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Rupeek has raised $272.8M across 8 funding rounds.
Key people at Rupeek.
Rupeek has raised $272.8M in total across 8 funding rounds.
Rupeek operates an asset-backed online lending platform that specializes in providing gold loans. The company leverages a technology-driven approach to digitalize and streamline the entire lending process, offering a simplified and affordable financial product. Its operational model is designed to be automated and asset-light, integrating credit risk assessment and customer journey management within its comprehensive digital platform.
The company was founded in 2015 by Sumit Maniyar, who serves as its sole founder. Maniyar's founding insight centered on modernizing India's traditional and often unorganized gold lending market. He envisioned a transparent and efficient technology-powered solution to address the prevalent challenges in secured lending against gold assets.
Rupeek primarily serves individuals seeking accessible secured credit, utilizing their gold assets as collateral. The company's long-term vision is to establish itself as a leading digital platform for secured lending, continually enhancing the customer experience. It aims to transform asset-backed financing through continuous technological innovation and a commitment to customer-centric processes.
Key people at Rupeek.
Rupeek has raised $272.8M in total across 8 funding rounds.
Rupeek's investors include Lightbox, monashees, Notable Capital, Guilherme Bonifacio, GGV Capital, Binny Bansal.
Rupeek has raised $272.8M across 8 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $15.0M Other Equity in June 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2024 | $15M Venture Round | — | — | Announced |
| Jan 11, 2022 | $34M Venture Round | Lightbox | — | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2022 | $34M Series U | Lightbox | Monashees, Notable Capital, Guilherme Bonifacio | Announced |
| Mar 1, 2021 | $33M Series E | — | Monashees, Notable Capital, Guilherme Bonifacio | Announced |
| Feb 25, 2020 | $60M Venture Round | GGV Capital | — | Announced |
| Feb 1, 2020 | $60M Series C | GGV Capital | Monashees, Notable Capital, Guilherme Bonifacio, Binny Bansal | Announced |
| Aug 13, 2019 | $30M Venture Round | — | — | Announced |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $6.8M Venture Round | — | — | Announced |
Rupeek is a leading Indian fintech company specializing in digital gold-backed loans. It provides an online platform that offers low-interest, transparent gold loans delivered directly to customers’ doorsteps, primarily serving individuals and small businesses in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities across India. Rupeek’s product solves the problem of limited access to affordable credit by monetizing India’s vast idle gold assets, enabling customers to unlock liquidity quickly and conveniently without the traditional friction and stigma associated with gold loans. The company has demonstrated strong growth momentum, operating in over 60 cities and serving more than 500,000 customers since its founding in 2015[1][2][3].
Rupeek was founded in 2015 by Sumit Maniyar, an IIT alumnus, who identified the opportunity to modernize and digitize the centuries-old gold loan market in India. The idea emerged from the recognition that a large segment of the Indian population holds significant wealth in gold but lacks access to fair and convenient credit options. Early traction came from Rupeek’s innovative doorstep gold loan service and its hybrid model partnering with banks to securely store gold and provide loans at lower interest rates. This approach allowed Rupeek to rapidly scale while maintaining low operational risk and cost[1][2][3][4].
Rupeek rides the wave of digital financial inclusion and fintech innovation in India, addressing the large unbanked and underbanked population’s credit needs. The timing is critical as India’s gold holdings represent a $1-2 trillion asset class largely untapped for formal credit. Rupeek’s tech-driven model aligns with broader market forces such as increasing smartphone penetration, demand for quick credit, and regulatory support for fintech. By digitizing gold loans, Rupeek is transforming a traditional, fragmented market into a scalable, transparent, and customer-friendly ecosystem, influencing other fintech startups and lending practices in India[1][2][4].
Looking ahead, Rupeek is poised to expand deeper into India’s vast gold loan market and potentially diversify into other asset-backed lending products. Trends such as growing digital adoption, rising credit demand in smaller cities, and evolving regulatory frameworks will shape its journey. Rupeek’s continued innovation in technology and partnerships will likely enhance its market share and influence in democratizing credit access. As it scales, Rupeek could become a key player in redefining secured lending in India, further monetizing the country’s gold assets while promoting financial inclusion[1][2][3].
