Secure Capital Investments LLC
Debt and Equity Solutions
Background
Starting a Fintech business is, at the present time, considered to be one of the most profitable business ventures. We met with a 5 years old Fintech firm dealing with providing financial assistance to consumers by facilitating credit/loan eligibility statuses. They came to us looking for funding facilitation support. What they had was a great business model, a clientele that trusted them, and a market which was ripe for innovation.
The Market
2021 ended with the Indian Fintech domain raising $9 billion – a record high. The number is a sign of how adaptive Indian consumers are towards financial products and services. Between Fintech moving towards true digitalization, several new access models came into the picture. Payments, Neobanks, Insurance, Lending, and Stockbroking – all these different sectors witnessed a facelift.
Moreover, new highlights emerged
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12 new unicorns
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Funds worth $4.8 billion were raised by Fintech unicorns
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PayU bought BillDesk for $4.7 billion
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BaharatPe and Centrum Fin Svcs acquired PMC bank
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Policybazaar and Paytm raised their IPOs.
All in all, the year that just went by had only positives in store for the Fintech sector. What led to momentum for the domain was Policybazaar and Paytm raising their IPOs. It was the sign that the Fintech entrepreneurs were waiting for in terms of investors and public interest.
The Ask
The Fintech firm was looking for $2 billion and mentoring support from the investors. They were looking for a partnership which extended beyond money and would make investors a key part of important business decisions. What was important for them was that they were able to raise funds in a 6 months timeline.
When they contacted Marquee, our team first sat with them to understand their business model and analyze how best we could support them in aligning with the right investors. We then reached out to our investor network to the ones who were more likely to show an interest. In the backend, our team was working with the client on document collation, investor meet preparation, and preparation of the pitch deck.
The Response
Once we had all the paperwork and pitch ready, we went on to reach out to investors. In T+2 days, our emails were filled with responses seeking pitch decks and for scheduling a call with the business.
Once we entered the discussion stage, it took the Fintech firm 3 months and 10% business equity to raise the $2 billion funds.
Today, they are using the fund to expand the product and enter new developing markets across the globe. They aim to raise the Series B funding round somewhere in the next 3 years time range. However, right now their focus is on growing their business and making better investor connections.