VERTICES PARTNERS advised Ladies Who Lead in its $1 million pre-Series A funding round, led by Rainmatter Capital Fund, Nithin Kamath’s impact-focused investment firm, and Raasa Retail Private Limited, the family office of Jayant Davar. The transaction was led by Vishal Mehta (Partner) along with Associates Vidhi Shah and Cashmira Poonacha. Founder and Managing Partner Vinayak Burman provided Strategic inputs. Rainmatter Capital Fund and Raasa Retail Private Limited were represented by their respective internal legal teams. Ladies Who Lead Ladies Who Lead (LWL), a members-only platform co-founded in 2021 by Aabha Bakaya and Aditya Ghosh, has secured funding to expand its services for women professionals and leaders. The platform offers resources, mentorship, and support to women across various sectors, aiming to create a more equitable professional ecosystem. LWL provides access to mentorship, exclusive networking, and professional development opportunities through its Titan and LWL Members clubs. Source : https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/vertices-partners-acts-on-ladies-who-lead-1-mn-pre-series-a-fundraise

Navadhan Capital Private Limited has raised ₹111 crore from a Series A fundraise led by NabVentures. The round was co-led by Prime Ventures and also saw participation from LNB Group, and other existing investors: Varanium NexGen Fintech Fund, Gemba Capital, Faad, VC-Grid and Anicut. VERTICES PARTNERS represented lead investors NabVentures Fund 1 and Prime Ventures (Four SB Limited) on this fundraise. The transaction team was led by Amit Manubarwala (Senior Partner), and consisted of Vishal Mehta (Partner), Nisha Dharod (Associate Manager) and Anushka Chaturvedi (Associate). Founder and Managing Partner Vinayak Burman provided strategic inputs The newly acquired funds will be utilized to fuel business growth, enhance the AceN tech platform, expand Navadhan’s footprint, and diversify its loan offerings. Currently, the AceN platform has over ₹700 crore in debt lines from more than 25 banks and NBFCs, enabling API-based integrations for streamlined lending Founded in 2019 by Nitin Agrawal, Amit Ranjan Biswal, Vijay Haswani, and Anirudh Ramakuru, Navadhan operates as a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) licensed by the Reserve Bank of India. The company provides working capital financing to rural micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through its proprietary AceN tech platform. This platform facilitates end-to-end services, including customer sourcing, digital onboarding, underwriting, payments, and collections . Source: https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/vertices-partners-acts-on-navadhan-capital-111-crore-series-a-fundraise