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Celcius Logistics raises Rs 40 Cr in pre-Series B round

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Celcius Logistics raises Rs 40 Cr in pre-Series B round
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Celcius Logistics, a domestic aggregator providing end-to-end cold-chain solutions, has secured Rs 40 crore ($4.8 million) in a pre-series B round, led by existing investor IvyCap Ventures. Other investors include ⁠Mumbai Angels and Caret Capital. The current round follows the Series A funding round of Rs 100 crore ($12 million) in April 2023 led by IvyCap Ventures. The fresh proceeds will be used to expand its footprint across its transportation management system (TMS) and warehouse management system (WMS), further strengthening its cold storage solution. It also aims to expand its reach in over 500 cities in the next one year and help manufacturers sell their perishable products. Founded by Swarup Bose, Celcius Logistics connects shippers and transporters and is a one-stop solution for all cold chain requirements, ensuring last mile and hyperlocal deliveries. The platform has already transported over four lakh tons of perishable cargo for dairy, pharma, fruits, seafood as well as fresh agricultural produce. Its clients include Zomato, Spicejet, Reliance Pharma, Maersk, Prabhat Dairy, Baskin Robbins, Vadilal, Domino’s, Keventers, and Godrej Agrovet among others. Currently, the platform claims to have 4,000 vehicles, 107 cold storage facilities, 27 distribution centres, and 200 hyperlocal riders across the country.

Rebel Foods raises $13 Mn debt

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Rebel Foods raises $13 Mn debt
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Cloud kitchen brand Rebel Foods has raised Rs 110 crore ($13.2 million) in debt from Alteria and InnoVen Capital. This is the fifth debt funding for the parent company of EatSure (previously Faasos) after its last equity round in 2021. The board at Rebel Foods has passed a special resolution to issue 11,000 Series G1 non-convertible debentures at an issue price of Rs 1,00,000 per debenture to raise Rs 110 crore, regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. Orbis Trusteeship (through Alteria) has invested Rs 65 crore while Vistra ITCL ( via InnoVen Capital) pumped in Rs 45 crore during the debt round. The tenure of paying Series G1 debt is up to 01 May 2027. According to filings, each debenture issued in the debt round shall be entitled to the interest of 13.90% per annum. The interest shall be payable on a monthly basis. In April last year, it raised Rs 75 crore ($9 million) in debt from Catalyst Trusteeship (Northern Arc) and Stride Ventures. In 2022, the Mumbai-based firm received Rs 230 crore across three debt fundings. Rebel Foods operates food brands such as Faasos, Behrouz Biryani, Oven Story Pizza, Mandarin Oak, The Good Bowl, and Slay Coffee with more than 450 kitchens in over 70 cities. It has a portfolio of over 45 brands across multiple countries—India, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and the UK. The company is planning to take Oven Story Pizza offline and will open 250-300 outlets over the next two-three years. The Jaydeep Barman-led company entered the unicorn club after a $175 million Series F round led by Qatar Investment Authority in October 2021. The Peak XV-backed company raised its last equity round of $14.5 million in November 2021. Rebel Foods’s operating revenue surged to Rs Rs 1,258 crore in FY23 from Rs 856 crore in FY22. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, its losses jumped to Rs 656 crore in FY23 from Rs 564 crore in the previous year. As per media reports, Rebel Foods is planning for an initial public offering (IPO) by 2025, making it the first firm from cloud kitchen space to list on the Indian stock exchange.

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.

CargoFL raises seed funding round

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CargoFL raises seed funding round
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CargoFL, a B2B technology ecosystem for logistics, has raised Rs 6.75 crore in its seed round, led by YourNest Venture Capital. The round includes Rs 4.7 crore from YourNest, Rs 50 lakh each from Real Time Angel Fund (RTAF) and Peaceful Progress Angel Fund, Rs 25 lakh from Sanchi Connect Accelerator, and Rs 80 lakh from angel investors, including Dinesh Chandra Agarwal, Dinesh Gulati, Murugavel Janakiraman, and Rajesh Sawhney. The Pune-based company had previously raised $135K from HPCL and others. The proceeds will be utilized to build a sales engine for growth in India, Southeast Asia (SEA), Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and North America, enhance product capabilities, including logistics & supply chain automation, and client onboarding & implementation across geographies. Co-founded in 2017 by Deepesh Kuruppath and Wasim Khan, CargoFL is an AI decision intelligence platform for logistics and supply chain. The company serves as an AI operating system specifically designed for the supply chain and logistics industry with focus on large enterprise customers. It helps companies enhance their logistics operations by leveraging AI to address critical tasks such as transport management, route optimisation, demand forecasting, and real-time tracking. CargoFL focuses on transforming the logistics landscape and aims to empower enterprises with advanced Vertical AI solutions for logistics & supply chain. The company offers a comprehensive operating system for logistics, which fosters seamless collaboration among stakeholders like carriers, distributors, and suppliers. CargoFL provides AI-driven platform tailored for enterprises in retail, pharma and manufacturing sectors. Its current client roster includes over 25 large enterprises, such as Puma, Godrej, Schaeffler, Metro Brands and Decathlon. It aims to achieve an ARR of $3 million over the next 18-24 months by onboarding more than 25 customers in India and several in international markets.

Metalbook raises Rs 25 Cr debt from Northern Arc

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Metalbook raises Rs 25 Cr debt from Northern Arc
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Full-stack metal supply-chain platform Metalbook has raised Rs 25 crore or (approximately $3 million) from Northern Arc. This is the first debt financing for the Delhi-based company. In February 2024, it raised $15 million led by Rigel Capital in Series A round. Metalbook’s board passed a special resolution to issue 250 non-convertible debentures at a face value of Rs 10,00,000 each to raise the above-mentioned sum, its regulatory filing sourced from Registrar of companies (RoC) shows. Founded in 2021, Metalbook is a full stack platform which helps businesses including SMEs with procurement, inventory liquidation, logistics, and credit among others. It claims to work with over 500 manufacturers, dealers and suppliers such as ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel, Tata Steel and JSW across 16 countries. In August last year, Axilor had led a $5 million seed round in Metalbook. The Delhi-based company is yet to disclose FY23 numbers but its revenue from operations stood at Rs 85.39 crore in FY22. Its losses also increased to Rs 25.90 crore in the same period. At the time of its Series A round in February, Metalbook said that it’s anticipating to achieve an annualized revenue run rate of $200 million by the end of FY24.

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