{"id":16707,"date":"2022-01-19T14:53:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T09:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-lummo-funding\/"},"modified":"2022-01-19T17:10:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T11:40:04","slug":"biz-lummo-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-lummo-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Lummo raises $80 mn in funding from Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital India, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-329143040\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Lummo (previously known as BukuKas) on Wednesday said it has raised USD 80 million (about Rs 595.8 crore) in funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital India.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-1453592720\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p>Other global tech and e-commerce investors such as CapitalG (independent growth fund of Google parent company Alphabet); NuvemShop CEO Santiago Sosa; and former Lazada CEO Max Bittner also participated in the Series C round, a statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Lummo is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup seeking to accelerate the business growth of MSMEs in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome our new investors to support Lummo&#8217;s journey to digitise and accelerate the growth of MSMEs.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-3538854535\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe backing we&#8217;ve secured shows the confidence investors have in our team and product to become the preferred partner to merchants and MSMEs, as well as their conviction in the region&#8217;s rapidly growing digital economy,&#8221; Krishnan Menon, CEO and Founder of Lummo, said.<\/p>\n<p>The company offers entrepreneurs and brands the opportunity to sell directly to their customers and enable them to build a strong and distinctive brand online, using LummoSHOP, he added.<\/p>\n<p>India-born Krishnan &#8211; who is now based in Jakarta &#8211; noted that the D2C (direct-to-consumer) approach enabled by the company&#8217;s SaaS stack will help merchants and MSMEs in establishing strong relationships with their customers and help them face the intense competition in the online market today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigital-led economic growth, especially in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, is a key investment focus for us. 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