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Unleashing India’s Deeptech Potential: A Journey Towards Innovation

Inc42Inc42 · 1y ago
Unleashing India’s Deeptech Potential: A Journey Towards Innovation
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The Indian government has approved an investment of INR 10,372 Cr over five years for the India AI Mission, with a strategic allocation of nearly INR 2,000 Cr specifically for deeptech startups. This marks a significant boost for the Indian startup ecosystem and highlights the government's commitment to fostering innovation in AI and deeptech. With over 3,000 deeptech startups in India, there is a promising landscape for investment. Technologies like AI and machine learning have the potential to revolutionize sectors such as healthcare, education, banking, and manufacturing. However, deeptech startups often face challenges in securing financial backing, making increased investment crucial for their success.

Decoding Atlum Credo’s $40 Mn primary and secondary round

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Decoding Atlum Credo’s $40 Mn primary and secondary round
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Digital payments company Altum Credo recently announced $40 million in its Series C round led by Z3Partners and Oikocredit. Apart from primary capital, the company also offered partial exit to its backers. While the company didn’t disclose any details besides round size and investors, Entrackr has reviewed its regulatory filings to decode details such as round break up, shareholding, valuation, and secondary component in the deal. The board at Altum Credo has passed a special resolution to issue 300 equity and 1,99,99,700 Series C CCPS at an issue price of Rs 114 each to raise Rs 228 crore or $27 million as a primary capital, its regulatory filing accessed through the Registrar of Companies shows. Oikocredit and Z3 Partners (BII) invested Rs 80 crore and Rs 85 crore while British International Investment, Amicus Capital, and Avishkaar India pumped in Rs 26 crore, 12 crore, and 25 crore, respectively, in primary fundraising. According to the shareholder agreement between investors, there is also a secondary transaction where 1,03,96,040 shares have been sold worth Rs 118.5 or $14 million. Out of Rs 118.5 crore of secondary transactions, ABF (Avishkar Bharat Fund) sold Rs 79 crore worth of shares while promoters sold Rs 13.54 crore worth of shares. PS Pai and family purchased Rs 79 crore worth of shares in the secondary transactions from Avishakkar Bharat Fund and promoters. According to TheKredible’s estimates, the company has been valued at around Rs 1165 crore or $149 million post-allotment. Altum Credo provides financial accessibility for first-home buyers across semi-urban and rural areas of India. It provides home loans in the range of Rs 4 lakh to Rs 40 lakh for a tenure of 5-20 years. Following the fresh proceeds, Avishkaar remains the largest external stakeholder with 15.92% followed by Amicus Capital. Oikocredit and Z3 Partners command 7.62% and 8.09% stake of the company. Head to TheKredible for the complete shareholding pattern. While the company is yet to file its financial statements for FY24, Altum Credo’s revenue from operations scaled 102.4% to Rs 67.2 crore in FY23. As per TheKredible, its profit shot up 99% to Rs 8.95 crore during FY23.

Decoding Groww’s $200 Mn pre-IPO funding round

EntrackrEntrackr · 1m ago
Decoding Groww’s $200 Mn pre-IPO funding round
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Decoding Groww’s $200 Mn pre-IPO funding round The development comes just days after the company filed a confidential DRHP with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Groww is looking to raise $700 million to $1 billion through an IPO. Billionbrains Garage Ventures Limited, the parent firm of Groww, is raising Rs 1,735 crore (approximately $200 million) in a fresh round led by Singapore-based GIC and existing investor ICONIQ Capital. The development comes just days after the company filed a confidential DRHP with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Groww is looking to raise $700 million to $1 billion through an IPO. The board at Groww has passed a special resolution to issue 3.59 crore preference shares at an issue price of Rs 482.8 each to raise the aforesaid amount, its filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), through its affiliate Viggo Investment, will be injecting Rs 867.5 crore ($100 million) while ICQNIC Capital will contribute a similar amount through its entity ISP VII-B Blocker GW. According to the filing, the company will use these proceeds for the growth of its existing business and its subsidiaries. Following the fresh proceeds both ISP Blocker and Viggo Investment will hold 1.43% each. As per Entrackr’s estimates, Groww will be valued at $7 billion post-money. Groww has raised close to $600 million so far from investors including Peak XV, Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital, and YC Continuity. The company was last valued at approximately $3 billion after securing $251 million in its Series E round in October 2021. According to a company internal document, Groww reported a 31% jump in its revenue to Rs 4,056 crore in FY25 whereas its profit jumped 3X jump to Rs 1819 crore in the same period. Groww reported revenue of Rs 3,145 crore and an operating profit of Rs 545 crore in FY24. However, it paid a one-time tax of Rs 1,340 crore for shifting domicile to India, leading to a net loss of Rs 805 crore in FY24. Its audited financial numbers for the fiscal year ending March 2025 has yet to be reported with the RoC.

Decoding Rapido’s $120 Mn unicorn round

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Decoding Rapido’s $120 Mn unicorn round
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Mobility startup Rapido recently turned unicorn after raising $120 million in a Series E funding round from WestBridge Capital through its various investment vehicles including SETU AIF and Konark. While the firm didn’t announce the funding officially, Entrackr has sifted through its regulatory filings to decode every detail of the round which was entirely led by WestBridge —an uncommon deal in the ecosystem. The board at Rapido has passed a special resolution to issue 10 equity, 95,479 Series E, and 95,489 Series E1 compulsory convertible preferred shares at Rs 52,467 each to raise Rs 1,002 crore (approximately $120 million) from WestBridge Capital through its 3 investment vehicles including SETU AIF, Konark, and MMPL Trust. Notably, shares issued worth Rs 501 crore were fully paid-up shares while the other 50% is partly-paid up. This essentially means that Rapido will receive the partly paid amount (Rs 501 crore) in tranches. Rapido will use the proceeds for expansion and growth, as per filings. According to the startup data intelligence platform, TheKredible’s estimates, Rapido was valued at around Rs 8,517 crore (approximately $1.02 billion) in the series E round. With this investment, WestBridge remained the largest external stakeholder with 32.88%, followed by Swiggy and Nexus Ventures, which own 12.32% and 8.19%, respectively. See TheKredibe for the complete shareholding pattern. Rapido also claimed to have left Ola behind and became the number two player after Uber in the overall ride-hailing space (bike, auto, and cabs). As of March 2024, Uber processed 19.3 lakh rides on a daily basis while Rapido did 16.5 lakh rides a day followed by Ola which did 13 lakh rides, as per Rapido’s internal documents reviewed by Entrackr. While Rapido is yet to disclose FY24 numbers, the firm’s operating revenue surged 3X to Rs 443 crore during FY23. The steep growth in scale also caused a 54% spike in losses, which stood at Rs 675 crore in FY23.

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