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GetVantage launches Rs 100Cr 'Rise-Up Fund' for women entrepreneurs

IndianStartupNews

IndianStartupNews · 1y ago

GetVantage launches Rs 100Cr 'Rise-Up Fund' for women entrepreneurs

Fintech startup GetVantage has launched the 'Rise-Up Fund' to support women entrepreneurs in India. The fund, worth INR 100 crore ($13.6m), will be provided to over 400 women-led businesses through non-dilutive financing. GetVantage has partnered with network Encubay to increase its impact and offer fair and inclusive access to funding for female founders. The initiative aims to bridge the funding gap faced by women-led businesses, which make up just 18% of India's startup ecosystem.

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GetVantage launches Rs 100 crore fund for women entrepreneurs

Business Today

Business Today · 1y ago

GetVantage launches Rs 100 crore fund for women entrepreneurs

Indian fintech platform GetVantage has launched a Rs 100 crore ($13.5m) fund to support women entrepreneurs. The Rise-Up Fund aims to help over 400 women-led businesses scale up over the next year. GetVantage will disburse the funds through its own non-banking financial company, GetGrowth Capital, in addition to partnerships with other NBFCs and AIFs. The move comes as analysis reveals women-led businesses in India faced an unmet credit gap of more than $11.4bn, and female founders received just 4.5% of $6.6bn in funding investments over the past nine months.

GetVantage launches Rs100 crore 'Rise-Up Fund' for women entrepreneurs

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

GetVantage launches Rs100 crore 'Rise-Up Fund' for women entrepreneurs

GetVantage, a fintech platform, has launched the Rise-Up Fund, a non-dilutive fund aimed at providing inclusive capital to women entrepreneurs in India. With an initial corpus of Rs100 crore ($13.6m), the fund plans to support over 400 women-led businesses over the next year. GetVantage will distribute the funds through its own non-banking financial company (NBFC) as well as partnerships with other NBFCs and alternative investment funds (AIFs). The initiative seeks to address the underrepresentation and underserving of women entrepreneurs in the traditional venture finance system.

GetVantage launches Rs 100 crore fund for women entrepreneurs

Business Today

Business Today · 1y ago

GetVantage launches Rs 100 crore fund for women entrepreneurs

GetVantage, an alternative-financing fintech platform in India, has launched the Rise-Up Fund to provide inclusive capital to women entrepreneurs. The non-dilutive fund has an initial amount of INR 100 crore ($13.6 million) and aims to support over 400 women-led businesses in scaling up. GetVantage will disburse the funds through its own NBFC GetGrowth Capital, as well as through partnerships with Varanium's Debt Fund, NBFCs, and AIFs. This initiative comes as women-led businesses in India face an unmet credit gap of over $11.4 billion and received only 5.2% of total funding by Indian public sector banks.

GetVantage Floats $12 Mn Fund To Back Women Entrepreneurs

Inc42 · 1y ago

GetVantage Floats $12 Mn Fund To Back Women Entrepreneurs

Revenue-based financing platform GetVantage has launched a new fund called Rise-Up to support women entrepreneurs and businesses. With an initial corpus of INR 100 Cr ($12 million), the fund aims to support over 400 women-led businesses within the next year. GetVantage will disburse the funds through its own NBFC GetGrowth Capital, along with partnerships with Varanium's Debt Fund and other NBFCs and AIFs. The company claims that over 40% of its business portfolio is led by women entrepreneurs. This initiative comes amidst a surge in women-focused funds in India.

GetVantage launches Rs 100 Cr Rise-Up Fund for women entrepreneurs

Entrackr

Entrackr · 1y ago

GetVantage launches Rs 100 Cr Rise-Up Fund for women entrepreneurs

Alternative-financing fintech platform GetVantage has announced the launch of its Rise-Up Fund which is dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs’ businesses with the capital. With an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore, This non-dilutive fund aims to deploy the capital in the next 12 months. GetVantage has also announced a partnership with diversity-focused network Encubay. Founded in 2020 by Bhavik Vasa, GetVantage is an alternative funding marketplace and growth platform that provides non-dilutive capital to SMEs. It facilitates data-driven investments from Rs 5 lakhs to Rs 20 crore to scale growth for businesses. According to the Mumbai-based firm, it will disburse the funds through its own NBFC GetGrowth Capital, along with Varanium’s Debt Fund partnership, among other NBFCs and AIFs. In January, it announced its SaaS Accelerator Fund II with a corpus of Rs 250 crore. According to GetVantage, its platform provides various non-dilutive working capital solutions for marketing, inventory, logistics, and other recurring CapEx to businesses across sectors, including B2B SaaS, eCommerce, D2C, edtech, cloud kitchens, and many more. The company says that it has registered more than 15,000 signups on its platform and invested in over 850 new-age businesses in India. GetVantage added that it has previously partnered with women’s community leap.club in 2023 to drive engagement amongst women entrepreneurs across India. The partnership brought women founders, investors, and enablers together via community outreach helping forge strong connections, conversations, and growth. According to a report by the World Economic Forum and IFC, women-led businesses in India faced an unmet credit gap of more than $11.4 billion, and these same women founders received only 5.2% of the outstanding credit granted to enterprises by Indian public sector banks.

GetVantage launches Rs 250 crore Saas accelerator fund

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

GetVantage launches Rs 250 crore Saas accelerator fund

Getvantage, an innovative financing platform, has launched a Rs 250 crore ($34 million) SaaS accelerator fund. The fund aims to support and accelerate the growth of SaaS startups by providing them with capital, as well as mentorship and access to a network of experts. Getvantage focuses on helping startups overcome the challenges of scaling their operations and achieving profitability. The fund is expected to benefit early-stage SaaS companies in India.

Women entrepreneur-focussed Colossa ropes in new LP for first outing

VCCircle

VCCircle · 1y ago

Women entrepreneur-focussed Colossa ropes in new LP for first outing

Colossa Ventures, a venture capital firm that supports women entrepreneurs, has secured a new domestic limited partner (LP) for its first investment fund. The firm recently raised Rs 100 crore (approximately $12 million) for its Rs 400 crore fund, with the aim of empowering women in business. With the new LP onboard, Colossa Ventures is set to further support and invest in promising women-led startups.

Centre committed to encouraging women entrepreneurs: MSME minister

YourStory

YourStory · 1y ago

Centre committed to encouraging women entrepreneurs: MSME minister

The Indian government is committed to supporting women entrepreneurs in the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, according to Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi. He launched the 'Yashaswini' campaign, aimed at empowering successful and talented women. The government has announced loans of up to Rs 25 lakh without any margin money for women with up to 80% disability. The campaign will also provide training in agriculture, food processing, and other fields, and connect women entrepreneurs with financial institutions for setting up industries.

GetVantange invested in over 750 companies, mostly consumer facing firms in FY24

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

GetVantange invested in over 750 companies, mostly consumer facing firms in FY24

Alternative-financing firm GetVantage has invested in around 750 companies, mainly consumer brands, during the funding winter. The company offers non-dilutive growth capital, providing flexibility in fundraising and repayments for founders. Since its inception in 2019, GetVantage has funded 1,500 companies across various sectors. It recently secured an NBFC license from the RBI and launched funds to support SaaS businesses and women entrepreneurs. The platform aims to disburse INR 2,000 crore ($250 million) over the next 12-18 months, doubling its total investments since 2020.

Colossa Ventures announces first close of its maiden fund Colossa WomenFirst Fund at Rs 100 crore

IndianStartupNews

IndianStartupNews · 1y ago

Colossa Ventures announces first close of its maiden fund Colossa WomenFirst Fund at Rs 100 crore

Colossa Ventures has announced the first close of its maiden fund, Colossa WomenFirst Fund, at Rs 100 crore. The fund aims to support businesses founded or co-founded by women or those that primarily benefit women. It plans to invest in early-stage startups across sectors such as healthcare, fintech, clean technology, and consumer products. The fund has attracted diverse investors, including SIDBI and family offices. Colossa Ventures aims to empower women entrepreneurs and make a significant impact on the startup ecosystem.

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