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Fintech funding in Jan-March down 57% year on year, but up 59% from last quarter

Economic TimesEconomic Times · 1y ago
Fintech funding in Jan-March down 57% year on year, but up 59% from last quarter
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Funding for Indian fintech startups has decreased by 57% YoY in the first quarter of 2024, totaling $551 million. This is down from $1.3 billion raised in the same period last year. However, there was a 59% increase in funding compared to the previous quarter. Seed stage funding dropped 77%, early stage funding declined 42%, and late stage funding fell 60% YoY. Alternative lending, regtech, and banking tech were the top performing sectors, with alternative lending accounting for 89% of total funding. Some notable investments were made in Avanse, Perfios, IDfy, and Mswipe. The report also highlighted increased scrutiny and regulatory changes faced by the Indian fintech ecosystem. Perfios emerged as the only unicorn in Q1 2024.

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Baron and Invesco mark up Pine Labs’ valuation

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Baron and Invesco mark up Pine Labs’ valuation
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US-based investment firms Baron Funds and Invesco have marked up the valuation of fintech unicorn Pine Labs. While Baron increased its valuation to $5.8 billion, Invesco marked the firm’s value up to $4.8 billion as of December 2023. Earlier, Baron Funds valued the firm at $5.3 billion in September last year whereas Invesco cut its valuation to $3.9 billion as of October 31. Invesco had last invested $100 million in Pine Labs in September 2021 while Baron Capital led a $285 million round in the fintech unicorn in May. ET reported the development first via regulatory filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Pine Labs has been facing ups and downs in its fair valuation since last year. For the record, Fidelity marked up its stake value in July last year but later slashed its valuation to $3 billion from $4.7 billion as of October. Pine Labs’ revenue continued to climb in FY23 as its collection spiked 56% to Rs 1,588 crore. However, its losses still not tapering down and grew by 12% to Rs 227 crore. The firm is yet to file its FY24 numbers. Pine Labs has been trying to go public for the past few years as its backers including Peak XV Partners are eyeing an exit. Last year, it finalized bankers for an IPO in the US but the attempt didn’t materialize even though the firm’s chief executive Rau refuted the reports of delaying the public listing plan on NASDAQ. On the lines of other large fintechs such as Groww and Razorpay, Pine Labs is seeking to move its domicile to India which appears to have a better public market sentiment for tech companies. Besides Pine Labs, Swiggy, Meesho, FirstCry and Ola Electric also saw markups in their valuation in the last six months.

Net1 exits from Mobikwik with notable loss after 8 years

EntrackrEntrackr · 7m ago
Net1 exits from Mobikwik with notable loss after 8 years
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South Africa-based Net1 Applied Technologies has sold its entire 8% stake and exited its long-standing investment in fintech platform Mobikwik, through a block deal on Thursday. Net1 sold its entire holding of 62,15,620 shares at Rs 230.16 each, accumulating approximately Rs 143 crore, according to data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Net1 first invested $40 million (approximately Rs 270 crore at the time) in MobiKwik in 2016, aiming to integrate its virtual card and financial inclusion technologies with the Indian fintech platform. However, despite MobiKwik going public, Net1 appears to have made no return and has even incurred a loss on its investment. MobiKwik made its stock market debut in December last year with a strong listing at Rs 444, a 59% premium over its issue price. The fintech platform even touched highs of Rs 698 post-listing. However, the stock has experienced significant volatility since then and has now settled around Rs 261. MobiKwik reported flat revenue of Rs 268 crore in Q4 FY25, compared to the same quarter last year. However, for the full fiscal year, its revenue rose 33.9% to Rs 1,192 crore in FY25. On the bottom line, the company posted a loss of Rs 56 crore in Q4 FY25.

Delhivery reports Rs 2,805 Cr revenue in Q3 FY26, profit jumps 59%

EntrackrEntrackr · 4d ago
Delhivery reports Rs 2,805 Cr revenue in Q3 FY26, profit jumps 59%
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Delhivery reports Rs 2,805 Cr revenue in Q3 FY26, profit jumps 59% Logistics company Delhivery announced its Q3 FY26 results on Saturday and reported an 18% year-on-year increase in revenue. At the same time, the company’s profit rose 59% to Rs 40 crore. Delhivery’s revenue from operations grew 18% to Rs 2,805 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 2,378 crore in Q3 FY25, according to its financial statements filed with the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Delhivery’s primary revenue came from its logistics services, including warehousing, last-mile delivery, and the design and deployment of logistics management systems. The company also earned Rs 77 crore from non-operating activities, bringing its total revenue to Rs 2,882 crore in Q3 FY26. Freight handling and servicing costs accounted for 70% of total expenditure and rose 7.4% to Rs 1,980 crore in Q3 FY26. Employee benefit expenses declined marginally by 4% to Rs 410 crore, while depreciation and amortization costs stood at Rs 187 crore. Legal, finance, and other overheads added another Rs 243 crore, a 4% year-on-year increase. An 18% rise in operating revenue and controlled expenditure helped the firm increase its profit by 59% to Rs 40 crore in Q3 FY26, compared with Rs 25 crore in Q3 FY25. The company had reported a loss of Rs 50 crore in the previous quarter. For the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 2026, revenue from operations rose over 13% year-on-year to Rs 7,658 crore, while profit stood at Rs 88 crore. In a separate exchange filing, Delhivery granted 70,900 employee stock options worth Rs 3 crore, based on the company’s current share price. At the end of the last trading session, Delhivery’s share price stood at Rs 426.35, giving the company a market capitalization of Rs 31,903 crore (approximately $3.54 billion).

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