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Swiggy becomes decacorn, valuation crosses $10.7 bn in new funding round

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4 min read Last Updated : Jan 25 2022 | 1:02 AM IST

Food-delivery giant Swiggy has raised $700 million in Invesco-led new funding, which, according to sources, has made the outfit a decacorn, almost doubling its valuation to $10.7 billion.

Swiggy’s latest valuation is almost double that of Zomato before the latter went for its initial public offering. Zomato was valued at $5.4 billion before its IPO.

The round saw participation from a host of investors such as Baron Capital Group, Sumeru Venture, IIFL AMC Late Stage Tech Fund, Kotak, Axis Growth Avenues AIF- I, Sixteenth Street Capital, Ghisallo, Smile Group, and Segantii Capital.

Swiggy’s existing investors Alpha Wave Global (formerly Falcon Edge Capital), the

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