The acquisition bid follows a fresh funding round that valued Dhan’s parent company, Raise Financial Services, at $1.2 billion, a near 10X jump since 2021
The round had to be reduced in size, by about $30-80 million, as talks between Alpha Wave and Dhan did not materialise, sources said. Moneycontrol was first to report on Dhan turning a unicorn back in July 2024.
An agentic AI model trained on large-scale, India-focussed financial datasets, Fuzz is built to deliver high domain expertise with contextual source-backed outputs.
Dhan has agreed on a deal with Hornbill and MUFG. Dream11's Harsh Jain is also doubling down on his bet. The company is also in discussions to pick a third investor between ChrysCap, TPG and Alpha Wave, sources said. Moneycontrol was first to report about Dhan's deal back in July 2024.
The total income skyrocketed 689 percent to Rs 379 crore from Rs 48 crore in FY23, while operating expenses rose 101 percent due to higher employee costs and commissions.
Angel One looks on track to take over Zerodha as the second largest stock broking firm over next three months. Groww remains the leader, closing in on 1.2 crore users
For Dhan, the new round will be its largest since its inception in 2021 and even the company’s valuation will increase significantly from around $150 million to a staggering $1.2-1.5 billion.
Fellow stock broking apps, including Groww, Zerodha, Angel One and Upstox clocked 90%, 20%, 48% and 19% jump year-on-year in their active user base, respectively.
The company aims to provide an execution-only service for its half a million users to invest in zero commission direct plans of mutual funds.
Dhanlaxmi Bank, one of India's fastest growing mid-size private sector banks, today said it has entered the gold retailing business with the launch of 'Dhan' gold coins.