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Exclusive: Infra.Market raises Rs 150 Cr debt led by Yubi

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: Infra.Market raises Rs 150 Cr debt led by Yubi
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Infra.Market has secured Rs 150 crore (approximately $18 million) in debt financing over the past two months. The debt infusion for the Mumbai-based firm follows the $50 million equity round from the Mars Unicorn Fund — a joint venture of Liquidity Group and MUFG. The board at Infra.Market has approved a special resolution to issue non-convertible redeemable debentures to raise Rs 150 crore. Previously, the committee had approved a resolution to raise up to Rs 500 crore through debentures. The new infusion is the tranche of Rs 500 crore. Yubi has invested Rs 80 crore while Raymond Limited, IKF Home Finance, and Samunnati Financial participated with Rs 25 crore, Rs 25 crore, and Rs 20 crore, respectively. Founded by Souvik Sengupta and Aaditya Sharda in 2016, Infra.Market sells construction materials, infrastructure goods, and technical equipment. It is targeting the growing construction materials market, with a strong focus on the infrastructure sector. The company caters to both institutional customers (B2B) and retail outlets (D2R) in the construction materials sector. As per the company, it supplies across 16 states in India and also exports to markets such as Dubai, Singapore, Jordan, and Italy, among others. To date, Infra.Market has raised around $520 million across equity and debt. According to the startup intelligence data platform TheKredible, Tiger Global was the largest external stakeholder with 21.33% followed by Accel and Nexus Ventures which own 16.87% and 8.46%, respectively, before this round. While the company is yet to file its annual statements for FY24, Infra.Market’s gross revenue rose 89% to Rs 11,846 crore in FY23. Tiger global-backed firm’s profit slipped 17% to Rs 155 crore in the same period (FY23). Infra.Market’s competition includes OfBusiness, Moglix and Zetwerk, among others. OfBusiness recorded nearly Rs 20,000 crore in revenue and Rs 603 crore profit in FY24. Entrackr exclusively reported the firm’s financial numbers on July 8. Meanwhile, Zetwerk and Moglix are yet to report last fiscal year (FY24) numbers.

MobiKwik acquires 3.39% stake in Blostem Fintech

EntrackrEntrackr · 4m ago
MobiKwik acquires 3.39% stake in Blostem Fintech
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MobiKwik acquires 3.39% stake in Blostem Fintech One MobiKwik Systems, the parent company of fintech firm MobiKwik, is acquiring 3.39% of the share capital (on a fully diluted basis) of Blostem Fintech. According to MobiKwik, it intends to invest a total of Rs 1.49 crore for a 3.39% equity stake in Blostem as part of the second tranche of the share subscription and shareholders’ agreement dated March 13, 2024. In an earlier agreement, MobiKwik committed to investing Rs 3 crore in Blostem’s equity shares in two tranches. The first tranche of Rs 1.5 crore was paid in March 2024 for a 3.40% stake in Blostem’s fully diluted paid-up capital. Co-founded in 2021 by Ravi Jain and Sandeep Garg, Blostem is a B2B banking infrastructure platform specializing in Fixed Deposit (FD) aggregation as its core offering. The company has built strategic partnerships with multiple banks and NBFCs, seamlessly integrating their financial products through robust API solutions. Blostem reported revenue of Rs 30.76 lakh for the fiscal year ending in March 2024. MobiKwik’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 269 crore in Q3 FY25 from Rs 229 crore in Q3 FY24. However, earnings declined by 7.6% in Q3 FY25 compared to Rs 291 crore in Q2 FY25. MobiKwik's registered user base has grown to 172 million, with 5 million merchants. The company’s payment GMV has also doubled year-on-year to Rs 29,400 crore.

Nazara acquires UK based Fusebox Games for $27.2 Mn

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Nazara acquires UK based Fusebox Games for $27.2 Mn
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Gaming and sports media company Nazara Technologies has acquired Fusebox Games Limited, a UK-based gaming studio for Rs 228 crore ($27.2 million) in an all-cash transaction. Fusebox publishes an interactive story game ‘Love Island’ and is developing new games based on popular global TV IPs. In CY23, the company reported revenues of Rs 87.5 crore ($10.4 million) with an EBITDA of Rs 11.7 crore ($1.4 million). During CY24, Fusebox claims to have recorded a strong growth with year-to-date revenues (January- July 2024) at Rs 116.6 crore ($13.9 million) with an EBITDA of ~Rs 33.3 crore ($4 million). Fusebox primarily targets developed markets including the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and New Zealand among others. The company has 30 employees primarily based in the UK. In March, Nazara announced that it has plans to invest $100 million towards mergers and acquisitions within the next 24 months. Since then, it has invested in Circle of Games, and acquired Kiddopia developer Paper Boat Apps. Through its subsidiaries, Nazara also acquired IP rights of Ultimate Teen Patti from Games24x7, and took over assets of Deltias Gaming. Nazara posted Rs 254.43 crore in total revenue with a profit of Rs 17.8 crore in Q1 FY25. For the fiscal year ending March 2024 (FY24), Nazara’s revenue from operations increased 4.3% to Rs 1,138 crore in FY24 from Rs 1,091 crore in FY23. The firm’s controlled cost and spike in other income helped it post a 23% growth in its profit to Rs 75 crore in FY24 from Rs 61 crore in the previous fiscal year. Earlier this year, the Nitish Mittersain-led firm raised Rs 250 crore ($30 million) from Zerodha’s co-founders-backed Kamath Associates & NKSquared, ICICI Securities, Plutus Wealth Management, and others.

OneVerse acquires Spartan Poker for undisclosed amount

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
OneVerse acquires Spartan Poker for undisclosed amount
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MetaVerse and gaming tech company OneVerse has acquired online poker platform, Spartan Poker, for an undisclosed amount. This is a continuation of OneVerse’s M&A strategy looking to consolidate the gaming market, OneVerse said in a press release. It added that the recent macroeconomic headwinds have unlocked momentum for M&A opportunities, and the company is looking to close a few additional acquisitions in the next three months for $120 million. Spartan Poker’s founder and CEO Amin Rozani said, “…This acquisition opens up new horizons for creativity and technological advancements, and we look forward to creating extraordinary customer gaming experiences together.” The development comes six months after Spartan Poker fired 40% of its workforce or 125 employees due to the government’s 28% GST on real-money gaming companies. With over 2 million registered users, Spartan is one of the largest online platforms for poker in India. It has also not raised venture capital to date. Spartan claims that it clocked a revenue of Rs 200 crore but its consolidated financial statements with the RoC showed that it made Rs 95 crore in FY23 while its losses stood at Rs 6.21 crore in the same period. The consolidation appears to be driven by the 28% GST rule introduced by the Indian government effective from October last year. Since then, a clutch of startups including Fantok, One World Nation (OWN), and Quizy shut their operations while MPL, and Hike Rush Gaming have fired more than 400 employees, cumulatively. Dream11, the largest player in the space, was also impacted heavily by the GST crackdown. The firm had shut down its investment arm Dream Capital and projected an 80% fall in its profits in the ongoing fiscal.

IPO-bound OfBusiness raises Rs 100 Cr led by Cornerstone Ventures

EntrackrEntrackr · 3m ago
IPO-bound OfBusiness raises Rs 100 Cr led by Cornerstone Ventures
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OfBusiness, an industrial goods and services procurement platform set to launch its IPO in the second half of 2025, has raised Rs 100 crore (about $11.7 million) led by Cornerstone Ventures. Previously, OfBusiness raised over $650 million across various rounds, including a $325 million round led by Alpha Wave, Tiger Global, and SoftBank, at a valuation of $5 billion. The proceeds from the new investment will be used to drive digital adoption and financing access for SMEs. Co-founded in 2016, OfBusiness provides raw material procurement and financing solutions to SMEs in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. The company reported a 25.8% year-on-year increase in revenue to Rs 19,296 crore for FY24, with a 30.2% profit growth to Rs 603 crore. OfBusiness competes with firms like Zetwerk, Infra.Market, and Moglix.

BigBasket reports 6% increase in FY24 consolidated operating revenue at Rs 10,062 crore

Economic TimesEconomic Times · 9m ago
BigBasket reports 6% increase in FY24 consolidated operating revenue at Rs 10,062 crore
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- Supermarket Grocery Supplies, the parent company of BigBasket, reported a 6% increase in operating revenue for FY24 at Rs 10,062 crore. - BigBasket's losses reduced to Rs 1,415 crore from Rs 1,785 crore in FY23. - Total expenses for BigBasket slightly increased to Rs 11,515 crore compared to Rs 11,284 crore in FY23. - BigBasket's advertising and sales promotion costs decreased from Rs 385 crore to Rs 330 crore in FY24. - Innovative Retail Concepts, a subsidiary of Supermarket Grocery Supplies, registered a 6% YoY growth in operating revenue for FY24 at Rs 7,885 crore, with a net loss of Rs 1,267 crore. - BigBasket is planning to raise $80-100 million through a mix of debt and equity to support its expansion plans, especially in the quick-commerce segment.

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