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InCred turns unicorn after Series D round

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Company
InCred
What it does
Non-banking finance company
Kind
Funding
Amount
Rs 500 crore ($60M)
Stage
Series D
Based in
Mumbai
Sector
Financial Services

What they do

InCred is a Mumbai-based non-banking finance company (NBFC) that lends to individuals and businesses

What happened

It raised Rs 500 crore ($60M) in Series D funding led by Ranjan Pai (MEMG), reaching a $1.03B valuation

Why it matters

The company became the second unicorn of 2023, after Zepto, and plans to enter the insurance business

The details

  • InCred raised Rs 500 crore ($60M) in a Series D funding round.
  • The round was led by Ranjan Pai (MEMG Family Office) with $9M.
  • Other investors included Ravi Pillai ($5.4M), Ram Nayak ($1.2M), and ultra high-net-worth individuals.
  • Varanium Capital Advisors and Sattva Group also participated.
  • The round valued InCred at $1.03 billion, making it a unicorn.
  • Post-allotment, KKR India Financial Investments holds the largest stake at 31.5%.
  • B Singh Holdings is the second largest stakeholder with 17.2%.
  • The company's board passed a resolution to enter the insurance business.

The bigger picture

  • InCred is the second unicorn of 2023, after Zepto in August.
  • India saw 26 unicorns in 2022 and 44 in 2021.
  • The company's operating revenue grew 77.4% to Rs 865.6 crore in FY23.
  • Profit jumped 3.5 times to Rs 109 crore in FY23.
  • Profit before tax in the first half of FY24 was Rs 170 crore.

About the business

  • InCred is a non-banking finance company (NBFC) based in Mumbai.
  • It reported operating revenue of Rs 865.6 crore in FY23, up 77.4% from Rs 488 crore in FY22.
  • It posted a profit of Rs 109 crore in FY23, up from Rs 30.8 crore in FY22.
  • Profit before tax for the first half of FY24 was Rs 170 crore.

What happens next

  • The board passed a resolution to enter the insurance business.

The deal

Type
funding

Investors

  • Ranjan Pai (MEMG) (lead) — Family office of Ranjan Pai, a prominent Indian investor.
  • Ravi Pillai (participated) — Chairman of RP Group of Companies.
  • Ram Nayak (participated) — Global Co-Head of Investment Bank & Head of Fixed Income & Currencies at Deutsche Bank.
  • Varanium Capital Advisors (participated) — An investment advisory firm.
  • Sattva Group (participated) — A business group.
  • KKR India Financial Investments (existing) — Largest stakeholder post-allotment with 31.5% stake.
  • B Singh Holdings (existing) — Second largest stakeholder with 17.2% stake.

Founders

  • Bhupinder Singh, Founder and CEO

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