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FreeCharge raises $80 million in new funds

Investors include Valiant Capital Management & Tybourne Capital Management

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Last Updated : Feb 06 2015 | 8:32 AM IST

FreeCharge, an online platform for recharge, utility payments, promotions and couponing, which is already backed by US venture capital investor Sequoia Capital, said on Friday it has got a further $80 million in fresh funding from investors including Valiant Capital Management & Tybourne Capital Management.

The company, founded in 2010, enables users to recharge pre-paid and post-paid mobile phones online and get rewarded with discount shopping coupons for using its site.

FreeCharge has a user base of more than 20 million and there has been 10 million downloads of the app in the past year, co-founder Kunal Shah said.

FreeCharge's chief executive Ashok Goel said 85% of its transactions are now conducted on mobile phones.

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First Published: Feb 06 2015 | 6:35 AM IST

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