these investments for business expansion and to meet working capital requirements, according to the filing. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, AdOnMo has been valued at around Rs 858 crore or $105 million (post-money). During the ongoing fiscal year, the company also raised Rs 20 crore in debt from Northern Arc and Alteria Capital. Founded in 2016 by Sandeep Bommireddi and Sravanth Gajula, AdOnMo is an ad-tech company which provides targeted digital advertising to outdoor digital screens (residential & corporate parks) across 21 cities. As of now, the company has raised around $25 million across rounds including its $15 million round led by Zomato last year. Before this round, Zomato was the largest external stakeholder with a 17.49% stake followed by BAce Capital and Astarc Ventures. AdOnMo grew at a rapid clip in the last fiscal year as its revenue from operations surged four-fold to Rs 75 crore in FY23. Meanwhile, the company’s losses stood at Rs 38 crore in the same period.

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