Indian fintech Cash View mentioned on Monday it has raised $75 million in a brand new funding spherical, its second this yr, regardless of the market droop because it seems to scale its core credit score enterprise and construct extra merchandise within the South Asian market.
Apis Companions led Cash View’s Sequence E funding spherical, valuing the Bengaluru-headquartered startup at $900 million, up from $615 million in a $75 million Sequence D funding spherical in March. The startup mentioned in an announcement that the spherical hasn’t closed and it expects to boost extra capital.
robotechcompany.com reported in October that Cash View was partaking with buyers to boost as much as $150 million at a valuation of $1 billion. The startup mentioned right this moment that present backers Tiger International, Winter Capital and Evolence additionally participated within the funding.
The eight-year-old startup gives customized credit score merchandise and monetary administration options to clients who in any other case don’t have a credit score rating and so can’t avail credit score from banks and different monetary establishments. India’s credit score bureau information ebook is skinny, making most people within the South Asian market unworthy of credit score. Fintechs use modern-age underwriting techniques to lend to clients and a maze of regulatory arbitrage — more and more getting closed — to function.
Cash View is at present disbursing about $1.2 billion in loans, at an annualized-basis, and managing over $800 million, it mentioned. The startup, which says it has been worthwhile for the previous two years, clocked a income of $30.6 million and a revenue of $2.14 million within the monetary yr that led to March, based on regulatory disclosure.
“Our efficiency and progress over the previous two years has allowed us to drive our mission of true monetary inclusion in India with nice success,” mentioned Puneet Agarwal, founder and chief govt of Cash View, in an announcement. “We’re thrilled to have Apis Companions be a part of us in our journey and with their assist, we look ahead to turning into India’s main on-line credit score platform with progressive and holistic monetary options.”
Cash View plans to deploy the contemporary funds to develop its credit score enterprise, broaden its product portfolio with providers akin to digital financial institution accounts, insurance coverage, wealth administration and rent extra expertise, it mentioned.
Its new funding comes at a time when the dealflow exercise has slowed down dramatically within the South Asian market as buyers develop cautious of writing new checks and consider their underwriting fashions after valuations of publicly listed companies take a tumble.
“Cash View has achieved nice success already, with their credit score merchandise democratising the entry for tens of millions of shoppers in India, and we’re really excited to companion with the corporate at this stage of its journey,” mentioned Matteo Stefanel, Co-founder and Managing Associate at Apis Companions, in an announcement.
