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Exclusive: Moneyview raising $30 Mn debt via private placement

EntrackrEntrackr · 10m ago
Exclusive: Moneyview raising $30 Mn debt via private placement
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Lending platform Moneyview is receiving Rs 250 crore (approximately $30 million) in debt through private placements. This will be the first major debt round for the Bengaluru-based firm in the past three years. The board Moneyview has passed a special resolution to issue non-convertible debentures up to Rs 250 crore, according to internal documents obtained by Entrackr from the Registrar of Companies. As per the documents, the debt infusion will be used for growth, working capital, and general corporate purposes. Moneyview is also on the brink of joining the prestigious unicorn club, with discussions underway to raise $50-60 million. The funding round will see participation from new investors alongside existing ones such as Apis Partners, Accel Partners, and Evolvence India. Entrackr had exclusively reported the development in July. The Tiger Global-backed company has raised around $190 million to date including a $75 million Series E round led by Apis Partners. The firm was valued at $900 million during its last equity round. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Accel was the largest external stakeholder in Moneyview with 22.28% followed by Tiger Global which held 12% of the company as of the last funding round. Its co-founders Puneet and Sanjay Agarwal cumulatively command 24% capital of the firm. Ribbit Capital, Apis Partners, Winter Capital, and Evolvence are other notable investors in Moneyview. See TheKredible for the detailed shareholding pattern. Founded in 2014, Moneyview largely deals in personal and home loans, credit cards, credit score viewing, motor insurance and loans against property. Besides third parties, the firm also offers credit through its own NBFC — Whizdm Finance. It claims to have disbursed loans worth Rs 1,2000 crore during its decade-old journey. While Moneyview is yet to disclose FY24 financial numbers, the company’s revenue from operations grew 2.6X to Rs 577 crore in FY23. Its profit mounted 27X to Rs 163 crore during the said fiscal year.

BharatPe to offer two-wheeler loans and loans against mutual funds for merchants

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BharatPe to offer two-wheeler loans and loans against mutual funds for merchants
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Fintech unicorn BharatPe has announced its foray into facilitation of secured loans for merchant partners on its platform. The company has launched facilitation of two-wheeler loans and loans against mutual funds (LAMF) for its existing merchant partners in the first phase. BharatPe has partnered with OTO Capital, a digital commerce and lending platform, for enabling two-wheeler loans while it has tied up with Volt Money to facilitate Loans Against Mutual Funds to its merchant partners. According to BharatPe, its merchants can now avail two-wheeler loans of up to Rs 2.5 lakh at competitive interest rates for a repayment period between 12- 48 months. With the launch of loans against mutual funds, these merchants can also avail loans of up to Rs 1 crore. The firm added that the loan disbursal and collections will be taken care of by the partner at their end. The Peak XV and Tiger Global-backed company is set to expand its offerings over the next three months, introducing a diverse range of products and lenders to meet the needs of merchants. Recently BharatPe invested around $8-9 million in its non banking financial (NBFC) arm Trillion Loans and increased its stake in the Mumbai-based firm to nearly 60%. Entrackr exclusively reported the development. It also raised Rs $10 million in debt through non-convertible debentures from Trifecta Venture and InnoVen Capital.

Swiggy reports Rs 11,247 Cr revenue in FY24; cuts losses by 44%

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Swiggy reports Rs 11,247 Cr revenue in FY24; cuts losses by 44%
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Swiggy has demonstrated strong financials ahead of its initial public offering (IPO). The Bengaluru-based firm reported a 36% jump in its operating revenue to Rs 11,247 crore in FY24, according to documents shared with its investors. Swiggy has also managed to reduce its losses by 44% to Rs 2,350 crore in the last fiscal year. The company’s revenue stood at Rs 5,476 crore in the first three quarters of FY24 with Rs 1,600 crore loss. It’s worth noting that these numbers aren’t audited. The Arc reported the development first. Swiggy said that its food delivery business grew 17% to Rs 6,100 crore while its quick commerce vertical Instamart registered Rs 1,100 crore gross revenue in the last fiscal year (FY24). When compared, Zomato’s overall revenue in FY24 jumped 71% to Rs 12,114 crore. This includes Rs 6,161 crore from the food business and Rs 2301 crore via the grocery business (Blinkit). Swiggy was neck and neck with Zomato in terms of food delivery whereas it was way behind in terms of grocery business. Unlike Swiggy, Zomato reported Rs 351 crore net profit in FY24 and the profitability also continued in the first quarter of FY25. For context, Blinkit had the highest market share among quick commerce players as of July, according to consulting firm USB. Swiggy Instamart was in second position followed by Zepto and BigBasket. Swiggy raised its last equity round in January 2022 when it also entered the decacorn club. Recently, it received strategic investments from Amitabh Bachchan Family’s office and Hindustan Composites. Swiggy reportedly filed IPO papers via a confidential route in May to raise up to Rs 3,750 crore ($450 million) via a fresh issue of equity shares and an offer for sale of up to an aggregate amount of Rs 6,664 crore ($800 million). The firm will soon file draft IPO papers with SEBI.

Exclusive: Salman Khan and Sachin Tendulkar join Purple Style Labs new round

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Exclusive: Salman Khan and Sachin Tendulkar join Purple Style Labs new round
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Purple Style Labs (PSL), the parent company of Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop (PPUS), is raising Rs 102 crore (approximately $12 million) in a new funding round from more than eighty investors. The board at Purple Style Labs has passed a special resolution to issue 2,040 preference shares at an issue price of Rs 5,00,000 each in the last 3 months to raise Rs 102 crore or $12 million, its regulatory filing sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Minerva Ventures Fund, Cordelia Family Trust, S Four Capital, and Sopariwala Exports will invest Rs 10 crore, Rs 5 crore, Rs 6 crore, and Rs 5 crore, respectively. The remaining amount will be contributed by individual investors, including Sachin Tendulkar, Salman Khan, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shraddha Kapoor, Sailesh Gupta, Pravesh Dhandhania, Fahim Sultan Ali, and 73 other individual investors. The company will use these proceeds for general corporate purposes and to meet working capital requirements. As per Entrackr’s estimates, the company will be valued at around $400 million post-allotment. Founded in 2015 by Abhishek Agarwal, Purple Style Labs is a luxury fashion platform housing Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop and The Stylist. Since acquiring Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop in 2018, it has expanded to 15 experience centers across major Indian cities and London. Purple Style Labs recorded a 36% year-on-year growth, with its revenue rising to Rs 508 crore during the last fiscal year from Rs 372 crore in FY23. However, this expansion came at a cost, as its losses increased by 20%, reaching Rs 45.6 crore in the past fiscal year. Purple Style Labs is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2026 and has set a target of $200 million in gross sales for the upcoming year.

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