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MSME Lender Aye Finance raises $10 Million

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MSME Lender Aye Finance raises $10 Million

Digital money lending startup, Aye Finance has raised USD 10 million in debt funding from Triple Jump BV and MicroVest Funds, through the issuance of non-convertible debentures. This is the 10th financing round for Aye Finance in the year 2018, the company informed in a statement. Since January, it has cumulatively raised ₹255 crore of debt. The Gurugram-headquartered company, founded in 2014 claims to have disbursed ₹ 850 crore worth loans and catered to 60,000 micro enterprises since inception. With the recent funds raised, the company is gearing up to bolster its lending portfolio and offer affordable business loans to a larger number of microenterprises in India. MD and founder of Aye Finance, Sanjay Sharma mentioned “At Aye, we use various data science methods which are...

Healthcare Start-Up LifCare Raises $11 million

LifCare which is a Healthcare start-up has raised $11 million in its Series B led by Saif Partners & Nexus Venture Partners. Till now the startup has delivered only medicines meant for chronic illnesses to customers who take these medicines on a regular basis, with its infused capital, it will now look to expand further in Northern and central states of the country. The company now aims to become a one-stop place for chronic patients and raise awareness regarding the necessity of taking medicines to stay fit. LifCare was launched in September 2015 by Killa, a former associate at Bain Capital, Rohit Mohta, a former executive of pharma company Cipla and Deepesh, a former executive of Wipro Ltd. The company currently employs around 500 people and will look to expand the team further...

Zenify Raises Rs 6 Crore in Pre-Series A Round to Facilitate Growth

Zenify, a home aggregator and rental management start-up based in Bengaluru has raised Pre-Series A funding of INR 6 crores from High Networth Individuals (HNI), who have a minor stake in Zenify. Zenify will use the raised funds to further expand their range of services in India and strengthen its team to complement their capabilities. The company had earlier raised Rs 4 crore in angel funding from Srikanth and Bharath from K12 Techno Service Pvt. Ltd & Atul Jalan, Founder & CEO of Mathan Software Service Pvt Ltd. Zenify, today has a total funding of Rs. 10 crores. Sudarshan Purohit, Kailash Rathi and Ankur Agarwal, alumni of IIT- M, co-founded Zenify, which lists over 1700 properties available for rent across Bengaluru. The platform provides owners and tenants a hassle free ...