VerSe

VerSe operates through Ver Se Innovation Private Limited (active). Its filings, financials, charges and directors are on the company page.

Last known valuation $4.23B (Jul 2022). 54 investors in total: 51 institutional and 3 angel.

VerSe has secured backing from 54 investors, including venture fund, institutional, and angel investors. Prominent investors backing the company include Microsoft, Google and India Infoline.

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Investor	Description	Founded Year	Domain	Location
Alteria Capital	Venture debt funding and structured finance for innovative startups in India.	2018	alteriacapital.com	Mumbai, India
Sofina	Venture capital investments are provided by Sofina to emerging companies.	–	sofinagroup.com	Brussels, Belgium
Sumeru Ventures	Early-stage to growth-stage tech startups from emerging markets are funded.	–	sumeruventure.com	Los Angeles, United States
Catamaran	Catamaran is engaged in venture capital and private equity investments.	–	catamaran.in	Bengaluru, India
Siguler Guff	Private equity firm focused on buyouts	–	sigulerguff.com	New York, United States
The Carlyle Group	Private equity investments are directed toward multiple sectors.	1986	carlyle.com	Washington, Dc, United States
Trifecta Capital	Private debt and equity funds are managed for technology sectors.	–	trifectacapital.in	Gurugram, India
Sixteenth Street Capital	Venture capital is directed toward companies in multiple sectors.	–	sixteenthstreetcapital.com	Singapore, Singapore
BCAP	Private equity firm investing in multiple sectors	–	bcap.london	London, United Kingdom
B Capital	Multistage investments are directed toward technology, healthcare, and climate sectors.	–	b.capital	Manhattan Beach, United States

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Ver Se Innovation Private Limited is the primary company behind VerSe. The board of Ver Se Innovation Private Limited currently have 11 directors; the longest-serving is Virendra Kumar Gupta, appointed in 2007. 30 earlier directors have ceased.

26 people are tracked at VerSe (10 in leadership, 16 in team); the tracked headcount is 541.

6 more people are available in the full profile.

Figures of Ver Se Innovation Private Limited, the primary company behind VerSe, for FY 2025. Revenue was ₹2,071 Cr (+64% year on year). Net loss was -₹976 Cr (-47% margin). EBITDA was -₹826 Cr (-40% margin). Revenue has grown at a compounded annual rate of +22% over three years and +46% over five years.

• ₹2,071 CrRevenue · FY 2025 · +64% YoY
• -₹976 CrNet loss · -47% margin
• -₹826 CrEBITDA · -40% margin
• ₹1.34 CrPaid-up capital
• 779Employees (provident fund records)
• +22%Revenue CAGR, 3 years
• +46%Revenue CAGR, 5 years

Balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow and ratios of Ver Se Innovation Private Limited are on its company page.

VerSe has strategically engaged in corporate development activities, having acquired 4 companies. Notable acquisitions include Eterno Infotech, GolBol and Magzter.

10 dated milestones of VerSe across 17 years, from founding to its latest funding, stage changes and deals.

1. 2007 Founded VerSe is founded.
2. Oct 2007 Funding First funding round of $279K.
3. Feb 2009 Milestone Reaches Minicorn status.
4. Mar 2012 Acquisition Acquires Eterno Infotech.
5. Nov 2020 Milestone Reaches Soonicorn status.
6. Dec 2020 Milestone Reaches Unicorn status.
7. Oct 2021 Acquisition Acquires GolBol.
8. Feb 2024 Funding Latest funding round, Debt – Conventional, of $6.0M.
9. Apr 2024 Acquisition Acquires Magzter.
10. Aug 2024 Acquisition Acquires Valueleaf.

The website of VerSe (verse.in) receives about 5.6K visits a month.

• Monthly visits
  5.6K

  ▲ 17.1% vs previous month

Websites whose visitors overlap most with VerSe. Affinity shows how closely the audiences match.

Website	Domain	Audience affinity	Monthly visits	Global rank	Profile
glassdoor.co.in	glassdoor.co.in	100%	–	#5,294	–
verseinnovation.com	verseinnovation.com	32%	–	–	–

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