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Exclusive: Waterfield Advisors raises Rs 123 Cr at Rs 723 Cr valuation

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Exclusive: Waterfield Advisors raises Rs 123 Cr at Rs 723 Cr valuation
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Exclusive: Waterfield Advisors raises Rs 123 Cr at Rs 723 Cr valuation Wealth management platform Waterfield Advisors is raising Rs 123 crore (approximately $14.6 million) in a new funding round, led by Jungle Ventures. The company’s board has approved a special resolution to issue 10,92,362 preference shares at an issue price of Rs 1,126 each, raising Rs 123 crore ($14.6 million), according to its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies. Jungle Ventures is leading the funding round with an investment of Rs 100 crore. The remaining amount is being contributed by co-founder and CEO Soumya Rajan, along with individual investors, including Bharat Dhirajlal Shah, Vijay Singh, Bandi Vamsikrishna, Corel Traders, Parthasaradhi Reddy, Kekoo Colah, and Smita D Parekh. The company plans to utilize the proceeds for growth, expansion, marketing, and general corporate purposes, as determined by the board. According to Entrackr estimates, Waterfield Advisors will be valued at approximately Rs 723 crore ($86 million) post-allotment. The company is reportedly raising Rs 130 crore in this round. Founded in 2011 by Soumya Rajan, Waterfield Advisors is a fee-based multi-family office and wealth advisory firm, that ensures unbiased financial, investment, and succession planning services. Waterfield advisors had raised over $25 million in funding to date including $6 million from family offices, and ultra-high net worth individuals. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Jungle Ventures will be the largest external stakeholder with 13.83%. Its co-founders Soumya Jain along with Sanjay Teli will cumulatively hold 40.07% of the company. Waterfield Advisors has recorded a 33.2% year-on-year increase in its revenue to Rs 45.7 crore in the fiscal year ended March 2024. Moreover, it managed to decrease losses by 9.5% to Rs 28.6 crore in FY24.

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Spacewood raises Rs 300 Cr at Rs 1,200 Cr valuation

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Spacewood raises Rs 300 Cr at Rs 1,200 Cr valuation
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Spacewood raises Rs 300 Cr at Rs 1,200 Cr valuation Modular furniture maker Spacewood Furnishers has raised Rs 300 crore ($36 million) from A91 Partners at a valuation of Rs 1,200 crore ($135 million). The investment gives A91 Partners a minority stake and will support expansion, brand building, and operations. Spacewood plans to scale from 35 exclusive stores to 100 stores across India over the next few years. Founded by Kirit Joshi and Vivek Deshpande, Spacewood manufactures modular furniture for homes and offices. The company works through an omnichannel model with exclusive stores, a dealer network, and online platforms. The company runs a manufacturing facility of about 1 million sq. ft. with panel processing and sheet metal capabilities. Its dealer network covers over 500 partners across 150 towns and cities. In 2011, Nitin Sudame set up the office furniture division under Spacewood Office Solutions (SOS). SOS has supplied office furniture to over 1,000 corporates and developers. Spacewood targets group revenue of Rs 700 crore for FY26. It aims to grow 25–30% annually over the next five years with a focus on profitability. Its clients include Accenture, Capgemini, HDFC, Adani Group, and several educational institutions. Sumai Doors works with over 200 real estate developers, including Godrej Properties, DLF, Lodha, M3M, and Kolte Patil. Spacewood operates in the modular furniture market competing with brands such as Godrej Interio, IKEA, Homelane, Pepperfry, Wurfel, and Urban Ladder.

Exclusive: Neo raises $25 Mn led by Crystal Investment

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Exclusive: Neo raises $25 Mn led by Crystal Investment
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Exclusive: Neo raises $25 Mn led by Crystal Investment Consumer-facing wealth and asset management firm Neo has raised Rs 221 crore (about $25 million) in a follow-on round led by Crystal Investment Advisors. This is the second fundraise for the Mumbai-based company in the past four months. According to a regulatory filing sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC), Neo’s board approved a board resolution to allot 2,571 equity shares at Rs 8,60,410 each, to raise the above-mentioned amount. Crystal Investment Advisors led the tranche with Rs 193 crore, while Morde Foods Private Limited contributed Rs 28 crore. The firm plans to deploy the capital towards growth initiatives and operational requirements. As per Entrackr’s estimates, the latest infusion values Neo at around $700 million post-money. The new raise lands barely three months after Neo mopped up Rs 162 crore ($19 million) through equity shares in a round led by VT Capital, with participation from 17 other investors. The development was earlier exclusively reported by Entrackr. During that $19 million round, Neo clarified to Entrackr that it had also raised $20 million in February (Q1 CY2025) from MUFG, Peak XV Partners, Euclidean Capital, and a large Indian family office at a pre-money valuation of Rs 5,500 crore (around $640 million). The current tranche has also been closed at the same valuation. Neo offers advisory and yield-based investment products to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, including family offices. Earlier this year, Neo Assets marked the first close of its second private credit fund at Rs 2,000 crore. Registered with SEBI, the fund provides credit solutions to unlisted companies and acquires secondary positions. The company is yet to file its financials for FY25. For the fiscal year ended March 2024, Neo recorded a 2.7X year-on-year jump in revenue to Rs 177 crore, even as its losses widened to Rs 13.7 crore during the period.

Paytm posts Rs 1,918 Cr revenue and Rs 123 Cr profit in Q1 FY26

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Paytm posts Rs 1,918 Cr revenue and Rs 123 Cr profit in Q1 FY26
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Fintech firm Paytm announced its financial results for the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (Q1 FY26) on Tuesday. The Noida-based company reported a revenue of Rs 1,918 crore and a net profit of Rs 123 crore for the period. According to Paytm’s unaudited quarterly report filed with the National Stock Exchange, its revenue from operations increased by 28% year-on-year from Rs 1,501 crore in Q1 FY25 to Rs 1,918 crore in Q1 FY26. Paytm has not disclosed its revenue breakup. The company also added Rs 241 crore from other non-operating sources, bringing its overall revenue to Rs 2,159 crore in Q1 FY26. For the fintech firm, its employee benefits remained the largest cost center, accounting for 32% of the overall cost, which decreased by 33% to Rs 643 crore in Q1 FY26. Its payment processing charges increased by 12% to Rs 581 crore, and marketing expenses decreased by 55% to Rs 100 crore in Q1 FY26. Software, communication, legal, cashback, and other overheads took the total expenditure to Rs 2,016 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 2,476 crore in Q1 FY25. Paytm turned profitable and recorded a net profit of Rs 123 crore in Q1 FY26, in contrast to a loss of Rs 840 crore in Q1 FY25. As of July 22, Paytm’s share price rose 3.5% to Rs 1,053 with the total market capitalization standing at Rs 67,218 crore.

Vijya Fintech raises Rs 7 Cr in an angel round

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Vijya Fintech raises Rs 7 Cr in an angel round
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Wealth tech platform Vijya Fintech Private Limited (VFPL) has raised Rs 7 crore in an angel round bringing the total investment in the company to Rs 15 crore. The investors in the round include Lemon Tech, Lemon Emerging Ventures, Veloce Fintech, and tech experts. VFPL had raised $1 million (around Rs.8.25 crore) from multiple investors in November 2022. The funds will be strategically used in growth initiatives, ramp up go-to-market strategies, and expand market reach, the company said in a press release. Founded by Aakash Bansal, Paresh Paladiya and Rajesh Soni, VFPL’s wealth management platform offers easy integration for investors, distributors, advisors, and stockbrokers, delivering insights and solutions to financial intermediaries. The company said that over 2,000 intermediaries like mutual fund distributors (MFDs), registered investment advisors (RIAs) and stock brokers have been using their platform. The firm also plans to launch MIDASX, an innovative B2B2C marketplace to transform financial interactions.

Exclusive: StockGro secures Rs 50 Cr debt from Trifecta

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Exclusive: StockGro secures Rs 50 Cr debt from Trifecta
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url: https://entrackr.com/exclusive/exclusive-stockgro-secures-rs-50-cr-debt-from-trifecta-9780883 Content: Social investment and stock market advisory platform StockGro raised Rs 50 crore ($5.7 million) in debt funding from its existing investor Trifecta Capital. This debt funding follows the Rs 205 crore ($25 million) raised in two tranches in January 2024 from Hindustan Media Ventures and Trifecta Capital. According to filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), StockGro’s board approved the issuance of 500 Series B non-convertible debentures at a face value of Rs 10 lakh each, raising Rs 50 crore from Trifecta Capital. Founded in 2020 by former venture capitalist Ajay Lakhotia, the Bengaluru-based StockGro is a fintech platform that simplifies stock market investing through SEBI-registered advisors, offering investment advisory, portfolio management, and educational resources to help users navigate the market. Recently, StockGro has launched Stoxo, India’s first AI-powered stock market research engine. It offers real-time, reliable insights to help retail investors make better decisions. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the BITCRAFT Ventures-backed company raised over $50 million in both debt and equity, including its $32 million Series A round raised in January 2022. While the company is yet to file its FY25 numbers, its revenue from operations fell 34% to Rs 86.5 crore in FY24 from Rs 131 crore in FY23. During the same period, losses surged 84% to Rs 101 crore.

Ice cream brand Hocco raises Rs 115 Cr at Rs 2,000 Cr valuation

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Ice cream brand Hocco raises Rs 115 Cr at Rs 2,000 Cr valuation
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Ice cream brand Hocco raises Rs 115 Cr at Rs 2,000 Cr valuation Premium ice cream brand Hocco has raised Rs 115 crore (around $13 million) in a fresh funding round led by existing backer Sauce.vc, taking the company’s valuation to Rs 2,000 crore. The funding comes less than three months after the firm raised $10 million in its Series B round led by Chona Family Office and Sauce.vc. It had also raised $12 million in its Series A round from the same investors at a valuation of Rs 600 crore ($70 million) in June last year. The fresh proceeds will be used towards expanding manufacturing capacity, strengthening cold-chain and logistics, scaling new product innovation, and extending its footprint across India and select global markets. By summer 2026, Hocco plans to reach 3 lakh litres in daily production capacity, making it one of the largest and most advanced ice cream manufacturing setups in the country. Founded by the Chona family, Hocco offers products across retail stores, quick commerce platforms, and out-of-home touchpoints. Its product line includes various flavours, formats, and packs designed for everyday use and modern retail channels. Hocco has built traction among consumers across retail, quick commerce, and travel-linked outlets through its ingredients, flavours, and distribution models. Hocco recently said it closed FY25 with revenue of Rs 220 crore. However, it did not comment on its loss numbers. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the company reported revenue of Rs 32.38 crore in FY24 with a Rs 20.23 crore loss. Besides legacy players such as Amul, Vadilal, and Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Hocco competes with new-age ice cream brands such as Walko Foods’ NIC, Hangyo, Go Zero, NOTO Ice Cream, among others.

Exclusive: Droom India raises funds at $360 Mn valuation

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Exclusive: Droom India raises funds at $360 Mn valuation
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Exclusive: Droom India raises funds at $360 Mn valuation IPO-bound used car marketplace Droom is raising Rs 25 crore (approximately $2.9 million) in a fresh funding round co-led by India Accelerator (IA), and Rameshchandra Shah. The board at Droom has passed a special resolution to issue 15,62,500 preference shares at an issue price of Rs 160 each to raise Rs 25 crore or $2.9 million, its regulatory filings sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. India Accelerator and Shah both will invest Rs 5 crore each, Shirish Patel, CEO of Prudent Corporate Advisory (wealth management company) will invest Rs 3 crore and the remaining amount will be invested by other individual investors. The firm will use these proceeds for general corporate purposes, the filings said. As per Entrackr’s estimates, the Gurugram-based firm will be valued at approximately Rs 3,097 crore or $360 million post-allotment. “We deliberately kept the valuation very low for the Indian subsidiary as a strategic move to give material upside to Indians who did not have opportunity to participate in the making of Droom in the past one decade,” said Sandeep Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Droom, in response to queries about the company's valuation. “We plan to raise a bit more capital in the near term at much higher valuation both in Singapore and India…” Droom is an online marketplace for buying and selling used vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, and electric vehicles. It also offers rental services. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Droom has raised approximately $330 million from investors including 57 Stars, Seven Train Ventures, Lightbox, and Beenext. Droom reported Rs 85 crore in revenue for FY24, a 66% decline from Rs 253 crore in FY23. It managed to reduce its losses by 35% to Rs 40 crore in FY24. Droom is reportedly planning to file draft papers for a Rs 1,000 crore IPO in 2027, targeting a valuation between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion.

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