Acquisition · Enterprise Software & IT
NuPlay acquires Verloop.io to expand customer base
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- Date
- Company
- NuPlay
- What it does
- Builds AI agents for enterprise workflows
- Kind
- Acquisition
- Sector
- Enterprise Software & IT
What they do
NuPlay builds AI agents for enterprise tasks like customer service and claims processing
What happened
The company acquired Verloop.io for undisclosed cash and equity to gain ~150 customers
Why it matters
Verloop has a decade-old presence in West Asia, adding international reach to NuPlay
The details
- NuPlay has closed its first acquisition of Verloop.io last month.
- The deal structure includes both cash and equity with an undisclosed value.
- Verloop.io brings approximately 150 existing customers to the NuPlay portfolio.
- Verloop.io possesses a decade-old operational presence in West Asian markets.
- NuPlay plans to scout for its next acquisition target within the next 6-12 months.
- This move supports NuPlay's strategy to rapidly scale its enterprise client base.
- The acquisition adds significant international footprint to NuPlay's primarily India-US revenue mix.
- Verloop.io complements NuPlay's existing AI agent offerings for enterprise workflows.
The bigger picture
- Acquiring established players helps NuPlay bypass slow organic customer acquisition cycles.
- Verloop.io's legacy systems integration capabilities align with NuPlay's modernization goals.
- The deal signals NuPlay's aggressive growth phase following recent substantial funding rounds.
- Expanding into West Asia diversifies NuPlay's geographic revenue dependence on India and US.
About the business
- NuPlay builds AI agents that handle routine enterprise tasks such as customer service.
- The flagship platform manages complex workflows including claims processing and catalog management.
- NuPlay aims for an autopilot enterprise model where AI handles tasks under human oversight.
- The complementary NuStack platform modernizes legacy systems to make them AI-ready quickly.
- Key clients include super.money, Myntra, Cult.fit, and Aditya Birla Capital.
- Retail is the primary demand sector for catalogue management and vendor onboarding.
- Financial services, specifically insurance, is identified as the next vertical for productisation.
- The team has deep retail background with employees coming from Flipkart.
- Revenue is currently split roughly 50% from India and 50% from the US.
- Average deal size is around $150K with contracts reaching up to $1 Mn.
- Largest deals currently originate from the Indian market despite global operations.
What happens next
- NuPlay expects US revenue to grow to ~80% over the next 3-4 years.
- The company aims to add 50 large enterprises in India in the near term.
- NuPlay targets $100 Mn revenue by 2029 with 3X annual growth.
- A near-term goal is reaching $25-30 Mn revenue in the next 12-15 months.
- The company plans to increase average deal size to $250K-300K soon.
The deal
- Type
- acquisition
Founders
- Mukesh Bansal, co-founder/CEO
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