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Fibe raises $35 Mn in Series F round led by IFC

EntrackrEntrackr · 2d ago
Fibe raises $35 Mn in Series F round led by IFC
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Consumer lending company Fibe has raised $35 million in Series F funding round led by International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. To date, the company has raised over $266 million in equity (including secondaries) and is backed by prominent investors including TPG’s The Rise Fund, Norwest Venture Partners, Eight Roads Ventures, TR Capital, Piramal Finance, and Chiratae Ventures. The firm closed its $90 million Series E round in June 2024 and $110 million Series D in August 2022. Its lending arm EarlySalary recently received Rs 250 crore ($26.5 million) through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) from a clutch of investors including AK Capital Finance, Franklin Templeton AIF, and Vivriti Alpha. The fresh proceeds will be used to enhance our product suite further and deliver a unified experience across borrowing, saving, investing, and payments while remaining focused on responsible credit and positive socio-economic outcomes, Fibe said in a press release. Co-founded in 2015 by Akshay Mehrotra and Ashish Goyal, Fibe offers a broad suite of products including personal loans, long-term loans, loans against mutual funds, digital fixed deposits, and sector-focused impact loans spanning healthcare, education, and solar rooftop installations. Fibe claims that it has facilitated more than 9 million loans to date making it a major fintech player in healthcare and education financing. It has expanded its footprint to more than 940 cities across India, deepening access through technology-led outreach and scaling its lending portfolio with over 8,500 partner centers, and more than 50 channel partners. The company is yet to file its FY25 numbers. During the fiscal year ended March 2024, its consolidated revenue surged 2X to Rs 812 crore from Rs 392 crore in FY23. At the same time, profits for the company spiked 18X to Rs 101 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 5.4 crore in FY23.

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Infra.Market raises $125 Mn led by Tiger Global

EntrackrEntrackr · 10m ago
Infra.Market raises $125 Mn led by Tiger Global
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Infra.Market raises $125 Mn led by Tiger Global Building materials platform Infra.Market is raising Rs 1,049 crore (around $125 million) in its Series F funding round. This follows the completion of the final tranche of its Series E round in September 2024. The board at Infra.Market has passed a special resolution to issue 49,149 compulsory convertible preference shares at an issue price of Rs 2,13,439 each to raise Rs 1,049 crore or $125 million, its regulatory filing sourced from the Registrar of Companies shows. The Rs 1,049 crore Series F funding round appears to be a pre-IPO initiative, structured in two tranches: Rs 498 crore (Series F) and Rs 551 crore (Series F1), respectively. According to the filings, the first tranche of Rs 498 crore ($60 million) is led by Tiger Global, contributing Rs 211 crore, with additional participation from Evolvence Group and Fundamental Fund, which invested Rs 168 crore and Rs 119 crore, respectively. This marks a significant investment from existing investor Tiger Global, especially given its relatively low activity in recent times. For context, Tiger Global made only two investments in 2024—Wiz Freight and Jupiter’s NBFC arm—both as an existing investor. The second tranche of Rs 551 crore is yet to be completed. Capri Global, Eudora Ventures, Kangaro Industries, SVV Limited, Premratan Exports, and Verity Knowledge, along with individual investors Ashish Kacholia, Nikhil Kamath, Abhijit Pai, Sumeet Kanwar, Nuvama, Dimpy Kanwar, and Sapna Vig, are expected to participate. Tiger Global, Evolvence, and Fundamental Fund may also contribute to this tranche. According to Entrackr’s estimates, the company has been valued at around Rs 24,000 crore or $2.8 billion post-allotment. Infra.Market, through its platform, offers a range of building material products, including Structural Products (Concrete, Steel, Construction Chemicals), Finishing Products (AAC blocks, MDF, Plywood, Pipes and Fittings), and Lifestyle Products (Tiles, Sanitaryware, Laminates, Paints, Fans, Lights, Appliances, Modular Kitchens, Consumer Durables). Infra.Market generates revenue from the sale of the aforementioned products. Its consolidated gross revenue rose to Rs 14,530 crore in FY24 from Rs 11,847 crore in FY23. The firm also reported a 2.4X jump in its profit to Rs 378 crore in the last fiscal year.

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