2022年10月11日

风险债务基金BlackSoil，曾支持OYO, Udaan, Upstox等独角兽，筹集了一只新基金，投资于中期和成长阶段的初创公司。这是在公开股票市场放缓之际发生的。BlackSoil投资了OYO、Udaan、Upstox等独角兽，在过去6年里已在130多笔交易中部署了超过3亿美元。在过去15-18个月里，随着公开股票市场经历“融资冬天”，风险债务的上升已成为印度投资的突出趋势之一。总部位于孟买的替代信贷平台BlackSoil通过家族办公室、著名的uhni / hni和其他知名机构筹集了25亿卢比的新资金。BlackSoil董事兼联合创始人Ankur Bansal在一份声明中表示:“筹集的资金将通过各种债务产品借给中期和成长期的初创公司。”“尽管近期面临挑战，利率不断上升，但我们对自己的战略充满信心。我们的产品提供安全的投资，并在自营承销和弹性信贷表现的支持下提供稳定的回报，”他补充道。BlackSoil投资了OYO、Udaan、Upstox、Infra等独角兽。Market, Slice, Spinny等公司在过去6年里在130多笔交易中投入了超过3亿美元。 It manages an alternative credit platform made up of an RBI-registered NBFC and four SEBI-registered AIFs. The fund’s average cheque size is Rs 15-20 crore. BlackSoil’s deployment peaked in FY 2021-22, coinciding with the funding highs of India’s start-up ecosystem. In the period, the fund invested $90 million in 30-odd start-ups across emerging sectors. In the first quarter of the current financial year (FY23), BlackSoil invested $40 million in 6+ deals, and grew its AUM by over 50 per cent year-on-year. Data from Venture Intelligence reveals that venture debt deployment in India has grown 11 per cent year-on-year to $312 million in August 2022. Besides BlackSoil, other active debt funds in India include Alteria Capital, Trifecta Capital, Stride Ventures, InnoVen, Anicut Capital, and more. With equity funding, especially in late-stage deals, going through a sustained slowdown, debt capital is likely to find more favour among start-ups. Some of BlackSoil’s other portfolio companies include Zetwerk, Purplle, BluSmart, Curefoods, AllCargo Logistics, Aviom, etc. Through the new fund, it looks to provide necessary runway to start-ups in the form of working capital solutions, acquisition financing, and other short-term funding requirements without diluting their cap-table. The slowdown in venture capital and private equity has allowed alternate funds to increase their cheque sizes and participate in larger deals. Bansal explains, “The onward lending we will be doing with these funds are via products with amortizing & fixed pay-out structures which significantly reduce business & time risk, and safeguard the investment. This has enabled us to raise this capital even amidst market volatility.” Over 20 family offices and high-net worth individuals have invested through Blacksoil's debt products. “Strategic partnerships, acquisitions and talent addition have bolstered our organic initiatives to expand and deepen our vision to be a sought-after partner to founders, enterprises and investors,” Bansal stated. Earlier in 2022, WSB Real Estate Partners and BlackSoil Group came together to raise a Rs 500-crore residential property debt fund WSB Real Estate Debt Fund II, which looks to invest in residential real estate projects for middle income households and in the affordable housing segment.