Moglix, a leading B2B e-commerce start-up, has announced closing of Series B round of funding at USD 12 Million. The round saw participation from International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and Rocketship.vc, along with Moglix's existing investors Accel Partners, Jungle Ventures, Shailesh Rao, ex-VP Twitter & Google and Venture Highway advised by Neeraj Arora of Whatsapp. Moglix is also backed by Tata Sons' Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata since its inception, as his maiden investment in B2B e-commerce domain.
The funds will be used to support the strong demand for Moglix's robust technology solution in supply chain and manufacturing domain, infrastructure growth and geographical expansion plans. Manufacturing sector in India is the least digitised industry compared to other sectors in India.
Today, barely 2-3% of manufacturing units are using digital platforms in their supply chain management. With this investment, Moglix is looking to propel digital revolution of India's manufacturing sector with its integrated digital supply chain solution and aiming to launch in 3 more cities in India apart from its current presence in Delhi NCR, Pune & Chennai.
Moglix's solutions cater to more than one lakh small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and over 200+ large manufacturing houses in India. Moglix currently has more than two lakh stock keeping units (SKUs) listed on its platform and serves some of the largest auto, electrical and public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the country including Lumax, IndiaForge, Havells etc.
The company specializes in digital procurement of industrial MRO items and aims to utilise the funds to expand geographically across multiple industrial hubs in India. With the recent reforms of GST implementation and move towards a cashless economy, Moglix is well-poised to cater to more customers in the days to come. Recently, Moglix also launched GreenGST, a unique solution for the manufacturing sector that will make the entire customer ecosystem GST compliant and future-ready, marking another milestone towards its commitment to the space.
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