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India’s Rapido Reportedly Raises $180M In A Series D Round Led By Swiggy

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Bike taxi startup has reportedly raised $180 million in a new round of funding led by  , another India-based startup-delivery company.

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The new round of funding brings Rapido’s valuation to more than $800 millionRapido, which was founded in 2015, last raised money with a Series C round in August 2021. 

Rapido’s platform lets users book bike rides to avoid heavy traffic. The company is based in Bangalore, India, and backed by investors including and

VC-backed companies based in India have raised nearly $13 billion so far this year, per СÀ¶ÊÓÆµÉ«ÇéÍøÒ³°æ data.

The investment from Swiggy makes sense, given the company is in the delivery and logistics space. Swiggy is India’s second-largest unicorn, per The СÀ¶ÊÓÆµÉ«ÇéÍøÒ³°æ Unicorn Board, with a valuation of $5 billion. 

Swiggy started investing in other Indian startups about three years ago, such as , but this is its first investment in Rapido.

Rapido has raised more than $309 million as a private company. Other investors in the Series D round include , Westbridge, and Nexus Ventures, according to TechCrunch.

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