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Infibeam Avenue reports 43% growth in PAT in Q1 FY25

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Infibeam Avenue reports 43% growth in PAT in Q1 FY25
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Fintech firm Infibeam Avenues on Friday released its financial results for the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (Q1 FY25). The company witnessed a 3.6% increase in gross revenue whereas its profit spiked 43% growth during the quarter ending June 2025. Infibeam Avenues’s gross revenue grew to Rs 753 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 727 crore in Q4 FY24, according to the company’s unaudited consolidated quarterly report filed with the National Stock Exchange. The payment business formed 93.6% of the total revenue which stood at Rs 705 crore in Q1 FY25 while the income from providing customized e-commerce solutions brought Rs 39.3 crore to its coffers. Infibeam claims to have over 10 million merchants, with an average daily addition of more than 2,550 merchants in Q1 FY25. At the end, its other operating and financial income pushed Infibeam Avenues’ overall revenue to Rs 781 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 743 crore in Q4 FY24. On the cost front, the operating expenses (including payment processing cost) formed 90% of the overall expenditure. This cost remained flat at Rs 634 crore in Q1 FY25. The firm’s spending on employee benefits, legal, and other overheads took its overall cost up by 3.5% to Rs 703 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 679 crore in Q4 FY24. The increase in other income and consistent growth in scale helped Infibeam to register a 42.9% spike in its profits to Rs 70 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 49 crore in Q4 FY24. On a unit level, The Ahmedabad-based company spent Rs 0.93 to earn rupee in Q1 FY25. The company also acquired a majority stake (54%) in Rediff.com. The acquired company will become a subsidiary of Infibeam Avenue. “With this synergy, we are poised to unlock new dimensions of growth, redefining the essence of cloud and fintech engagement,” said Vishal Mehta, Chairman and MD of Infibeam Avenues. Infibeam Avenue is currently trading at Rs 32.42 (as of 03.00 PM) and its total market capitalization stood at Rs 9,019 crore or $1.1 billion.

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Infibeam Unveils New AI Platform To Help Businesses With Advanced Video Analytics

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Infibeam Unveils New AI Platform To Help Businesses With Advanced Video Analytics
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Infibeam Avenues, a listed fintech company in India, has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) developer platform called THEIA. This platform enables organizations to analyze and leverage AI video analysis for various applications, including sports analytics, media optimization, traffic management, retail optimization, and government applications. Infibeam plans to open the platform for organizational subscriptions by the end of Q1 FY25. The company has already invited app developers and experts to explore and utilize the platform and provide feedback. Infibeam has been focused on developing AI-led surveillance capabilities and is also a stakeholder in AI surveillance startups Staqu and XDuce.

Ixigo ends Q2 FY25 with Rs 206 Cr revenue and Rs 13 Cr PAT

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Ixigo ends Q2 FY25 with Rs 206 Cr revenue and Rs 13 Cr PAT
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Online travel aggregator (OTA) Ixigo’s revenue from operations grew 26% to Rs 206.47 crore in Q2 FY25 as compared to the same quarter of FY24. The growth was steered by the flight and bus segment. The flight gross transaction value grew by 43% YoY, while the bus GTV increased by 46%. The company’s contribution margin also improved by 24% to Rs 91.08 crore in Q2 FY25, compared to Rs 73.67 crore in Q2 FY24, the company said in a stock exchange filing. However, the contribution margin as a percentage of revenue from operations slightly decreased from 45% in Q2 FY24 to 44% in Q2 FY25. The Gurugram-based company generated the majority (53.5%) of its operating revenue from train ticketing amounting to Rs 110.4 crore in Q1 FY25. Flight and bus booking services contributed 27% and 19.3% to the company’s coffers, respectively. The firm’s operating expenses rose in Q2 FY25, reflecting increased investments in growth. Employee expenses and marketing costs contributed to this spike, which was necessary to support the company’s expansion in user acquisition and market penetration. Despite the rise in costs, EBITDA saw a sharp increase of 655%, reaching Rs 22.4 crore in Q2 FY25, compared to Rs 2.96 crore in Q2 FY24. Adjusted EBITDA also jumped 326% to Rs 20.99 crore in Q2 FY25. Ixigo profit after tax (PAT) declined by 51%, from Rs 26.70 crore in Q2 FY24 to Rs 13.08 crore in Q2 FY25. This decline was primarily due to a deferred tax charge of Rs 5.26 crore in Q2 FY25.

Infibeam profit spikes 50% to Rs 64 Cr in Q3 FY25

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Infibeam profit spikes 50% to Rs 64 Cr in Q3 FY25
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Digital payments firm Infibeam continued its strong financial momentum, with profits surging 50% in the quarter ending December 2024. The Ahmedabad-based company's operating revenue also grew 18% year on year in the quarter ending December 2024. Infibeam Avenues’ revenue from operations spiked to Rs 1,070 crore in Q3 FY25 from Rs 907 crore in Q3 FY24, as per its unaudited consolidated financial statements sourced from the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Payment business accounted for 94% of its total collection which increased by 17% to Rs 1,010 crore in Q3 FY25. Meanwhile, there was a 23.2% increase in the e-commerce platform business, which rose to Rs 60.3 crore. The company recorded a total revenue of 1,093.5 crore in Q3 FY25. Infibeam operates a diversified digital platform, with a primary focus on digital payments and e-commerce solutions. The company’s total expenses rose by 18% to Rs 1,013 crore in Q3 FY25. For the digital payment firm, its payment processing was the largest cost center, rising by 16.6% to Rs 930.4 crore. Employee benefits Increased by 30% to Rs 40 crore, while depreciation cost grew 11.8% to Rs 19 crore. The company also incurred Rs 23.6 crore on other undisclosed expenses in the said quarter. Infibeam’s profit after tax rose 50% to Rs 64.4 crore in Q3 FY25 from Rs 43 crore in the same period last year. On a unit basis, the company spent Re 0.95 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in the last quarter. Infibeam competes with major players like Paytm, Razorpay, and PhonePe in the digital payments sector. At 14:22 PM today, its market cap stood at Rs 6,504 crore while the firm stock was trading at Rs 23.32.

Breaking down BlinkIt’s growth by its numbers in Q1 FY25

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Breaking down BlinkIt’s growth by its numbers in Q1 FY25
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Blinkit has displayed outstanding growth since getting acquired by Zomato in 2022, a deal that many considered a distressed one, for $569 million. Not only the quick commerce firm has seen growth in topline but also turned profitable*. Many experts are apprehensive about the quick commerce model as they believe economics won’t work out in the ten-minute delivery. Blinkit, however, appears to have proven this notion wrong through its latest numbers. Blinkit saw an exceptional 2.4X year-on-year growth in revenue to Rs 942 crore in June 2024 from Rs 384 crore in June 2023, its financial statements filed by the Zomato Group with the NSE show. The consistent growth in scale and effective cost-cutting measures enabled Blinkit to turn around its bottom line —shifting from a loss of Rs 105 crore in Q1 FY23 to a profit of Rs 43 crore in the last quarter. Importantly, Blinkit’s profit zoomed 23X QoQ to Rs 43 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 2 crore Q4 FY24. The quick commerce biz along with Hyperpure spiked the Zomato group’s profit by 44.6% to Rs 253 crore in Q1 FY25 *Caveat: Blinkit’s profit figures do not include other income and non-cash elements including ESOPs, depreciation and finance costs. As per Zomato, BlinkIt’s adjusted EBITDA stood at negative Rs 3 crore in the last quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (Q1 FY25). Blinkit’s gross order value (GOV) surged 2.3X to Rs 4,923 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 2,140 in Q1 FY FY24 while its numbers of order grew in a similar pattern to 78.8 million during the same period. The Q1 numbers drive home the point that you underestimate, or even write off Zomato at your own peril. Besides an almost Teflon-like ability to shrug off controversies, the firm has built a bit of a reputation for its unconventional approach to business, including its marketing, with the numbers to justify it. Even now, many people have rushed to say Blinkit will be the horse pulling the group wagon soon, but we wouldn’t go as far as that. Besides the almost duopoly we have in the market today nationally between Zomato and Swiggy, Zomato’s other diversifications might yet surprise too. Be it Dine Out or Live events, none have come with quite the barrage of negativism that had greeted Blinkit, and yet, we know the story only too well. Zomato’s high valuation certainly has enough behind it for now.

Funding and acquisitions in Indian startup this week [29 Jul - 3 Aug]

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Funding and acquisitions in Indian startup this week [29 Jul - 3 Aug]
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During the week, equivalent to 32 Indian startups raised around $341 million in funding. These deals count 6 growth-stage deals and 22 early-stage deals while 4 early-stage startups kept their transaction details undisclosed. During the previous week, 22 early and growth-stage startups cumulatively raised $113.39 million in funding. [Growth-stage deals] Among the growth-stage deals, 6 startups raised $216.8 million in funding this week. Mobility startup Rapido spearheaded with its $120 million worth of unicorn round. Fintech firm Navi, NBFC Clix Capital, Trade financing startup Vayana Network, fintech firm BharatPe, and sportstech company KheloMore followed with $38 million, $26.3 million, $20.5 million, $10 million, and $2 million in funding, respectively. [Early-stage deals] Further, 22 early-stage startups secured funding worth $124.24 million during the week. Renewable energy services company BluPine led the list followed by EV startups Simple Energy and Kinetic Green while wedding services company Meragi, and a platform for sourcing and manufacturing of specialty chemicals Scimplifyare are next on the list. As many as 4 startups did not disclose the funding amount raised are; BoldFit, Game Theory, Cogniquest, and Vitra.ai. For more information, visit TheKredible. [City and segment-wise deals] In terms of the city-wise number of funding deals, Bengaluru-based startups led with 16 deals followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Jaipur, Pune, Bicholim, and Surat. Segment-wise, Fintech startups grabbed the top spot with 6 deals. SaaS, AI, E-commerce, and EV startups followed this list among others. [Series-wise deals] During the week, Series A funding deals are on top with 11 deals each followed by 7 pre-Series A, 5 Seed, 2 pre-Seed, and 2 Debt deals. Angel, Series B, Series C, Series D, and Series E are next on the list. [Week-on-week funding trend] On a weekly basis, startup funding surged 200% to $341.04 million as compared to around $113.39 million raised during the previous week. The average funding in the last eight weeks stands at around $316.78 million with 29 deals per week. [Fund launches] Trifecta Capital, known for its investments in companies like Atomberg, BigBasket, and BlueStone, has launched its fourth fund with a potential corpus of Rs 2,500 crores. Gemba Capital is also expanding its portfolio with a second fund of up to Rs 250 crore. [Key hirings and departures] Hero Vired, the Hero Group’s online education platform, has appointed Prakhar Kasar as its new CEO. CoinDCX has elevated Mridul Gupta to the role of founding partner. Meanwhile, e-commerce firm Meesho has strengthened its board with the addition of four independent directors: Hari S Bhartia, founder of Jubilant Bhartia Group; Kalpana Morparia, former JP Morgan Chairman; Rohit Bhagat, non-executive Chairman of PhonePe; and Surojit Chatterjee, a former Flipkart executive. While, Prashant Sinha, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Metadome.ai, announced his exit from the company. [Mergers and Acquisitions] Infibeam Avenues, a financial services company, acquired a majority stake in Rediff.com. Additionally, SaveDesk, another financial services company, acquired a majority stake in the Bengaluru-based fintech startup Fairexpay. Nazara Technologies, a gaming company, acquired the intellectual property rights of the popular mobile game “Ultimate Teen Patti”. [Shutdowns] Apollo Tyres faced a short-lived run with its doorstep car service initiative, Trumigo. Launched just six months ago, the service was discontinued due to a lack of customer traction and competition from established businesses in the market. Meanwhile, CarTrade, after acquiring OLX India’s business last year, decided to streamline its operations. The company will be shutting down its used car retail segment (C2B) to focus on the core classifieds business (Olx.in). [Potential deals] Raise Financial Services, the parent company of stock trading platform Dhan, is in talks to raise around $100 million in a new funding round. This investment is expected to propel the company’s valuation to between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion, securing its unicorn status. Another fintech player, M2P Fintech, is on the verge of closing a $80 million funding round, which will value the company at $900 million. Visit TheKredible to see series-wise deals along with amount breakup, complete details of fund launches, and more insights. [New launches] Delhivery to launch dark stores for e-commerce players Zomato to launch District app for dining out, events, ticketing biz [Financial results this week] Delhivery turns profitable with Rs 52 Cr PAT in Q1 FY25 Infibeam Avenue reports 43% growth in PAT in Q1 FY25 Zomato crosses $25 Bn market cap with Rs 253 Cr profits in Q1 FY25 Freshworks cuts losses by 14% in Q2; eyes $713 Mn revenue in CY24 CarTrade revenue and profit slip in Q1 FY25; shuts down used car retail biz Ideaforge’s profits dwindle 89% in Q1 FY25 Ixigo records 78% quarterly growth in PAT in Q1 FY25 Auxilo’s profit jumps 2.5X in FY24; revenue grows double Ola Electric reports Rs 5,010 Cr revenue in FY24 FirstCry FY24 revenue crosses Rs 6,500 Cr; GlobalBees contributes 18.6% [News flash this week] Unicommerce and FirstCry files RHP as it gears up for IPO launch on Aug 6 PhysicsWallah launches Rs 250 Cr Scholarship Fund for JEE/NEET aspirants InsuranceDekho secures composite broking license Byju’s, BCCI settle payment dispute MapMyIndia accuses Ola Electric of copying data; Aggarwal calls them ‘Opportunist’ MCA imposed penalty on Zerodha AMC and Nithin Kamath for delay In appointing CFO Avanse Financial Services refiles DRHP to SEBI for Rs 3,500 Cr IPO Infra.Market and Fractal are next in line to file DRHP soon [Conclusion] After a dip in funding, the weekly funding again rose up nearly 3X to $341 million across 32 deals. The week saw two VC fund launches namely Gemba Capital and Trifecta Capital. Logistics platform Delhivery plans to establish a network of multi-tenant dark stores to facilitate rapid in-city deliveries for e-commerce businesses. This move, coupled with their focus on shortening delivery times to 2-4 hours, aims to enhance the overall customer experience. Meanwhile, foodtech platform Zomato is diversifying its portfolio. It has introduced a new app called ‘District’, dedicated to its “going-out” business. This app will encompass dining, movie ticketing, and event bookings, expanding Zomato’s reach beyond food delivery. The Indian IPO market is witnessing a surge in activity with multiple companies gearing up for their public debuts. E-commerce SaaS platforms Unicommerce and BrainBees Solutions, the parent company of FirstCry, are set to launch their IPOs on August 6th. Avanse Financial Services has refiled its IPO papers after addressing regulatory concerns, while Infra.Market is exploring investment banks for its public listing. Adding to the pipeline, SaaS unicorn Fractal is planning to file its DRHP soon. Byju’s has reached a settlement with the BCCI. The edtech giant has agreed to pay a Rs 158 crore debt to the cricket board in installments by August 9th. This comes after the BCCI initiated insolvency proceedings against Byju’s due to non-payment. While the settlement offers temporary relief to the embattled company, the NCLAT has imposed conditions to ensure the funds are not misappropriated. MapMyIndia has sent a legal notice to Ola Electric alleging that the latter copied its data after launching its own mapping service. Ola Electric had previously used MapMyIndia’s services for its electric scooters. Ola Electric’s founder, Bhavish Aggarwal, has dismissed the allegations as opportunistic.

Zomato crosses $25 Bn market cap with Rs 253 Cr profits in Q1FY25

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Zomato crosses $25 Bn market cap with Rs 253 Cr profits in Q1FY25
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Foodtech and quick commerce platform Zomato on Thursday released its financial results for the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (Q1 FY25). The Gurugram-based company has reported around an 18.1% increase in revenue with a 44.6% growth in profits. Zomato’s revenue from operations grew to Rs 4,206 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs 3,562 crore in Q4 FY24, its consolidated financial results sourced from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) show. Zomato’s food and delivery biz accounted for 46.17% of the total collection in Q1 FY25 which grew 11.7% to Rs 1,942 crore in Q1 FY25. The revenue from Hyperpure supplies (B2B) and quick commerce vertical (Blinkit) grew 27.4% and 22.5% to Rs 1,212 crore and Rs 942 crore, respectively. Income from “going-out” and other non-operating income took Zomato Group’s overall revenue to Rs 4,442 crore in Q1 FY25. Being a food tech major, the cost for delivery and related charges formed 31.6% of the overall expenditure which increased 18.8% to Rs 1,328 crore in Q1 FY25. The firm’s spending on procurement, employee benefits, advertising, and marketing pushed its overall expenditure to Rs crore 4,203 in Q1FY25 from Rs 3,636 crore in Q4FY24. A stellar growth in scale allowed Zomato to record a 44.6% spike in its profits to Rs 253 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 175 crore in Q4 FY24. On a unit level, the company spent Rs 0.99 to earn a rupee in Q1 FY25. With the consistent gain in its market cap, the food tech firm also rewarded its employees with an additional ESOP plan of $458 million. Zomato’s initial public offering opened at Rs 115, a 51% increase from its price band of Rs 76. The company’s current share price is Rs 237.9 (as of 03.40 PM), with a total market capitalization of over $25 billion, which led to Deepinder Goyal becoming a billionaire last month.

Infibeam posts Rs 1,160 Cr revenue in Q4 FY25; profit rises 20%

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Infibeam posts Rs 1,160 Cr revenue in Q4 FY25; profit rises 20%
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Infibeam posts Rs 1,160 Cr revenue in Q4 FY25; profit rises 20% Digital payments firm Infibeam has reported a 62% increase in revenue during the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year (Q4 FY25), while its year-on-year profit rose by 20%. Infibeam’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 1,160 crore in Q4 FY25 from Rs 716 crore in Q4 FY24, its consolidated financial statements accessed from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) show. For the full fiscal year (FY25), Infibeam’s operating revenue increased 27% to Rs 3,992 crore in FY25 from Rs 3,150 crore in FY24. Payment business accounted for 95% of its total collection which increased by 64% to Rs 1,098 crore in Q4 FY25. Meanwhile, there was a 35% increase in the e-commerce platform business, which rose to Rs 62 crore. The Ahmedabad-based firm recorded a total revenue of 1,180 crore in Q4 FY25. For the full fiscal year (FY25), its total income stood at Rs 4,066 crore. Infibeam operates a diversified digital platform, with a primary focus on digital payments and e-commerce solutions. On the cost side, the company’s total expenses rose by 66% to Rs 1,104 crore in Q4 FY25. For the digital payment firm, its payment processing was the largest cost center, rising by 68% to Rs 1,025 crore. Employee benefits increased by 30% to Rs 39 crore, while depreciation cost grew 6% to Rs 18 crore. Infibeam Avenues also incurred Rs 22 crore on other undisclosed expenses in the said quarter. For the fiscal year ending March 2025, the firm’s total expenses increased to Rs 3,768 crore. In the end, the company reported profit after tax of Rs 55 crore in Q4 FY25, 20% up from Rs 46 crore in Q4 FY24. On a fiscal year basis, its profit increased to Rs 236 crore in FY25 from Rs 156 crore in FY24. At 15:31 PM today, its market cap stood at Rs 5,579 crore while the firm’s stock was trading at Rs 20.

Arya.ag reports Rs 447 Cr revenue in FY25; profits spike 70%

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Arya.ag reports Rs 447 Cr revenue in FY25; profits spike 70%
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Arya.ag reports Rs 447 Cr revenue in FY25; profits spike 70% Agritech and financing platform Arya.ag claims a 27% year-on-year growth in operating revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2025, according to its press release. Notably, the Gurugram-based firm also recorded a sharp 70% surge in profit after tax (PAT) during the same period. According to its strategic financial report shared by the company for FY25, Arya.ag’s net revenue rose to Rs 447 crore, while its gross revenue stood at Rs 5,738.7 crore in this period. Aided by platform-wide efficiency and cost optimisation, Arya.ag’s take rate (fees for marketplace) grew to 3.8% in FY25 from 3.4% in FY24, while its profit before tax (PBT) rose 95% year-on-year to Rs 43 crore in FY25. In FY25, Arya.ag managed agricultural commodities valued at Rs 26,961 crore across its warehouses, representing a total volume of 7.37 million metric tonnes (MMT). The company also claims to have disbursed Rs 14,182 crore worth of agricultural inputs stored in these warehouses directly to customers from its own balance sheet. The firm disbursed Rs 2,000 crore in loans backed by stored crops, providing farmers with a platform for storage, credit, and selling their produce. For context, Arya.ag’s interest income from financing stood at Rs 55.4 crore in FY24. Arya.ag also expanded its strategic partnerships: with banks for co-lending, processors for value-added commerce, and climate-focused organisations. Looking ahead to FY26, the company aims to expand its geographic footprint and deepen tech capabilities. Arya.ag has raised a total of $174 million of funding to date, having Lightrock Venture and Aspada Investment Company as its lead investors. The firm recently secured a $19.8 million commitment from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to guarantee a debt facility for its agri-commerce subsidiary, Aryatech.

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