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Recur Club launches Rs 150 Cr fund for D2C brands on QCP

EntrackrEntrackr · 6m ago
Recur Club launches Rs 150 Cr fund for D2C brands on QCP
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Recur Club launches Rs 150 Cr fund for D2C brands on QCP Recur Club, a debt marketplace for startups and SMEs, has launched a Rs 150 crore ($18 million) fund to accelerate the growth of D2C brands in the quick commerce sector. This initiative aims to provide growth and working capital for these brands to acquire additional inventory or boost marketing efforts. The fund targets loan disbursal within seven days. Recur Club’s debt offerings are designed to meet the unique financial needs of businesses across various revenue and profitability stages. The Indian quick commerce market is expected to expand at a CAGR of over 25% leading up to 2030, and the D2C sector is anticipated to exceed $60 billion by 2027. Recur Club says that this new fund aligns with its aim to fuel the growth of ‘Make-in-India’ startups, particularly in the quick commerce segment of the D2C market. Some notable brands that have benefited from its funding include Ustraa and Wellversed. “With more than half of the 300 consumer brands we've financed utilizing quick commerce platforms, it's clear that these businesses are primarily investing in scaling inventory to keep pace with consumer demand and employing strategic marketing efforts,” said Eklavya Gupta, CEO & co-founder of Recur Club. Recur Club offers loans to startups and businesses, ranging from Rs 50 lakhs to Rs 100 crore within 48 hours by linking their financial data. In collaboration with InCred, it has deployed Rs 300 crore in funding aimed at supporting early and mid-stage startups. Recur Club has committed to deploying Rs 2,000 crore in debt funding for startups and SMEs through Recur Scale and Rs 1,000 crore to MSMEs through Recur Swift in this financial year. As part of this initiative, the company has launched its "Recur Scale" facility, which offers up to Rs 100 crore in funding for individual startups or SMEs. Over the last three years, Recur Club has disbursed over Rs 500 crore to D2C businesses, comprising 30% of its overall portfolio and spanning companies with revenues ranging from ₹1 crore to Rs 300 crore. It is backed by institutional investors like InfoEdge Ventures, Village Global, LC Nueva, and Titan Capital.

Recur Club launches debt offerings for startups beyond Series A and SMEs

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Recur Club launches debt offerings for startups beyond Series A and SMEs
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Debt marketplace for startups Recur Club has announced its latest credit offering, Recur Scale for financing Series A, B, and beyond startups and SMEs with revenues of Rs 40 crore and above. It will provide debt offerings of up to Rs 100 crore or about $12 million, the company said in a release. Recur Scale is available for a wide range of sectors such as SaaS, e-commerce, manufacturing, EV, D2C, agritech, and others. The credit offerings for startups and SMEs include secured term loans, venture debt, acquisition financing, operating leases, working capital loans, bill discounting, and vendor financing, among others. According to Recur Club, it plans to deploy a total of Rs 1,000 crore with the Recur Scale program for startups and SMEs, along with an additional Rs 2,000 crore through its Recur Swift program for startups in FY25. Founded in 2021 by Abhinav Sherwal and Eklavya Gupta, Recur Scale uses AI-backed matchmaking to connect borrowers with relevant lenders for efficiently discovering, comparing, and selecting credit offers. The company has partnered with over 120 marquee lenders, such as InCred, Tata Capital, Aditya Birla Capital, among others., and targets to be the one-stop solution for the financing of startups. Earlier this month, Recur Club had partnered with InCred, a new-age financial platform, to disburse Rs 300 crore to early and mid-range startups. In August last year, Recur Club also launched $10 million worth Regreen Fund to back startups actively working towards a greener and more sustainable future.

Recur Club plans to deploy Rs 2,000 Cr in 2024: Interview with Eklavya Gupta

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Recur Club plans to deploy Rs 2,000 Cr in 2024: Interview with Eklavya Gupta
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Revenue-based financing as an alternative source of working capital is gradually receiving wide acceptability, especially among growth-stage startups. The relevance of such alternative funding sources is now far more pertinent considering the so-called funding winter wherein chances of startups scoring equity capital are slim. In recent years, several revenue-centered financing platforms have emerged with Getvantage, Velocity, and Klub being some of the notable names. Gurugram-based Recur Club has also emerged as a notable player in the space with an allocation of Rs 1,100 crore across 500 startups in 2023. The company is now looking to expand its reach in the startup ecosystem. The roadmap includes onboarding a higher number of startups as well as more investment deployment. To better understand Recur Club’s business, growth and projections, Entrackr caught up with its co-founder and chief executive officer Eklavya Gupta. Recur has backed startups like Ustraa, Rage Coffee, Moveinsync, Keka HR, Xoxodays, and others. In July last year, the platform launched a $10 million fund to back startups actively working towards a greener and more sustainable future. Recur Club isn’t looking to raise any fresh capital at the moment. “We are well capitalized and not looking to raise any money in the near future. Our priority is to onboard 500 – 700 startups this year and deploy Rs 2,000 crore through its platform,” Gupta said. Gupta disclosed that nearly half of the company’s deals are in SaaS and tech sectors, whereas the remaining is deployed towards commerce and logistics. The investment pattern is pretty similar to other revenue-based financing platforms’. Recur Club offers credit in the range of Rs 20 lakh to Rs 35 crore which yields an IRR (internal rate of return) of anywhere between 15% and 19%. While large borrowers typically pay back the loan amount in 12 to 18 months, short-term loans are required to be paid between 50-90 days. Recur Club connects startups with over 50 prominent lenders, including Tata Capital, HSBC, Aditya Birla Capital, INCRED, Ugro Capital, and various other NBFCs, banks, and institutional capital providers. According to Gupta, Recur Club assesses leads on three core premises: average revenue run rate (ARR) of at least Rs 1 crore, six months runway and positive revenue growth. Recur Club makes money by charging a small percentage from both ends: borrowers and lenders. “Depending on the type of investors and companies, we charge 0.5% to 3%,” added Gupta.

Velocity launches Rs 400 Cr festive season fund for D2C brands

EntrackrEntrackr · 10m ago
Velocity launches Rs 400 Cr festive season fund for D2C brands
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Cash flow-based financing platform Velocity has launched a fund of Rs 400 crore ($48 million) to support D2C and e-commerce brands in the upcoming festive season sales. The Bengaluru-based firm had launched a Rs 250 crore fund for the festive season last year. This financing will support brands and sellers on major e-commerce platforms (such as Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and Shopify) and new-age quick commerce platforms (like Blinkit, Instamart, Zepto) in enhancing their product assortment, accelerating delivery timelines, and capitalize on emerging trends such as premiumization. The fund will allow brands to invest in inventory, marketing, and operational expenses without diluting their equity, Velocity said in a press release. According to market research, e-commerce sales are projected to see 20% growth in the 2024 festive season as compared to 13% growth in e-commerce GMV (gross merchandise value) last year. Velocity is indulged with the largest ecommerce marketplaces and several ecosystem enablers to support the upcoming festive demand across sectors such as beauty and personal care, apparel/ fashion, consumer electronics, food and beverages, home, garden and kitchen, jewelry and accessories, healthcare and other e-commerce categories. Co-founded in 2020 by Abhiroop Medhekar, Atul Khichariya, and Saurav Swaroop, Velocity focuses on democratizing access to working capital for the various sectors. The platform leverages digital-first businesses’ data and online cash flows to offer innovative financing solutions. It provides non-dilutive debt financing to e-commerce founders. Velocity says that it has leveraged its partnerships with India’s leading NBFCs and regulated entities to empower over 1,500 e-commerce brands like Koskii, Power Gummies, Hammer, Bella Vita Organic, Bewakoof, Bunaai, Leaf, Crossbeats, Blaupunkt, Zlade, and Soulflower among others. It also says that it has disbursed over Rs900 crores, enabling over 1,500 businesses, especially D2C and e-commerce companies. Velocity has raised $30 million in equity funding led by Valar Ventures and competes with the other players in this space like GetVantage, Klub, Clearco, CRED Mint, Wayflyer, and KredX.

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