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Exclusive: Wealthtech startup Stable Money raises $15 Mn in new round

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Exclusive: Wealthtech startup Stable Money raises $15 Mn in new round
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Wealthtech startup Stable Money has raised over Rs 123 crore nearly $15 million in a new round from RTP Capital, Lightspeed India, and Matrix Partner. The Bengaluru-based company has become one of the few startups to close two rounds within a year, especially during the so called funding winter. The board at Stable Money has passed a special resolution to issue 77,135 CCPS at price of Rs 16,019 each to raise Rs 123.56 crore or $14.74 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (ROC) shows. RTP Capital led the round with Rs 54.26 crore ($6.5 million) while Lightspeed India and Matrix Partners India pumped in Rs 34.64 crore ($4.15 million) each in this round. In August 2023, Stable Money scooped up $5 million in its first equity fundraise led by Matrix Partners and Lightspeed. Titan Capital, Mar Shot Ventures and a clutch of prominent angel investors also participated in the round. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Stable Money will be valued at around $60 million post money. This is nearly four fold jump in valuation from $16.5 million in the last round. Founded in late 2022 by Saurabh Jain and Harish Reddy, Stable Money is building a fixed-return investment platform to provide financial consultation services to investors. The platform will also publish financial literacy content on its online platform to create awareness among investors. A clutch of wealthtech startups have managed to score decent funding in the ongoing calendar year. Recently Deserv raked in $32 million in its Series B round led by Premji Invest. In May, wealth management platform Wealthy raised $5.4 million in a new round led by Alpha Wave Incubation Fund.

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Stable Money to raise $20 Mn led by Fundamentum with 2.3X valuation jump

EntrackrEntrackr · 1m ago
Stable Money to raise $20 Mn led by Fundamentum with 2.3X valuation jump
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Wealthtech startup Stable Money is raising Rs 173 crore (around $20 million) in a funding round led by The Fundamentum Partnership Fund, with participation from existing investors Matrix Partners, RTP Global, and Lightspeed India. The board at Stable Money has issued 10 equity and 51,914 Series B preference shares at an issue price of Rs 33,345 each to raise Rs 173 crore or $20 million, its regulatory filings accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. The Fundamentum Partnership Fund will lead the round with an investment of Rs 86.5 crore ($10 million). Existing investors will also join in, including RTP Global with Rs 33.78 crore, Matrix Partners with Rs 45.42 crore, Lightspeed India with Rs 4.32 crore, and Naman Finance with Rs 3 crore. Stable Money plans to use the funds for capital expenditure, marketing, and general corporate purposes. Entrackr estimates that the company’s valuation will reach approximately $130 million following the allotment. This is a 2.3X valuation surge when compared to its last $15 million Series A round. After the allotment of this round, The Fundamentum Partnership Fund will hold a 7.94% stake in Stable Money. Matrix will hold 18.97%, RTP Global 13.45%, Lightspeed India 15.20%, and Naman Finance 0.28%. Founded in late 2022 by Saurabh Jain and Harish Reddy, Stable Money operates in the wealthtech space, focusing on simplifying fixed-income investing for retail customers. It provides a digital platform where users can compare, invest in, and manage fixed-income products, particularly bank fixed deposits (FDs), offered by multiple banks. The company has not yet filed its financial results for FY25. For the fiscal year ended March 2024, it remained in the pre-revenue stage, reporting an operating income of Rs 35.3 lakh and a net loss of Rs 12.29 crore.

Smallcase raises $50 Mn in Series D led by Elev8

EntrackrEntrackr · 3m ago
Smallcase raises $50 Mn in Series D led by Elev8
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Smallcase raises $50 Mn in Series D led by Elev8 Wealthtech startup Smallcase has raised $50 million in its Series D round led by Elev8 Venture Partners, a $200 million growth-stage fund focused on high-potential Indian startups. The round also saw participation from State Street Global Advisors, Niveshaay AIF, Faering Capital, and Arkam Ventures. The capital will be used to expand Smallcase’s investment product offerings across asset classes and strengthen its relationships with retail investors and ecosystem partners, Smallcase said in a press release. The new round is coming after a gap of more than 3.5 years. Smallcase has raised around $120 million to date, including $40 million in a Series C round led by Faering Capital in August 2021. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Peak XV is the largest external stakeholder, followed by Faering Capital and Blume Ventures. Launched in 2016, Smallcase offers a model portfolio platform that has served over 10 million investors. It also provides technology solutions to more than 250 financial institutions, including research firms, advisors, wealth managers, and brokerages. The platform recently expanded its offerings through a joint venture with Zerodha to launch an asset management company focused on index funds and ETFs. Smallcase's revenue from operations surged to Rs 67.4 crore in FY24 from Rs 30.6 crore in FY23. A drop in advertising and employee benefits enabled the company to reduce its losses by 74.4% to Rs 34 crore in the last fiscal year. According to TheKredible, Indian wealthtech startups such as Neo, Dezerv, Centricity, Stable Money, Fisdom, InvestorAi, and Wealthy have garnered nearly $250 million in funding across 15 deals in the past 18 months. Elev8 Venture Partners, backed by South Korea’s KB Investment, focuses on B2B SaaS, enterprise tech, consumer tech, and fintech. This is its third investment after supporting identity verification platform IDfy and astrotech platform Astrotalk.

Exclusive: Wealthy raises fresh capital from Alpha Wave

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: Wealthy raises fresh capital from Alpha Wave
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Wealth management platform Wealthy has raised Rs 45 crore ($5.4 million) in a new round led by Falcon Edge’s Alpha Wave Incubation Fund. This is the first round of investment for the Bengaluru-based company this year. The board at Wealthy has passed a special resolution to issue 47,222 compulsory convertible preference shares at an issue price of Rs 9,556 each to raise Rs 45 crore or $5.4 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Alpha Wave led the round with Rs 20.7 crore while Savrola Lakshmi LLC put in Rs 16.38 crore. Good Capital and other individual investors cumulatively participated with Rs 7.92 crore. According to the filings, Wealthy will use these proceeds for expansion and general working capital purposes. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible’s estimates, the company has been valued at around Rs 278 crore or $33.5 million post-money. Wealthy has raised over $16 million to date including $7.5 million Series A funding led by Alpha Wave in early 2022. It looks like an ongoing round and the company may raise more capital. Founded in 2015, Wealthy offers investment management and tracking tools to retail investors. It also provides advisory and access to wealth management professionals. According to its website, the firm has facilitated over Rs 4,500 crore of investments through its marketplace. Following the fresh proceeds, existing backer Alpha Wave remains the largest external stakeholder with 24.16% followed by Good Capital which holds 9.69%. Its co-founders Aditya Agarwal and Prashant Gupta jointly command 36.64% of the company. Head to TheKredible for the complete shareholding pattern. Wealthy bled profusely in FY23 as its losses blew 8X to Rs 24 crore while its revenue grew 57.2% to Rs 11.82 crore during the same period. The company is yet to disclose its financial numbers for FY24. It competes with a clutch of wealthtech platforms including Stable Money, Deserv, Cube Wealth and many others.

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