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Sachin Bansal’s Chaitanya India applies for Universal Banking License

12Jan By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

BUSINESS

Sachin Bansal’s Chaitanya India applies for Universal Banking License

Within four months of Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal acquiring majority stake in Chaitanya India Fin Credit, the microlender applied to RBI for a universal bank license. Bansal had acquired Chaitanya in September with an investment commitment of Rs 739 crore. The Reserve Bank, which is very selective about who enters the banking fray, had earlier made universal bank licenses available on tap. If given a license, Chaitanya will be the second microlender after the West Bengal-focused Bandhan to be granted a universal banking license. Other microlenders operate as small finance banks. "Building a universal bank is a reflection of our commitment to provide financial services to those who need them most," Bansal, chief executive, Navi Technologies, which had invested in Chaitany...

Former Flipkart Cofounder Sachin Bansal Acquire DHFL General Insurance

10Jan By NitishNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Former Flipkart Cofounder Sachin Bansal Acquire DHFL General Insurance

Sachin Bansal-led Navi Technologies will acquire DHFL General Insurance Ltd (DHFLGI) for 100 crores Indian rupees. DHFLGI, Wadhawan Global Capital Ltd and Navi Technologies had entered into a share purchase agreement dated January 2, 2020, for the transaction, according to a notice in a newspaper. "...the acquirer (Navi) proposes to acquire 19,00,50,000 equity shares representing 100 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital of the company (DHFLGI) from the seller by way of secondary transfer of shares," it added. The notice said DHFLGI has made an application to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) seeking its approval for the proposed transaction. It added that the proposed transaction is scheduled to be consummated after the expiry of 15 d...

Flipkart Cofounder Invest $100 Million in Indian Fintech Firm, Becomes CEO

25Sep By PriyankaNo Comments

FUNDING

Flipkart Cofounder Invest $100 Million in Indian Fintech Firm, Becomes CEO

25th Sept, 2019- Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal, who sold his part of equity and exited the e-commerce major with USD 1 billion in payout announced an investment of Rs 739 crore (close to $100 million) in Bengaluru based lending firm CRIDS. The percentage of shares has not been disclosed. The 37-year old billionaire invest $100 million in two part, where $20 million is in secondary transactions to buy out share of existing investors. Unlike his past bets, where he has played the role of a financial investor alone, Bansal will lead the lending firm as its chief executive officer. Bansal had sold out his stake in Flipkart when the American retail giant Walmart acquired the majority stake in the ecommerce platform co-founded by Bansal and his friend Binny Bansal last year....

29May By AdityaNo Comments

FUNDING

Electric Scooter Startup Ather Energy Raises $51 million funding

Bengaluru based electric scooter startup Ather Energy has raised $51 million funding, led by Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal & others. Sachin Bansal invested $32 million, Hero MotoCorp converted its Convertible Debt of $19 million as a part of this round. “Electric vehicles are here to stay and Ather is playing a leading role in driving this change. Sachin has been part of our growth journey and this investment is a strong endorsement of the momentum we’ve built over these years. Post the successful launch in Bengaluru, we are eager to reach out to consumers in other cities and to build more products that will excite consumers to switch to electric vehicles. The changing landscape of personal transport has also offered us more opportunities and you will hear about the new bus...

Milkbasket raises $2.86 million from Flipkart Cofounder Sachin Bansal

30Apr By PriyankaNo Comments

FUNDING

Milkbasket raises $2.86 million from Flipkart Cofounder Sachin Bansal

India's leading online e-commerce platform Flipkart (now owned by Walmart) co-founder Sachin Bansal's firm BACQ invested $2.86 million (20 Crore INR) debt investment in daily grocery delivery service Milkbasket. The investment cycling will happen for a period of three years. "We are excited to have Sachin Bansal and BACQ on board. We have raised venture debt of Rs 20 crore for period of three years from BACQ," Anant Goel, Co-founder and CEO of Milkbasket said. Milkbasket has raised close to $16 million (about Rs 111 crore) from Mayfield Advisors, Beenext, Kalaari Capital, Unilever Ventures, Lenovo and Blume Ventures. It recently acquired Veggie India to further deepen its footprints in Delhi-NCR. "The venture debt will be used for investment in automation. We will also use it...

Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal Invested $21 Million in Ola

14Jan By AdityaNo Comments

FUNDING

Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal Invested $21 Million in Ola

Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has pumped in about Rs 150 crore in ride-hailing platform Ola, though the flipkart founder committed 650 crore in Ola. According to documents filed with the Corporate Affairs Ministry."... 70,588 fully and compulsorily convertible, cumulative 'Series J' Preference Shares' having face value of Rs 10 having the rights, privileges and preferences... is hereby allotted at a subscription price of Rs 21,250," the documents showed. This translates into an investment of about Rs 650 crore by Bansal, who left Flipkart after the US retail giant Walmart picked up 77 per cent stake in the e-commerce company for $16 billion. The resolution was passed at a board meeting of ANI Technologies, the entity that runs Ola, on January 12, according to the documents. ...

The Five Most Inspiring Young Indian Entrepreneurs You Must Know About

27Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

INSPIRATIONAL

The Five Most Inspiring Young Indian Entrepreneurs You Must Know About

In the last few years, India has been witnessing a huge growth in the number of startups and thus, the birth of entrepreneurs in the country has also risen. With this, our country has got such an amazing number of talented and hard-working entrepreneurs that have helped India to reach a different level of success. All the business spaces including technology, telecommunication, digital payment, edutech, hospitality among others have been seeing a good amount of expansion across various cities in India. The new-age entrepreneurs have been successful in proving themselves through their box thinking, leadership qualities, and execution styles. Here, we will talk about some of the most inspiring and hard-working young entrepreneurs of India who are changing the game for their generation ...

WS Retail Terminates Selling on Flipkart’s Platform

4Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

News

WS Retail Terminates Selling on Flipkart’s Platform

WS Retail which is Flipkart’s ex-in-house vendor and one of the biggest sellers in the Indian e-commerce sector has announced that it has stopped the sale of its products on the platform of Flipkart. The revenues of WS Retail declined 67% from Rs 13,900 crore in fiscal 2016 to Rs 4,600 crore in fiscal 2017. The company reported a net loss of Rs 24 crore for the financial year 2017, however, in the previous year, it made a profit of around Rs 5 crore. “As Flipkart reduced its dependency on WS Retail and shifted a large chunk of its sales to other vendors, the company may have found it difficult to sustain operations,” said a source. Founded by Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, who later sold it to investors, WS Retail used to generate a bulk of the e-tailer’s revenu...

I-T dept to Seek Share Purchase Pact from Flipkart

14May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

News

I-T dept to Seek Share Purchase Pact from Flipkart

The Income Tax department will seek purchase agreement from Flipkart on the mega e-commerce USD 16 billion buyouts by US retail mammoth Walmart to assess the tax liability and also find out whether the General Avoidance Rule provisions can be invoked as informed by an official related with the matter. The department id presently is referring to Section 9(1) of the Income Tax Law, which deals with the indirect transfer provisions to seek if the benefits under bilateral tax treaties with countries like Singapore and Mauritius could be availed by foreign investors such as Walmart. Singapore registered Flipkart Pvt Ltd has majority stakes in Flipkart India. Post definitive agreement between the companies, Walmart will hold 77 percent stake in the Singapore entity for USD 16 billion. The ...

Bengaluru Businessman Filed Complaint Against Fraud By Flipkart

27Nov By AdityaNo Comments

News

Bengaluru Businessman Filed Complaint Against Fraud By Flipkart

Flipkart founders Binny and Sachin Bansal and three other executives have found themselves into another legal battle. As per the recent report by TOI a Bengaluru businessman Naveen Kumar, owner of C-Store Company has filed an FIR against them for a Rs 9.96 crore fraud. The copy of FIR with TOI quoted sales director Hari, accounts managers Sumit Anand and Sharauque among other employees. In his complaint lodged on November 21, Naveen has said that he had entered into a contract with Flipkart to supply laptops and other electronic goods, and had supplied 14,000 laptops to the company between June 2015 and June 2016 for its Big Billion Day sale. "Flipkart returned 1,482 units but did not pay for the remaining units. TDS and shipping charges for those units too were not paid. When asked...

Flipkart In Talks To Acquire Stake In BookMyShow

16Oct By reutersNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Flipkart In Talks To Acquire Stake In BookMyShow

E-commerce firm Flipkart is in talks for a partnership with online ticketing platform BookMyShow in a bid to build out its services and transaction offering, the Economic Times newspaper reported. The talks are at a preliminary stage and may see Flipkart picking up a significant minority stake in BookMyShow, two people familiar with the discussions told the paper. ALSO READ Metro Cash & Carry To Start Ecommerce For B2B By Dec-End Be Intellectually Honest And Have The Courage To Change Says Apple CEO Tim Cook Flipkart, which secured nearly $2.5 billion in funding from Japan’s SoftBank Group in August, did not respond to a request for comment. BookMyShow, owned by Mumbai-based Bigtree Entertainment Pvt Ltd, was not immediately available...

SoftBank Makes Biggest Ever Investment In Indian Internet Space In Flipkart

10Aug By AdityaNo Comments

FUNDING, News

SoftBank Makes Biggest Ever Investment In Indian Internet Space In Flipkart

Indian ecommerce giant Flipkart has raised a record breaking funding of at least $2.5 billion from SoftBank Vision Fund, making its rival Amazon a huge blow and claiming its dominance in the market. The latest round of funding takes Flipkart’s cash reserves to more than $4 billion. Although, Flipkart didn’t disclose the amount, but said that the SoftBank investment comprises a mix of primary (investment in the company) and secondary capital (purchase of shares from existing shareholders). The amount invested will be somewhere around $2.5 billion in Flipkart, 3 people from the inside told, upon the condition of anonymity. There have been reports about the SoftBank's interest in investing in Indian ecommerce giant Flipkart, after the acquisition of Snapdeal by Flipkart didn't work out....