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<ul><li><keyword id="11111226" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="pb-fintech">PB Fintech</keyword> has also converted itself to a public limited company ahead of the IPO process.</li><li>The company received stakeholders’ approval to go public in an EGM held on July 5, 2021.</li><li>The company is reportedly seeking a valuation of $3.5 billion with this public issue. </li></ul> Online insurance marketplace <keyword id="696009" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Policybazaar">PolicyBazaar</keyword>’s parent company PB Fintech has converted itself to a public limited entity and is planning to raise ₹6,500 crore (around $871 million) via an initial public offering (IPO), the company’s regulatory filings have revealed. PB Fintech has also received approval for IPO at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on July 5. The latest details about PolicyBazaar’s ₹6,500 crore IPO was first <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/ipo/policybazaar-parent-firm-pb-fintech-aims-to-raise-rs-6500-crore-via-ipo-7199181.html">reported </a>by CNBC TV18. PB Fintech (formerly known as EtechAces Marketing and Consulting) was founded by Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi and Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad alumni Yashish Dahiya, Alok Bansal and Avaneesh Nirjar in 2008. PolicyBazaar, an online platform for users to purchase <keyword id="35504" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="insurance-policies">insurance policies</keyword>, is one of the subsidiaries of PB Fintech. Other subsidiaries of PB Fintech include online lending platform PaisaBazaar (launched in 2014) and healthtech venture <a href="https://inc42.com/buzz/policybazaar-looks-to-tap-softbanks-portfolio-companies-for-docprime/">DocPrime</a> (launched in 2018), which lets visitors book consultations with doctors or schedule a range of medical tests. Notably, PolicyBazaar is the only entity that is going public from PB Fintech’s banner. PolicyBazaar has raised around $766 million to date. It was reportedly valued at $2.4 billion in March this year, after it raised <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/policybazaar-rejigs-cap-table-with-a-45-mn-round-at-2-4-bn-valuation/articleshow/81301551.cms">$45 million</a> through a secondary share sale from private equity (PE) firm True North and a few other individual investors. The company’s investors include <keyword id="260318" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tiger-Global-Management">Tiger Global Management</keyword>, <keyword id="163404" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Softbank">SoftBank</keyword>, <keyword id="11685950" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tencent-wellington-management">Tencent, Wellington Management</keyword>, <keyword id="1430452" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="PremjiInvest">PremjiInvest</keyword> and Falcon Edge Capital, among others. According to a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-07/softbank-backed-policybazaar-said-to-plan-ipo-filing-next-month">Bloomberg</a> report published in April 2021 citing anonymous sources, PolicyBazaar was planning to go public before the end of this year. Meanwhile, several reports suggest that PolicyBazaar could be valued at more than $3.5 billion in its IPO. In February this year, it was reported that PolicyBazaar was<a href="https://inc42.com/buzz/policybazaar-close-to-finalising-bankers-for-ipo-at-3-5-bn-valuation/"> finalising bankers</a> for its over $540 million IPO to be listed in India. PB Fintech was said to have invited proposals from at least eight investment banks for the proposed IPO. The company is expected to dilute up to a 15% stake in the public offering. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/swiggy-raises-1-25-billion-in-a-mega-round-of-funding-led-by-softbank-and-prosus/articleshow/84578974.cms" style="">Swiggy gets a $1.25 billion cheque from Softbank for the same reason Zomato went for an IPO</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/globalbees-has-raised-150-million-in-few-months-of-launch-to-acquire-more-businesses/articleshow/84552291.cms" style="">GlobalBees, a Thrasio-style startup launched by FirstCry and Edelweiss execs, raises $150 million in few months of launch</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/how-to-find-out-if-your-phone-is-infected-by-the-pegasus-spyware/articleshow/84578193.cms" style="">This toolkit will tell you if your phone is infected by the Pegasus spyware</a>

PolicyBazaar plans to raise close to $870 million through its IPO at a likely valuation of $3.5 billion

<ul><li>PB Fintech, parent company of PolicyBazaar, has announced to open its IPO on November 1 and close on November 3.</li><li>The internet company has set a price band of ₹940-₹980 per share.</li><li>Shares of the company are scheduled to list on November 15.</li></ul>PB Fintech, the parent company of online fintech marketplaces PolicyBazaar and PaisaBazaar, has announced its plan to open the initial public offering (IPO) next week. The IPO of the internet company will open on November 1 and close on November 3 with a price band of ₹940-₹980 per share. The issue size of the IPO is ₹5,709 crore consisting of a fresh issue of ₹3,759 crore and an offer for sale of ₹1,959 crore by its existing shareholders. Promoters selling share in the IPO include SVF Python II (Cayman) selling shares worth ₹1,875 crore, Yashish Dahiya -- the chief executive of PolicyBazaar -- worth ₹30 crore, Alok Bansal worth ₹12.75 crore, Shikha Dahiya worth ₹12.50 crore and Rajendra Singh Kuhar worth ₹3.50 crore. In addition, Founders United Trust will sell around 2.68 lakh shares, which aggregates to over ₹26 crore on the upper price band. PB Fintech has built two of the largest platforms for insurance and lending products through PolicyBazaar and PaisaBazaar. India’s largest online insurance aggregator, PolicyBazaar, was launched in 2008. It is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the boom in India’s insurance sector as a market leader in selling insurance online. PolicyBazaar is one among a slew of tech IPOs to hit the Indian exchanges this year. It is also one of the country’s top fintech startups ⁠— the other one being Paytm ⁠— going for a public issue soon. 95% of PolicyBazaar’s revenue comes from commissions from insurance companies on selling policies. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/fino-payments-bank-will-be-the-first-fintech-startup-in-india-to-get-listed-on-the-bourses-and-it-is-profitable/articleshow/87280457.cms">Fino Payments Bank will be the first fintech startup in India to get listed on the bourses and it is profitable</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/after-raising-2-billion-since-2020-byjus-is-now-looking-to-raise-another-500-million-in-debt-to-acquire-more-businesses/articleshow/87276471.cms">After raising $2 billion since 2020, Byju’s is now looking to raise another $500 million in debt to acquire more businesses</a>

PolicyBazaar’s parent to open its ₹5,700 crore IPO on November 1

With the world economy heading towards a possible slowdown and India being one of the major economies having any real chances of growing at a faster rate, everyone will be looking forward to how this year’s Budget will address the issue of stagnating private investment in India. With proper fiscal incentives in place, the <keyword id="35450" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="insurance">insurance</keyword> industry (being one of the major sources of long-term funds for the economy) can play a bigger role in pushing up public and private-sector investment and thus, help in achieving government’s goal of putting Indian economy on a high-speed track. 
	 
	Following is my wish list for 2016 Union Budget. 
	 
	A uniform <keyword id="167905" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="KYC">KYC</keyword> 
	 
	Unlike e-policy holders, offline insurance buyers have to undergo a lot of paperwork, as part of KYC procedures. In addition to this, insurers usually call for multiple KYCs for different policies and this act as deterrent for new investors to invest in insurance policies. Government must consider giving a strong push to uniform KYC and e-claims, irrespective of whether the policy is purchased online or offline. This would make the process of buying insurance policies and filing claims easier. 
	 
	Revise tax exemptions 
	 
	At present, premium of up to Rs.25000 paid for health insurance plans qualify for deduction under Section 80D. This limit rests at Rs.30000 in case of senior citizens. Tax exemption under health insurance plan should be revised as the current incentive is inadequate, taking into consideration the rising healthcare cost. Just to give you an example, a 55yr old sole earner in a family of 4 would easily spend upwards of Rs.30000 per annum for Rs.10lacs sum insured. Also, the current exemption does not provide incentives for those who buy long term health insurance plan. Increasing the income tax exemption limit in health insurance will encourage people to buy health policies with larger covers, and for longer tenure. 
	 
	Tax exemption for home insurance 
	 
	While catastrophic destruction caused by natural calamities such as Chennai floods and Nepal earthquake influenced people to think about getting their home and property insured, people continue to remain hesitant about getting their property insured and hence, end up procrastinating it. Home insurance enables people to deal with huge financial losses that they would otherwise incur in case of natural disasters. Introducing tax exemptions on house insurance premiums would encourage homeowners to insure their homes. 
	 
	Make term insurance attractive 
	 
	At present, term insurance products constitute just 0.4% of the total insurance products sold in India. Distributors find term insurance products unattractive as their payouts, as per current regulation, is just above zero percent. The cap on the payouts needs to be relaxed to make selling term insurance attractive for the distributors. This would go a long way in increasing the average life insurance coverage of Indians. 
	 
	To sum up, as low insurance penetration is a problem area, the FM should increase tax incentives to encourage people to buy adequate insurance cover. This will also help the insurance industry to raise more resources for financing government’s physical and social infrastructure programs. 
	 
	The article is authored by Alok Bansal, Co-founder and CFO of online insurance comparision portal <keyword id="696009" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Policybazaar">Policybazaar</keyword>.com.

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The Delhi chapter of <keyword id="139680" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Indus-Entrepreneurs">The Indus Entrepreneurs</keyword> (TiE) will host on Thursday the 8th iteration of the <keyword id="4390638" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-Internet-Day">India Internet Day</keyword>, one of the largest conferences for Internet entrepreneurs in the country. India Internet Day 2019 targets entrepreneurs which attracts start-ups, unicorns, industry leaders, investors, mentors, policy-makers, and many more key domain experts from across the country every year India is presently home to over 500 million internet users and 21 unicorns. With the aim of raising a hundred start-ups and enterprises to become billion-dollar companies on the back of their internet-centric innovations, TiE Delhi-NCR is hosting the 8th iteration of India Internet Day. The vision of #iDay2019 is encapsulated in the headline of the event’s main theme: “India Internet Unboxed: Getting ready for a 100 Unicorns”. Enabling the next generation of leaders At iDay 2019, leaders of the internet and entrepreneurial community will deliver content for the benefit of young entrepreneurs, enabling the next generation of leaders to gain a deeper insight into the opportunities and evolving trends in the industry, Tie said in a statement. Building on the theme of ‘unboxing’, iDay2019 plans to have focused and thought-provoking discussions during the session line-up on topics including: Unboxing Indian Tech Going Global, Unboxing Funding, Unboxing Talent, Entrepreneurial Milestones: Unboxing Pivots &amp; Pirouettes to Exits, Unboxing 2nd Innings, Unboxing Valuations. It will also have a special focus on the Chinese startup ecosystem, key speakers will speak on Unboxing China, its Landscape &amp; Overview, Chinese VCs in India - A perspective and Cross Border Learnings. Additionally, entrepreneurs will be provided with a platform to showcase internet-centric innovations and get constructive feedback on their ventures. All about networking The conference is one of the most anticipated entrepreneurial conferences across the world as it gathers entrepreneurs and vision-holders in the midst of key investors, industry leaders, and policy-makers under the same roof. It will have sessions that will chaired by prominent industry leaders including Vani Kola, MD, Kalaari Capital, and Rajesh Sawhney, CEO &amp; Co Founder of Innerchef, the conference will open with a keynote address by Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder &amp; CEO of PayTM. The opening address will be followed by conversations with industry experts including Anant Maheshwari, President - Microsoft India and Rajan Anandan, Vice President, Google &amp; President, TiE Delhi-NCR. Other ace speakers include Lathika Pai, Country Head - Microsoft for <keyword id="6362513" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="startups">Startups</keyword> MENA and SAARC , Gaurav Deepak, Co-founder &amp; MD - Avendus Capital, Anand Lunia, General Partner – India Quotient, Helen Wong, Partner at Qiming Venture, Yun Lou, Founder &amp; CEO of Clubfactory, Hans Tung - Partner, GGVC Kunal Shah, Founder &amp; CEO – Cred, Amrish Rau, Ex CEO – CitrusPay, Aprameya Radhakrishna, Founder &amp; CEO of Vokal, Raul Rai, Co-Founder of Nicobar.com, and Mukund Kulashekaran from Urban Clap. Power Breakfast with the iDay Committee The event will kick off with a breakfast with industry leaders and the best in the startup ecosystem. The committee members who will be a part of this event include Rajan Anandan, Vice President, Google &amp; President, TiE Delhi-NCR; Alok Mittal, Co-Founder, Indifi Technologies; Amarjit Singh Batra, Managing Director, Spotify India; Arvind Jha, Multipreneur, Movico Technologies; Miten Sampat, VP, Times Internet; Deep Kalra, Founder &amp; Group CEO, MakeMyTrip; Gautam Gandhi, Angel Investor; Prasanto K Roy, Policy Consultant ; Karan Mohla, Partner &amp; Executive Director of Chiratae Ventures; Ravi Gururaj, Founder &amp; CEO, Qikpod; Dev Khare, Partner, Lightspeed India Partners. B2B Founders' Lunch Ace B2B founders who will be part of this session include Shridhar Gupta, Co-Founder - Loconav; Pranav Tyagi, Founder - Eigen; Ajay Chauhan, Co- Founder -SalezShark; Sachin Bhatia, Co-Founder &amp; Ex VP - Drishtisoft solutions; Rahul Bhalla, CEO &amp; Co Founder -Zeanatix will be part of the lunch tables Fintech Lunch Leading Fintech founders who will be part of the lunch include Ajay Vikram Singh, Consumer Business Head- Clix Capital ; Jonathan Bill, CEO &amp; Co- Founder – Creditmate; Kshitij Puri, CEO &amp; Co- Founder - Ziploan ;Sandeep Srinivas, Co-Founder &amp; CMO - Redcarpet Tech ; Kapil Mehta, Co - Founder – SecureNow; Alok Bansal, Co-Founder &amp; CFO – PolicyBazaar ; Mukesh P Kalra, Founder &amp; CEO – ETMoney #iDay Launchpad A platform at India Internet Day where tech businesses have a chance to demo/launch their new products/services in front of a large relevant audience of VCs, entrepreneurs etc. The start-ups will be selected by an influential jury panel #iDay Workshop A stellar workshop on product management professionals with Anshumani Ruddra, VP of Product (Social &amp; Gaming) – Hotstar will equip participants with new strategies &amp; principles to ace their field Gala Evening Network, interact, explore synergies over dinner and jive the evening away with a rocking band performance! The conference will take place from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on 25th April, 2019, at Leela Ambience, Gurugram. Register here now! <a href="https://www.iday.in/">https://www.iday.in/</a> Note: Business Insider India is a media partner at the event.

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