| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.02.2026 | Gold loan startup Rupeek eyes $50 million as core biz shines | Synopsis
Bengaluru-based gold loan startup Rupeek is looking to raise fresh funding of $50 million, at valuations higher than its last financing round in 2024, on the back of improved financials and steady growth in its core business, two p... |
| 01.09.2025 | India's Tech Surge: Elev8 Closes $160M Fund, Fuels Next-Gen Startups | Elev8 Venture Partners concluded its landmark $160 million maiden fund for India's surging tech landscape. The growth-stage vehicle targets high-potential startups in fintech, SaaS, B2B platforms, and consumer brands. Anchor investors inclu... |
| 01.09.2025 | Elev8 Venture Partners marks $160 million close of maiden fund | Synopsis
The fund counts institutions from South Korea, Hong Kong and India among its backers, alongside sovereign funds, family offices and several unicorn founders. South Korea-based KB Investment is the anchor limited partner, while Self... |
| 23.04.2025 | Muthoot FinCorp Funds BankBazaar, Charts Its Foray Into Gold Loans | SUMMARY
BankBazaar has raised a total of INR 55 Cr in its Series D2 round. The Peak XV-backed startup last raised INR 45 Cr (around $5 Mn) in its Series D1 round
BankBazaar has also inked a partnership with Muthoot FinCorp (an NBFC) to ente... |
| 25.11.2024 | What prompted RBI’s warning against errant gold lending practises? | The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) stern warning of action against lenders who follow irregular gold loan practises was prompted by the rapid rise in gold loan portfolio of a few south based banks, and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) a... |
| 15.11.2024 | Fintech and EV Sectors to Benefit from Growing Influence of Venture Debt: Report According to the report, founders in India are increasingly availing venture debt services to avoid excessive equity di... | The venture debt market in India is experiencing a steady rise, "mirroring the early days of venture capital," according to a recent report titled 'Silent Bloom: Venture Debt's Growing Influence,' by Lighthouse Canton, a global as... |
| 27.08.2024 | Kae Capital Welcomes Abhishek Srivastava as General Partner, Promotes Gaurav Chaturvedi Abhishek Srivastava brings 20+ years of experience, including leadership roles at Endiya Partners and Ventureast... | Mumbai-based early-stage venture capital firm Kae Capital has bolstered its leadership team with significant appointments. Abhishek Srivastava has joined the firm as a General Partner, while Gaurav Chaturvedi, a key player at Kae Capital si... |
| 28.06.2024 | Online gold loan platform Rupeek raised $15 M from Elevation Capital | Online gold loan platform Rupeek has secured Rs 125 crore (approximately $15 million) in primary funding from Elevation Capital. This is the second tranche of the new round in which 360 One Large Fund had already put in $6 million during Ma... |
| 27.06.2024 | Rupeek's Gold Loan Platform Shines Bright with INR 125 Crore Boost | In a significant development for the online gold loan platform Rupeek, the company has successfully secured a substantial INR 125 crore (equivalent to approximately USD 15 million) in primary funding from Elevation Capital. This latest fund... |
| 27.06.2024 | Rupeek Secures INR 125 Crore from Elevation Capital to Boost Gold Loan Platform Following a USD 6 million investment by 360 One Large Fund in May, this fundraising represents the second phase of Rupee... | Online platform for gold loans Rupeek has received INR 125 crore (around USD 15 million) in primary funding from Elevation Capital.
Entrackr reports that 360 One Large Fund contributed USD 6 million in the first tranche of the fresh round i... |
| 26.06.2024 | Rupeek secures Rs 125 Cr from Elevation Capital through CCPS: Report | Rupeek, an online gold loan platform, has reportedly raised Rs 125 crore (around $15 million) in primary funding from Elevation Capital.
This marks the second part of the latest funding round, following an investment of $6 million by 360 O... |
| 26.06.2024 | Rupeek raises $15 Mn from Elevation; readies for secondary | Online gold loan platform Rupeek has secured Rs 125 crore (approximately $15 million) in primary funding from Elevation Capital. This is the second tranche of the new round in which 360 One Large Fund had already put in $6 million during Ma... |
| 25.06.2024 | Exclusive: Rupeek In Talks To Raise INR 200 Cr From Elevation Capital, Others | SUMMARY
The funding round will be led by new investor Elevation Capital. A couple of existing investors will also participate in the round
The round will value Rupeek at $250 Mn, a decline of almost 60% from its peak valuation of $600 Mn
Th... |
| 23.05.2024 | Rs 250 Cr Arigato Capital fund launched by IVY Growth | With a target corpus of Rs 250 crore, Arigato Capital is a SEBI-registered Category I AIF Venture Capital (VC) fund, according to micro venture capital firm IVY Growth Associates.
According to the fund’s press release, this sector-agnostic ... |
| 15.05.2024 | Gold loan platform 360 One Large Value Fund invested Rs 50 crore in Rupeek | Online platform for gold loans 360 One Large Value Fund (formerly IIFL Wealth Management) has contributed Rs 50 crore to Rupeek. It’s noteworthy that in the latest round, the company’s valuation fell by 60%.
In order to raise Rs 50 crore, t... |
| 14.05.2024 | Fintech Startup Rupeek Raises INR 51 Cr In A Down Round From 360 One, BlackSoil | SUMMARY
While Rupeek raised INR 50 Cr from 360 One Large Value Fund, it raised INR 1 Cr from from alternative investment firm BlackSoil
The funding round pegged Rupeek’s valuation at INR 1,785 Cr (about $213 Mn), down 64.5% from $600 Mn 202... |
| 06.05.2024 | Alternative credit platform BlackSoil invests $49 million in 11 new deals in Q4 | BlackSoil, one of India’s leading alternative credit platforms, deployed $49 million (₹391 crore) across 11 new deals and exited 4 portfolio companies in Q4FY24. The firm’s year-on-year (y-o-y) disbursement grew by 110 per cent and its asse... |
| 24.04.2024 | RBI bars Kotak Bank from digital onboarding of customers, fresh credit cards | India’s central bank on Wednesday ordered Kotak Mahindra Bank to immediately cease onboarding new customers via its online and mobile banking channels, and to stop issuing fresh credit cards, citing serious deficiencies in the bank’s IT sys... |
| 07.06.2022 | Indian gold-loan platform Rupeek slashes nearly 200 jobs | ManagementNewsStartups
Shadine Taufik · 21h ago · 1 min readIndian gold-loan platform Rupeek slashes nearly 200 jobs
Rupeek, a fintech firm that offers gold-backed loans, has dismissed nearly 200 workers, people with knowledge of the matter... |
| 11.01.2022 | India Digest: DMI Finance raises $47m from Sumitomo, others; Rupeek raises $34m | DMI Finance Private Limited Tuesday announced that it has closed a $47-million equity investment round from new investor Sumitomo Mitsui and others. Separately, Rupeek has raised $34 million in a funding round led by Lightbox. DMI Finance r... |
| 11.01.2022 | Rupeek picks up $34 million in fresh round led by Lightbox | Getty Images
Bengaluru: Gold loans provider Rupeek said on Tuesday it has raised $34 million in a fresh round of funding led by Lightbox.
Existing investors including GGV and Bertelsmann also participated in the funding. The company is now ... |
| 11.01.2022 | Rupeek Raises $34 Million Led by Lightbox | - |
| 20.03.2021 | Fintech Startup Rupeek Raises $33 Million In Series-E Funding | Rupeek, an online gold loan platform, has raised $33 million or Rs 239 crore as part of its Series-E funding round led by GGV Capital and four other investors.
As per regulatory filings, Rupeek has allotted 2,860 Series E Preference shares ... |
| 19.03.2021 | Gold loan platform Rupeek raises $33 mn in growth round led by GGV Capital | Debangana Ghosh 19 Mar, 2021
Rupeek Fintech, which operates digital gold lending platform Rupeek has raised $33 million (Rs 238.74 crore) in a growth funding round, dubbed Series E, led by GGV Capital, Vostok Emerging Finance, Highline Inve... |
| 26.02.2020 | GGV Capital co-leads a USD 60 million funding round in Indian fintech startup Rupeek | Bengaluru-based fintech startup Rupeek, which provides loans against gold, Tuesday said it has raised USD 60 million from Chinese venture capital firm GGV Capital, co-founder of Flipkart Binny Bansal, and Bertelsmann India Investments, the ... |
| 25.02.2020 | India’s Rupeek lands $60m from GGV Capital, Binny Bansal’s BTB, others | Premium
Rupeek Fintech Pvt, an online lender that dispenses loans against gold jewelry and heirlooms, has raised $60 million from investors including GGV Capital after demonstrating sharp growth in recent months.
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| 25.02.2020 | Rupeek raises $30 Mn led by Binny Bansal, GGV Capital and KB Investments | Loan against gold has been a traditional lending model that has largely been dominated by unorganised market and NBFCs. With the rise of fintech revolution in India, a clutch of startups, including Rupeek has been making such loan easy and ... |
| 25.02.2020 | Online lender Rupeek raises $60 million | Rupeek Fintech, an online lender that dispenses loans against gold jewellery and heirlooms, has raised $60 million from investors, including GGV Capital, after demonstrating sharp growth in recent months.
Tanglin Venture Partners, Flipkart ... |
| 25.02.2020 | [Funding alert] Fintech startup Rupeek raises additional $30M from GGV Capital, Binny Bansal, others | Online gold loan platform Rupeek on Tuesday said that it has raised an additional $30 million in equity funding. Earlier in August, the startup had announced raising another $30 million, taking the total fundraise to $60 million over two ro... |
| 13.08.2019 | Fintech startup Rupeek raises $30m round led by Bertelsmann India | Premium
Bengaluru-based fintech startup Rupeek on Monday said it has raised $30 million in a funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments.
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| 12.08.2019 | Bertelsmann India leads $30 mn funding in gold loan platform Rupeek | Rupeek Fintech Pvt. Ltd, a financial technology company that operates an online marketplace for gold loans, has raised $30 million (Rs 213.86 crore at current exchange rates) in a funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments, the stra... |
| 12.08.2019 | Rupeek raises $30 Mn round led by Bertelsmann India | Online gold loan platform Rupeek has raked in $30 million funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments.
The funding round, which reportedly will be completed in two tranches, witnessed the participation of existing investors Accel and... |
| 12.08.2019 | Bengaluru-based Rupeek raises $30 mn from Bertelsmann, Accel, Sequoia Capital | Sumit Maniyar, CEO, Rupeek. Bengaluru-based Rupeek raises $30 mn from Bertelsmann, Accel, Sequoia Capital 1 min read . Updated: 12 Aug 2019, 09:48 PM IST Deepti Chaudhary
The online marketplace for gold loans will use the funds for product ... |
| 09.02.2018 | Online gold loan platform Rupeek gets $6.8 mn from Accel, Sequoia | Bengaluru-based Rupeek, which operates an online marketplace for gold loans, has raised $6.83 million (Rs 44 crore) in a fresh funding round led by Accel Partners.
While Accel Partners put in $5 million (Rs 32.55 crore), existing investor S... |
| 26.09.2017 | Lending startup Rupeek to raise $12 million in early stage funding | Bengaluru-based digital lending firm Rupeek, which offers gold loans, is planning to raise around $12 million in an early stage funding led by Accel India and financial inclusion focused investment firm Lok Capital.
After the funding, the f... |
| - | Rupeek Raises $60 Mn In Series C Funding From New, Existing Investors | Delhi-headquartered digital gold loans startup Rupeek has raised $60 Mn in Series C funding round, Sumit Maniyar, CEO, Rupeek told Inc42. The investors in the round include investors such as GGV Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments, Binny... |
| - | Gold Loan Provider Rupeek Raises $34 Mn From Lightbox; Plans Expansion To 120+ Indian Cities | Bengaluru-based gold loan enabler Rupeek has raised $34 Mn in a round led by Lightbox, GGV Capital and Bertelsmann, taking its valuation to $634 Mn.
The startup plans to use the funds to democratise access to secured credit across the count... |
| - | Digital Gold Loans Provider Rupeek Gets $6.83 Mn In Funding From Accel, Sequoia | Bengaluru-based online gold loan providing startup Rupeek has reportedly raised $6.83 Mn (INR 44 Cr) in a fresh round of funding led by Accel Partners in participation with Sequoia Capital.
A report in VCCircle quoted Rupeek’s filings with ... |
| - | Sequoia-Backed Gold Loan Provider Rupeek Lays Off 200 People To Cut Costs | Rupeek has laid off around 10-15% of its workforce across multiple teams
As per the startup, the layoffs are part of its cost-cutting strategy
Adding Rupeek, 20 startups have laid off 9,239 employees to date, according to Inc42’s Indian Sta... |
| - | Bertelsmann India Leads $30 Mn Funding In Gold Loans Startup Rupeek | Gold loans enabler Rupeek has raised a $30 Mn a funding round led by Bertelsmann India along with the participation of other existing investors Accel and Sequoia India. This funding will be used by the company to support product development... |
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| - | [Funding alert] Rupeek raises $34M led by Lightbox | Fintech startup Rupeekhas raised $34 million in funding led by Lightbox. The asset-backed digital lending platform also announced that it has doubled its gold loan disbursals in December 2021 compared to 2020.
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