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EV charging infra startup Charge Zone scoops up $19 Mn

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EV charging infra startup Charge Zone scoops up $19 Mn
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Electric vehicle (EV) charging network Charge Zone has received a $19 million commitment from British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor. In March last year, the Vadodara-based startup scooped up $54 million in its Series A1 funding round led by BlueOrchard Finance. Charge Zone will use the funds for expansion of its high-speed charging network for electric cars, buses, and trucks across key cities and highways in India, the company said in a press release. It also plans to roll out more than 1,500 supercharging stations over the next 18 months and reach a portfolio of over 10,000 charging stations by 2027. Led by Kartikey Hariyani, the six-year-old Charge Zone provides super-fast EV charging with more than 3,200 points across more than 400 locations in India and UAE. The firm has tied up with several OEMs and e-mobility companies including Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, Volvo Eicher, Tata Motors, Marriott, Hyatt, Fortune, and Landmark Group. Charge Zone added that the investment from BII is a part of their long-term plan to create a network of one million charging points for all 4W categories of vehicles including cars, buses and trucks by 2030. It will focus on key markets such as Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai. For the fiscal year ended in March 2023, the company reported nearly three fold jump in its operating revenue to Rs 46.93 crore, according to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible. During the period, its losses surged two fold to Rs 9.89 crore. In the rapid EV charging space, it competes with ElectricPe, Bolt.Earth, Ather Energy, BluSmart, Magenta Power, among others.

Bharat Forge-backed Tork Motors raises $6 Mn in new round

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Bharat Forge-backed Tork Motors raises $6 Mn in new round
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Electric vehicle manufacturing startup Tork Motors has raised Rs 50 crore or $6 million from Maxis Capital. It will be the second institutional round for the Pune-based company after a gap of two-and-a-half years. The board at Tork Motors has passed a special resolution to issue 1 equity and 6,912 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 72,425 each to raise Rs 50 crore or $6 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Each preference share issued to the new investor (Maxis Capital) will convert into 1 equity share subject to the relevant conversion period, the filings further added. Established in 2010, Tork Motors is an electric two-wheeler manufacturer renowned for its flagship product, Kratos R. The company initially launched its units in Mumbai and Hyderabad and currently boasts a monthly production capacity of 4,000-5,000 units. The company had plans to broaden its geographical reach and target 70–100 cities by 2023 end. In October, Tork Motors announced its partnership with EV software and charging infra provider Bolt.Earth to provide 30,000 charging points to its customers. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the company has been valued at around Rs 370 crore or $45 million post-allotment. Tork Motors has raised around $16 million across rounds. Bharat Forge is the largest stakeholder with 52.46% followed by Maxis Advisors which owns 13.51%. Its founder and chief executive officer Kapil Shelke commands 19.42% of the company. Head to TheKredible for the complete shareholding pattern. Tork Motors’ operating revenue jumped sevenfold to Rs 35.5 crore in FY23 from Rs 4.5 crore in FY22. During the period, the company’s losses saw a 5.7X spike to Rs 47.9 crore in FY23 from Rs 8.34 crore in FY22. Tork Motors competes with the likes of Ultraviolette Automotive, Revolt and Pure EV.

E-mobility startup Kazam raises $8 Mn led by Vertex Ventures

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E-mobility startup Kazam raises $8 Mn led by Vertex Ventures
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E-mobility startup Kazam has secured $8 million in Series A3 funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. The round also witnessed participation from Avaana Capital, Alteria Capital, and other notable investors. The company had previously raised $11.4 million from Avaana Capital Advisors and others. The fresh funds will be used to bolster its technology and product teams, enhance platform offerings, and expand market presence, Kazam said in a press release. Co-founded in 2020 by Akshay Shekhar and Vaibhav Tyagi, Kazam is an EV charging software platform which builds smart and affordable EV charging networks. The platform weeds out the hassles of EV infrastructure with its software and hardware solutions, designed to support charge point operators, fleet operators, and electricity grids. The startup’s aims to digitize the entire e-mobility value chain, from managing grid energy to fueling EVs and overseeing fleet operations. According to the Bengaluru-based company, its software enables a diverse range of vehicles, including two-wheelers, commercial electric vehicles (CEV) three-wheelers, and city buses, and claims to serve more than 25,000 charging points. It has recently launched LEV-DC, a fast charging option for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers that can charge an electric scooter up to 80% in 20 minutes. Kazam has partnered with BigBasket, Zypp, Mahindra Logistics and other third-party logistics, facilitating 1 million transactions and integrating over 25,500 EV charging devices in the last 12 months. The firm also added that its reach extends to major vehicle OEMs including Bajaj, Ather, TVS, Hero MotoCorp, Mahindra, and Ultraviolette.

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

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

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