Funding · Financial Services
Plum raises ₹193 crore in Series B round
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- Date
- Company
- Plum
- What it does
- B2B insurtech for employee health benefits
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- ₹193 crore
- Stage
- Series B
- Founded
- 2019
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
Plum is a B2B insurtech platform that offers employee health benefits to companies
What happened
It raised ₹193 crore ($20.6 million) in Series B funding led by Peak XV Partners
Why it matters
The company turned EBITDA and cash flow positive for a full year and plans to expand into preventive care
The details
- Plum raised ₹193 crore ($20.6 million) in a Series B funding round.
- The round was led by existing investor Peak XV Partners.
- Participating investors included GMO Venture Partners and Tanglin Venture Partners (also an existing backer).
- The company's valuation is ₹1,181 crore as stated by CEO Abhishek Poddar.
- Plum turned EBITDA and cash flow positive for a full year.
- Funds will be used to scale go-to-market, invest in technology, and expand into preventive and primary healthcare.
- The company also plans to strengthen AI-led claims processing and hire talent.
The bigger picture
- Plum's healthcare revenue is growing at a triple-digit pace and is expected to contribute 40-45% of revenue in a few years.
- Claims volumes surged nearly 50x in the past four years while team size only doubled.
- 78% of claims are now processed without human intervention, up from 34% in 2022.
- The company serves over 6,000 organisations covering more than 600,000 employees.
About the business
- Plum is a B2B insurtech platform offering employee health benefits (insurance and healthcare services) to companies.
- It started as an insurance broking platform and is now growing its healthcare vertical.
- Revenue mix is approximately 80% insurance and 20% healthcare.
- Healthcare revenue is growing at a triple-digit pace.
- Clients include CRED, Meesho, PhonePe, Swiggy, Zomato, WeWork, and Atlassian.
- The company serves over 6,000 organisations covering more than 600,000 employees.
- FY25 revenue was nearly ₹70 crore, with six months of EBITDA profitability.
What happens next
- Scale go-to-market efforts and invest in technology.
- Expand into preventive care, primary care, mental wellness, and telehealth.
- Strengthen AI-led claims processing and enterprise-grade security.
- Deepen integrations with HR and payroll systems.
- Hire talent across functions.
The deal
- Type
- Series B
Investors
- Peak XV Partners (lead) — Existing investor in Plum.
- GMO Venture Partners (participated)
- Tanglin Venture Partners (participated) — Existing backer of Plum.
Founders
- Abhishek Poddar, CEO
- Saurabh Arora, Co-founder
About Plum
- Product
- An employee health benefits platform combining insurance with healthcare services.
- Customers
- Employers and businesses that provide health benefits to employees.
- How it makes money
- It makes money by selling employee health benefits and insurance-related services to businesses.
- What sets it apart
- AI-driven claims operations and tighter HR and payroll integrations.
- Operations
- It plans to expand into preventive care, primary care, mental wellness and telehealth.
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