Infra.market, a building supplies targeted on-line market that sells largely its personal manufacturers, is the most recent to hitch the unicorn membership within the nation with the most recent USD 100 million funding led by Tiger International, valuing it at USD 1 billion.
The Thane-based on-line market based in 2016 has reached the coveted unicorn standing inside 20 months of elevating its seed spherical from Accel Companions in June 2019, an organization official informed PTI on Thursday.
The yr 2020 noticed 12 unicorns being created within the nation and the most recent Nasscom report sees the quantity hovering to 50 this yr. And Infra.market is the maiden entry this yr.
“The series-C spherical of USD 100 million led by Tiger International will allow us to boost technological choices, seed newer markets and advance our personal label manufacturers which contribute greater than two-thirds of our gross sales, and broaden our direct to retail channels and exports,” Infra.market stated in a press release on Thursday.
The most recent funding spherical values {the marketplace} at USD 1 billion, it added.
Its present buyers, who additionally participated on this spherical, embrace Accel Companions, Nexus Enterprise Companions, Evolvence India Fund, Sistema Asia Fund and Foundamental Gmbh.
Infra.market, a one-stop market for high quality building supplies, that are largely its personal manufacturers, was based by Souvik Sengupta and Aaditya Sharda in 2016.
As a procurement market it leverages expertise to offer an enhanced procurement expertise for all gamers within the building ecosystem that’s price USD 140 billion.
Its gross merchandise worth stood at USD 400 million in 2020 and the corporate is aiming to scale previous USD 1 billion by the top of this yr, Sengupta stated.
It caters to each institutional prospects and stores within the building supplies sector and provides throughout 10 states and exports to Dubai, Singapore, and Bangladesh, amongst others.
Infra.market’s personal personal labels contribute greater than two-thirds of its gross sales, of which 10 per cent are exports.
Sengupta stated Infra.market has been digitally reworking the extremely inefficient building supplies provide chain by aggregating the capability of small producers and including its expertise and providers stack.
Scott Shleifer, a companion at Tiger International, stated with its pioneering expertise innovation, Infra.market is reshaping the development supplies provide chain ecosystem in India. Its capability to sew collectively personal label manufacturers, has helped it place itself for robust development, wholesome economics and profitability.
Avendus Capital was the unique monetary advisor for the transaction.
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