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Info Edge-backed NoPaperForms converts into public company

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Info Edge-backed NoPaperForms converts into public company
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Info Edge-backed NoPaperForms converts into public company Info Edge-backed NoPaperForms, the parent company of Meritto, has converted into a public entity and is gearing up for a stock exchange listing soon. The board of NoPaperForms has approved a resolution to change its status to a public company and rename it from "NoPaperForms Solutions Private Limited" to "NoPaperForms Solutions Limitedโ€, according to its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). The Gurugram-based SaaS company has reportedly roped in IIFL Capital and SBI Capital as its investment bankers. As per the media reports, NoPaperForms expects to file for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) worth Rs 500-600 crore at a valuation of Rs 2,000 crore ($235 million) by the end of 2025. Founded in 2017 by Naveen Goyal, NoPaperForms is a vertical SaaS and embedded payments platform for educational institutions. NoPaperForms offers range of services through two flagship products, โ€œMerittoโ€, which helps educational institutions manage student recruitment, leads, applications, communication, and analytics in one place, and โ€œCollexoโ€, a payment and fee management system that makes it easy to collect fees, offer flexible payment plans, and track finances in real time. According to startup data platform TheKredible, Info Edge currently holds a 47.9% stake followed by founder Naveen Goyal, who owns 30.17% stake. NoPaperForms turned profitable in the fiscal year ended March 2024, posting a Rs 4 lakh profit compared to a Rs 15.6 crore loss in FY23, driven by a 45% jump in operating revenue from Rs 48 crore to Rs 70 crore in FY24. With this conversion, NoPaperForms will join the growing list of Indian startups that recently converted into public companies including Amagi, Dairy company Milky Mist, fintech majors PhonePe, Pine Labs, Razorpay, and Meesho, which also filed its DRHP after recently completing its reverse flip.

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Info Edge launches Rs 250 Cr growth-stage investment fund

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Info Edge launches Rs 250 Cr growth-stage investment fund
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Info Edge has launched a new growth-stage investment fund with a capital commitment of Rs 250 crore, marking its first dedicated vehicle for later-stage companies. The new vehicle, called B8 Fund-I, may also raise capital from external sponsors, taking the total corpus beyond the initial Rs 250 crore. Info Edge already operates four early-stage investment platforms. These include Info Edge Ventures, which has raised Rs 2,300 crore across three funds; Capital 2B with a Rs 280-crore corpus; Redstart Labs, focused on AI-led startups; and direct investments from its balance sheet. Through its venture vehicles, Info Edge has backed several startups at early stages, including Gnani AI, Ixigo, Shiprocket, Zingbus, and Truemeds. Through its balance sheet, the company has invested in firms such as Zomato and Policybazaar in their early years. The new Rs 250-crore fund will focus on backing growth-stage, tech-enabled companies in India or those primarily focused on India, the company said in a regulatory filing. Registered with Sebi as a Category II alternative investment fund, the vehicle will have a tenure of eight years from its first closing. In May last year, Info Edge said its shareholders had approved a plan to invest up to Rs 1,000 crore in Info Edge Ventures' third fund as part of its strategy to institutionalize its startup investing platform. The Info Edge Ventures funds are managed in a 50:50 partnership with Singaporeโ€™s sovereign wealth fund Temasek. For the quarter ended December 31, Info Edgeโ€™s operating revenue rose to Rs 819 crore, while net profit increased 10% year-on-year to Rs 317 crore from Rs 288 crore.

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