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BlackSoil NBFC raises $12 Mn equity capital from existing backers

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BlackSoil NBFC raises $12 Mn equity capital from existing backers
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Alternative credit platform BlackSoil NBFC, the flagship arm of BlackSoil Group, has raised equity of Rs 100 crore ($12 million) from its existing Indian investors and family offices through a rights issue. The capital injection will improve BlackSoil NBFC’s credit profile and boost its borrowing capabilities and growth, the company said in a press release. BlackSoil is backed by investors and family offices of Allcargo Logistics, Navneet Education, Mahavir Agency, and Mathew Cyriac-led Florintree Advisors. This latest funding also marks BlackSoil NBFC’s fourth capital infusion within eight years, bringing its total equity raise to approximately Rs 250 crore ($30 million). Additionally, it has secured debt financing of over Rs 1,700 crore (more than $200 million) from HNIs, banks et al. BlackSoil provides alternative credit solutions to growth companies, financial institutions, NBFCs and MSMEs across sectors. At the group level, BlackSoil has surpassed Rs 5,000 crore (over $600 million) disbursement across 214 deals by December 2023. Its portfolio includes ideaForge, Upstox, Bluestone, OYO, Udaan, Zetwerk, Spinny, Yatra, Dunzo, Purplle, Mobikwik and Cure Foods. As per BlackSoil, its AUM grew around 30% year-on-year in 2023 and it deployed Rs 1650 crore (nearly $200 million) across 63 deals and exited from over 20 deals in the last year. The firm also said that its portfolio companies collectively raised equity of $800 million in the last year while three of them including Yatra, ideaForge and Cellecor got listed on the stock exchange in 2023.

BlackSoil NBFC raises over Rs 200 Cr debt

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BlackSoil NBFC raises over Rs 200 Cr debt
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BlackSoil NBFC, the flagship arm of BlackSoil Group, has raised Rs 208 crore debt. The round witnessed participation from HNIs, UHNIs, Family Offices, banks, and NBFCs. According to BlackSoil, 60% of this funding came from new debt investors and its total debt raised to over Rs 1,570 crore as of June 30, 2024. The company had recently raised Rs 100 crore through a rights issue where all its investors participated in this round. BlackSoil is backed by investors and family offices of Allcargo Logistics, Navneet Education, Mahavir Agency and Mathew Cyriac-led Florintree Advisors. The company has expanded its lender network, including several banks and NBFCs, enhancing its borrowing capabilities. Co-founded in 2016 by Mohinder Pal Bansal & Ankur Bansal, it offers customized credit solutions to emerging corporates, financial institutions, NBFCs, and MSMEs across sectors. The group claims that it has solidified its position as a preferred lender for new-age economy businesses, employing a sector-agnostic approach and cash flow-focused underwriting methodology BlackSoil has 5 unicorns in its portfolio including Spinny, Upstox, MobiKwik and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Spinny which became a billion dollar valued company in 2021. BlackSoil maintains a diversified portfolio spanning a wide range of sectors, including fintech, agri-tech, B2B, consumer, healthcare, SaaS, and IoT. It has also expanded into emerging sectors like EV, quick commerce, hospitality, and online travel aggregators (OTA). Its noteworthy investments include ideaForge, Upstox, Bluestone, OYO, Udaan, Zetwerk, Spinny, Yatra, Purplle, Curefoods, Celbal Technologies and JCB Salons. The Mumbai-based company says that it saw over 30% year-on-year growth in debt fundraise, having a network of nine banks & five NBFCs, and more than 250 HNI families.

Exclusive: IPO-bound Portea Medical raises $20 Mn via right issue

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Exclusive: IPO-bound Portea Medical raises $20 Mn via right issue
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Home healthcare solution provider Portea Medical has raised around $20 million via rights issue. The capital raise comes amid its efforts to launch an initial public offering (IPO). The board at Portea has passed a special resolution to issue 69,206,452 Series D1 compulsory convertible preference shares (CCPS) at an issue price of Rs 23.96 per share, aggregating to Rs 165.8 crore or around $20 million to the equity shareholders of the company on a rights issue basis, the company’s regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies show. It’s worth noting that Portea received a go-ahead signal from the SEBI to float a Rs 1,000 crore IPO in April last year. The Vaibhav Tewari-led company had filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) in June 2022. Decade-old Portea provides services such as mother and child care, consultation for nutrition and diet, physiotherapy, nursing, lab tests, counseling, and elder care. It also offers a lab sample collection facility and medical equipment for sale or on hire. As per Portea’s website, the company has provided services to over 1 million patients and conducts 700,000 patient visits annually. Additionally, it has established partnerships with 63 leading hospitals. Portea’s revenue from operations declined 3.3% to Rs 145 crore in FY23 from Rs 150 crore in FY22, according to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible. The shrinking scale and fixed overheads led the firm to register a Rs 53 crore loss during FY23 against Rs 40 crore loss in the previous fiscal. It is yet to file audited financial statements for FY24. Portea will be the third company which has raised funding in 2024 after filing a DRHP. Earlier this month, Ola Electric raised $50 million in debt from EvolutionX whereas MobiKwik raised debt from Blacksoil in March. MobiKwik and Ola Electric filed their DRHP in December and January, respectively.

RailYatri tops up Series C round with over $3 Mn funding

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RailYatri tops up Series C round with over $3 Mn funding
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Train ticketing platform RailYatri has raised Rs 28.58 crore or $3.44 million in a mix of equity and debt funding round led by Mirabilis Investment Trust. The round also saw participation from NRJN Family Trust, Omidyar Network, and Blacksoil. The board at RailYatri has passed special resolutions to issue 26,663 Series C CCPS at an issue price of Rs 4,720 each and 21,107 Series C CCPS for 5,685 per share for a total consideration of Rs 24.58 crore or $3 million. In a separate resolution, the company also issued 80 non-convertible debentures (NCDs) at Rs 5,00,000 per debenture to raise Rs 4 crore as per the company’s regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies. Mirabilis Investment Trust spearheaded the round with an infusion of Rs 12 crore. Nandan Nilekani’s NRJN Family Trust and Omidyar Network injected Rs 6.9 crore and Rs 5.69 crore, respectively. Blacksoil joined the round with Rs 4 crore debt funding. As per the startup intelligence platform TheKredible, RailYatri has already raised Rs 13.5 crore from existing investors in the Series C round across multiple tranches during 2022. The company also raised Rs 10 crore in debt from Alteria Capital during the same period. As per TheKredible’s estimates, the company has been valued at around Rs 912 crore or $110 million (post-money). RailYatri has raised over $50 million to date. For more information about the company, visit here. Online travel aggregator (OTA) RailYatri offers train ticket information along with intercity bus service — IntrCity SmartBus which runs on routes such as Delhi–Lucknow, Delhi–Kanpur, Mumbai–Pune, Bengaluru–Hyderabad, and Chennai–Coimbatore among others. RailYatri also launched a ‘flexi-ticket’ feature that allows users to make last-minute changes to their plans when finding a reservation on trains isn’t available. Post-allotment of the round, the NRJN Family Trust is the leading stakeholder in the company with a 22.82% stake. Omidyar Network follows with around 15% shares while co-founder Manish Rathi owns a 13.12% share of the company. For more information, visit here. RailYatri’s revenue from operations surged 2.3X to Rs 273.7 crore during FY23 from Rs 117.2 crore in FY22. Along with improved scale, the company also managed to control its losses which shrank 58.6% to Rs 18.18 crore in FY23 from Rs 43.87 crore in FY22.

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