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Exclusive: Rupeek raises fresh funds at 60% valuation cut

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: Rupeek raises fresh funds at 60% valuation cut
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Online gold loan platform Rupeek has raised Rs 50 crore from 360 One Large Value Fund (formerly IIFL Wealth Management). Significantly, the company’s valuation nosedived by 60% in the new round. The board at Rupeek has passed a board resolution to issue 1,307 compulsory convertible preference shares at an issue price of Rs 3,82,492 each to raise Rs 50 crore, its regulatory filing shows. The company will use these funds for growth, expansion, and general corporate activities, as the company’s board decides. During FY24, the company also raised around Rs 43 crore from existing investors such as Peak XV, Bertelsmann, Accel India, and GGV Investments, the filing further shows. According to Fintrackr‘s estimates, the company has been valued at around Rs 2,050 crore or $250 million post-allotment. This implies that the company raised new money at a 60% haircut in its valuation as compared to Rupeek’s peak valuation of $634 million in January 2022. Recently, an ET report said that Rupeek was in talks to raise funds from Ranjan Pai’ investment office Claypond Capital and Axis Bank at a valuation of $200-250 million. Rupeek provides gold loan services and claims to streamline the entire processing from underwriting to disbursal in 30 minutes. The Binny Bansal-backed company has raised around $150 million to date. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, PeakXV is the largest external stakeholder followed by Accel and Bertelsmann. Its new investor 360 One Large Value Fund holds 2.44% (post-allotment). The Bengaluru-based company is yet to report FY24 numbers but its revenue from operations declined 27.6% to Rs 89 crore in FY23 while the losses stood at Rs 281 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2023. The Sumit Maniyar-led firm directly competes with Oro Money, Ruptok, Yellow Metal, and to some extent with PayU-backed Indiagold. There should be no issues on the valuation haircut for Rupeek, considering that its peak valuation was not just at the peak of the funding cycle, but subsequent performance has also failed to justify those numbers. There are far too many founders who get hung up on a specific valuation number, before it is too late to raise fresh funding. Rupeek has clearly focused on the next steps, rather than dwell on the past too much. That it found backers at the new valuation figure also speaks about the credibility the founders retain, despite the tough times in the recent past.

This Week on Crypto Twitter: Farcaster, Vision Pro, Dencun, Oh My!

Startup News FYIStartup News FYI · 1y ago
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Farcaster, Vision Pro, Dencun, Oh My!
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Crypto Twitter users have been buzzing about Farcaster, a decentralized social media protocol that gained popularity with its new feature called Frames. The app offers the ability to play games, mint NFTs, and make purchases while staying within the social media feed. Twitter users have praised Farcaster's user experience and crypto-native content. Additionally, discussions have revolved around Apple's Vision Pro augmented reality headset, with some marveling at its applications and others criticizing its design and price. Ethereum's upcoming Dencun upgrade, which will introduce proto-danksharding and improve efficiency on layer-2 networks, has been hailed as a positive development on Twitter.

Zepto raises fresh funds from Elcid Investment at $2.26 Bn valuation

EntrackrEntrackr · 2m ago
Zepto raises fresh funds from Elcid Investment at $2.26 Bn valuation
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Zepto raises fresh funds from Elcid Investment at $2.26 Bn valuation Quick commerce platform Zepto raised Rs 7.5 crore from Elcid Investment at a valuation of Rs 19,231 crore ($2.26 billion), according to its stock exchange filing. This investment comes at a time when Zepto is reportedly in talks to raise $500 million at a valuation of $7 billion led by existing backers General Catalyst, Avenir and others. As per the filing, Elcid Investment is set to acquire 22,55,639 equity shares of Zepto at a price of Rs 33.23 per share, translating to a 0.039% equity stake in the company. According to Entrackr’s estimates, Zepto is now valued at Rs 19,231 crore (approximately $2.26 billion), reflecting a 50% drop from its previous $5 billion valuation during its $340 million fundraise in August last year. Zepto’s total turnover surged 2.5X to Rs 11,110 crore in FY25, up from Rs 4,454.5 crore in FY24. In FY23, the company reported a turnover of Rs 2,024.4 crore, marking a consistent doubling of revenue each fiscal year. Zepto recently completed its shift in domicile from Singapore to India as part of its preparations for a public listing, which has now reportedly been deferred to FY26. Zepto competes with other major quick commerce platforms, including Eternal-owned Blinkit, which reported Rs 2,400 crore in revenue for Q1 FY26, surpassing Eternal’s food delivery business. Meanwhile, rival Swiggy Instamart is yet to file its Q1 FY26 financials.

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