Employee Benefits and InsurTech platform Pazcare announced that it has raised $8.2 million led by Jafco Asia. The round also saw participation from existing investors 3One4 Capital and BEENEXT.
The fresh round of funds will be used to further strengthen and expand the product line and in the growth of the business. Post this round the 12-month-old company stands at a valuation of Rs 370 crore or $48 million, the statement said.
The company last raised its seed round of $ 3.5 million last year in October 2021 in a co-led round by BEENEXT, 3One4 Capital, and several angel investors such as Haresh Chawla (True North), Ashish Hemrajani (Bookmyshow), Kunal Shah (Cred), Deepak Diwakar (Mindtickle) and others. Within a year the growth of the company has increased in multifold. The total funding of the company now stands at around $12 million post the Series A round.
Sanchit Malik, CEO and Co-Founder of Pazcare said, “India as an economy is going through one of the most exciting times. Insurance as a market is going to see leapfrog growth in the current decade. We believe health & life insurance penetration will be employer-driven and we want to play an important role in providing world-class benefits to Indian employees.”
“B2B insurance is a large white space in Asia. Pazcare is well equipped to disrupt this space and the company’s number speaks for itself. Sanchit in particular is a very trusted and visionary CEO and seasoned founder. Pazcare can transform B2B insurance space in a very formidable way,” said Supriya Singh, Head of South Asia Investments, Jafco Asia.
Anurag Ramadasan, Partner 3One4 Capital, said, “Sanchit and Manish have shown an incredible vision in terms of how they expect the employee benefits space to scale up and built an amazing position for themselves within it. We are incredibly impressed by their growth so far and feel absolutely privileged to double down on their journey.”
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