SmartPaddle Technology Pvt. Ltd, which owns and operates packaging materials platform Bizongo, has raised ₹825 crore ($110 million) through its recent Series D fundraising round, according to regulatory filings, Mint reported Monday (Dec. 6), putting its value at ₹4,500 crore ($600 million).
SmartPaddle has brought in about $187 million in investment funding since its inception in 2015. The company sells boxes, containers, pouches and bags for food and hospitality, consumer goods and retail businesses. It has warehouses in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi and counts BigBasket, Nykaa, Swiggy, Delhivery, Teabox and Tata Cliq among its clients.
SmartPaddle issued 10 equity shares and 121,510 series D2 compulsorily convertible preference shares (D2CCPS) at ₹67,890 apiece to 10 subscribers, according to the filings. Tiger Global led the Series D funding round.
Its Internet Fund VII subscribed to 49,713 D2CCPS for ₹337.5 crore. Existing investors B Capital, CDC Group and World Bank’s IFC invested ₹131.25 crore, ₹131.25 crore, and ₹118.23 crore, respectively.
Schroder Chiratae Venture, Adveq, Bruno E. Raschle, Add Ventures Capital, Castle Investment and Satyadharma Investments were among the other SmartPaddle investors in the Series D funding effort The company closed its Series C funding round — which included both equity and debt worth $51 million — in April, with CDC taking the lead in that effort.
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