🚀 Medial Secures Investment on Shark Tank India - Fueling the Future of Professional Social Networking. 🔥
Login

News on Medial

EV financing startup Perpetuity Capital raises Rs 7 Cr

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
EV financing startup Perpetuity Capital raises Rs 7 Cr
Medial

Perpetuity Capital, a fintech platform specializing in clean-tech mobility, has raised Rs 7 crore through Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) from N+1 Capital and RevX Capital. Perpetuity Capital plans to utilise these funds to enhance its lending capabilities and expand its loan book, particularly focusing on the regions of East India. This strategic move is aimed at promoting the adoption of environmentally friendly mobility solutions in these states. Led by Karamveer Dhillon, Perpetuity Capital helps delivery drivers and autorickshaw drivers avail finance to purchase electric vehicles for commercial use. In October 2023, Perpetuity Capital raised Rs 5 crore in debt from Clime Finance. In the electric vehicle financing space, Perpetuity Capital competes with Vidyut, Revfin, Finayo, Mufin Green Finance, OTO, evfin, and Hero FinCorp, among others. Revfin raised $14 million in Series B round led by Omidyar Network in December whereas Vidyut raised $10 million in February this year.

6

Related News

Vidyut raises $10 Mn in Series A led by 3one4 Capital

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Vidyut raises $10 Mn in Series A led by 3one4 Capital
Medial

EV financing and vehicle lifecycle management platform Vidyut has raised $10 million in its Series A round led by 3one4 Capital. The round also saw participation from new and existing investors including Saison Capital, Zephyr Peacock, Force Ventures, Alteria Capital and Udaan CEO Sujeet Kumar. The Series A round is a mix of equity and debt funding. Entrackr had exclusively reported about Vidyut’s new fundraise earlier this month. Previously, it closed its seed round of $4 million in a mix of equity and debt led by Force Ventures and others in December 2022. This funding emphasizes the company’s commitment to improve EV ownership for SMBs and the startup will utilize the new funds to scale its offerings to the EV ecosystem, the startup said in a press release. Vidyut, which offers EV insurance, lifecycle management, and EV resale, is also looking to expand its presence to 40 Indian cities. The company will also double its team size by the end of FY25 as it prepares to build a full stack EV ecosystem. Founded in 2021 by Xitij Kothi and Gaurav Srivastava, the company offers a battery subscription ownership plan powered by proprietary asset-underwriting algorithms. It already offers ownership solutions for Mahindra, Piaggio, Altigreen, Murugappa Group’s Montra Electric, Euler Motors and OSM vehicles. The two-year-old company was in the pre-revenue stage until FY23 and posted an income of Rs 68 lakh with a loss of Rs 3 crore during the last fiscal year. In the electric vehicle financing space, Vidyut competes with Revfin, Finayo, Mufin Green Finance, OTO, evfin, and Hero FinCorp, among others. The Indian startup ecosystem has seen an uptick in funding for EV financing focused startups in the past couple of months. In December, Revfin raised $14 million in Series B round while Mufin and OTO raised $17 million and $10 million, respectively, earlier this month.

CredAble raises Rs 30 Cr from SIDBI

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
CredAble raises Rs 30 Cr from SIDBI
Medial

Fintech startup CredAble has raised Rs 30 crore ($3.6 million) in debt funding from SIDBI. The fund will be used to scale up its operations and extend affordable financing solutions to MSMEs and women-led businesses in India, CredAble said in a press release. Founded in 2017 by Nirav Choksi and Ram Kewalramani, CredAble provides working capital to large, mid, and emerging corporates, as well as micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and financial institutions. Beyond traditional banking and loan products, the company has built a comprehensive working capital infrastructure for digitising corporate-led financing and underwriting needs. CredAble’s platform hosts over 125 corporate customers, over 3,50,000 small business borrowers, and more than 35 large financial institutions and banks. The company recently had dedicated Rs 200 crore to back women-led enterprises and has supported more than 50 such businesses across India over the course of 10 months. In March, CredAble raised $10 million in a new round from Singapore-based Equentia Natural Resources. It has raised nearly $60 million to date. CredAble’s revenue from operations grew 2.78X to Rs 13.94 crore in FY23 from Rs 4.92 crore in FY22. In pursuit of growth, the losses of the company surged 3.37X to Rs 22.40 crore in FY23 from Rs 6.53 crore in FY22.

ProsParity raises $2 Mn pre-seed round from BEENEXT, others

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
ProsParity raises $2 Mn pre-seed round from BEENEXT, others
Medial

Fintech startup ProsParity has raised $2 million in its pre-seed round from global institutional investors such as BEENEXT, Sparrow Capital, All In Capital, DeVC, and Huddle Ventures. Angel investors like Dr Ashish Gupta (co-founder of Junglee and Helion Ventures), Raj Dugar (ex-Eight Roads Ventures), Dhyanesh Shah (co-founder of Mosaic Wellness), Abhishek Goyal (co-founder of Tracxn) and Nitin Kaushal (co-founder of Country Delight) also participated in this round. The funds will be used for building proof of concept, technology, and expanding origination networks, starting with central India. ProsParity is also building a comprehensive partnership network across original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), fleet operators, dealerships, and lenders. Founded by Saurabh Khodke and Anirudh Dhakar, ProsParity is an end-to-end electric mobility financing platform that focuses on compliance, scalability, and agility for lenders, while easing access to financing relationships for EV dealers and OEMs to enable financing for their end-customers. Through its proprietary platform and approach of origination, the firm aims to aggregate the demand for financing on a single platform for the lenders to channelize their capital in the emerging EV financing asset class.

3ev Industries raises Rs 120 Cr in Series A led by Mahanagar Gas

EntrackrEntrackr · 12d ago
3ev Industries raises Rs 120 Cr in Series A led by Mahanagar Gas
Medial

3ev Industries raises Rs 120 Cr in Series A led by Mahanagar Gas Electric vehicle (EV) OEM company 3ev Industries has raised Rs 120 crore in Series A funding round led by Mahanagar Gas. The round also witnessed participation from Equentis Angel Fund and Thackersey Group. MGL committed Rs 96 crore as the lead investor, while other participants included the Thackersey Group with Rs 10.46 crore and Equentis with Rs 8.15 crore. Additional contributions came from a group of HNIs, UHNIs, and family offices amounting to Rs 4.82 crore. The proceeds will be utilized to expand its manufacturing capabilities, powering the launch of its pioneering 3C division (charging, care & conversions), and accelerate advancements in supply chain integration and research across regenerative braking systems, advanced materials, and solar-enabled cold chain EV technologies, 3ev Industries said in a press release. Co-founded in 2019 by Peter Hartmut and CG Krishna Bhupathi, 3ev Industries is a Bengaluru-based electric vehicle OEM focused on delivering affordable, reliable, and scalable mobility solutions for India’s growing last-mile and urban transport needs. Alongside its Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, it integrates manufacturing, financing, and aftermarket support to make EV adoption seamless for customers. As per market research, the urban mobility segment is projected to grow at a 19.5% CAGR, reaching $18.7 billion by 2035 and achieving over 60% penetration in total three-wheeler sales. "This investment initiated in FY25 marked a defining milestone for 3ev Industries. With this funding, we have strengthened our build quality, after-market capability and tailored financing solutions that make EV adoption seamless for our customers. Our mission has always been to transform last-mile connectivity with sustainable mobility through an Ecosystem approach, and this partnership gave us the resources and strategic support to target that,” said Peter Voelkner, MD, 3ev. 3ev has demonstrated traction through the receipt of this funding, nearly doubling vehicle sales from 438 in FY24 to a projected 834 in FY25, with revenues rising from Rs 17.8 crore in FY24 to Rs 54.7 crore in FY25. By FY26, the company targets a revenue of Rs 65 crore with a positive EBITDA margin.

Download the medial app to read full posts, comements and news.