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Visa processing startup Atlys acquires UK-based Artionis

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Visa processing startup Atlys acquires UK-based Artionis
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Snippets Visa processing startup Atlys acquires UK-based Artionis Visa processing platform Atlys has acquired the UK subsidiary of visa service company Artionis in an all-cash deal to expand overseas. Shashank Pathak 19 Feb 2025 10:20 IST Follow Us Visa processing platform Atlys has acquired the UK subsidiary of visa service company Artionis in an all-cash deal to expand overseas. With this acquisition, Artionis UK, which handles UK-to-Russia visas, will help improve Atlys’ European technology. According to Atlys, the deal will allow it to reduce visa paperwork and offer timely services to travelers in the UK, followed by plans to expand in similar European markets, including Germany and France. Artionis is an outsourcing partner for governments, operating in 25 countries with 400 employees in 65 offices. Atlys has acquired its UK branch, which has offices in London, Edinburgh, and Manchester. The four-year-old Atlys aims to make visa-related processes easier. Its tech, the company claims, can reduce visa rejection rates, and streamline processing times to as quick as 55 seconds. The platform covers more than 150 destinations and with an average time of just over 4-10 minutes spent to apply for a visa. Atlys has expanded its footprints in key global markets, including the US, UAE, and the UK. It has also bolstered its leadership across product, engineering, and marketing departments. Earlier in September 2024, Atlys had raised $20 million in its Series B funding round, co-led by Peak XV Partners and Elevation Capital.

Exclusive: Peak XV in talks to lead new round in visa startup Atlys

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: Peak XV in talks to lead new round in visa startup Atlys
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Online visa application platform Atlys is in talks to raise a new round to the tune of $15-18 million, sources aware of the development told Entrackr. The Mumbai and San Francisco-based firm is raising its Series B round within a year of Series A fundraise. “Atlys has initiated talks with existing backer Peak XV and others to raise Series B round. The talks are early and may take a couple of months to materialize,” said a source who requested anonymity. In September last year, Atlys scooped up $12 million in a Series A round led by Elevation Capital and Peak XV Partners with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Musical Duo Chainsmokers, South Park Commons, Pinterest Founders and other investors. To date, it has raised over $17 million. “The round will be led by Peak XV and value Atlys anywhere at around $70 million or even more,” said another source. Launched in 2021, Atlys makes visa process visa-related processes easier in a quick time. It has built a tech which aims to reduce visa rejection rates. The platform covers more than 150 destinations and with an average time of just over 4-10 minutes spent to apply for a visa. As per sources, Atlys facilitates around 30,000 visa applications per month and India contributes more than 60% (20,000) visa applications. Earlier this year, the firm launched a new refund feature aimed at providing financial security to its users if their visa gets rejected. In a response to Entrackr’s queries, Atlys founder and CEO Mohak Nahta said, “We would like to clarify that we are currently not engaging in any fundraising activities, and reports or rumours indicating otherwise are inaccurate.” Queries sent to Peak XV did not elicit any response. Atlys competes with Gurugram-based Visa2Fly and Mumbai-based StampThePassport. While Visa2Fly raised $414K in its pre-seed round from ODX (On Deck), MarsShot VC (Razorpay Founders) and others in July 2022, StampThePassport raised $500K in September last year.

Visa processing startup Atlys raises $20 Mn led by Peak XV and Elevation

EntrackrEntrackr · 9m ago
Visa processing startup Atlys raises $20 Mn led by Peak XV and Elevation
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Visa processing platform Atlys has raised $20 million in its Series B funding round, co-led by Peak XV Partners and Elevation Capital. The round saw participation from existing investors, alongside new investors such as DST Global and Headline. The fresh capital will fuel Atlys’ expansion plans as well as enhance product and engineering capabilities, enter new markets, and scale operations globally, the company said in a press release. In May, Entrackr exclusively reported about the upcoming funding at Atlys. Previously, it raised $12 million in a Series A round in September 2023 and $4.25 million in seed funding in October 2021. The three-year-old startup aims to make visa-related processes easier. Its tech, the company claims, can reduce visa rejection rates, and streamline processing times to as quick as 55 seconds. The platform covers more than 150 destinations and with an average time of just over 4-10 minutes spent to apply for a visa. Atlys has expanded its footprints in key global markets, including the US, UAE, and the UK. It has also bolstered its leadership across product, engineering, and marketing departments. As per sources, Atlys facilitates around 30,000 visa applications per month and India contributes more than 60% (20,000) visa applications. While Atlys did not disclose its revenue and other metrics, it claims to have grown 20x over the past year. Atlys’ competitor Visa2Fly raised $414K in its pre-seed round in July 2022 whereas StampThePassport raised $500K in September last year. As per a report by UNWTO, India saw 30 million travellers venturing abroad in 2023, marking a 20% year-on-year increase. The report added that a significant portion of this growth came from tier II and tier III cities, which contributed to 43% of the country’s outbound travel.

Shraeyansh Thakur resigns from Peak XV after a decade

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Shraeyansh Thakur resigns from Peak XV after a decade
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Shraeyansh Thakur resigns from Peak XV after a decade During his tenure at Peak XV, he was board member and observer for startups like Atlys, Meesho, Cars24, ApnaMart, Unacademy, Zetwerk, Urban Piper, Bijnis, among others. Shraeyansh Thakur, an investor at Peak XV Partners, has resigned after nearly 10 years at the venture capital firm, sources told Entrackr. This marks the fifth high-profile exit from Peak XV in the past year. “Shraeyansh Thakur has decided to quit the firm and is likely to launch his own venture soon,” said one of the sources requesting anonymity. Queries sent to Peak XV and Thakur did not elicit any response until publication of the story. "After an incredible 9+ years at Peak XV / Sequoia India, I have decided to embark on a new entrepreneurial journey. The next 10 years are going to be India’s golden digital decade and our founders now have true belief to create the world’s best companies from India," said Thakur in a Linkedin post. Last month, Peak XV’s managing partners, Shailesh Lakhani and Abheek Anand, stepped down after serving for more than a decade. Prior to that, Anandamoy Roychowdhary, a partner at Peak XV's Surge, departed after over 11 years at the firm, while Piyush Gupta, then Managing Director, left after seven years to launch his secondary-focused fund, Kenro Capital. Meanwhile, Rishen Kapoor, co-founder and CEO of SaaS startup Toplyne, has returned to Peak XV Partners after his three-and-a-half-year-old venture shut down. In October last year, Peak XV reduced its $2.85 billion fund by 16% as part of a strategic shift towards investing in a more measured manner amid elevated valuations in the Indian market. This development came a year after Sequoia Capital rebranded as Peak XV.

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