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Wealthtech platform InvestorAi raises Rs 80 Cr in Series A round

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Wealthtech platform InvestorAi raises Rs 80 Cr in Series A round
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Equity investment platform InvestorAi has raised Rs 80 crore (nearly $10 million) in a Series A round from Ashish Kacholia, founder, Lucky Investment Managers and his associates. The proceeds will be used for ramping up the business and adding new products. Founded in 2018, InvestorAi’s products uses AI models and robotics to create stock recommendations for the Indian market. These recommendations are then packaged into easy-to-use investment solutions that combine recommendation and delivery into a one-click user experience. The startup claims to have over 15 equity baskets with different strategies and some of them are now in their third year, with compelling returns. All baskets have significantly beaten the index in the last 12 months as well as since inception. Its products are currently available in the broking industry that include HDFC Securities, Geojit, PL, JM Financial Services, Yes Securities, IIFL Securities, 5Paisa and Axis Securities.

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Smallcase raises $50 Mn in Series D led by Elev8

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Smallcase raises $50 Mn in Series D led by Elev8
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Smallcase raises $50 Mn in Series D led by Elev8 Wealthtech startup Smallcase has raised $50 million in its Series D round led by Elev8 Venture Partners, a $200 million growth-stage fund focused on high-potential Indian startups. The round also saw participation from State Street Global Advisors, Niveshaay AIF, Faering Capital, and Arkam Ventures. The capital will be used to expand Smallcase’s investment product offerings across asset classes and strengthen its relationships with retail investors and ecosystem partners, Smallcase said in a press release. The new round is coming after a gap of more than 3.5 years. Smallcase has raised around $120 million to date, including $40 million in a Series C round led by Faering Capital in August 2021. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Peak XV is the largest external stakeholder, followed by Faering Capital and Blume Ventures. Launched in 2016, Smallcase offers a model portfolio platform that has served over 10 million investors. It also provides technology solutions to more than 250 financial institutions, including research firms, advisors, wealth managers, and brokerages. The platform recently expanded its offerings through a joint venture with Zerodha to launch an asset management company focused on index funds and ETFs. Smallcase's revenue from operations surged to Rs 67.4 crore in FY24 from Rs 30.6 crore in FY23. A drop in advertising and employee benefits enabled the company to reduce its losses by 74.4% to Rs 34 crore in the last fiscal year. According to TheKredible, Indian wealthtech startups such as Neo, Dezerv, Centricity, Stable Money, Fisdom, InvestorAi, and Wealthy have garnered nearly $250 million in funding across 15 deals in the past 18 months. Elev8 Venture Partners, backed by South Korea’s KB Investment, focuses on B2B SaaS, enterprise tech, consumer tech, and fintech. This is its third investment after supporting identity verification platform IDfy and astrotech platform Astrotalk.

Wealthy’s revenue shots up over 2X with sound economics

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Wealthy’s revenue shots up over 2X with sound economics
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Wealthtech platform Wealthy has grown over two-fold in the fiscal year ending March 2024. Moreover, the Bengaluru-based startup also brought down losses by one-fourth in FY24 as compared to FY23. Wealthy’s revenue from operations increased 2.3X to Rs 8.94 crore in FY24, its consolidated financial statement with the RoC shows. Wealthy provides investment management and tracking tools for retail investors, along with advisory services. It claims to have facilitated over Rs 4,500 crore of investments through its platform, with income from service sales as its sole source of operating revenue. Looking at expenses, employee benefits accounted for 50% of Wealthy’s total costs, decreasing by 21% to Rs 13 crore in FY24. Depreciation made up 20% of the cost and doubled in FY24. Commissions paid to vendors represented 11% of expenses, while marketing accounted for 5.2%. Overall, its total costs decreased by 5.6% to Rs 25.7 crore in FY24. The Good Capital-backed firm reported a loss of Rs 16.75 crore in FY24, down by 25%. Its ROCE stood at -33.06%, and EBITDA margin at -60.64%. Wealthy spent Rs 3.03 to generate a rupee in operating income. FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin -392.09% -128.64% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹7.63 ₹3.03 ROCE -60.64% -33.06% Wealthy has raised a total of Rs 117.27 crore including Rs 45 crore in Series B round led by Falcon Edge’s Alpha Wave Incubation Fund. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Alpha Wave is the largest stakeholder with close to 23% as of the firm’s Series A round. Wealthtech in India is experiencing significant growth, with startups raising over $200 million in the past year, as reported by TheKredible. Leading the way is Peak XV-backed Neo, which secured $48 million. Mumbai’s Dezerv followed with $32 million in Series B funding, while Singapore’s Syfe raised $27 million from its tech hub in Gurugram. Other noteworthy fundraisers include Stable Money, Fisdom, InvestorAi, Wealthy, Powder, Infynite Club, and Vijya Fintech.

Exclusive: Wealthtech startup Stable Money raises $15 Mn in new round

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Exclusive: Wealthtech startup Stable Money raises $15 Mn in new round
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Wealthtech startup Stable Money has raised over Rs 123 crore nearly $15 million in a new round from RTP Capital, Lightspeed India, and Matrix Partner. The Bengaluru-based company has become one of the few startups to close two rounds within a year, especially during the so called funding winter. The board at Stable Money has passed a special resolution to issue 77,135 CCPS at price of Rs 16,019 each to raise Rs 123.56 crore or $14.74 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (ROC) shows. RTP Capital led the round with Rs 54.26 crore ($6.5 million) while Lightspeed India and Matrix Partners India pumped in Rs 34.64 crore ($4.15 million) each in this round. In August 2023, Stable Money scooped up $5 million in its first equity fundraise led by Matrix Partners and Lightspeed. Titan Capital, Mar Shot Ventures and a clutch of prominent angel investors also participated in the round. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Stable Money will be valued at around $60 million post money. This is nearly four fold jump in valuation from $16.5 million in the last round. Founded in late 2022 by Saurabh Jain and Harish Reddy, Stable Money is building a fixed-return investment platform to provide financial consultation services to investors. The platform will also publish financial literacy content on its online platform to create awareness among investors. A clutch of wealthtech startups have managed to score decent funding in the ongoing calendar year. Recently Deserv raked in $32 million in its Series B round led by Premji Invest. In May, wealth management platform Wealthy raised $5.4 million in a new round led by Alpha Wave Incubation Fund.

Stable Money raises $20 Mn led by Fundamentum

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Stable Money raises $20 Mn led by Fundamentum
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Bengaluru-based wealthtech platform Stable Money has raised $20 million (Rs 173 crore) in a funding round led by Fundamentum Partnership and participation from existing investors Z47, RTP Global, and Lightspeed. Aditya Birla Ventures also joined the round. The company had previously raised $20 million across Series A and Seed rounds. The proceeds will be used to expand its product suite, onboard new banking partners, and scale distribution. The company aims to add at least eight more banks and NBFCs in 2025. Founded in 2022 by Saurabh Jain and Harish Reddy, Stable Money enables users to invest in fixed-return products like fixed deposits (FDs), recurring deposits, secured credit cards, and bonds. It currently partners with eight banks and two NBFCs, including IndusInd Bank, South Indian Bank, Slice SFB, Ujjivan SFB, Unity SFB, and Suryoday SFB. The platform has over 150,000 users and more than Rs 3,000 crore in assets under management. For the fiscal year ended March 2024, it reported an operating income of Rs 35.3 lakh and a net loss of Rs 12.29 crore.

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