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August 4, 2021
Merchant payments and financial services provider BharatPe has raised $370 million in a primary and secondary mix, as a part of a Series E funding round led by new investor New York-based Tiger Global Management.
Other new investors include Dragoneer Investor Group and Steadfast Capital, who have participated as a part of this round.
The round makes BharatPe the latest entrant to India’s growing list of unicorn startups, with its valuation rising more than threefold to $2.85 billion in six months. The company had raised $108 million in February this year at a valuation of $900 million.
BharatPe Enters Unicorn Club; Raises $370 Mn At $2.85 Bn Valuation
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BharatPe is the fifth fintech startup to achieve unicorn status this year
BharatPe’s valuation almost tripled from $900 Mn in February 2021 to $2.85 Bn
New Delhi-based merchant payments and financial services provider – BharatPe– is the latest entrant to the coveted unicorn club in India, after it bagged $370 Mn in Series E equity round led by Tiger Global at valuation of $2.85 Bn. Dragoneer Investment Group and Steadfast Capital have come on board as new investors, while Coatue Management, Insight Partners, Sequoia Growth, Ribbit Capital, and Amplo added to their earlier investments in BharatPe.
BharatPe gets funding at $2.85 bn valuation, appoints Suhail Sameer as CEO
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Last Updated: Aug 04, 2021, 11:40 AM IST
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The fundraising, which pushes BharatPe into the unicorn club, gives the fintech startup capital as it takes over distressed lender PMC Bank with Centrum Financial Services to create a small finance bank.
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Suhail Sameer, new chief executive officer of BharatPe.
Mumbai | Bengaluru: Online payments startup BharatPe said it has raised $350 million in new funding, which has catapulted its post-money valuation to $2.85 billion, as investors line up to back domestic internet businesses.
The new financing will help the New Delhi-based company enter the fast growing club of Indian unicorns this year, making it the 19th entrant into the group. Unicorns are privately held companies that are valued at $1 billion or more.
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