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Knight Fintech raises $23.6 Mn in Series A round led by Accel

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Knight Fintech raises $23.6 Mn in Series A round led by Accel
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Knight Fintech raises $23.6 Mn in Series A round led by Accel Mumbai-based banking infrastructure startup Knight Fintech has raised $23.6 million in a funding round led by Accel, with participation from IIFL and Rocket Capital. Existing investors Prime Venture Partners, 3One4 Capital, Commerce VC, and Trifecta Capital also took part in the round. Knight Fintech’s total funding now stands at $30 million. The proceeds will be used to strengthen product capabilities and support international expansion, targeting markets across Asia Pacific and the Gulf region. Founded in 2019, Knight Fintech builds core infrastructure that connects banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers to enable capital flow across the financial ecosystem. The firm operates products spanning co-lending, digital lending, embedded finance, and treasury management. Its co-lending stack allows banks and large NBFCs to partner with other institutions to originate and distribute loans. It works with financial institutions such as Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, ICICI Securities, IIFL Finance, Bajaj Auto, Muthoot Fincorp, and NABARD. Knight Fintech currently supports over 150 partnerships across 85 lenders. According to the company, its platform has facilitated more than $7 billion in loan disbursements and manages over $5 billion in active assets. Its treasury management software handles liquidity, risk, borrowings, and investments, with assets worth over $125 billion managed through the system. Over the next four years, Knight Fintech aims to scale annual revenues to $85–100 million and expand assets under management beyond $50 billion.

Exclusive: Fintech startup CredAble scores $10 Mn in new round

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: Fintech startup CredAble scores $10 Mn in new round
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Fintech startup CredAble has raised $10 million in a new round from Singapore-based Equentia Natural Resources. The fresh investment has come after a gap of 15 months for the Mumbai-based company. The board at CredAble has passed a special resolution to issue 11,963 preference shares in November 2023, at an issue price of Rs 69,384 each to raise Rs 83 crore or $10 million, its regulatory filing sourced from the Registrar of Companies shows. The company will use these proceeds to meet the working capital requirements, growth/expansion, and general corporate activities, as per filings. CredAble has raised over $55 million across rounds including its last round of $9 million in August 2022, led by private sector lender Axis Bank and with the participation of Oaks Assets Management. As per TheKredible’s estimates, the company has been valued at $177 million post-allotment. Founded in 2017, CredAble provides working capital to large, mid, and emerging corporates, as well as micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and financial institutions. According to the company website, it has over 125 enterprise customers and more than 3 lakh small business borrowers. The company also partnered with over 35 large financial institutions. It reportedly disbursed Rs 45,000 crore of working capital in the calendar year 2023, registering a 100% growth from the previous calendar year (FY22). The company is reportedly in talks to raise $50-70 million in its Series C round. CredAble’s revenue from operations grew 2.78X to Rs 13.94 crore in FY23 from Rs 4.92 crore in FY22. In pursuit of growth, the losses of the company surged 3.37X to Rs 22.40 crore in FY23 from Rs 6.53 crore in FY22.

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