HSG, formerly known as Sequoia Capital China, is a prominent venture capital and private equity firm with a global focus on technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. Established in 2005, HSG operates offices in key international cities including Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, London, Tokyo, and Singapore, managing over $55 billion in assets for leading institutional investors. The firm has supported over 1,500 companies, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship through investments in transformative technologies and high-growth business models. HSG has a track record of success, with more than 160 portfolio companies having gone public and over 140 achieving unicorn status. It has developed a comprehensive investment platform that encompasses seed, venture, growth, buyout, and infrastructure investing, as well as public equities. HSG is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and companies to create enduring enterprises while delivering strong returns to its limited partners. Through its extensive resources and industry expertise, HSG provides significant advantages to the companies it partners with.
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Managing Director
Amit Jain
Managing Director
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Tejeshwi Sharma
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JD Digits
Series B in 2023
JD Digits is a technology company that focuses on integrating digital solutions with financial and physical industries to enhance internet connectivity, digitization, and economic growth. The company offers a range of financial services, including consumer and business loans, asset management, payment solutions, and crowdfunding. Its business lines encompass supply chain finance, consumer finance, insurance, and securities. JD Digits also operates a cloud computing platform that utilizes advanced technologies such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and blockchain to deliver tailored financial services and investment management solutions. By leveraging these technologies, the company aims to provide individuals and businesses with secure and high-yield financial options, fostering financial development and industrial upgrades.
Shift
Series C in 2023
Shift offers credit and payment platforms that facilitate business trade, payments, and fund access through streaming data. The real-time view of a company's financial situation offered by Shift is made possible by streaming data. It also allows for improved credit modeling and dynamic limit setting. This frees up a company's time by allowing them to access financing whenever needed, eliminating the need for drawn-out approval procedures and time-consuming administration.
Finova Capital
Series D in 2022
Finova Capital is a non-banking financial company focused on providing loans to micro and small businesses. The company aims to enhance access to finance for enterprises often overlooked by traditional banks, offering personalized financing options that include detailed insights into loan structures and payment plans. By prioritizing transparency and affordability, Finova Capital helps these businesses meet their production needs and achieve their financial goals.
Yubi
Series B in 2022
Yubi operates a comprehensive digital platform that facilitates the discovery, trading, execution, and fulfillment of debt solutions for both institutional and retail investors. The platform connects startups in need of funding with potential investors through the issuance of debentures. It offers a range of services including credit underwriting solutions, analytical models, and structuring tools. Additionally, Yubi provides automated execution workflows and real-time notifications about transactions, enabling investors to explore, evaluate, and execute deals efficiently while improving their credit decision-making processes.
Jupiter
Series C in 2021
Jupiter is a digital retail bank based in Mumbai, India, that offers a unique co-created banking experience tailored specifically for Millennials. Established in 2019, it provides a comprehensive digital banking application that enables users to efficiently manage their finances. The application assists users in tracking expenses by offering insights into their spending habits and savings growth. Additionally, Jupiter facilitates automated savings, loans, and debit card services, along with 24/7 customer support to enhance user convenience. Through its focus on user-friendly financial management, Jupiter aims to revolutionize the banking experience for the younger generation.
Drip Capital
Series C in 2021
Drip Capital Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in providing credit solutions to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in cross-border trade, particularly in developing markets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in Mumbai, India, Drip Capital offers a range of trade financing products, including invoice factoring, export finance, and receivables factoring. The company's innovative platform employs an automated risk assessment model, allowing SMEs to access working capital quickly and with minimal paperwork. By leveraging multiple data sources for transaction underwriting, Drip Capital aims to simplify the borrowing process, enabling businesses to obtain collateral-free loans and lines of credit to manage their inventory and fulfill purchase orders effectively. The company is supported by a team of professionals with backgrounds from prestigious institutions and has garnered backing from notable Silicon Valley investors.
Yubi
Series A in 2021
Yubi operates a comprehensive digital platform that facilitates the discovery, trading, execution, and fulfillment of debt solutions for both institutional and retail investors. The platform connects startups in need of funding with potential investors through the issuance of debentures. It offers a range of services including credit underwriting solutions, analytical models, and structuring tools. Additionally, Yubi provides automated execution workflows and real-time notifications about transactions, enabling investors to explore, evaluate, and execute deals efficiently while improving their credit decision-making processes.
Jupiter
Series B in 2021
Jupiter is a digital retail bank based in Mumbai, India, that offers a unique co-created banking experience tailored specifically for Millennials. Established in 2019, it provides a comprehensive digital banking application that enables users to efficiently manage their finances. The application assists users in tracking expenses by offering insights into their spending habits and savings growth. Additionally, Jupiter facilitates automated savings, loans, and debit card services, along with 24/7 customer support to enhance user convenience. Through its focus on user-friendly financial management, Jupiter aims to revolutionize the banking experience for the younger generation.
Five Star Business Finance
Private Equity Round in 2021
Five-Star is a Registered Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) with Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Five-Star follows RBI guidelines applicables for NBFCs Five-Star is public limited company with Registerd & Corporate Office at Kilpauk, Chennai and has branches at Aminjikarai, Poonamallee, Tambaram, Ambattur, Tiruvottriyur, Thiruvallur, Coimbatore, Trichy,Vellore, Tirupur, Madurai, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Salem, Hosur, Sivakasi, Namakkal, Pollachi, Karaikudi, Gobichettipalayam, Athur, Villupuram, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kumbakonam, Bangalore, Theni, Pudukottai, Tenkasi Nagercoil & Tiruvannamalai The company stands for quality service to the customers.
Finova Capital
Series C in 2020
Finova Capital is a non-banking financial company focused on providing loans to micro and small businesses. The company aims to enhance access to finance for enterprises often overlooked by traditional banks, offering personalized financing options that include detailed insights into loan structures and payment plans. By prioritizing transparency and affordability, Finova Capital helps these businesses meet their production needs and achieve their financial goals.
Toss
Series G in 2020
Toss is a South Korean mobile financial service platform operated by the fintech startup Viva Republica, founded in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul. The application provides a range of financial services, including peer-to-peer money transfers, credit score management, bank account oversight, and access to loans and insurance plans. Additionally, Toss offers features such as bill-splitting and QR payment options, all designed to facilitate hassle-free financial management for its users.
JD Digits
Series A in 2020
JD Digits is a technology company that focuses on integrating digital solutions with financial and physical industries to enhance internet connectivity, digitization, and economic growth. The company offers a range of financial services, including consumer and business loans, asset management, payment solutions, and crowdfunding. Its business lines encompass supply chain finance, consumer finance, insurance, and securities. JD Digits also operates a cloud computing platform that utilizes advanced technologies such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and blockchain to deliver tailored financial services and investment management solutions. By leveraging these technologies, the company aims to provide individuals and businesses with secure and high-yield financial options, fostering financial development and industrial upgrades.
BankBazaar.com
Series D in 2020
BankBazaar.com is India’s largest fintech co-branded credit card issuer and online platform for free credit score. It has a captive base of 50Mn registered users who use the platform for free credit score tracking and in-depth personal finance content and comparison tools. Its range of co-branded credit cards with India’s leading banks is driving the platform's rapid growth with more than half its customers now opting for BankBazaar's own co-branded products. The company is on track to facilitate one million active BankBazaar cobranded credit cards in force over the next couple of years. Supported by global investors such as Experian, Eight Roads, Sequoia India, WSV, and Amazon, BankBazaar has been at the forefront of democratising finance in India by providing end users with frictionless access to credit. BankBazaar has offices in Chennai, Bangalore, and Mumbai.
BankBazaar.com
Series D in 2020
BankBazaar.com is India’s largest fintech co-branded credit card issuer and online platform for free credit score. It has a captive base of 50Mn registered users who use the platform for free credit score tracking and in-depth personal finance content and comparison tools. Its range of co-branded credit cards with India’s leading banks is driving the platform's rapid growth with more than half its customers now opting for BankBazaar's own co-branded products. The company is on track to facilitate one million active BankBazaar cobranded credit cards in force over the next couple of years. Supported by global investors such as Experian, Eight Roads, Sequoia India, WSV, and Amazon, BankBazaar has been at the forefront of democratising finance in India by providing end users with frictionless access to credit. BankBazaar has offices in Chennai, Bangalore, and Mumbai.
MoneyTap
Series B in 2020
MoneyTap is an app-based credit line that provides small to medium-sized cash loans, quick credit on mobile, and affordable interest rates. It is currently available in Delhi NCR (Delhi, New Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon), Mumbai (Mumbai, Navi Mumbai & Thane), Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Jaipur, Mohali, Panchkula, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Anand, Vijayawada, Vizag, Indore, Ankleshwar, Bharuch, and Gandhinagar. MoneyTap was founded in 2015 by a passionate pack of IIT/ISB alumni. It is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.
CARS24
Series D in 2019
CARS24 Services Pvt. Ltd. is a company based in Gurugram, India, that specializes in buying and selling used cars through a network of channel partners across various cities. Founded in 2015, the company aims to transform the used car market by providing a tech-enabled marketplace that ensures an efficient and reliable selling experience for car owners. CARS24 employs an AI-enabled pricing algorithm to offer accurate market and appraisal prices, enhancing transparency in transactions. Additionally, the company provides car inspection and valuation services, facilitating secure sales for customers. CARS24 also operates a financial services division that offers vehicle lending products to enhance customer financing options.
Aptus Value Housing
Venture Round in 2019
Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd is a housing finance company registered with the National Housing Bank, focusing on providing financial solutions to self-employed individuals and the informal sector, primarily in rural and semi-urban areas. The company aims to address the significant housing finance gap in India, where many low and middle-income individuals struggle to access funds for housing. Aptus offers a range of products, including home loans for purchasing or constructing homes, loans for property improvement and extension, loans against property, and business loans. The company manages all aspects of lending, including sourcing, underwriting, valuation, and legal assessments, ensuring a comprehensive approach to meeting the housing finance needs of its target customers.
Toss
Series F in 2019
Toss is a South Korean mobile financial service platform operated by the fintech startup Viva Republica, founded in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul. The application provides a range of financial services, including peer-to-peer money transfers, credit score management, bank account oversight, and access to loans and insurance plans. Additionally, Toss offers features such as bill-splitting and QR payment options, all designed to facilitate hassle-free financial management for its users.
Drip Capital
Series B in 2019
Drip Capital Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in providing credit solutions to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in cross-border trade, particularly in developing markets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in Mumbai, India, Drip Capital offers a range of trade financing products, including invoice factoring, export finance, and receivables factoring. The company's innovative platform employs an automated risk assessment model, allowing SMEs to access working capital quickly and with minimal paperwork. By leveraging multiple data sources for transaction underwriting, Drip Capital aims to simplify the borrowing process, enabling businesses to obtain collateral-free loans and lines of credit to manage their inventory and fulfill purchase orders effectively. The company is supported by a team of professionals with backgrounds from prestigious institutions and has garnered backing from notable Silicon Valley investors.
Five Star Business Finance
Private Equity Round in 2018
Five-Star is a Registered Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) with Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Five-Star follows RBI guidelines applicables for NBFCs Five-Star is public limited company with Registerd & Corporate Office at Kilpauk, Chennai and has branches at Aminjikarai, Poonamallee, Tambaram, Ambattur, Tiruvottriyur, Thiruvallur, Coimbatore, Trichy,Vellore, Tirupur, Madurai, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Salem, Hosur, Sivakasi, Namakkal, Pollachi, Karaikudi, Gobichettipalayam, Athur, Villupuram, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kumbakonam, Bangalore, Theni, Pudukottai, Tenkasi Nagercoil & Tiruvannamalai The company stands for quality service to the customers.
Drip Capital
Series A in 2018
Drip Capital Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in providing credit solutions to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in cross-border trade, particularly in developing markets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in Mumbai, India, Drip Capital offers a range of trade financing products, including invoice factoring, export finance, and receivables factoring. The company's innovative platform employs an automated risk assessment model, allowing SMEs to access working capital quickly and with minimal paperwork. By leveraging multiple data sources for transaction underwriting, Drip Capital aims to simplify the borrowing process, enabling businesses to obtain collateral-free loans and lines of credit to manage their inventory and fulfill purchase orders effectively. The company is supported by a team of professionals with backgrounds from prestigious institutions and has garnered backing from notable Silicon Valley investors.
Toss
Series D in 2018
Toss is a South Korean mobile financial service platform operated by the fintech startup Viva Republica, founded in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul. The application provides a range of financial services, including peer-to-peer money transfers, credit score management, bank account oversight, and access to loans and insurance plans. Additionally, Toss offers features such as bill-splitting and QR payment options, all designed to facilitate hassle-free financial management for its users.
CARS24
Series C in 2018
CARS24 Services Pvt. Ltd. is a company based in Gurugram, India, that specializes in buying and selling used cars through a network of channel partners across various cities. Founded in 2015, the company aims to transform the used car market by providing a tech-enabled marketplace that ensures an efficient and reliable selling experience for car owners. CARS24 employs an AI-enabled pricing algorithm to offer accurate market and appraisal prices, enhancing transparency in transactions. Additionally, the company provides car inspection and valuation services, facilitating secure sales for customers. CARS24 also operates a financial services division that offers vehicle lending products to enhance customer financing options.
Finova Capital
Series A in 2018
Finova Capital is a non-banking financial company focused on providing loans to micro and small businesses. The company aims to enhance access to finance for enterprises often overlooked by traditional banks, offering personalized financing options that include detailed insights into loan structures and payment plans. By prioritizing transparency and affordability, Finova Capital helps these businesses meet their production needs and achieve their financial goals.
Five Star Business Finance
Series C in 2017
Five-Star is a Registered Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) with Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Five-Star follows RBI guidelines applicables for NBFCs Five-Star is public limited company with Registerd & Corporate Office at Kilpauk, Chennai and has branches at Aminjikarai, Poonamallee, Tambaram, Ambattur, Tiruvottriyur, Thiruvallur, Coimbatore, Trichy,Vellore, Tirupur, Madurai, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Salem, Hosur, Sivakasi, Namakkal, Pollachi, Karaikudi, Gobichettipalayam, Athur, Villupuram, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kumbakonam, Bangalore, Theni, Pudukottai, Tenkasi Nagercoil & Tiruvannamalai The company stands for quality service to the customers.
MoneyTap
Series A in 2017
MoneyTap is an app-based credit line that provides small to medium-sized cash loans, quick credit on mobile, and affordable interest rates. It is currently available in Delhi NCR (Delhi, New Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon), Mumbai (Mumbai, Navi Mumbai & Thane), Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Jaipur, Mohali, Panchkula, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Anand, Vijayawada, Vizag, Indore, Ankleshwar, Bharuch, and Gandhinagar. MoneyTap was founded in 2015 by a passionate pack of IIT/ISB alumni. It is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Aptus Value Housing
Venture Round in 2016
Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd is a housing finance company registered with the National Housing Bank, focusing on providing financial solutions to self-employed individuals and the informal sector, primarily in rural and semi-urban areas. The company aims to address the significant housing finance gap in India, where many low and middle-income individuals struggle to access funds for housing. Aptus offers a range of products, including home loans for purchasing or constructing homes, loans for property improvement and extension, loans against property, and business loans. The company manages all aspects of lending, including sourcing, underwriting, valuation, and legal assessments, ensuring a comprehensive approach to meeting the housing finance needs of its target customers.
Behalf
Series C in 2016
Behalf, Inc. is a financing provider headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 2011, the company facilitates commerce between B2B merchants and their business customers by offering automated payment solutions that include instant credit and flexible payment terms at the point of sale. Behalf integrates seamlessly into merchants' sales and invoicing processes, allowing for access to financing regardless of the invoice or transaction size. By paying merchants upfront, Behalf enhances sales and improves cash flow for both merchants and their business customers. The company focuses on providing short-term financing to small businesses, enabling them to efficiently manage payments to suppliers while increasing operational effectiveness through automation.
JD Digits
Venture Round in 2016
JD Digits is a technology company that focuses on integrating digital solutions with financial and physical industries to enhance internet connectivity, digitization, and economic growth. The company offers a range of financial services, including consumer and business loans, asset management, payment solutions, and crowdfunding. Its business lines encompass supply chain finance, consumer finance, insurance, and securities. JD Digits also operates a cloud computing platform that utilizes advanced technologies such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and blockchain to deliver tailored financial services and investment management solutions. By leveraging these technologies, the company aims to provide individuals and businesses with secure and high-yield financial options, fostering financial development and industrial upgrades.
Dashu
Series B in 2015
Dashu Finance is a financial service provider focused on supporting small and micro-business owners through unsecured credit loans sourced from institutional investors. The company offers a range of loan products, including education, corporate credit, rent, and car loans. Utilizing advanced credit analysis based on big data, Dashu aims to deliver tailored financing solutions to enterprises while also equipping traditional financial institutions with credit analysis tools. This dual approach enhances access to credit for small businesses and fosters better financial decision-making within the sector.
Vistaar
Series D in 2015
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.
Behalf
Series B in 2015
Behalf, Inc. is a financing provider headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 2011, the company facilitates commerce between B2B merchants and their business customers by offering automated payment solutions that include instant credit and flexible payment terms at the point of sale. Behalf integrates seamlessly into merchants' sales and invoicing processes, allowing for access to financing regardless of the invoice or transaction size. By paying merchants upfront, Behalf enhances sales and improves cash flow for both merchants and their business customers. The company focuses on providing short-term financing to small businesses, enabling them to efficiently manage payments to suppliers while increasing operational effectiveness through automation.
Wangjin Holdings
Series B in 2015
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Dashu
Series A in 2014
Dashu Finance is a financial service provider focused on supporting small and micro-business owners through unsecured credit loans sourced from institutional investors. The company offers a range of loan products, including education, corporate credit, rent, and car loans. Utilizing advanced credit analysis based on big data, Dashu aims to deliver tailored financing solutions to enterprises while also equipping traditional financial institutions with credit analysis tools. This dual approach enhances access to credit for small businesses and fosters better financial decision-making within the sector.
Vistaar
Series C in 2014
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.
FinVolution Group
Series B in 2014
FinVolution Group, formerly known as PPDai, is an online platform for peer-to-peer small unsecured loans in China. It builds a safe, high-performance, honest network platform with creative technology and ideals. FinVolution Group standardizes personal behaviors of debit and credit and brings returns to both lenders and borrowers. FinVolution was founded in August 2007 by founders from well-known companies.
Behalf
Series A in 2013
Behalf, Inc. is a financing provider headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 2011, the company facilitates commerce between B2B merchants and their business customers by offering automated payment solutions that include instant credit and flexible payment terms at the point of sale. Behalf integrates seamlessly into merchants' sales and invoicing processes, allowing for access to financing regardless of the invoice or transaction size. By paying merchants upfront, Behalf enhances sales and improves cash flow for both merchants and their business customers. The company focuses on providing short-term financing to small businesses, enabling them to efficiently manage payments to suppliers while increasing operational effectiveness through automation.
Rong360
Series B in 2013
Rong360 is a Chinese company that provides customized financing and loan services, allowing users to search and compare loan products from various banks and lending agencies. The platform facilitates direct contact between users and bank representatives, creating a comprehensive direct selling environment for financing solutions. It also offers personalized search results for financial products, including loan applications and credit card services, tailored to individual users' financial needs and credit profiles. Additionally, Rong360 provides data risk management solutions to financial service providers, assisting in application approval, fraud detection, and credit underwriting processes.
FinVolution Group
Series A in 2012
FinVolution Group, formerly known as PPDai, is an online platform for peer-to-peer small unsecured loans in China. It builds a safe, high-performance, honest network platform with creative technology and ideals. FinVolution Group standardizes personal behaviors of debit and credit and brings returns to both lenders and borrowers. FinVolution was founded in August 2007 by founders from well-known companies.
Behalf
Seed Round in 2011
Behalf, Inc. is a financing provider headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 2011, the company facilitates commerce between B2B merchants and their business customers by offering automated payment solutions that include instant credit and flexible payment terms at the point of sale. Behalf integrates seamlessly into merchants' sales and invoicing processes, allowing for access to financing regardless of the invoice or transaction size. By paying merchants upfront, Behalf enhances sales and improves cash flow for both merchants and their business customers. The company focuses on providing short-term financing to small businesses, enabling them to efficiently manage payments to suppliers while increasing operational effectiveness through automation.
Equitas Holdings
Venture Round in 2010
Equitas Holding Ltd is an India-based company operating in the business segment of Core investment operations. It is engaged in investing in and providing loans to group companies. The group derives revenue from Interest income, Rental income, Profit on sale of an investment, Revenue from contracts with customers, Net gain on fair value changes and guarantee income, of which a majority of revenue is earned from the interest income. Its subsidiaries are involved in carrying the business of small finance banks and freight aggregation. Geographically, the group operates in India.
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