Five Star is one of the leading non-banking finance companies providing small business and small housing loans in India.
Location: India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Employees: 1001-5000
Total raised: $458.64M
Valuation: $1.4B
Founded date: 1984
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Matrix Par... | matrixpart... |
| 18.01.2023 | Madison In... | madison-in... |
| - | TVS Capita... | tvscapital... |
| - | Norwest Ve... | nvp.com |
| - | Alpha Wave... | alphawaveg... |
| 26.08.2021 | Kohlberg K... | kkr.com |
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.11.2022 | IPO | $72.08M | - |
| 26.03.2021 | - | $234.65M | Kohlberg K... |
| 20.08.2018 | - | $100M | - |
| 10.08.2017 | Series C | $51.91M | - |
Mentions in press and media 23
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.08.2026 | Rezolv Raises $12.5 Million Series A As AI Debt Collection Platform Handles 12 Million+ Loan Accounts | Rezolv has raised $12.5 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-native debt collection platform, bringing total funding to $16 million. Norwest led the round, with participation from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India and existing... |
| 18.08.2026 | Kissht co-founders’ AI lending tech startup Rezolv raises $12.5 million in Series A funding | AI-powered lending technology startup Rezolv has raised $12.5 million (about Rs 120 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Norwest, with participation from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India and existing investor 3one4 Capital. Adv... |
| 17.10.2024 | TVS Capital Funds elevates two executives to principal, VP positions | Premium TVS Capital Funds, a backer of marquee companies like Digit Insurance, Yubi, InsuranceDekho, Vivriti Capital, PhonePe, Five Star Business Finance and Nykaa, NSE and IEX amongst others, has elevated two of its executives, it is learn... |
| 25.04.2024 | Norwest Venture Partners raises $3B for 17th vehicle, maintaining fund size despite market downturn | Norwest Venture Partners, a 65-year-old firm backed solely by Wells Fargo, has raised its 17th fund at $3 billion. That’s a noteworthy number, given that NVP last raised the same amount in December 2021. That was the peak of the venture boo... |
| 08.11.2022 | ADIA, Fidelity, others invest Rs 588 cr in Five Star Business Fin IPO | Credit: 123RF.com Small business and mortgage loans provider Five Star Business Finance has raised Rs 588 crore (around $72 million) from 16 anchor investors including Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Fidelity Investments, Capital Res... |
| 08.11.2022 | Five Star Business Finance raises Rs 588 crore from anchor investors | Non-banking financial company Five Star Business Finance Ltd on Monday said it has mobilised Rs 588 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO) which will open on Wednesday. The initial share sale of the lender wi... |
| 10.01.2022 | PE-backed Five Star Business Finance gets regulator’s approval to float Rs 2,752 crore IPO | TPG, Matrix Partners, and Norwest Ventures-backed Five Star Business Finance Limited (FSBFL) has received approval from market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to float its Rs 2,752 crore initial public offering (IPO)... |
| 08.09.2021 | PE backed Five Star Business Finance prepares for $400mn IPO; appoints bankers | Private equity majors Sequoia Capital and KKR-backed non-banking finance company (NBFC) Five Star Business Finance Ltd is set... TO READ THE FULL STORY SUBSCRIBE LOGIN The only platform exclusively covering Private Investments in India. Exc... |
| 05.06.2021 | Five star finance raises USD 234 million in a funding round | - |
| 29.03.2021 | India: Five-Star Business Finance raises $234m from Sequoia, KKR, others | Five-Star Business Finance Limited, a South India-focused lender to small businesses, has raised $234 million from a consortium of leading global and Indian investment firms. The funding round was led by existing investors Sequoia Capital I... |
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