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Startup accelerator Y Combinator on Tuesday divested nearly a 1.2 per cent stake in Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of Groww, for Rs 1,435 crore through an open market transaction. US-based Y Combinator through its affiliate YC Holdings II, LLC, sold a total of 7,46,87,500 shares, representing a 1.19 per cent stake in Bengaluru-based Groww, as per the bulk deal data on the BSE. The shares were offloaded at an average price of Rs 192.16 apiece, taking the transaction size to Rs 1,435.19 crore. After the latest transaction, YC Holdings II LLC's shareholding in the stock broking firm declined to 7.44 per cent from 8.63 per cent. Details of the buyers of Billionbrains Garage Ventures' shares could not be ascertained on the exchange. Shares of Billionbrains Garage Ventures settled 2.52 per cent lower at Rs 193.70 apiece on the BSE on Tuesday. In May, Y Combinator sold a 1.45 per cent stake in Billionbrains Garage Ventures for Rs 1,642 crore through an open market ...
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd, the parent company of the digital investment platform Groww, on Wednesday reported a 94.3 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated Profit After Tax (PAT) to Rs 735.04 crore for the quarter ended June 30. Bengaluru-headquartered company had earned a PAT of Rs 378.35 crore in the corresponding period last year. The company's revenue from operations rose 66 per cent to Rs 1,501.42 crore during the April-June quarter of FY27 from Rs 904.40 crore a year earlier, according to a stock exchange filing. On a sequential basis, revenue from operations remained largely flat at Rs 1,501.42 crore, compared with Rs 1,505.37 crore in the January-March quarter of FY26. PAT, however, increased from Rs 686.36 crore in the preceding quarter. Total expenses increased to Rs 555.68 crore from Rs 444.67 crore in the year-ago period. Shares of the company were trading 3.7 per cent higher at Rs 211.4 on the BSE in the afternoon trade.
Global financial services firm Goldman Sachs on Thursday bought more than 1.13 crore shares of Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of Groww, from venture capital firm Friale for Rs 210 crore through an open market transaction. Goldman Sachs, through its affiliate Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, purchased 1,13,43,750 equity shares, representing a 0.18 per cent stake in the Bengaluru-based trading platform, according to block deal data available on the BSE. The shares were picked up at an average price of Rs 185.50 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 210.43 crore. Meanwhile, Friale offloaded the same number of shares, as per the data. Shares of Groww rose 0.64 per cent to close at Rs 190.05 apiece on the BSE. On Monday, markets regulator Sebi approved US-based State Street Global Advisors' (SSGA) proposed stake acquisition in Groww Asset Management (Groww AMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Billionbrains Garage Ventures. Following the proposed transaction, SSGA will acqu