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Mobility Sharing Firm Drivezy Secures $20 million
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Mobility Sharing Firm Drivezy Secures $20 million

India’s mobility sharing platform Drivezy has secured funds amounting to $20 million Series B financing round. The particular round was led by existing investor Das Capital. The round also saw participation from backers like automotive giant Yamaha, Axan Partners and IT-Farm. With this funding, the total amount of funds the company has raised so far reaches $31 million. Along with this, the startup has also inked a $100 million asset financing deal backed by Japan’s AnyPay, which will see new cars and motorbikes added to Drivezy’s fleet over the next year. Initially, the company was known as JustRide. It claims to have a fleet of around 8,000 vehicles that includes 5,000 two-wheelers (motorbikes and scooters) and 3,000 cars, which probably attracts around 37,000 customers every mo...
P2P Lending Platform Faircent Raises Series B Round Of Funding
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P2P Lending Platform Faircent Raises Series B Round Of Funding

Peer-to-peer lending platform Faircent has raised $4 million in a Series B round of funding from Belgium based impact investor Incofin Investment Management. The round also saw participation from non-banking finance company Muthoot Fincorp, NY based Elevate Innovation Partners, Japanese investment fund Das Capital, and Singapore-based early-stage investor Starharbor Asia Pte Ltd, a press release by the company stated. Its existing investors JM Financial Services, 3one4 Capital, Aarin Capital and M&S Partners were also present in the funding round. Founded back in 2013, by Rajat Gandhi, Vinay Mathews and Nitin Gupta, the Faircent marketplace connects curated and verified borrowers and lenders. The company had earlier raised around $2.08 million. “These are exciting times ...