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Way2News raises $14 Mn in Series B led by WestBridge

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Way2News raises $14 Mn in Series B led by WestBridge
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Hyperlocal news platform Way2News has raised $14 million in its Series B round led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from venture capitalist Sashi Reddi. With the fresh proceeds, Way2News will focus on scaling operations, enhancing technology, and expanding its presence in the South Indian market, the company said in a press release. In June 2022, the Bengaluru-based firm scooped up $16.75 million in Series A round. Founded in 2015, Way2News claims to have 6.5 million daily active users, 13 million monthly active users, and more than 50 million downloads across app stores. Hyderabad-based Way2News offers short, relevant, and reliable news stories extending beyond districts to villages and mandals in their local language such as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, and Gujarati from trusted local sources. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Way2News increased its operating revenue by 6% to Rs 29 Cr in FY23 from Rs 27.35 Cr in FY22. Way2News had a loss of Rs 15.14 Cr in FY23 whereas it made a profit of Rs 4.78 Cr in FY22. In the news aggregation space, Way2News faces competition from InShorts, Dailyhunt, Inshorts’ Public app and Feedly.

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Finfactor raises $15 Mn in Series A led by WestBridge

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Finfactor raises $15 Mn in Series A led by WestBridge
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Finfactor raises $15 Mn in Series A led by WestBridge The Pune-based company had earlier raised $2.5 million in July 2022 from Varanium Nexgen Fund, IIFL, DMI Sparkle Fund, and others. Finfactor, the parent company of Finvu Account Aggregator, has raised $15 million in its Series A round led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from existing investors Varanium Capital, DMI Sparkle Fund, and IIFL Fintech Fund. According to the company, the new capital will be used to expand its product suite for financial institutions, enhance its analytics capabilities, and advance its goal of becoming a full-stack technology provider for banks and BFSI clients. Co-founded by Manoj Alandkar and Munish Bhatia, Finvu Account Aggregator enables secure data exchange for banks, insurers, stockbrokers, investment advisors, and other financial institutions and claims to have served more than 50 million consumers. Finfactor offers data analytics and artificial intelligence-driven solutions such as a multi AA gateway, bank statement analyser, loan monitoring and collections tools, and wealth management capabilities. It serves more than 150 BFSI clients including HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Motilal Oswal, Canara Bank, and CRED, supported by a team of more than 120 professionals. WestBridge recently led the $40 million Series B round for credit infrastructure fintech FinBox. It has also backed enterprise AI platform UnifyApps, edtech firm SpeakX, and took part in a secondary transaction in Rapido to facilitate an exit for Swiggy.

Otipy raises $2 Mn in venture debt from Nuvama

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Otipy raises $2 Mn in venture debt from Nuvama
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Otipy, a farm-to-fork company, has raised $2 million in venture debt from Nuvama Asset Management Limited. This raise comes ahead of its $10 million equity round as reported by Entrackr earlier. Otipy will use these funds for general corporate purposes. Otipy operates a farm-to-fork delivery model by procuring directly from farmers and delivering fresh produce to consumers every morning. Currently, it operates in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai, with plans to launch in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai. The Varun Khurana-led company has raised $46 million to date, including its $32 million Series B round led by Westbridge Capital in 2022. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, SIG Global is the largest external stakeholder in the firm, followed by WestBridge Capital. Recently, Otipy introduced electric carts in Gurugram as part of a pilot project to sell fruits and vegetables offline. The firm plans to organize the pushcarts through a franchise model and expand its services to other cities, including Mumbai. For the fiscal year ending in March 2024 (FY24), Otipy claims to register Rs 175 crore in topline.

Eloelo kicks off Series B round with $13 Mn

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Eloelo kicks off Series B round with $13 Mn
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Social gaming and live streaming platform Eloelo is raising Rs 114 crore (approximately $13 million) in its Series B round led by Play Ventures Investments with participation from Gameskarft Technologies, Kalaari Capital, and WestBridge Capital. The board has passed a resolution to issue 1,696 Series B compulsory convertible preferred shares at Rs 6,73,997 each to raise the funds, according to a regulatory filing. Play Ventures is investing Rs 34.7 crore, Gameskraft Technologies Rs 21.7 crore, WestBridge Capital Rs 8.7 crore, and Kalaari Capital Rs 13 crore. Additional investments are being made by Countryside Ventures, Rocket Capital, MIXI Global, and Veenita and Vinay Mittal. Eloelo has raised over $50 million to date, including a $22 million pre-series B round co-led by Courtside Ventures and Griffin Gaming Partners. Post-transaction, Play Ventures will hold 3.38%, Countryside Ventures 4.46%, Gameskraft 2.12%, and Kalaari Capital 6.35%. Founded by Saurabh Pandey and Akshay Dubey, Eloelo offers live games and entertainment with native activities like tambola and antakshari. It features over 50 live games and more than 1,000 daily live streams. The social gaming and live streaming space in India is evolving with platforms like Loco, Rooter, and Turnip in gaming, while Chingari, ShareChat, and Bolo Live expand into live and casual gaming.

Electric Vehicle financing firm Mufin Green raises $5 Mn

EntrackrEntrackr · 2y ago
Electric Vehicle financing firm Mufin Green raises $5 Mn
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Electric vehicle financing platform Mufin Green Finance has raised $5 million in a debt funding round led by BlueOrchard. Last month, Mufin raised Rs 140 crore (approximately $17 million) in a Series B round of equity funding, on top of Rs 530 crore raised in debt funding, last financial year. The funds will be utilised to propel its initiatives in the green and energy space, driving innovation, and facilitating sustainable development, Mufin said in a press release. Founded in 2016 by Kapil Garg, Mufin Green Finance provides financing options for EVs across two, three and four-wheelers. With a presence in 16 states across India, it has financed EVs worth over Rs 350 crore to date. Mufin claims to have recorded a 12-fold growth in just two years. The AUM for Mufin Green Finance stood at Rs 502 crore as of December 2023 and the company is expecting to close FY24 with an AUM of Rs 650-700 crore. In the electric vehicle financing space, Muffin competes with Revfin, Finayo, Vidyut, OTO, evfin, and Hero FinCorp, among others. Recently, Revfin raised $14 million in a Series B round led by Omidyar Network.

Climate-tech startup Varaha raises $20 Mn in Series B led by WestBridge Capital

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Climate-tech startup Varaha raises $20 Mn in Series B led by WestBridge Capital
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Climate-tech startup Varaha has raised $20 million in the first tranche of its Series B round led by WestBridge Capital. Existing investors RTP Global and Omnivore also participated. The Series B round is sized at around $45 million. The funding comes after a gap of two years since Varaha raised its $8.7 million Series A round led by RTP Global in February 2024. The proceeds will be used to expand Varaha’s global footprint, strengthen its scientific and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems, and scale a new industrial partnership model focused on biochar-based carbon removal. Co-founded in 2022 by Madhur Jain, Ankita Garg and Vishal Kuchanur, Varaha develops carbon removal projects across biochar, afforestation and reforestation, regenerative agriculture, and enhanced rock weathering. The company operates projects across India and other parts of South Asia and Africa, working closely with local operators and smallholder farmers. Alongside the funding, Varaha has launched the Varaha Industrial Partners Program (VIPP). Through this program, industrial operators with biomass and gasification capabilities can partner with Varaha to generate verified carbon removal credits using its MRV platform and carbon credit origination infrastructure. Varaha has signed long-term carbon offtake agreements with global companies including Google and Microsoft, and has delivered a large volume of durable carbon removal credits to date. The Gurugram-based company currently runs over 20 carbon projects across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Ivory Coast.

AquaExchange raises $8 Mn in Series B round at $41 Mn valuation

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AquaExchange raises $8 Mn in Series B round at $41 Mn valuation
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AquaExchange raises $8 Mn in Series B round at $41 Mn valuation Aquaculture technology startup AquaExchange has raised $8 million (around Rs 72 crore) in its Series B funding round, co-led by Endiya Partners and Factor Analytics, with participation from Accion Ventures and support from Ocean 14 Capital. According to filings, the round was co-led by Endiya Partners and Factor Analytics, with investments of Rs 30 crore each, followed by Accion Ventures, which invested Rs 12 crore. AquaExchange's valuation has surged around 74% to Rs 372 crore (approximately $41 million) in the latest round, compared to Rs 214 crore during its Series A funding in January 2024. The fresh capital will be used to expand its international technology business, grow domestic market share, and strengthen its presence across the aquaculture value chain. Endiya Partners holds a 16.2% stake, followed by Accion Venture with 9.68% and Factor Analytics with 8.06%. Founded by Pavan Kosaraju, Hemasundar Dhavili, Kareem Mohammod, and Kiran Bandi, AquaExchange helps aquaculture farmers leverage technology to improve crop yields, reduce crop risks, and manage rising input costs. Its product portfolio includes PowerMon, a power management device, and AquaBot, an automated feed management system. The company claims to be the first aquaculture technology firm in India to automate more than 25% of the country’s shrimp farming acreage. Its platform currently monitors over 80,000 acres of aquaculture farms globally and operates across five Indian states, along with international markets such as Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, and Madagascar. The company’s operating revenue rose 2.3X to Rs 240.51 crore in FY25 from Rs 104.88 crore in FY24, while its losses increased to Rs 12.71 crore from Rs 9.35 crore during the same period. The company also claims to achieve EBITDA profitability within the current financial year.

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