Based in 2015, Roadzen makes use of superior AI to offer knowledge that allows insurers to construct auto insurance coverage merchandise. The corporate has grown to $9.8 million in whole consolidated income for the fiscal 12 months ending March 31, 2022, and is predicted to generate round $59 million and $118 million for 2023 and 2024, respectively.
“We set out with a daring and impressive imaginative and prescient – to construct the world’s main know-how firm on the intersection of insurance coverage and mobility,” stated Rohan Malhotra, Roadzen CEO and co-founder. “We’re dedicated to our long-term imaginative and prescient and consider this can be a agency subsequent step in that journey. Our staff, know-how, enterprise technique and an ecosystem of world-class companions will create important and powerful progress for years to return. We’re thrilled to companion with Vahanna and its unbelievable staff of traders and operators to unlock this progress.”
“Vahanna’s conviction is that know-how firms leveraging India’s extremely developed tech ecosystem can vault to the worldwide markets accessing capital and assets, to catalyse progress and remodel industries,” stated Saurav Adhikari, chairman of Vahanna. “Roadzen, with its extremely proficient administration staff, AI know-how prowess, and sharp give attention to auto insurance coverage, gives our traders a singular alternative to take part in an business below important transformation.”
The merger is predicted to shut through the second quarter of 2023, topic to customary closing situations. Proceeds of the transaction are anticipated to fund Roadzen’s natural progress initiatives and M&A technique.
After the deal is accomplished, present Roadzen shareholders are anticipated to personal 73.2% of the mixed firm.
Roadzen has 5 world places of work, together with ones in New Delhi and New York. Final 12 months, it signed acquisition agreements to develop additional into the US and UK markets.
“We’re delighted to sponsor Roadzen’s entry to the general public market,” added Vinode Ramgopal, chairman of Vahanna’s sponsor, Vahanna LLC. “It’s exemplary of the Vahanna thesis that the subsequent technology of U.S.-Indian know-how firms belong on the worldwide public markets, and that SPACs, particularly operator-led SPACs, can play a significant position in serving to their founders handle public market preparedness. We consider the mix of Vahanna’s institutional bench, in assist of Roadzen’s distinctive founder and entrepreneurial imaginative and prescient, guarantees a brand new market chief.”