Internet and telecommunications firm SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 and internet group Prosus co-led a $1.25bn series J round for India-based food delivery service provider Swiggy yesterday at a $5.5bn valuation.
The round also featured sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority as well as Accel, Wellington Management, Falcon Edge Capital, Amansa Capital, Goldman Sachs, Think Capital and Carmignac.
TechCrunch reported the round includes an $800m tranche led by Prosus’ corporate venturing arm, Prosus Ventures, in April this year. SoftBank provided a reported $450m for that close, which included Falcon Edge, Goldman Sachs, Amansa Capital, Think Capital, Carmignac and Accel.
Founded in 2014, Swiggy provides food and grocery delivery services, and its online platform facilitates access to more than 150,000 restaurants and stores located in over 500 Indian cities.
Swiggy chief executive Sriharsha Majety said: “The scope of food delivery in India is massive and over the next few years, we will continue to invest aggressively into growing this category.
“Our biggest investments will be in our non-food businesses that have witnessed tremendous consumer love and growth in a short span, especially in the past 15 months of the pandemic.”
The company had previously raised $1.62bn in funding, including a $156m series I round in April 2020 featuring Prosus Ventures, internet group Tencent, consumer electronics manufacturer Samsung and local services portal Meituan Dianping.
The round, which was also backed by Ark Impact Asset Management, Korea Investment Partners, Mirae Asset Capital Markets and Wellington Management, valued Swiggy at $3.6bn.
The company’s earlier rounds featured Naspers, the media and e-commerce company that spun off Prosus, as well as Tencent, Meituan Dianping, Wellington Management, DST Global, Coatue Management, Hillhouse Capital, Accel, Harmony Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, RB Investments and SAIF Partners.