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Left to fend for itself after the failed deal with PhonePe, the fintech startup is looking to find refuge in a loan waiver, a hefty licensing fee and an internal funding round.
Editor's note: It has been a tough few weeks for ZestMoney. The cash-strapped fintech startup had signed a term sheet with Walmart-backed PhonePe last year to be acquired in a deal reportedly worth $90 million, but the talks collapsed last month because of issues flagged by Walmart in its due diligence process. ZestMoney, led by founders Lizzie Chapman, Priya Sharma and Ashish Anantharaman, is now preparing an ambitious rescue plan, one that is unheard of in India’s burgeoning fintech industry. According to three executives aware of the matter, who asked not to be named, the plan to revive the eight-year-old company involves three steps. The first step is to secure capital in the short term. Here, the company that drove ZestMoney into a corner has come to its rescue. According to the three executives cited above, PhonePe has agreed to waive the repayment obligation on the $18 million loan it had extended to ZestMoney in December last year, as first reported by The Economic Times on Wednesday. We have written about the loan and Walmart’s initial concerns over the deal. There is …
The Rs 250 SIP was launched last year by the former SEBI chairperson with one clear goal: financial inclusion. More than a year later, the much-hyped scheme doesn’t seem to have caught on with MF investors.
The online storytelling company is betting that content will be the most sought-after commodity as scores of platforms jump on the microdrama bandwagon. But success will hinge on whether it has a good enough story to draw the audience.
SEBI has lowered the bar for loss-making startups to list. In that context, a company like Zepto redefines the meaning of risk in public market investing.
