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Velocity, A Revenue-Based Financing Platform In India, Raises $20 Million Led By Peter Thiel’S Valar Ventures

PRIVATENov 17, 2021

Amount Raised

$20 Million

Round Type

Funding Round

ManufacturingSoftware

Investors

Thiel Capital

Description

Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures has doubled down its bet on Velocity, which operates a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses in India, just months after it first backed the Bangalore-based startup.

Quick answer

Velocity raised $20 Million in a Funding Round round, dated November 17, 2021. Investors: Thiel Capital.

How much did Velocity raise?
Velocity raised $20 Million in a Funding Round round on November 17, 2021.
Who invested in Velocity?
Thiel Capital is named as investors in this round.
What does Velocity do?
Move and manage capital seamlessly across banks, blockchains, and businesses with Velocity – a unified platform for digital asset and fiat treasury.
Where is Velocity based and how big is it?
Fundz records about 87 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Velocity?
Fundz holds 2 contacts at Velocity. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Manufacturing and Software around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Velocity that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • RoboSense raised an undisclosed amount (Corporate Round) on December 27, 2021.
  • Circ, INC. raised $2M (Seed) on December 21, 2021.
  • PPG raised $2.7M (Seed) on December 21, 2021.
  • Miso Robotics raised $542K (Seed) on December 15, 2021.
  • Anchorage Digital raised $350M (Funding Round) on December 15, 2021.
  • Anchorage Digital raised $350M (Series D) on December 15, 2021.

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Company Information

Company

Velocity

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Move and manage capital seamlessly across banks, blockchains, and businesses with Velocity – a unified platform for digital asset and fiat treasury.

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