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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

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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