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Student housing startup Your-Space raises $8.2 Mn debt

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Student housing startup Your-Space raises $8.2 Mn debt
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Exclusive: Student housing startup Your-Space raises $8.2 Mn debt Student housing startup Your-Space has raised Rs 70 crore (approximately $8.2 million) in debt led by existing investor Shantanu Rastogi, Managing Director of General Atlantic. The round also includes participation from other existing investors, including Castle Investments and Ajax Capital. The board at Your-Space has passed a special resolution to issue 10,14,493 compulsory convertible debentures (CCDs) at an issue price of Rs 690 each to raise Rs 70 crore, according to its January regulatory filing accessed from the RoC. Shantanu Rastogi led the round with an investment of Rs 25 crore, followed by new investor Ashish Kacholia, who will contribute Rs 10 crore. Other notable investments include Rs 7.5 crore each from Satyadharma Investments and Castle Investments, while Ajay Gupta’s family office, Ajax Capital, and Holy Basil Consultancy will invest Rs 5 crore each. The company has already received approximately Rs 51 crore out of Rs 70 crore while the rest of the amount will follow soon. The fresh proceeds will be used for working capital requirements, creditor payments, and other general business operations, the filings added. Notably, the conversion of debentures into equity shares will be done at the valuation of Rs 185 crore against the above-mentioned sum at a later date, the filings further added. Your-Space is a student housing company offering affordable PGs, hostels, and co-living spaces for both girls and boys. With over 60 smart spaces, the company integrates tech-enabled safety features, including facial recognition, biometrics, and digital locks. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the company has raised around $17.6 million in funding including both debt and equity including a $10 million Series A round raised in January 2022 led by Shantanu Rastogi. The Delhi-based company reported over 20% year-on-year growth in operating revenue to Rs 142.7 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 117.2 crore in FY23. The Delhi-based company also posted a loss of Rs 30.7 crore during the same period.

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Homversity raises $1 Mn from Shur-UP, IPV and others

EntrackrEntrackr · 7m ago
Homversity raises $1 Mn from Shur-UP, IPV and others
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Student housing networks platform Homversity has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A round from Shuru-Up, IPV (Inflection Point Ventures), Value Angels, Vinners Group, TAS, Pro-Growth Ventures, Growth 91, and other investors. The Ahmedabad-based company had previously raised $378K from Shuru-Up and more. The proceeds will be deployed towards establishing a premium, scalable student housing operator model, supporting growth initiatives to enhance the platform's reach, and improving its offerings for students across India, Homversity said in a press release. Founded in 2019 by Saurav Kumar Sinha, Homversity is a student housing network organising several verticals of India’s student housing industry. The platform focuses on organising major verticals of the industry, such as quality of stay, good food, and a safe, secure ecosystem for students with hassle-free processes and support systems like a 100% refund on cancellations. Homversity eliminates the hassles of food and living costs by providing a high standard of living and healthy meals, whether students come from rural areas or urban centres. By doing so, it ensures students can focus on education, networking, and personal growth without worrying about these basic necessities. According to market research, the student housing industry in India presents a Rs 58,000 crore opportunity, driven by over 35 million annual student enrollments across 51,000 universities, colleges, and institutes. Homversity states that its strengths lie in its extensive, in-depth database and deep insights into the challenges tenants and landlords face. This understanding allows the platform to address key pain points in the student housing market, offering tailored solutions that enhance the experience for all users.

Your-Space posts Rs 142 Cr revenue in FY24; losses up 20%

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Your-Space posts Rs 142 Cr revenue in FY24; losses up 20%
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Student housing startup Your-Space recorded steady growth, with revenue surpassing Rs 140 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2024. However, the Delhi-based company also saw a slight increase in losses during the same period. Your-Space’s revenue from operations increased by 21.8% to Rs 142.7 crore in FY24 from Rs 117.2 crore in FY23, according to its consolidated financial statement filed with the RoC. Your-Space is a student housing company providing affordable PGs, hostels, and co-living spaces for girls and boys. The company operates over 60 smart spaces equipped with tech-enabled safety features such as facial recognition, biometrics, and digital locks. Income from residential services accounted for 99.5% of total operating revenue, which grew by 30%, reaching Rs 142.96 crore in FY24 compared to Rs 109 crore in FY23. The remaining income was derived from the sale of food, electricity, and other allied services. For the student housing startup, rental costs for accommodations accounted for 52.6% of total expenses, rising by 34% to Rs 92.2 crore in FY24 from Rs 68.9 crore in FY23. Employee benefits were Rs 21.1 crore in FY24. Additional overheads, including facility repairs and maintenance, advertising, and transportation, contributed to total expenses of Rs 175.3 crore in FY24, reflecting a 20% increase compared to FY23. See TheKredible for the complete expense breakdown. Your-Space recorded losses of Rs 30.7 crore in FY24, up from Rs 25.5 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -809.54% and -69.15%, respectively. The company spent Rs 1.23 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in the last fiscal year (FY24). FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin -14.47% -14.57% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.24 ₹1.23 ROCE -69.15% -809.54% The eight-year-old startup has raised Rs 129 crore to date, including a $10 million round led by personal investments from Shantanu Rastogi (General Atlantic) and Ajay Gupta’s (Capital Foods) family office, AJAX Capital, along with Holy Basil Consultancy. The startup competes with Abuzz Oxfordcaps, Stanza Living, University Living, and Housr, among others. The student housing market offers two distinct opportunities. One, tie-in with large universities to manage hostels for them as a service provider, as Good Host Space has done with its hostel model, primarily in association with the Manipal Group. And then there is the second model to provide student housing in the environs of colleges and universities independently, to fill the gaps in those markets. Both models have their advantages, with the Your-Space model relatively insulated from policy impact, but facing higher marketing and promotion costs, for instance.Irrespective, much like higher education itself, the sector faces interesting times ahead should the murmurs around rising costs into a clamour for a deeper view on education costs, where hotel costs have become a significant component. A sector where cost escalations have to be considered very carefully, however large the potential and existing size, will always lead to some investor wariness, and explains the relatively later entry of these startups to the funding party. The student housing sector is fast reaching that point where a breakthrough on the stability of the business model and visibility of growth prospects will be needed more clearly soon to keep attracting investor interest.

Dhruva Space raises $15 Mn in Series A round

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Space tech startup Dhruva Space has raised $15 million (Rs 123 crore approximately) in its Series A round from Indian Angel Network Alpha Fund and Blue Ashva Capital, as well as Silverneedle Ventures, BIG Global Investment JSC (BITEXCO Group) IvyCap Ventures, Mumbai Angels, and Blume Founders Fund. The fundraise also includes a Rs 10 crore venture debt from Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and a Rs 14 crore venture debt from Technology Development Board. The proceeds will be used for upcoming spacecraft manufacturing facilities, strategic business acquisitions, and enhancing product offerings, the company said in a press release. Founded by Sanjay Nekkanti and Chaitanya Dora, Dhruva Space has launched as many as eight payloads in the last 24 months, including the Thybolt satellites mission in November 2022 and the LEAP-TD mission on 01 January 2024. The Hyderabad-based startup is active across space, launch, and ground segments, and supports civilian and defence clients worldwide. It offers satellites teamed with Earth Station/s and Launch Services as an integrated solution or individually as technology solutions to power space-based applications on Earth and beyond. Over the past few years, several space tech startups such as Agnikul Cosmos, Skyroot Aerospace, Pixxel, Bellatrix, GlaxEye, Dhruva, Vesta Space, Digantara and InspeCity have managed to raise decent funding. In June last year, spacetech startup Digantara raised $10 million in Series A1 funding led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India) and Kalaari Capital. In the same month, Pixxel scooped up $36 million in a series B funding round from new investors such as Google.

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