Stock Market – Scoopearth: Leading platform for startups & business news https://www.scoopearth.com Embrace the World of Start-ups, Technology, Business, Finance and Economy Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:56:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.scoopearth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-sc-96x96.png Stock Market – Scoopearth: Leading platform for startups & business news https://www.scoopearth.com 32 32 Pharmaceutical packaging startup Sorich secured $1 million from BizDateUp in its pre-IPO funding round https://www.scoopearth.com/pharmaceutical-packaging-startup-sorich-secured-1-million-from-bizdateup-in-its-pre-ipo-funding-round/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:47:09 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=345686 Sorich Foils Limited is a packaging material manufacturing pharmaceutical packaging startup that raised 1 million USD crore in its pre-IPO funding round from BizDateUp. The round saw the participation of other investors including the firm’s employees or founders. The startup plans to use these fresh proceeds to scale its operations, optimize production capacities, expand its network, enhance its working capital, and improve its machinery.

The company also intends to use this investment to develop patented products and necessary certifications, upgrade the firm’s infrastructure including the heat transfer labels, and produce high-margin products. The company offers manufacturing solutions and supplies packaging materials across various industries such as coated glassine paper, aluminum foils, and flexible packaging.  Sorich Foils provides products that can be used across the food, dairy, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. The startup aims to enhance global human health through its advanced hygienic packaging technologies.

The company claims that the demand for innovative solutions has increased in the areas of child-resistant foils and extrusion laminate. The platform is designed to empower healthcare by offering pharmaceutical packaging solutions. Sorich Foils wants to transform the packaging sector using its advanced technologies. The company plans to use some of its investment to improve its machines and advance its technologies. The startup manufactures aluminum including the basic processing, refining, smelting, rolling, and extruding. The company produces foil, sheets, plates, wires, tubes, and pipe fittings.

The company intends to increase its market presence in both the domestic and pharmaceutical packaging markets. The startup focuses on expanding its services and enhancing its technologies. The investment shows BizDateUp’s trust in Sorich Foil’s market potential and business model. This startup provides the best packaging solutions for its customers. The company offers its services across different sectors including the food and pharmaceutical. The startup faces competition from other packaging manufacturing companies in the same market segment. The development just after this sector saw increased interest from investors.

Sorich Foils reported a turnover of 2.4 million USD in FY24 with its target crossing 7.2 million USD in the same duration. The company aims to expand into Sikkim in this financial year to generate additional revenue of $1.8 million to $2.4 million. This highlights the firm’s strategic approach to entering the market. Entrackr reported the development first. The World Packaging Organization mentioned that the pharmaceutical packaging sector is growing with a CAGR of 14.9 percent and it is expected to reach 229.9 billion USD in the next three years.

Conclusion:

Sorich Foils Limited is a pharmaceutical packaging startup that secured 1 million USD in its ongoing pre-IPO funding round from BizDateUp. The company intends to use this fresh capital to scale its operations, expand the market, enhance its working capital, develop its patent products, and optimize its production capability. Sorich manufactures various products including flexible packaging, aluminum foils, and coated glassine paper. The company aims to transform global human health through its packaging technology. The startup supplies its products across food and dairy, personal care, Pharmaceutical, and confectionery industries. The World Packaging Organization report showed that the pharmaceutical packaging market is expected to increase in CAGR and reach the $229.9 billion mark by 2027.

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Investment firm Northern Arc launched the Alternative Investment Fund Finserv Fund with a target corpus of Rs 1500 crore https://www.scoopearth.com/investment-firm-northern-arc-launched-the-alternative-investment-fund-finserv-fund-with-a-target-corpus-of-rs-1500-crore/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:25:22 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=345681 Northern Arc is a non-banking finance company that launched its second category Alternative Investment fund through its subsidiary, Northern Arc Investment Managers. The company launched the fund with a target corpus of 178.5 million USD including a green shoe option of Rs 500 crore. The startup intends to use these funds to invest in small businesses across six segments including affordable housing, MSME financing, microfinance, vehicle finance, agriculture finance, and consumer finance. The fundraising saw participation from several new and existing investors.

Northern Arc’s Finserv Fund impact on small business

The fund will offer a long-term debt to financial enterprises focused on underserved and unserved segments with a target corpus of Rs 1500 crore. The spokesperson of Northern Arc told inc42 in an interview that this fund will invest in around 45 to 55 companies with an average ticket size of Rs 40 crore per firm. The CEO of Northern Arc, Bhavdeep Bhat mentioned that this fund aims for a gross return of 14.50 percent extended internal rate of return in the four-year tenure with a deployment period of six months from the date of final close.

Northern Arc’s track record in managing investment funds is impressive. The company has completed and exited four funds, delivering returns that exceeded expectations. This strong performance has built investor confidence in the launch of the Finserv Fund which marks the 11th AIF managed by Northern Arc.

Company’s vision and expectation with the Finserv Fund

The non-banking financing company claims to have completed and exited four funds at a higher number than targeted returns to investors. The investment was made to help the companies scale their business while enabling them to achieve their market expansion plans. The CEO and managing director of Northern Arc, Ashish Mehrotra told Businessline in an interview that the Finserv Fund is another huge milestone toward the company’s mission to remove the financial gap between businesses and underserved individuals through the firm’s strength in proprietary data and technology.

The company showed confidence in the Finserv Fund and highlighted that this will deliver high returns. The company believes the fund will enable the enterprises to scale its operations and grow. The fund will help them in economic growth and financial success. Northern Arc manages an AUM of Rs 14,639 crore through a balance sheet and active AIF funds. The non-banking finance company provides business and household loans. The firm offers its services across various areas including market research and fund management.  The Chennai-based company uses data analytics and qualitative assessment.

Recent investments and funding

The data intelligence platform, tracxn mentioned that the company has raised around 283 million USD across 18 funding rounds since its inception, including $75 million secured from FMO during its conventional debt funding round. Northern Arc recently secured Rs 229 crore from Marquee anchor investors with the participation of SBI General Insurance Company, Goldman Sachs, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company, and others ahead of its Initial Public Offering. The funds were used to meet the future capital requirements for onward lending. The company provides financial solutions to growth-stage and early-stage companies. The company contributes to and promotes entrepreneurs and startups.

Northern Arc claims to have funded over Rs 18.1 lakh crore for its clients across 671 districts in India. The company offers its services in lending, investments, and placements across multiple sectors. The firm has invested in startups such as Slice, BharatPe, Rebel Foods, ProsParity, and others. The company was listed at a premium of Rs 351 on BSE at an issue price of Rs 263. Northern Arc wants to provide companies with access to finance and long-term debt capital. Earlier this year, the company also raised 80 million USD in its mix of equity and debt funding round from International Finance Corporation, an investment subsidiary under the World Bank Group’s private sector.

Investors and partnerships

The platform offers financial solutions across Finance, business, and other sectors. The data intelligence platform, traxcn mentioned that the company has facilitated around 18 funding rounds. The company has 27 institutional investors including Standard Chartered, Eight Roads Ventures, FMO, AND Leapfrog investments. The development came just when the investor’s interest increased in the Indian startup ecosystem. Inc42 mentioned that around 93 percent of the 50 startup investors see 2024 as a turnaround year in terms of funding for the Indian startup ecosystem. The private equity firm provides investment and finance services to its customers through its online platform.

The Indian startup ecosystem is expected to grow in the next few years with the company’s launching new funds focused on startups. The government of India also launched a scheme to enable all entities and small businesses to join Open Network for Digital Commerce and online product selling. The initiative is taken to help these enterprises compete in the digital market as it reduces the total expenditure due to low commissions in the online marketplace.

Company’s financial results for FY24

Northern Arc reported a 44 percent increase in its revenue to Rs 1,890 crore for FY24. The total profit also increased to Rs 317.69 crore in the same duration. The company had a revenue of Rs 1,304 crore in the last financial year with a profit of Rs 242.21 crore in the same year. The company’s initial public offering was subscribed to 110.91 times with interest from the qualified institutional buyers who subscribed to the public list over 240.79 times.

Government schemes to promote the startup ecosystem

Investment firms and the government have been introducing various funds to support Indian startups. NABVENTURES, a subsidiary of NABARD, has also launched an agriculture-focused fund with an initial amount of Rs 750 crore. Out of this, Rs 250 crore was contributed by the Ministry of Agriculture, and the rest will come from other institutions. The purpose of this fund is to help agriculture startups grow their businesses. It will also improve the value of agricultural products and create better rural connections and infrastructure.

The government is introducing these schemes for clean innovation and its real benefits will be reflected in sectors such as agriculture, technology, and small industry. This helps startups secure funds, scale up businesses, improve productivity, and contribute to the nation’s economy. Such collaboration between the government and the investment firms is very important for creating the future of our country.

Conclusion:

The Non-banking financing company provides housing and business loans while offering financial solutions to growth and early-stage startups. The company launched a fund with a target corpus of around 178.5 million USD including a green shoe option of 59.5 million USD. The company claims to have invested Rs 1.81 lakh crore in various investment rounds across 671 districts of India. The company aims to use these funds across six areas including MSME financing, Consumer finance, vehicle finance, agriculture finance, affordable housing, and microfinance. Northern Arc announced the launch of this second category Alternative investment fund Finserve Fund through its investment arm, Northern Arc Investment Managers.  

The investment will be used to back around 45 to 55 entities with an average ticket size of Rs 40 crore per company. The firm focuses on underserved and unserved segments. The startup ecosystem in India is predicted to increase in the next few years this is why the government is also trying to launch various new schemes and the investment firms are also making huge investments in the startups to gain profit. Earlier, this year the government of India launched a fund to promote innovative and tech-driven initiatives in the agriculture market.

This funding round marks the launch of the 11th alternative investment fund by the company along with the two portfolio management services funds that this company already manages. The CEO of Northern Arc Investments, Bhavdeep Bhatt showed his trust in the funding and said that the company has exited four funds at higher return value than expected to their investors. Northern Arc announced the launch of this second category Alternative investment fund Finserve Fund through its investment arm, Northern Arc Investment Managers. The investment will be used to back around 45 to 55 entities with an average ticket size of Rs 40 crore per company. The firm focuses on underserved and unserved segments.

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1 Unstoppable Growth Stock Heading to $2 Trillion by 2030 https://www.scoopearth.com/1-unstoppable-growth-stock-heading-to-2-trillion-by-2030/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:18:41 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=345363 Eli Lilly (NYSE: (LLY) is a pharma giant on the verge of crossing the $1 trillion market value club. Still, the market gurus and traders expect Eli Lilly to post a superior achievement of $2 trillion market capitalization in 2030.

Substantial Revenue and Success of Tirzepatide

One of the biggest factors contributing to Eli Lilly’s progression is tirzepatide, the new drug for diabetes treatment. Mounjaro for the treatment of diabetes and Zepbound as a remedy for obesity. These have already been launched and the tirzepatide class of drugs contributed more than $4 billion in revenue in Q2 of 2022.

Tirzepatide and other future-weight loss drugs will work. It is also being tested in phase III trials for the management of obesity-induced obstructive sleep apnoea and the prevention of type II diabetes in individuals with prediabetes. With more possible uses in the works, tirzepatide looks set to keep powering Eli Lilly’s revenue growth through to 2030.

Research and Development

Although tirzepatide is one of the significant sources of growth for Eli Lilly, it is not the only key drug on which the company relies. From the case, it has been identified that firm has got a good portfolio of new drug products that can further bring growth rate of the company. Kisunla, a new chemical entity being developed for the management of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has recently received authorization from the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be owned by Eli Lilly. These conditions fit into a critical niche in the market, and the approval of Kisunla is anticipated to provide a decent boost to the revenue of Eli Lilly. The fact that the company was able to develop such a pivotal drug speaks volumes about the research capabilities of the company and its undertakings in tackling complicated diseases. 

Financial Performance of Eli Lilly

The financial performance of Eli Lilly and the company for the past year can be said to be excellent. In the last few years, the company’s quarterly revenue growth has stayed above 24%, a phenomenal accomplishment for a large mature pharma company. This robust growth stemming from the headquarters has testimonials of Nortel’s products and boosts market stratification.

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$2 Trillion Makret Cap

While getting to a $2 trillion market cap is quite an accomplishment, Eli Lilly has quite a few things going for it. It situates itself in a domain characterized by relatively low inter-organizational rivalry and thus high entry barriers, hence the ability to sustain pricing strategy. Ongoing trends are pointing to the greater external demand for healthcare products and services as populations continue to age, and chronic diseases become more endemic.

Another reason why Eli Lilly is likely to reap from such macroeconomic factors is because it concentrates on meeting such important health concerns. The company’s focus on research and development and its robust product portfolio ensure the necessary platforms for sustainable business growth. Since Eli Lilly will be continually innovating more high-impact drugs, its revenue and market capitalization will only go up. 

Conclusion

Analyzing Eli Lilly & Co’s performance and market position, Eli Lilly & Co goals, and plans for the future, it is clear that the company will reach a $2 trillion market cap by 2030 due to its successful drug pipeline and acquisitions. Tirzepatide itself has been signed as a success while the recent approval of Kisunla shows that the company has a knack for developing and marketing unique treatments to serve substantial healthcare needs. 

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Fintech startup GrayQuest to raise $6 million in its series B round from Pravega Fund and IIFL fintech fund  https://www.scoopearth.com/fintech-startup-grayquest-to-raise-6-million-in-its-series-b-round-from-pravega-fund-and-iifl-fintech-fund/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:46:30 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=344833 GrayQuest is an education-focused fintech startup that provides education loans to students. The startup announced its plan to secure 6 million USD from IIFL Fintech Fund and Pravega Fund in its series B funding round. The funding round saw the participation of various investors including individual investors. Pravega Ventures and IIFL Fintech Fund led the round with Rs 21.50 crore investment each followed by the founder Rishab Sumer Mehta with Rs 10.56 crore worth shares.

The startup plans to use these fresh proceeds to scale its operations, improve its services, enhance its platform, expand in the market, and meet general purposes. The board has approved a resolution to allot 6,228 fully paid-up and 1,530 partly paid-up series B preference shares at an issue price of Rs 69,062 each to raise Rs 53.57 crore. The company previously secured $7 million in its series A funding round and $1.2 million in pre-series A round in 2020. The startup provides fee payment solutions for k-12 universities and schools.  The company enables parents to pay school fees in monthly installments.

The startup also increased its employee stock option plan pool size by adding 1,204 new stock options. Entrackr estimated the ESOP pool size of the firm to be around $4.5 million. After this round, the existing investor Pravega Ventures holds the largest external stake with 10.94 percent followed by IIFL Fintech Fund with 4.07 percent. The founders Rishab and Sumer Mehta hold the remaining 38.59 percent firm’s stake. Tracxn posted that the company has raised around $18.3 million across six rounds since its inception. The startup data intelligence platform, threkredible mentioned the post-allotment valuation of GrayQuest of Rs 530 crore. 

The Fintech startup reported an operating revenue of Rs 8.76 crore in FY23. Meanwhile, the loss was around Rs 26.3 crore in the same duration. GrayQuest partners with various educational institutes to make the fee payment process easy. The platform offers services like insurance, rewards, automated debits, and memberships. The company aims to transform education-related loaning services locally and globally.  The development came just after the education loaning sector saw increased investor interest. GrayQuest faces competition from other education financial services providers in this market such as Jodo, Anthem, and LEO1. 

Conclusion :

The online fee payment solutions and service-providing startup, GrayQuest raised Rs 530 crore in its series B funding round from Pravega Fund and IIFL Fintech Fund.  The startup offers an online platform to provide guardians to pay the school fee in monthly installments. The company claims to partner with educational institutes to make the fee payment procedure easy while offering services like insurance, memberships, and automated debits.

The board at the company passed a special resolution to allot series B preference shares to raise Rs 53.57 crore. The funding round was led by IIFL fintech fund and Pravega fund with Rs 21.50 crore each followed by Rishab Sumer Mehta’s Rs 10.56 crore worth shares. The startup has secured a total of $18.3 million to date.

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Honasa Consumer, the parent company of Mamaearth reported a 6 percent drop in shares after a block deal worth Rs 1,763 crore. https://www.scoopearth.com/honasa-consumer-the-parent-company-of-mamaearth-reported-a-6-percent-drop-in-shares-after-a-block-deal-worth-rs-1763-crore/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:54:57 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=344610 Honasa Consumer is a parent company of Mamaearth that reported a 6% drop in its shares this morning. Following the block deal announcement, the company’s shares dropped to a low of Rs 490 per share on the NSE. Approximately 10.9 percent of the stake changed hands in the transaction of Rs 1,763.3 crore. The average price of the block deal was Rs 500 each, with a 4% discount from previous stock, and about 3.5 crore shares of Honasa were traded in the transaction. CNBC-TV18 reported.

Honasa consumers trading at Rs 547 per share on NSE for September 10, while the block deal went down in volumes of the counter. The company reported a profit after tax of Rs 40.2 crore in its first quarter of FY25. The operational revenue witnessed a 19.3 percent YoY increase to Rs 554 crore in the same duration. The development came after the block deal held in June when Sofina Ventures and Fireside Ventures were reported to sell around 2 percent stake worth Rs 291 crore in Honsana consumers.

Mamaearth’s parent company Honasa Consumer is a digital-first beauty and personal care brand that aims to meet the various needs of customers. Some of the reports mentioned that some of the most likely investors may include Peak XV Partners, Sequoia Capital, Redwood Trust, Fireside Ventures, Sofina Ventures, and Stellaris Ventures. They planned to divest around 8.1 percent stake through block deals in the Honsana Consumer. The deal size may increase today to 10.9 percent with the ongoing rounds. Peak XV Partners holds an 18.69 percent stake in the parent company of Mamaearth in the first quarter of June this year.

Earlier this year, the brokerage ICICI Securities increased its earnings estimate for Mamaearth’s parent company after seeing the financial results for the fourth quarter. The subsidiary of Honasa, Mamaearth has raised over 89.4 million USD across multiple funding rounds, including a $755k funding round led by angel investors in 2022.  Honasa Consumer provides multi-category products through its subsidiaries and online platforms. The company offers several beauty products including color cosmetics, hair care, and face or body care products. Honasa faces competition from other online beauty product selling platforms like Clensta, and Nat Habit. 

Conclusion :

The parent company of Mamaearth, Honasa Consumers reported a drop in shares of up to 6 percent. Around 10.9 percent company’s stake changed hands in the transaction via a block deal of Rs 1,763.3 crore. The shares decreased just after the Rs 1,763 crore stake sale announcement. Peak XV Partners, Redwood Trust, Fireside Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Stellaris Ventures, and Sofina Ventures are more likely to be the sellers involved in the deal.

These shareholders plan to sell around an 8.1 percent stake in Honasa Consumer through a block deal. Peak XV Partners owns 18.69 percent of the company’s stake. The Honsasa’s 3.5 crore shares were traded at the transaction floor price of Rs 500 each, with a 4% discount from the previous close.

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Foodtech company, Swiggy plans to increase its IPO size and raise Rs 5,000 crore via a fresh issue https://www.scoopearth.com/swiggy-plans-to-increase-its-ipo-size-and-raise-rs-5000-crore-via-a-fresh-issue/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:48:33 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=344544 Swiggy is a food tech startup that provides several food or grocery services. The startup announced its plans to file for Initial Public Offering papers and raise Rs 5000 crore in a fresh issue as part of its initial public offerings. The company targeted to secure Rs 6,664 crore through an offer for sale. The firm is waiting for the board’s approval for the offer for sale in the first week of next month. The food tech major filed its red herring Prospectus for an IPO after becoming a public entity with SEBI to raise funds through its initial public offerings.

The startup offers an online platform to discover restaurants and get food deliveries after filling in user and payment details. Swiggy has secured over 3.62 billion USD since its inception across fifteen funding rounds, including $46.4 million raised in a series K funding round led by P R Venketrama Raja. The company has 57 institutional investors including Norwest Venture Partners, Tecent, and Naspers. The company planned to use the IPO proceeds to establish more offices while expanding its services in India. The investor Baron Capital valued Swiggy at $14.5 billion.

The board at the company has passed a special resolution to allow the allocation of equity shares worth Rs 5,000 crore, waiting for shareholder approval at a meeting on 3rd October. The Swiggy’s IPO round has been anticipated since the filing of draft papers in April. Entrackr mentioned. The firm has received shareholder approval to raise Rs 10,400 crore, including Rs 3,750 crore via fresh issue and Rs 6,664 crore through an offer for sale. The company plans to use these fresh proceeds for capital expenses, expand its services, and meet general corporate purposes.

The company reported a 36 percent YoY increase in its financial revenue to around Rs 11,247 crore in FY24. However, the losses saw a 44 percent decrease to Rs 2,350 crore in the same duration. Swiggy’s food business claims to have contributed over Rs 6,100 crore to its overall income, while the rest of Rs 1,000 crore in gross revenue comes from its quick commerce subsidiary Instamart. The IPO size of the food tech major may vary, the latest resolution is 1.3 times larger than the previously estimated Rs 3,750 crore.

Conclusion:

Swiggy provides an online platform for food and grocery deliveries. The company plans to increase its IPO size while eyeing Rs 5,000 crore in fresh shares. The food tech major filed approval for its Initial Public Offering from the Security Exchange Board of India in June. The food tech firm faces competition from other food and grocery delivery platforms including Zepto and Zomato. This platform enables customers to find groceries and other essentials according to their requirements. The company provides services including ordering food, discovering, restaurants, and making reservation options via its online platform. Swiggy faces competition from other food and grocery delivery platforms like Blinkit and Zepto.

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Logistic unicorn, Delhivery expands its ESOP pool size by allocating 6.15 lakh equity shares https://www.scoopearth.com/logistic-unicorn-delhivery-expands-its-esop-pool-size-by-allocating-6-15-lakh-equity-shares/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 08:25:01 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=344525 Delhivery is a logistic company offering an online delivery platform for delivery services that expanded the Employee Stock Option Plan by allocating 6.15 lakh equity shares to its current ESOP pool. The company manufactures operating systems for commercial purposes and provides innovative logistic solutions through its world-class infrastructure, and logistics operations using its cutting-edge technology. These newly allocated employee stock option plan shares are worth Rs 25.18 crore.

The company mentioned in a stock exchange filing that the board approved the allotment of 6,15,930 equity shares at a face value of Rs 1 per share to those under the Delhivery employee stock option plan. The company allotted 1.94 lakh equity shares under the Delhivery ESOP 2012 plan. The remaining 4.21 lakh shares were allotted under the employee stock option plan 2020 scheme. The startup marked the exercise price at Rs 1 for these 67,377 stock options followed by 7,909 stock options for Rs 16.28 and 1,19,344 stock options at Rs 29.85. inc42 reported. This marks the second expansion of Delhivery’s employee stock option plan pool sizes this month.

The company recently allotted an additional 63,538 stock options to the existing pool size under the employee stock option plan 2012 scheme. Before this, the firm allocated over 6.49 lakh stock options across multiple ESOP schemes. The development came after the company announced its financial results for the first quarter of FY25. This marks the fifth time this logistic firm expanded its employee stock option plan’s pool size in the last few months. The company also got approval from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to establish its drone subsidiary, Delhivery RoboticsIndia to provide Drones as a service option for deliveries, remote sensing, and shipment.

The logistic firm reported a net profit of Rs 54.3 crore in the first quarter of FY25, following a net loss of around Rs 89.4 crore in FY24. The logistic firm announced a 13 percent increase in its operational revenue to Rs 2,172 crore in the Q1 FY25. After this announcement, the startup’s paid-up capital increased to Rs 74 crore. The company’s shares increased by 1.80 percent and they traded up at Rs 416.30 on the BSE. Delhivery faces competition from other logistic and delivery platforms including Blue Dart, Flipkart’s Ekart Logistics, Xpressbees, and Amazon shipping.

Conclusion:

Delhivery expanded its employee stock option Plan by allocating 6,15,930 equity shares under its employee stock option plan. These newly allocated shares are worth around Rs 25.18 crore. The logistic platform develops operating systems and offers delivery services with a facility that allows its users to track their packages across India through drone services. This is the fifth time this company has expanded its employee stock option plan in the last month. Delhivery’s ESOP 2012 scheme allowed the allotment of these equity shares to employees following the allocation of 63k stock options last week. The company issued 1.94 lakh equity shares under the Delhivery ESOP 2012 plan followed by allotment of 4.21 lakh shares under the employee stock option plan 2020.

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EV manufacturer Ather Energy filed DRHP papers for its IPO to raise Rs 3,100 crore https://www.scoopearth.com/ev-manufacturer-ather-energy-filed-drhp-papers-for-its-ipo-to-raise-rs-3100-crore/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:08:40 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=344491 Ather Energy is a two-wheeler electric vehicle manufacturing company that filed its draft papers for an Initial Public Offering. The company plans to raise Rs 3,100 crore from an IPO round through its existing investors.

The company filed its draft red herring prospectus with the Security Exchange Board of India on Monday. Entrackr mentioned. Ather will be second and join Ola Electric to make its debut on the stock exchange. The company is expected to launch an IPO round this year.

The EV firm plans to use this fresh capital to expand its capacity, advance its technologies, expand its services, and improve its production capability. The company received strong interest from institutional investors over the last few months. The startup raised around 71 million USD round from its existing investor, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, at a unicorn valuation.

The company has proposed a deal to raise funds through a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 3,100 crore and on Offer for sale of Rs 2.2 crore. The company planned to use the IPO proceeds to enhance its manufacturing capability while expanding its services across India.

Caladium Investment, the subsidiary of GIC ventures, is expected to divest 47.8 percent of the total offer for sale, followed by Tiger Global with 18.1 percent, and 3 state ventures will offload 2.18 percent of the offer for sale.

The co-founder of Ather Energy will offer Rs 10 lakh share each. The OFS and fresh issues will be allotted at a face value of Rs 1 per share. After this round, Hero Motocorp remains the largest external shareholder with 37.2 percent, followed by Cladium Investment with 15.04 percent, and NIIF holds 10.29 percent shares.

The development came after Ola Electric announced the completion of its IPO round with 754 million USD at a valuation of 4 billion USD. In the first quarter of this financial year, Ola Electric has been ahead of Ather Energy.

Ather posted a Rs 339 crore in its operational revenue for the first quarter of FY25. However, the net loss increased to Rs 183 crore in the same duration. Ather Energy had a 34 percent increase in its customer base to 1,14,000 registered users in FY24. The company has around 9 percent market share for the first half of FY25.

Conclusion:

Ather Energy is an Electric Vehicle manufacturer that offers innovative two-wheeler EV solutions. The firm reportedly filed DRHP papers for its initial public offerings on Monday. The company plans to raise Rs 3,100 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares. The startup intends to use this amount to scale up its operation, expand its network, and advance its technology.

After this round, the EV startup plans to file approval for its Initial public offering from the Security Exchange Board of India. The company has secured over 500 million USD across all its funding rounds since its inception. GIC ventures are expected to divest 47.8 percent shares, followed by Tiger Global and 3 state Ventures, offloading 18.1 percent and 2.18 percent shares, respectively.

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Market intelligence platform Tracxn expanded its ESOP pool size by allocating 1.8 lakh equity shares to its employees https://www.scoopearth.com/tracxn-expanded-its-esop-pool-size-by-allocating-1-8-lakh-equity-shares-to-its-employees/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 12:00:09 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=344468 Tracxn is an online data intelligence platform that expanded its Employee Stock Option Plan by offering its employees more than 1,82,892 equity shares. These newly allocated shares increased the paid-up share capital of the firm to worth around Rs 10.47 crore.

The company provides information about the company’s private market investors and helps the users track the company across various categories like sectors, geographies, and other networks.

The company mentioned in a stock exchange filing that the nomination and Remuneration committee of the board allowed the allocation of 18,28,92 equity shares at an issue price of Rs 1 per share under Tracxn’s employee stock option scheme. The allocated shares will be exercised upon vested options under the Employee Stock Option Scheme 2016.

The ESOPs are provided to employees, and they can be encashed after a specific duration at a pre-determined value. The expansion of employee stock option plans helps the firm to hire the employee stock option plan to find new talent, gain new employees, and enhance productivity. The company’s share decreased by 0.71 percent at Rs 93.54 per share on the BSE.

Inc42 mentioned that Tracxn previously allotted over 99,707 equity shares in August under its employee stock option plan scheme. The development came when several startups across different sectors expanded their employee stock option plan pool size and allocated employee stock option plans for their eligible employees.  This year, many companies have increased their ESOP pool size. Nykka allocated additional equity shares to its ESOP after mass suspension to re-create its employee brand. The fintech startup Paytm also expanded its ESOP pool size by allocating 1,10,357 new equity shares under its ESOP 2019 scheme.

The data intelligence platform reported a 3.6% increase in operational revenue to Rs 20.53 crore in the first quarter of FY25.  The profit after tax increased by 84.5 percent to Rs 1.27 crore in the same duration. Tracxn had a market capitalization of Rs 978.14 crore after the last loss. The company has been working on scaling its services and improving its platform.

The board issued a resolution to grant the newly allocated stock options to those under the Tracxn employee stock option scheme. Many startups announced their ESOP pool expansion programs to offer liquidity to employees including PB Fintech, Honasa Consumer Limited, and Purplle.

Conclusion:

The startup data and market intelligence platform Tracxn announced its plan to expand its employee stock option Plan by allocating 1.8 lakh equity shares to its employees. These newly allocated shares increased the worth of paid-up share capital to around 10.47 crore. The ESOPs will help Tracxn improve its company image while gaining new employees and enhancing its productivity.

The employee stock option plan shares provided to employees with the company stock can be encashed after a specific duration at a predetermined value. This startup offers an online platform to provide detailed information about the company’s investors and their investments. The company reported revenue from options to be Rs 20.53 crore in the first quarter of FY25.

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EV startup Ather Energy plans to file papers for its IPO worth Rs 4,000 crore at a valuation of $2.2 billion https://www.scoopearth.com/ather-energy-plans-to-file-papers-for-its-ipo-worth-rs-4000-crore-at-a-valuation-of-2-2-billion/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:26:37 +0000 https://www.scoopearth.com/?p=344443 Ather Energy is a two-wheeler electric vehicle manufacturing company that announced its plans to file papers for an Initial Public Offering. The company plans to hold an IPO round with the participation of existing investors to raise Rs 4,000 crore. The report by ET mentioned that the company is expected to raise Rs $415 to $476 million and reach a valuation of $2.5 billion. The company is expected to launch an IPO round this year.

The EV firm plans to use these fresh proceeds to expand its capacity, meet general corporate purposes, and improve its production capability. The startup received strong interest from institutional investors over the last few months. The company is also raising a 71 million USD round from its existing investor National Investment and Infrastructure Fund at a unicorn valuation. Ather Energy has appointed JP Morgan, JM Financial, HSBC Securities, Axis Capital, and Nomura as the investments that will run the IPO. Economic Times reported. The company planned to use the IPO proceeds to enhance its components while expanding its services across India.

The startup offers several innovative two-wheeler EV solutions and earns revenue from subscription-based after-sale services. Ather Energy has secured over 502 million USD across multiple funding rounds since its inception, including $34.5 million raised from Stride Ventures in a debt and equity round. The company has 14 institutional investors including Caladiu, Investment, Hero Motocorp, NIIF, and Innoven Capital. The Bengaluru startup faces competition from other companies in the same sector such as Ola Electric, Ampere Vehicles, and Gogoro. After the funding round, Hero Motocorp remained the largest shareholder with a 38.11 percent stake in the firm.

The development came after Ola Electric completed its IPO and raised $754 million at a valuation of 4 billion USD.  In the first quarter of this financial year, Ola Electric has been ahead of the firm. Ola Electric reported an operational revenue of Rs 1,644 crore with 32 percent YoY growth. Ather posted a 2 percent YoY decrease in its revenue from operations to around Rs 1,753 crore in FY24. However, the losses also increased by 23 percent to Rs 1,059 crore in the same duration. Ather Energy had a post-money valuation of around 1.3 billion USD in its last funding round in August 2024.

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Ather Energy is an Electric Vehicle firm that offers innovative two-wheeler EV solutions. The startup turned unicorn last month after securing the fresh capital of $71 million in a funding round from NIIF. The firm reported its plans to file papers for its IPO to raise Rs 4,000 crore at a valuation of 2.2 billion USD. The startup intends to use this amount to scale up its operation, expand its offerings, and advance its technology. After this round, the EV startup plans to file approval for its Initial Public Offering from the Security Exchange Board of India. The company has secured around $502 million across all its funding rounds since its inception. Ather Energy competes with other two-wheeler manufacturers such as Ampere Vehicles, Hero Electric, Simple Energy, and Ola Electric Mobility.

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