{"id":24691,"date":"2022-02-18T17:17:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T11:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-propelld\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T17:22:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T11:52:01","slug":"biz-propelld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-propelld\/","title":{"rendered":"Propelld raises USD 35 million from WestBridge Capital, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-3466727485\"><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, Feb 18 (PTI) Education-focussed fintech firm Propelld on Friday announced raising USD 35 million (about Rs 262 crore) from WestBridge Capital and others.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-511737476\"><!-- 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> Existing investors Stellaris Venture Partners and India Quotient also participated in the Series-B funding round.<\/p>\n<p> Founded in 2017 by IIT Madras trio of Bibhu Prasad Das, Victor Senapaty and Brijesh Samantaray, Propelld has tie-ups with over 550 educational institutes and is currently clocking an annual loan disbursal run rate of Rs 600 crore.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;With the latest capital infusion we will strive towards building better financial products for the educational ecosystem which will further benefit our partners,&#8221; Propelld co-founder and CEO Bibhu Prasad Das said.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-673252299\"><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> With the current funding round, Propelld plans to grow the loan book rapidly in a segment with low credit penetration, and offer new products for various verticals within education, the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> Currently employing around 150 people, Propelld plans to add another 100-150 employees over the next year across technology, business development and collections.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;India spends over USD 90 billion annually in education, however the financial penetration is still very low. 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