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Upwards Acquired

Upwards Fintech Services Private Limited Mumbai, Maharashtra Founded 2017 upwards.in ↗

Mumbai-based lending-tech platform offering personal loans to salaried professionals, using a proprietary underwriting engine analyzing 500+ data points to assess creditworthiness. Acquired by Lendingkart in Feb 2023 and continues to operate as a Lendingkart brand.

Abhishek Soni Nimesh Verma
$5 MnTotal funding (tracked)
2Funding rounds
1 Sep 2018Last round

Upwards: Funding Rounds

Date Round Amount Investors Source
Sep 2018 ~ Series A $5 Mn Shunwei Capital India Quotient Mayfield source
7 Nov 2017 Seed Undisclosed India Quotient Mayfield source

Acquisitions

DateAcquirerAcquiredAmountSource
8 Feb 2023 Lendingkart Upwards Rs 100-120 Cr (reported estimate; deal terms not officially disclosed) source

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FAQs on Upwards

Who founded Upwards?

Upwards was founded by Abhishek Soni, Nimesh Verma in 2017.

How much funding has Upwards raised?

Upwards has raised $5 Mn across 2 tracked funding round(s), most recently on 2018-09-01. Figures are compiled from cited public sources.

Who are the investors in Upwards?

Investors in Upwards include Shunwei Capital, India Quotient, Mayfield.

What does Upwards do?

Mumbai-based lending-tech platform offering personal loans to salaried professionals, using a proprietary underwriting engine analyzing 500+ data points to assess creditworthiness. Acquired by Lendingkart in Feb 2023 and continues to operate as a Lendingkart brand.

Where is Upwards headquartered?

Upwards is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

What is Upwards's business model?

Upwards's core value proposition centers on Data-driven underwriting for thin-file borrowers, Bridging the personal-loan credit gap.

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