Agrawal raises Rs.80cr in first closing of Rs.400cr Series D Round
Having raised Rs.80 crore in a first closing of ongoing Series D Round, Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt Ltd aims to become the purchase partner to every Indian and fuel its growth with a plan for a listing in the next 2 to 3 years, CEO Rajeev Agrawal said on 7 Jan 2022.
Innoviti is helping enhance every Indian’s standard of living by improving the purchasing power of every Rupee they earn. “We are doing this by using technology to get businesses that talk to the same consumer to talk to each other, share marketing budgets and channel them towards improving the purchasing power of their consumer,” said Agrawal.
“A key differentiator for us has been developing sophisticated technology and delivering it through simple, exceptionally crafted purchase experiences. This is hard, very hard to put together. We are proud to have done that.
“This customer centricity and a relentless focus on excellence has helped us become the most capital efficient company in this space. With the current Series D, we hope to become a sustainable business and list on the exchanges over the couple of years,” he said.
The Series D funding, a mix of debt and equity, was carried out by Trifecta Debt Fund, Patni Advisors, and the US-based Bessemer Venture Partners as well as Sanjoy Bhattacharya, the doyen amongst value investors, Bharat Jaisinghani and a clutch of other individual investors.
Innoviti’s valuation has multiplied 2.5X from its Series C round which was closed a few months back.
Bessemer Venture Partners of the US, FMO which is an entrepreneurial investor from the Netherlands, Catamaran Ventures of Infosys Ltd Founder Narayana Murthy and Patni Advisors are investors in the company.
Innoviti is looking at raising Rs.400 crore in primary funding in Series D to fuel its growth with a plan for a listing in the next 2 to 3 years. Other marquee investors are expected to join in the subsequent closings over the next few weeks.
The funds raised will be used for:
a) working capital for its enterprise business,
b) marketing of mid-market products,
c) further strengthening of the technology platforms for online and B2B payments,
d) tactical acquisitions in the area of data sciences and marketing technologies.
Innoviti is one of India’s largest provider of payment solutions to enterprise merchants with a 76% market share of all payments happening in this segment. It has been a pioneer in using technology to help businesses extract better value from retail transactions than anyone else.
The company processes over US$10 billion of merchant payments from over 1,000 cities with a volume throughput per installation that is 2X of the country’s average.
Innoviti enables businesses to collaborate on payment transactions and turn them into purchase tools that are reliable, convenient and urge a consumer to buy more by increasing their purchasing power.
Merchants, banks and brands come together on Innoviti’s platforms to create such experiences. They not only gain new loyal customers, but also increase their share of wallet, driving more customers, more sales and more profits than possible otherwise.
Processing over Rs.75,000 crore of annualized purchase volume, Innoviti is extracting more value from payment transactions than anyone else. Innoviti commands a dominant market share of 76% in the enterprise category, providing category specific purchase tools to grocery, fashion, healthcare and electronics merchants, said Agrawal.
Innoviti utilized its Series C funds to design and launch GENIE, its product for mid-market electronics merchants. The product launched in July 2021 helps these merchants fight against online by providing attractive EMI and BNPL schemes to their customers.
Within six months, GENIE has rapidly grown to driving Rs.1,000 crore of annualized GTV that is targeted to grow to Rs.7,000 crore over the next twelve months.
The company is also in the process of designing products for the automotive and jewellery industries.
It is working on an installment platform with Visa to democratize access to credit by enabling any bank’s customers to opt for a loan at the time of purchase.
Innoviti’s products provide operational, financial and marketing benefits to businesses, helping them grow faster with lesser efforts. Based on deep consumer insights, Innoviti’s products are crafted using superior technology that has translated into higher GTV per point of purchase than anyone else in the market, and a continuously increasing take rate per $ of GTV. This has not only driven a rapid growth trajectory, but also a highly profitable one with gross margins in excess of 70%.
The company’s enterprise business has been EBITDA positive since October 2020, and the combined business has turned profitable in December 2021. The company expects to turn cash positive over the next 12 months.
Innoviti is one of India’s largest provider of payment solutions to Enterprise merchants with a 76% market share of all payments happening in this segment. It has been a pioneer in using technology to help businesses extract better value from retail transactions than anyone else.
The company processes over US$10 billion of merchant payments from over 1,000 cities with a volume throughput per installation that is 2X of the country’s average.
Bessemer Venture Partners, USA, FMO, Netherlands, Catamaran Ventures, and Patni Advisors are investors in the company.
The company has several patents filed for with two awarded.
Innoviti is the winner of Mastercard’s Innovation Wizards Award, Reliance’s Most Promising Growth Consumer Finance Award and Deloitte Fastest Growing Companies in Asia award in 2020.
It is the only Indian payments SaaS company to be awarded the coveted SOC3 seal of excellence for adherence to principles of trust in privacy, security, confidentiality, availability, and processing of transactions. fiinews.com
