Ripplr, a tech distribution and logistics platform secured $40 million in May 2023. The substantial funding was driven by its impressive 2.7X growth during the fiscal year ended March 2023. Moreover, the Bengaluru-based company also managed to reduce its losses by 32% in the same period.
Ripplr’s gross revenue increased 2.7X to Rs 740 crore in FY23 from Rs 275 crore in FY22, its annual financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show.
The four-year-old Ripplr offers a plug-and-play distribution network as a service (DaaS) to digitize and manage brand operations. It services over 80,000 tier 2-based retailers having partnerships with FMCG brands like HUL, Britannia, ITC, Nestle, Mondelez, Colgate Reckitt Benckiser, Godrej, Dabur, and Nivea, among others.
Goods sales accounted for 89% of Ripplr’s total gross revenue, which surged threefold to Rs 656 crore in FY23. Income from logistics and warehousing were other revenue drivers for Ripplr.
See TheKredible for the complete revenue breakdown.
Coming over to the cost sheet, the cost of material consumed comprised 77.5% of the overall expenditure. This cost surged 3X to Rs 624 crore in FY23 from Rs 203 crore in FY22.
Its employee benefits, rent, transportation, legal, subcontractors, and other overheads took the overall expenditure to Rs 805 crore in FY23 from Rs 285 crore in FY22.
View TheKredible for the complete expense breakup.
The 2.7X growth and controlled expenditure helped the Fireside Ventures-backed company to reduce its losses by 32% to Rs 62 crore in FY23 from Rs 91 crore in FY22. It’s ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -29% and -7.4% respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.09 to earn a rupee in FY23.
FY22-FY23
| FY22 | FY23 |
| EBITDA Margin | -32% | -7.4% |
| Expense/₹ of Op Revenue | ₹1.04 | ₹1.09 |
| ROCE | -101% | -29% |
Ripplr has raised over $50 million across rounds including its $40 million in a Series B round led by Fireside Ventures in May last year. According to the data intelligence platform TheKredible, 3One4 Capital is the largest external stakeholder with 17.87% followed byZephyr Peacock India and Sojitz Corporation.
Focused on a critical if unloved area of the business, Ripplr’s offerings ensure that clients once onboarded stay for a long time. Considering the level of integration it offers with their distribution for instance with its DMS. That might mean longer sales cycles, but once in, a very sustainable model, intrinsically tied to the growth and well being of its clients. The current scale indicates the quality of headway it has made, which has clearly enthused its investors as well.
