Hyper local discovery startup MagicPin raises $7 million from Lightspeed, Waterbridge, others
Hyper local discovery startup MagicPin raises $7 million from Lightspeed, Waterbridge, others

Hyper local discovery platform, MagicPin has raised $7 million in Series B from existing investor Lightspeed India Partners and Waterbridge Ventures.

Along with them, a $15 million venture fund floated by private equity veteran Manish Kheterpal and two global family offices have also poured money in the current funding round.

Srivatsan Rajan, Chairman of Bain and Co India, and Sahil Barua, CEO of logistics company Delhivery, also participated in the deal.

MagicPin uses location intelligence to deliver discovery, recommendations and rewards for local experiences. It counts its primary differentiator as allowing people to share their experience about a place they went to with a post and a pic.

Sharma, CEO, Magicpin, said, "This content inspires other users to get to know about other places and leads to intent formation. That is a virtuous cycle."

Bejul Somaia, MD, Lightspeed India Partners, said: "The vast majority of commerce is, and will continue to be, transacted offline. MagicPin's metrics reflect early but exceptional success in capturing smartphone-wielding users and directing their offline spend to participating merchants."

 
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