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DealShare to invest Rs 1,000 cr in 5 yrs to help MSME partners scale biz

B2B e-commerce firm DealShare plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore over the next five years to help its MSME partners scale up their businesses, a senior company official said on Tuesday. The company plans to make investments mainly in six states -- Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. "Not only, we provide MSME partners support in terms of order volume, but also in research and development of their product. We will invest in the inventory that MSME partners will make. This will give them the confidence to increase capacity and invest back. Rs 1,000 crore will be spent within the next five years," Dealshare founder and CO-CEO Sourjyendu Medda said. DealShare's core e-commerce portfolio sources goods and products from more than 500 indigenous brands, accounting for nearly 70 per cent of its product offerings. The company supplies products to grocery stores in small towns and cities. When asked about the impact on a company's business with the mass

Infra.Market acquires majority stake in Strata Geosystems for Rs 910 cr

Infra.Market is a B2B marketplace for construction materials

IndiaMART net profit flat at Rs 56 cr in Q4; revenue rises 33% to Rs 269 cr

Online B2B marketplace and discovery platform IndiaMART InterMESH on Friday reported Rs 56 crore consolidated net profit for the March 2023 quarter. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 57 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, IndiaMART said in a statement. Its consolidated revenue from operations, however, grew 33 per cent to Rs 269 crore against Rs 201 crore in the year-ago quarter. The consolidated cash flow from operations stood at Rs 209 crore during the quarter under review, the company said. IndiaMART collected a total of Rs 418 crore from its customers during the fourth quarter of FY23, 31 per cent higher than Rs 318 crore mopped up in the same quarter of FY22. During the entire 2022-23, the company's net profit fell 5 per cent to Rs 284 crore compared to Rs 298 crore recorded in the preceding fiscal. However, the consolidated revenue from operations increased 31 per cent by Rs 985 crore in FY23 from Rs 753 crore in FY22. The cash flow generation rose 18 per

Udaan forms strategy to strengthen its staples business across Bharat

Following high growth, B2B e-commerce platform plans to double miller count in the next 12-15 months

B2B start-up ElasticRun takes a step back, to focus on core strategy

ElasticRun extends the reach of a brand's direct distribution network to deep rural markets

Now, a B2B platform trading in unlisted shares, ESOPs, AIF units for PE/VCs

System aims to bring all stakeholders under one roof to create a large pool of investors and deal makers; Intermediaries can do such deals faster and cheaper, using various tools almost free of cost

B2B could be India's top sector for venture debt funding in 2023: Report

71% of founders of early-stage companies plan to raise venture debt this year

B2B wholesale platform ApnaKlub raises $16 mn in Series A funding round

The funds will be used to enhance a digital platform for kirana store owners and wholesalers in tier-2 and tier-3 cities to purchase goods and service

Hyperpure: Zomato's B2B ace in the hole on the road to profitability

Although the adjusted EBITDA losses of the B2B business widened in Q2FY23, the company's head honchos believe the venture can become even larger than the food delivery business

Gatik's driverless B2B delivery service gains pace in US and Canada

The middle-mile segment, unlike long-haul transport or last-mile delivery to an end consumer, involves business-to-business (B2B) operations, mostly from a warehousing location to a retail centre

350 employees in Udaan to get pink slip in pursuit of profitability

India's largest business-to-business e-commerce firm sacked 180 employees in June

B2B unicorn Udaan fires around 350 employees on cost cutting measures

B2B unicorn udaan has fired 300-350 employees across India on account of role redundancies and cost cutting measures, according to sources. Few of the employees told PTI that they were intimated about the layoff on Friday morning and told that the human resource department will reach out to them for final paperwork. Sources aware of the development said around 300-350 people have been laid off from the company. When contacted, udaan confirmed the development without sharing the number of employees hit by the decision. "As we move forward in our journey towards making udaan a profitable company, the efficiency enhancement drive and the evolution in business model has created some redundancies in the system, with some roles no longer required. As a responsible organisation, we are working towards providing all requisite support to the impacted employees," a company spokesperson said. The spokesperson said over the last few years, udaan has made significant investments to build a ...

Mahindra Logistics acquires B2B express business of Rivigo

Mahindra Logistics on Monday announced the acquisition of the B2B express business of Gurugram-based logistics firm Rivigo Services, which will help the company accelerate its capabilities in this space. Mahindra Logistics Ltd (MLL) will acquire the express business through a business transfer agreement (BTA), including the customers, team and assets of Rivigo's B2B express business and its technology platform, Mahindra Logistics said in a statement. Rivigo, however, will continue to own its truck fleet and the rights to the full truck load (FTL) operations. Rivigo operates a pan-India B2B express network with a robust client base and a full-service technology suite. Its express network currently covers over 19,000 PIN codes across the country through over 250 processing centres and branches, spanning more than 1.5 million sq ft. "This will add significant strength to Mahindra Logistics' express business capability," the company said. B2B express logistics continues to see strong

Fintech firm udaanCapital says it enabled Rs 2,200 cr credit to retailers

Company says 'working capital availability in the country is huge as small businesses adopt digital payments

B2B food processing start-up Suite42 raises $4.3 mn in seed funding

Suite42 says its technology helps clients to make fair price discovery, reduce processing cost

Peel Works to procure 100 EVs, replace delivery vehicle fleet to electric

Business-to-business commerce player Peel Works is probably the first firm that is planning to replace its entire fleet of fossil fuel-based delivery vehicles with electric ones and procure 100 EVs in the first phase. Peel Works, a Mumbai-headquartered B2B (business-to-business) grocery e-commerce company, is in talks with Piaggio, Tata Motors, Mahindra and Greaves for procuring 100 EVs (electric vehicles) for its distribution business. It operates the retail management platform, Taikee, and Manpower, Payroll management and Logistics as service platform 1SF. "We have plans to shift entirely to EVs (electric vehicles). As of now, in the first phase, we are planning to take 100 EVs ahead of this festival season. If it went well then we will go for more EVs deployment," the company's co-founder and supply chain Head, Lt Col Pushkar Raj (Retd) told PTI. He further told that the company is in talks with Piaggio, Tata Motors, Mahindra, and Greaves to procure 100 EVs (light goods vehicles

Foray into paints, B2B e-commerce are set to transform Grasim, says Birla

Both ventures complement existing businesses of Grasim; they cater to a large market, offer access to new customer pools, firm says

Aksum Trademart plans to raise $25 mn from investors to fund expansion plan

Aksum Trademart, a business-to-business (B2B) startup into raw material supply to MSMEs, plans to raise USD 25 million (about Rs 199 crore) from investors to fund its expansion plans. The company has hired a boutique investment banking firm to help raise capital. "We plan to raise phase-wise capital in line with our growth milestones and for making investment into technology. As per the growth milestones we are looking to raise USD 25 million over the next 12 months," Aksum Trademart co-founder Sumit Bhatia said. The company is in discussion with early stage investors and family offices to meet the capital requirements, the other co-founder Ankit Jain said, adding that the digital supply chain of the future will require the companies to outsource, that is, to leverage Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS). The advantages include end-to-end connectivity, improved productivity, lower cost, heightened flexibility and better asset management, Bhatia said. On the debt front, he said, the .

B2B platform CleverTap to raise $105 million from CDPQ and others

B2B SaaS platform CleverTap on Wednesday said it has signed agreements to raise USD 105 million, about Rs 834 core, in the fourth stage of its funding round led by global investment group CDPQ.

B2B SaaS start-up WebEngage raises $20 mn in Series B funding round

The Series B round also saw participation from family offices of Unmaj Corporation, NB Ventures, Shashwat Nakrani (a co-founder of BharatPe), and Gopal Srinivasan (chairman of TVS Capital) and others