Funding · Financial Services
PayGlocal raises Rs 36.38 crore from existing investor BEENEXT
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- PayGlocal
- What it does
- Cross-border payment infrastructure for businesses
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- Rs 36.38 crore
- Stage
- Series B
- Based in
- Bengaluru
- Founded
- 2021
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
PayGlocal provides RBI-authorised cross-border payment infrastructure for Indian businesses to accept international payments
What happened
It raised Rs 36.38 crore ($3.84 million) from existing investor BEENEXT, its first funding in over four years
Why it matters
The round values the company at Rs 1,140 crore ($120 million), a 31.8% increase from its previous valuation
The details
- PayGlocal is raising Rs 36.38 crore ($3.84 million) from existing investor BEENEXT.
- This is the company's first funding round in over four years.
- The board passed a special resolution to issue 5,074 CCPS (compulsorily convertible preference shares) at Rs 71,693.02 per share to BEENEXT.
- The $12 million Series B round led by Tiger Global was in 2022.
- The round values PayGlocal at Rs 1,140 crore ($120 million), a 31.8% increase from its previous valuation of Rs 865 crore.
- Post-allotment, Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital India) remains the largest external shareholder at 34.04%.
- BEENEXT's stake will be 6.14%, and Tiger Global's stake will be 5.21%.
The bigger picture
- The company's FY25 operating revenue more than doubled to Rs 25.11 crore from Rs 12.20 crore in FY24.
- Its losses narrowed to Rs 14 crore in FY25 from Rs 15.31 crore in FY24.
- The valuation increase reflects growing investor confidence in India's cross-border payment market.
About the business
- PayGlocal provides RBI-authorised cross-border payment infrastructure for Indian businesses to accept international payments.
- Its products include a payment gateway, multi-currency collection, export documentation, fraud prevention, and settlement solutions.
- Customers include exporters, SaaS firms, D2C brands, marketplaces, and freelancers.
- It offers local accounts in USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, and AUD for freelancers, and collects payments from platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and Toptal.
- The international payment gateway supports 130+ currencies, 40+ alternative payment methods, and reaches 180+ countries with a success rate of up to 96%.
- It supports Apple Pay and Google Pay, reaching over 2 billion combined users with a 95%+ authorisation rate.
- The company is headquartered in Bengaluru.
The deal
- Type
- funding
Investors
- BEENEXT (existing) — Existing investor participating in this round.
Founders
- Prachi Dharani, Co-founder
- Rohit Sukhija, Co-founder
- Yogesh Lokhande, Co-founder
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