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Juspay raises $50 Mn from WestBridge Capital at $1.2 Bn valuation

EntrackrEntrackr · 15d ago
Juspay raises $50 Mn from WestBridge Capital at $1.2 Bn valuation
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Juspay raises $50 Mn from WestBridge Capital at $1.2 Bn valuation Bengaluru-based payments infrastructure firm Juspay has raised $50 million in a Series D follow-on round from WestBridge Capital through a mix of primary and secondary transactions. Avendus Capital acted as the financial advisor to Juspay on this transaction. Juspay said the latest funding round pegged its valuation at $1.2 billion, compared to around $900 million in the previous round. With this, the company has become the first unicorn of 2026. The primary capital will be used to support global expansion and product development, while the secondary portion will provide partial liquidity to early investors and employees holding ESOPs. This is the second liquidity event facilitated by the company in the past year. The fundraise follows continued operational growth. Juspay said its annualised total payment volume (TPV) has crossed $1 trillion, with the platform processing over 300 million transactions daily. The company serves enterprises and banks across sectors such as ecommerce, travel, food delivery, insurance and financial services, and has expanded its presence across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, the UK and North America. Founded in 2012, Juspay builds payments infrastructure with a focus on open-source, interoperable and modular systems. Its offerings include payment orchestration, authentication, tokenisation and core payments infrastructure for banks. The company is also investing in artificial intelligence-driven tools aimed at improving merchant experience and internal operations. The latest round adds to Juspay’s recent funding history. In April 2025, the company raised $60 million in a Series D round led by Kedaara Capital, with participation from SoftBank and Accel. That round also included a secondary component. Earlier, in December 2021, Juspay raised $60 million in a Series C round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Wellington Management and VEF, at an estimated valuation of about $460 million. Prior to that, the company raised a Series B round in 2020 led by VEF, following its early institutional backing from Accel in 2016. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Juspay works with over 500 enterprises and banks globally and operates with a distributed workforce of more than 1,500 employees across India, the US, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. For the fiscal year ended March 2025, Juspay reported operating revenue of Rs 540 crore and a profit of Rs 62.28 crore.

Juspay’s revenue spikes 88% to Rs 213 Cr in FY23; losses stand still

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Juspay’s revenue spikes 88% to Rs 213 Cr in FY23; losses stand still
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Payments technology firm Juspay has been consistent in its scale with 85% YoY growth in the last two fiscal (FY23 and FY22). At the same time, the SoftBank-backed company kept a tight rein on its losses which remained almost unchanged in the fiscal year ending March 2023. Juspay’s revenue from operations grew 88.5% to Rs 213 crore in FY23 from Rs 113 crore in FY22, its annual financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show. Juspay offers payment processing technology to merchants and is working behind offline payment solutions. Its flagship products include Juspay Safe, HyperSDK, Express Checkout, and UPI in a Box. It claims to process over 100 million transactions with an annualized TPV (total payment value) of more than $500Bn. Payment platform integration and related services were the primary source of revenue for Juspay. The company also earned Rs 24 crore from interest on non-current and current investments which tallied Juspay’s total income to Rs 213 crore during the previous fiscal year (FY23). Similar to other payments companies, its employee benefits emerged as the largest cost center forming 62% of the overall expenditure. This cost surged 70% to Rs 214 crore in FY23 from Rs 126 crore in FY22. This includes 54 crore as ESOP cost which is non-cash in nature. Juspay’s expenses on rent, information technology, legal professional, advertising, and overheads took its overall cost up by 53.8% to Rs 343 crore in FY23 from Rs 223 crore in FY22. Check TheKredible for a detailed expense breakdown. The impressive scale with a tight control on expenses helped Juspay control its losses which increased only by 5% to Rs 106 crore in FY23 as compared to Rs 101 crore in FY22. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved -21% and -40.9% respectively. On a unit level, the Accel Partners-backed firm spent Rs 1.61 to earn a rupee in FY23. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -80% -40.9% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.97 ₹1.61 ROCE -24% -21% The Bengaluru-based company secured over $85 million across rounds including a $60 million round led by SoftBank in 2021. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Accel is the largest external stakeholder with 12.39% followed by VEF VC and SoftBank.

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