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Samunnati completes Rs 381 Cr in Pre-Series E funding

EntrackrEntrackr · 8m ago
Samunnati completes Rs 381 Cr in Pre-Series E funding
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Samunnati, an agri enterprise focused on enabling inclusive growth across agri-value chains, has raised Rs 42.5 crore (around $5 million) in equity from Agri-Biz Capital Delaware LLC. This marks the first equity infusion for FY 2025-26 and brings the total Series E funding to Rs 381 crore. In the previous fiscal year, Samunnati raised $135 million in funding from several lenders, including USDFC, Credit Saison, Tata Capital, Poonawalla Fincorp, Hinduja Leyland Finance, Wint Wealth, Altifi, Alteria Capital, and Anicut Capital. Founded in 2014, Samunnati operates as a specialized agri value chain enabler offering customized financial and non-financial solutions. Its unique approach focuses on addressing the critical gaps in the agriculture ecosystem by linking farmers to markets, facilitating credit access, and improving farm productivity. The company works extensively with Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), agri SMEs, and agri-tech firms, serving over 6,000 farmer collectives and impacting millions of smallholder farmers across the country. With its presence in over 100 agri value chains and operations across more than 25 states, Samunnati’s product suite includes working capital finance, trade facilitation, supply chain solutions, capacity building, and market access support.

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Samunnati posts Rs 2,434 Cr GMV and Rs 5 Cr PBT in FY25

EntrackrEntrackr · 19d ago
Samunnati posts Rs 2,434 Cr GMV and Rs 5 Cr PBT in FY25
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Samunnati, an agri-value chain enabler, reported muted growth during the fiscal year ended March 2025, while continuing to remain profitable at the pre-tax level. According to its consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), the Chennai-based company’s gross revenue inched up to Rs 2,434 crore in FY25 from Rs 2,404 crore in FY24. Founded in 2014, Samunnati is a specialised agri ecosystem platform, providing both financial and non-financial solutions across the agricultural value chain. The company primarily works with farmer-producer organisations (FPOs), agri SMEs, and agri-tech startups, and claims to serve over 6,000 farmer collectives, impacting millions of smallholder farmers across India. Trading and allied activities continued to be the mainstay of Samunnati’s business, contributing around 90% of its total gross revenue. Income from this segment stood at Rs 2,205 crore in FY25, while the remaining income was generated from its financing and lending operations. On the cost front, procurement expenses remained the largest component, accounting for nearly 85% of total expenses. The cost of procurement rose to Rs 2,084 crore in FY25. Employee benefit expenses also moved up by 8% to Rs 76 crore during the year. Samunnati’s lending business led to a sharp rise in finance costs, which surged 42.9% to Rs 215.8 crore in FY25 from Rs 151 crore in FY24. Legal, professional, and other overhead expenses further pushed the company’s total expenditure to Rs 2,463 crore in FY25, compared to Rs 2,434 crore in FY24. Despite flat gross revenue growth and rising costs, Samunnati reported earnings before tax (EBT) of Rs 5.3 crore in FY25. However, a deferred tax expense of Rs 74 crore dragged the company into losses, with a net loss for the year standing at Rs 74 crore. The company spent nearly Re 1 to earn a unit of revenue in FY25, indicating near break-even operations. Its total current assets stood at Rs 2,103 crore as of March 2025, including cash and bank balances of Rs 308 crore. On the fundraising front, Samunnati closed a $44 million Series E round in May last year. Before that, the company had raised $135 million from a mix of lenders and investors, including USDFC, Credit Saison, Tata Capital, Poonawalla Fincorp, Hinduja Leyland Finance, Wint Wealth, Altifi, Alteria Capital, and Anicut Capital.

Rapido raises Rs 250 Cr from Prosus as part of Series E round

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Rapido raises Rs 250 Cr from Prosus as part of Series E round
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Rapido raises Rs 250 Cr from Prosus as part of Series E round Mobility firm Rapido is raising Rs 250 crore (around $29.7 million) from Prosus as part of Series E round. This funding comes just seven months after its $120 million round, which was led by WestBridge. The board at Rapido has passed a special resolution to issue 47,743 Series E preference shares at an issue price of Rs 52,467 each to raise Rs 250 crore or $29.7 million, the company's regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Rapido was set to raise approximately $60 million in a mix of primary and secondary funding from Prosus, as exclusively reported by Entrackr in October 2024. The ride-hailing app is raising $200 million in its Series E round at a $1.1 billion valuation. The company has already received two tranches—$120 million and $29.7 million. Following this latest tranche, Prosus will hold around 2.9% of Rapido. Based on Entrackr’s estimates, Rapido is currently valued at approximately Rs 8,726 crore (just over $1 billion). Rapido recorded 46.3% year-on-year growth, with revenue standing at Rs 648 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2024. The company also reduced its losses by 45%, bringing them down to Rs 371 crore during the same period. In Q2 FY25, Rapido reported a 2.5X year-on-year increase in gross order value (GOV), reaching Rs 2,461 crore, up from Rs 977 crore in Q2 FY24. The company also saw a two-fold increase in rides, totaling 207 million.

ProcMart raises Rs 25 Cr in pre-Series B round

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ProcMart raises Rs 25 Cr in pre-Series B round
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Business-to-business procurement marketplace ProcMart has raised Rs 25 crore ($3 million) in its pre-Series B round from Sixth Sense Ventures India. The board at ProcMart has issued 5,933 pre-series B CCPS at an issue price of Rs 42,127 each to raise Rs 25 crore, its regulatory filing soured from the RoC shows. Previously, the startup had raised $10 million in its Series A round led by Sixth Sense Ventures in November 2022. Following the fresh proceeds, Sixth Sense became the largest external stakeholder with 30% stake in ProcMart while its founder and chief executive officer Anish Popli will command 41.76% of the company. As per the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the latest capital injection has been done at a valuation, which is Rs 275 crore. Founded in 2015 by Anish Popli, the IndiaMART-backed startup provides supply chain solutions and infrastructure to businesses including services such as purchase order management, contract administration, master data management, e-catalogue management and market intelligence. ProcMart’s clients include Colgate, Mondelez, Harman, and Vedanta. It has 13 offices in India and one in Malaysia. The company also launched white-label in 2022 to provide construction equipment. The Noida-based company recently announced a strategic collaboration with local vendors in the biomass briquettes and pellets manufacturing sector. It competes with Lightspeed Ventures-backed Udaan in the B2B supply chain space.

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