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Total investments 57
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$31M
Portfolio companies 21
Rounds per year 7.12
Lead investments 11
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.63
Exits 1
Key employees Soon

Areas of investment

  • FinTech
  • Financial Services
  • Finance
  • Payments
  • Lending

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Gringo

Apps
Automotive
Information Services
$28M26 Sep 2023 Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Mahaana

Financial Services
Wealth Management
$2M23 Aug 2022 Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Solfácil

Consumer Lending
FinTech
Solar
$100M11 May 2022 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Abhi

Financial Services
FinTech
$17M19 Apr 2022 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Gringo

Apps
Automotive
Information Services
$36M17 Mar 2022 Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Abhi

Financial Services
FinTech
$17M31 Dec 2021 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

JUSPAY

FinTech
Internet
Mobile Payments
Payments
$60M15 Dec 2021 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Abhi

Financial Services
FinTech
15 Nov 2021 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

TransferGo

B2B
Business Intelligence
Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
Payments
$50M30 Sep 2021 London, England, United Kingdom
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India’s BlackBuck valued at $1 billion in $67 million fundraise

– BlackBuck, a freight and logistics startup, raised $67m in Series E funding.
– The round was led by Tribe Capital, IFC Emerging Asia Fund and VEF.
– It brings the startup to a valuation of $1.02bn.
– The startup has developed a simplified app for truck drivers in India, who are typically not very literate, to help them accept work and easily navigate to their destination using Google Maps.
– On the client side, businesses can fire up a similar app to place orders.

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Total investments 57
Average round size 31M
Rounds per year 7.12
Peak activity year 2021
Lead investments 11
Follow on index 0.63
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 0.84

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Gringo

Apps
Automotive
Information Services
$28M26 Sep 2023 Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Mahaana

Financial Services
Wealth Management
$2M23 Aug 2022 Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Solfácil

Consumer Lending
FinTech
Solar
$100M11 May 2022 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Abhi

Financial Services
FinTech
$17M19 Apr 2022 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Gringo

Apps
Automotive
Information Services
$36M17 Mar 2022 Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Abhi

Financial Services
FinTech
$17M31 Dec 2021 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

JUSPAY

FinTech
Internet
Mobile Payments
Payments
$60M15 Dec 2021 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Abhi

Financial Services
FinTech
15 Nov 2021 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

TransferGo

B2B
Business Intelligence
Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
Payments
$50M30 Sep 2021 London, England, United Kingdom
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