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Upwardly Acquired

Bengaluru, Karnataka Founded 2016 upwardly.in ↗

Personal finance and wealth management platform (Upwardly.in) focused on mutual fund research, tax-saving ELSS, and other investment products for underserved, low-savings consumers across India and the NRI diaspora; offered services in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Gujarati. Acquired by rival Scripbox in August 2019.

Prateek Mehta · Co-founder & CEO Prithvi Raj Tejavath · Co-founder Shashank Agrawal · Co-founder Vivek Agarwal · Co-founder
UndisclosedTotal funding (tracked)
1Funding rounds
1 Jul 2017Last round

Upwardly: Funding Rounds

Date Round Amount Investors Source
Jul 2017 ~ Seed Undisclosed Anita Gupta Likemind Ventures Sreeram Iyer Suvo Sarkar source

Acquisitions

DateAcquirerAcquiredAmountSource
9 Aug 2019 Scripbox Upwardly Undisclosed source

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FAQs on Upwardly

Who founded Upwardly?

Upwardly was founded by Prateek Mehta, Prithvi Raj Tejavath, Shashank Agrawal, Vivek Agarwal in 2016.

What does Upwardly do?

Personal finance and wealth management platform (Upwardly.in) focused on mutual fund research, tax-saving ELSS, and other investment products for underserved, low-savings consumers across India and the NRI diaspora; offered services in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Gujarati. Acquired by rival Scripbox in August 2019.

Where is Upwardly headquartered?

Upwardly is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

What is Upwardly's business model?

Upwardly's core value proposition centers on Digital mutual fund & wealth research platform.

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