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Fittr posts flat scale in FY24; losses trims 73%

EntrackrEntrackr · 6m ago
Fittr posts flat scale in FY24; losses trims 73%
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Fintrackr Fittr posts flat scale in FY24; losses trims 73% Fitness tech startup Fittr has encountered growth challenges, with its revenue remaining flat over the past three years. However, the losses for the Rainmatter Capital-backed company decreased substantially in the last fiscal year. Fittr’s revenue from operations saw a modest 3% decrease to Rs 85 crore in FY24, from Rs 87.5 crore in FY23, as per its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Founded by Jitendra Chouksey, Sonal Singh, Jyoti Dabas, Rohit Chattopadhyay, and Bala Krishna Reddy, Fittr is a community-based health and online fitness marketplace. It creates customized workout plans based on fitness goals, equipment available, time available, and exercise style preferences. Revenue from fitness and wellness online services contributed the majority at Rs 80 crore, despite a 4.42% decline compared to 83.7 crore in FY23. New revenue streams like smart ring sales added Rs 80 lakh, while academic fees and other income sources contributed Rs 2.8 crore and Rs 1.4 crore, respectively. The company earned an additional Rs 1.3 crore from non-operating revenue which pushed its total revenue to Rs 86.3 crore in FY24. Fittr’s total expenses declined significantly by 26% to Rs 97 crore in FY24 from Rs 131 crore in FY23. The reduction was driven by a 36.2% cut in employee benefits (Rs 20.8 crore), a 65.8% reduction in advertising costs (Rs 8.4 crore), and a 30% decrease in other overheads (Rs 13.5 crore). Expenditure on consultants and study material, the largest cost component, remained stable at Rs 54.3 crore. With the controlled expenses across verticals, Fittr’s losses shrank by 73.5% to Rs 11 crore in FY24 from Rs 41.5 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -38.89% and -10.66% respectively. Fittr’s expense-to-earning ratio stood at Rs 1.14. As of March 2024, the firm reported Rs 46.5 crore of current assets including Rs 27.8 crore of cash and bank balance. According to TheKredible, Fittr has secured a total funding of $17 million to date including a $3.5 million round led by Zerodha-backed venture fund Rainmatter. Surge, Dream Capital (now shut down), and Elysian Park are other notable investors of Fittr.

AlgoBulls posts 4.4X revenue jump in FY24, swings to positive EBITDA

EntrackrEntrackr · 3m ago
AlgoBulls posts 4.4X revenue jump in FY24, swings to positive EBITDA
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AlgoBulls posts 4.4X revenue jump in FY24, swings to positive EBITDA Algorithmic trading-focused fintech startup AlgoBulls demonstrated hyper-growth during the fiscal year ending March 2024, while keeping tight control on expenses—with losses rising by only 50%. AlgoBulls’ revenue from operations surged to Rs 238 crore in FY24 from Rs 54.5 crore in FY23, according to its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). AlgoBulls is an AI-backed algorithmic trading platform that offers tools enabling traders to automate their strategies. It allows users to either build custom strategies or choose from a range of pre-built options—revenue from these services accounted for 99% of its total revenue. On the expense side, the company’s cost of materials—its largest expenditure—surged 4.5X to Rs 236 crore in FY24, accounting for nearly 98% of total expenses. Employee benefit expenses doubled to Rs 3 crore, while other overheads, including operational and administrative costs, amounted to Rs 2 crore for the year. Overall, the firm’s total expenses jumped 4.3X to Rs 241 crore in FY24 from Rs 56 crore in FY23. AlgoBulls’ net loss increased by 50% to Rs 3 crore in the last fiscal year. However, it reported a positive EBITDA of Rs 1 crore, with an improved EBITDA margin of 0.42%, while its return on capital employed (ROCE) stood at -35%. At a unit level, AlgoBulls spent Rs 1.01 to earn a rupee. As of March 2024, the company reported Rs 9 crore of current assets which includes Rs 2 crore of cash and bank balance. According to TheKredible, AlgoBulls has raised a total of $2.5 million in funding to date, including a $2 million round from lead investor Venture Catalysts, which holds a 2% stake in the company. Meanwhile, the company’s founders—Pushpak Dagade, Jimmit Patel, and Suraj Bathija—collectively own 66.66% of the company.

Exclusive: Peak XV-backed Jupiter expands ESOP pool

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Exclusive: Peak XV-backed Jupiter expands ESOP pool
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Neobanking platform Jupiter has expanded its employee stock option plan (ESOP) pool by Rs 40 crore (nearly $5 million). With this, the firm has joined a host of growth and late-stage companies which have expanded their ESOP pool in the ongoing calendar year. Jupiter has approved the issuance of 21,665 ESOP options to the “Jupiter Employee Welfare Trust, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registar of Companies (RoC) shows. Each equity share is priced at Rs 18,826.29, including premium, making the total ESOP worth Rs 40.7 crore. In March 2022, Jupiter had its last ESOP buyback worth $4 million for 21 employees. According to the filing, Jupiter’s total ESOP pool formed 7.89% of the total share capital. The development comes at a time when Jupiter is expanding its product portfolio and it recently received wallet licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The firm also scooped up strategic funding from its existing investor for its non-banking financial (NBFC) business Amica Finance. Entrackr had exclusively reported the development in June. Jupiter was last valued at around $710 million during a $86 million Series C round in December 2021. It has raised over $160 million to date from QED Investors, Peak XV and Matrix Partners among others. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Jupiter achieved a total revenue of Rs 56 crore but reported a loss of Rs 327 crore in FY23. Jupiter competes with the likes of Niyo, Slice, and Fi among others.

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