Agritech startup Unnati, rival Gramophone ko acquire karne jaa rahi hai. Is deal mein Info Edge, Gramophone ka stake Unnati mein hold karegi aur Unnati mein cash invest karegi. Info Edge agri-tech sector mein apni position strong karna chahti hai.
Unnati Gramophone ko strategic merger mein acquire karegi
Agritech startup Unnati apne competitor Gramophone ko acquire karne wali hai, jo sector ke liye ek bada consolidation move hai. Is transaction mein stake swap aur cash investment shamil hai, jisme Info Edge dono companies mein ek important investor ke taur par role play karegi.
Info Edge, apni subsidiary Startup Investments (Holding) Ltd ke through, abhi Gramophone mein 39.58% stake rakhti hai. Acquisition deal ke hisse ke taur par, Gramophone mein Info Edge ka stake 50.94% tak badhega, uske baad wo apna poora holding Unnati ko sell karegi. Is strategic divestment se Info Edge ko acquiring company Unnati mein 15.7% stake milega.
Apni position aur strong karne ke liye, Info Edge acquisition ke baad Unnati mein INR 35 crore invest karne ka plan bana rahi hai. Is capital injection se Info Edge ka stake 20.53% tak pahunchne ki umeed hai. Company ne note kiya hai ki yeh shareholding tab lagbhag 18.48% tak dilute ho sakti hai jab Gramophone ke sabhi shareholders Unnati ke cap table mein integrate ho jayenge, jisse poora merger facilitate hoga.
Deal mein Gramophone ke 3.39 lakh shares ki value INR 91.7 crore rakhi gayi hai. Iske badle mein, Info Edge ko Unnati ke 49.1K shares milenge, jisme har share ki value INR 18,661 hai. Additional INR 35 crore investment ka matlab hai 18,756 aur shares ki kharid.
Gramophone, jo 2016 mein Tauseef Khan aur Nishant Mahatre ne start kiya tha, ek omnichannel model operate karta hai jisme seeds, fertilizers, farming equipment, aur other inputs farmers ko direct aur retailers ke through beche jate hain. Company ne FY25 mein INR 66.8 crore ka turnover report kiya, jo pichhle fiscal year ke INR 99 crore se kaafi kam hai.
Unnati, jise former Paytm CFO Amit Sinha ne co-found kiya hai, agri-input retailers ke liye ek digital platform provide karti hai. FY24 mein isne INR 515 crore ka robust 30% revenue jump report kiya, jo FY23 ke INR 397 crore se zyada hai. Lekin, isi dauran iske losses bhi 27% badh kar INR 469 crore ho gaye.
The combined entity ka aim dono startups ki strengths ko leverage karke ek comprehensive, full-stack agri-tech platform banana hai. Yeh merger ek strategic consolidation hai, jo India ke rapidly expand ho rahe agricultural technology landscape mein greater efficiency aur market reach ki anticipation karta hai.
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