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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

EntrackrEntrackr · 4d ago
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 · 8m 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 · 8m 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 · 1y 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.

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