Indian fintech Navi to raise $100 million ahead of planned IPO
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A man walks past an Indian Rupee symbol installation at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai, India, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Indian fintech startup Navi said on Wednesday it will raise $100 million from Dutch technology investor Prosus NV in its first institutional funding round, a deal that comes ahead of a planned initial public offering, a source familiar with the matter said.
Reuters could not determine the valuation at which Prosus made the investment. The investment values Navi at about $1.3 billion, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
Navi is seeking a valuation of about $2 billion in the IPO, the source said, declining to be named because the information is confidential. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its IPO plans or valuation.
Navi was founded in 2018 by Sachin Bansal, a co-founder of Walmart-backed Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart. The company offers digital payments, lending, mutual funds and insurance through a digital platform.
The investment is subject to regulatory approvals, including from the Competition Commission of India, Navi said in a statement.
(Reporting by Ira Dugal in Mumbai and Urvi Dugar and Abinaya V in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)
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