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Oxyzo launches first credit fund
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- Date
- Company
- Oxyzo
- What it does
- SME lending and credit fund
- Kind
- Launch
- Founded
- 2016
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
Oxyzo provides loans to SMEs for raw materials, machinery and working capital
What happened
It launched Oxyzo Credit Fund I, a SEBI-registered Category II AIF, and started deploying capital
Why it matters
The fund targets mid-sized, investment-grade companies and prioritises ESG-compliant investments
The details
- Oxyzo launched its first credit fund, Oxyzo Credit Fund I (OCF-I), under a new alternative investment platform.
- OCF-I is a performing credit fund registered as a Category II AIF with SEBI.
- The fund invests in secured debt of mid-sized, investment-grade companies needing growth capital.
- OCF-I targets performing credit opportunities for steady, risk-adjusted returns and capital preservation.
- It prioritises investments in ESG-compliant companies.
- OCF-I has completed its first close and started deploying capital.
- Investors include high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors.
- Tourism Finance Corporation of India approved investment of up to 5% of OCF-I's total corpus.
The bigger picture
- Oxyzo entered fund management via a new subsidiary, Oxyzo Investment Manager Private Limited.
- The subsidiary started operations in July 2025 and got approval for its first fund in November 2025.
- Oxyzo Investment Manager aims to grow fund management business to about ₹3,000 Cr over 4-5 years across multiple strategies.
- Parent OfBusiness is preparing for an IPO, converted to public entity OFB Tech Limited, DRHP not yet filed.
- OfBusiness IPO is expected to be about $1 Bn, with fresh issue and offer for sale.
About the business
- Oxyzo is a technology-led NBFC (non-banking financial company).
- It provides loans to SMEs for raw materials, machinery, supply chain and working capital.
- Oxyzo was founded in 2016 as the lending arm of OfBusiness.
- In FY25, Oxyzo reported net profit of ₹339.15 Cr (up 16.7% YoY).
- Its operating revenue in FY25 was ₹1,207.44 Cr (up 33.7% YoY from ₹903 Cr in FY24).
- Total income in FY25 was ₹1,211 Cr and total assets were ₹9,236 Cr.
- Oxyzo became a unicorn in 2022 after a $200 Mn Series A round led by Alpha Wave Global and Tiger Global.
- It has raised over $264 Mn from Z47, Hinduja Leyland Finance, AK Capital and others.
What happens next
- Oxyzo Investment Manager aims to grow fund management business to about ₹3,000 Cr over 4-5 years across multiple strategies.
The deal
- Type
- fund launch
Investors
- Tourism Finance Corporation of India (participated) — Approved investment of up to 5% of OCF-I's total corpus.
Founders
- Ashish Mohapatra, cofounder
- Bhuvan Gupta, cofounder
- Ruchi Kalra, cofounder
- Vasant Sridhar, cofounder
About Oxyzo
- Product
- SME-focused lending and credit solutions
- Customers
- Small and medium enterprises that need business credit
- How it makes money
- It earns interest and fees on secured and unsecured SME loans.
- What sets it apart
- Uses its lending data and tech stack to underwrite SME credit.
- Operations
- Provides term loans, working capital loans and collateral-free credit.
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