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

EntrackrEntrackr · 12m ago
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.

KreditBee plans ‘Ghar Wapsi’ from Singapore to India

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
KreditBee plans ‘Ghar Wapsi’ from Singapore to India
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Fintech company KreditBee is shifting its domicile to India from Singapore, sources aware of the development told Entrackr. With this move, the firm will join a bunch of fintech companies which are in the process of shifting their base to India from Singapore or the US (mostly Delaware). “Fintech companies including KreditBee want to be headquartered in India because the local ecosystem including public markets have matured in the past few years,” said one of the sources requesting anonymity. “Moreover, regulators tend to like fintech firms to be based out of the country as diligence and monitoring becomes easy.” KreditBee is registered as Finnove Private Limited in Singapore which has an over 70% holding in the Indian entity of the lending firm. According to sources, KreditBee has been working on a relocation plan for the past few months. “It’s seeking regulators’ inputs and figuring out tax liabilities,” said another source who also wished not to be named. Sources further added that another benefit such companies moving back to India hope to reap is from the rising valuations being offered by domestic public markets to technology firms. KreditBee has declined to comment on the story. Besides KreditBee, Pine Labs, Groww, Razorpay, Meesho and Zepto have been working on reverse flips. Walmart-owned PhonePe was the first to move its domicile to India and its investors paid a hefty Rs 8,000 crore in taxes to the government for this move. The quantum of the tax depends on the company’s valuation and third-party audits. KreditBee was valued at around $700 million during its latest tranche in March. It’s one of the few fintech companies that may turn unicorn in the next funding round. It has raised more than $400 million to date. Sources emphasized that a reverse flip will also smoothen KreditBee’s road to IPO. While the company isn’t in a rush, its founder and CEO Madhusudan Ekambaram anticipates a public listing by 2027. Six-year-old KreditBee facilitates loans up to Rs 4 lakh for a tenure of 2 to 15 months with an interest rate of up to 2.49%. As per the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Premji Invest is the largest external stakeholder with 23.44% followed by Newquest Asia and Alpine Capital. KreditBee posted Rs 64.33 crore profit whereas its revenue from operations grew to Rs 788.66 crore in FY23. Even in the first half of FY24, the company claimed a profit after tax of Rs 95 crore and expected to close the last fiscal with Rs 250-260 crore profit. The company majorly competes with MoneyTap, Fibe (formerly EarlySalary), LazyPay, and Sachin Bansal’s Navi, among others. A return to India, while driven by policy and market compulsions, will not be as simple as it sounds, thanks to the heavy bill it comes with for back taxes effectively. That might necessitate funding support for KreditBee, dispute being profitable, creating its own issues of valuations and change in stake. Going for a debt raise might also be a touch and go affair, considering the relatively higher interest rates now. Thus, figuring out the financials of the move will probably occupy a lot of mindspace for the firm now that it has decided to move. Investors will do well to hope and support any process that ensures a quicker resolution, to ensure the firm stays focused on its core business as well.

Digital lenders struggle to grow profit amid high expenses

Economic TimesEconomic Times · 7m ago
Digital lenders struggle to grow profit amid high expenses
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New-age non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in India, including Kreditbee and Fibe, reported a drop in net profit for the September quarter due to increased expenses and rising cost of borrowing. Meanwhile, Navi, backed by Sachin Bansal, saw a significant increase in net profit, but faced a business embargo in October. Lendingkart and Kinara Capital also reported losses, while more stable NBFCs like Paisalo and Ugro Capital showed marginal growth in net profit. The tightening of money flow and reluctance of banks to lend to riskier segments have impacted the unsecured credit business. There is a concern that borrowers may resort to informal financing channels as digital lenders alter their customer selection criteria.

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.

Pine Labs receives Singapore Court nod to shift base to India

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Pine Labs receives Singapore Court nod to shift base to India
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Merchant commerce and payments platform Pine Labs has received approval from Singapore Court to amalgamate its Singapore entity, Pine Labs Limited (PLS) with its Indian company, Pine Labs Private Limited (PLI). PSL’s whole undertaking including all assets and liabilities shall be transferred and vested in PLI according to the amalgamation agreement, according to PLS’s regulatory filing in Singapore. All the shareholders of PLS (Singapore entity) will become Pine Labs Private Limited (PLI) shareholders and any pending legal proceedings against PSL shall be continued by PLI after the arrangement. The filing further states that following the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order filed with the Registrar of Companies, the Singapore entity shall be dissolved without undergoing winding up. TechCrunch reported the development first. Pine Labs provides merchants with a variety of products and services, including cloud-connected point-of-sale machines, gifting and credit. Pine Labs has become the third fintech company after PhonePe and Groww which relocated its domicile to India from overseas. Currently, a clutch of fintech firms including KreditBee, Razorpay, Meesho, and Zepto have been working on shifting their ultimate holding entities to India. Most recently, Flipkart was in the headlines for shifting its base to India from Singapore. In April, US-based investment firms Baron Funds and Invesco marked up the valuation of Pine Labs to $5.8 billion and $4.8 billion, respectively. It’s worth noting that the valuation plays a crucial role in deciding the quantum of tax liabilities for shifting the domicile. Pine Labs has been trying for initial public offerings for the past few years. Last year, it also finalized bankers for the IPO in the US but the attempt didn’t materialize. The firm has not disclosed the timeline of listing on the bourses. Of late, fintech companies have been laying emphasis to be headquartered in India as regulators’ job become easier as far as diligence and monitoring are concerned. However, the reverse flips require hefty tax liabilities. For context, PhonePe’s investors paid Rs 8,000 crore in taxes to complete the process.

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