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Hybrid furniture market Pepperfry has acquired the second tranche of 10 mn dollars from investors in form of obligatory convertible debt. This is the second round of debt that they have acquired till now.
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PepperfryReceives$10Millionin Debt HybridfurnituremarketPepperfryhasacquiredthesecondtrancheof10mndollarsfrominvestorsinformofobligatoryconvertibledebt.Thisisthesecondroundofdebtthattheyhaveacquiredtillnow. InFebruary,PepperfryreceivedRs35fromthedebtfirmInnoVenCapital. Accordingtoitsregulations,PepperfryhasapprovedtheissueofCCD74348(SeriesA-class)withafacevalueof10,000toraiseaboutthe74croremark,whichisaround$10million. NorwestVenturePartners,BroadStreetInvestments,andErsteWVGuttersloharethemostprominentplayersinthistranche.Theyareworth23.28croreand15croresand18croresper.PantheraGrowthFund,GeneralElectricPensionTrustaswellasMadhumalaVentureshavealsojoinedthisround. Alsoread:Setu Records Rs 3 CrRevenueinFy21 Even asLossesClimbto Rs 19 Cr It'simportanttoknowitisimportanttonotethatMadhumalacanbeapartofPidiliteIndustrieslimited,whichhasinvestedinPepperfryinthemonthofMaylastyear.Pepperfryisvaluedabout$462millionintheround,basedonFintrackr'sestimates. Thecompany,whichhasbeeninexistenceforadecade,wascreatedbyAmbareeshMurtyandAshishShahisbasedonamarketplacemodelwithbothonlineandofflineformats.Pepperfryisaplatformthatoffersmorethan11,000itemsandconnectsbrandslikeSpacewood,GodrejandSpringfittobuyers.
AttheendofJune,Pepperfryboastedhavingmorethan70studiosofflineacross40cities.AccordingtoaMintarticle,PepperfryplanstoapplyforanInitialPublicOffering(IPO)duringthe1stquarterof2022.Itisexpectedtofundapublicpre-publicofferingthatwillrangefrom$50-AttheendofJune,Pepperfryboastedhavingmorethan70studiosofflineacross40cities.AccordingtoaMintarticle,PepperfryplanstoapplyforanInitialPublicOffering(IPO)duringthe1stquarterof2022.Itisexpectedtofundapublicpre-publicofferingthatwillrangefrom$50- $100millionattheendoftheyear. Alsoread:INDmoneyisExpected to Raise $100Mn in a RoundLedbyTiger Global Althoughthecompanyhasn'treleaseditsannualfinancialreportforFY21,itreportedanincreaseof26%inrevenuesto260.61croresforFY20.Thecompanyhasalsoreduceditslossesby33%. SubscribetoEntrackrtoknowallthelatesthappeningsandLatestStartup Newsinthebusinessworld.