Funding · Financial Services
Scapia raises $63 million in Series C funding round
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Scapia
- What it does
- Travel fintech with co-branded credit cards
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- $63M
- Stage
- Series C
- Founded
- 2022
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
Scapia offers travel-focused financial products including dual-network credit cards and rewards
What happened
The company raised $63 million led by General Catalyst at a post-money valuation of Rs 5,122 crore
Why it matters
Funds will support AI hiring and brand expansion to scale its finance and travel ecosystem
The details
- Scapia has raised $63 million in a Series C funding round.
- The investment values the company at a post-money valuation of Rs 5,122 crore ($539 million).
- General Catalyst led the round by investing approximately Rs 474 crore.
- Existing investors Peak XV Partners and Z47 also participated in this financing.
- Founder Anil Goteti remains the largest shareholder with a 33.6% stake in the firm.
- This raise follows a Series B round of $40 million completed in April 2025.
- Cumulative funding for Scapia now totals approximately $135 million across all rounds.
- The company plans to use the capital for AI-native organizational building and hiring.
The bigger picture
- The new valuation is more than three times higher than the previous round's value.
- Revenue grew significantly from Rs 17 crore to Rs 29 crore in fiscal year 2025.
- The company continues to operate with a net loss despite revenue growth in recent years.
- The funding supports expansion of its brand presence across India and its product ecosystem.
About the business
- Scapia operates as a travel fintech company focusing on financial services for travelers.
- It issues co-branded credit cards in partnership with Federal Bank and Bank of Baroda.
- The company launched India's first dual-network card supporting both Visa and RuPay.
- Its ecosystem includes Scapia Pay, add-on cards, and bill payment services via BBPS.
- Users can earn Scapia Coins which are redeemable for flights, trains, buses, visas, and stays.
- The platform also features a Scapia Store and curated Scapia Experiences for customers.
- The business model combines financial instruments with travel rewards to drive customer engagement.
- The company aims to scale its integrated finance and travel offerings across the Indian market.
What happens next
- The company intends to hire engineering, product, data science, and design talent.
- Scapia plans to expand its brand presence across India using the new funds.
- The firm aims to scale its combined finance and travel reward ecosystem further.
The deal
- Type
- Series C
Investors
- General Catalyst (lead) — Venture capital firm leading the Series C round with a significant investment.
- Peak XV Partners (co-lead) — Existing investor participating in the round holding a 12.97% stake.
- Z47 (participant) — Investor holding the largest external shareholder stake of 15.47% in the company.
- Elevation Capital (existing) — Previous lead investor from Series A maintaining a 10% stake in the firm.
Founders
- Anil Goteti, Founder/CEO
About Scapia
- Product
- A travel platform and co-branded credit cards for trip planning and payments.
- Customers
- Consumers, especially newer and younger travellers in India.
- How it makes money
- It earns from travel-related transactions and card-based financial services.
- What sets it apart
- Combines travel services with payment products and a broader travel ecosystem.
- Operations
- It offers flights, hotels, visas, trains, buses, experiences, and card partnerships with banks.
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