Funding · Financial Services
Indifi raises Rs 79 crore in funding round
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Indifi
- What it does
- Tech-driven SME lending platform
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- ₹79 crore
- Stage
- Series E+
- Founded
- 2015
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
Indifi provides technology-driven unsecured business loans to small and medium enterprises
What happened
It raised Rs 79 crore (~$8.3 million) in a round led by ICICI Venture, with BII, Accel India, and Parul Alok Mittal participating
Why it matters
The valuation remained flat at Rs 1,418 crore from its Series E round in June 2023
The details
- Indifi is raising Rs 79 crore (~$8.3 million) in its first funding round in three years.
- The round is led by ICICI Venture through its India Advantage Fund, investing Rs 29 crore.
- British International Investment (BII) is investing Rs 27 crore.
- Accel India is investing Rs 14 crore.
- Parul Alok Mittal is investing Rs 9 crore.
- The board approved issuance of 43,55,975 CCPS (compulsorily convertible preference shares) at Rs 181.36 each.
- Proceeds will be used for business expansion, infrastructure, capex, working capital, debt repayment, and general corporate purposes.
- The company may raise more capital in this round.
The bigger picture
- This is Indifi's first funding round since its Series E in June 2023, which raised $35 million led by ICICI Venture.
- The valuation remains flat at Rs 1,418 crore from the Series E round.
- Post-allotment, BII becomes the largest external shareholder at 17.10%.
- FY25 operating revenue grew 22.4% to Rs 360 crore, but losses widened 64% to Rs 45.04 crore.
About the business
- Indifi is a technology-driven platform that provides unsecured business loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
- It has disbursed over 1.5 lakh loans across more than 400 cities.
- It partners with over 80 lending institutions to offer credit.
- In FY25, it reported operating revenue of Rs 360 crore and losses of Rs 45.04 crore.
What happens next
- Proceeds will be used for business expansion, infrastructure, capex, working capital, debt repayment, and general corporate purposes.
- The company may raise more capital in this round.
The deal
- Type
- funding
Investors
- ICICI Venture (lead) — Invests through India Advantage Fund S5 I; holds 15.33% post-allotment.
- British International Investment (participated) — UK-based development finance institution; becomes largest external shareholder at 17.10% post-allotment.
- Accel India (participated) — Venture capital firm; holds 10.94% post-allotment through Accel India IV (Mauritius) Limited.
- Parul Alok Mittal (participated) — Individual investor; holds 1.56% on fully diluted basis.
Founders
- Alok Mittal, Co-founder
- Siddharth Mahanot, Co-founder
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