SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. VEF announces a
Konfío is VEF’s second largest holding and represents 15% of VEF’s NAV as at 1Q21 reporting. VEF led Konfio’s Series C in 2018 and followed on in both their Series D and now Series E funding rounds. Operating in
The financing round will further expand the scope of Konfío's core offering while allowing the company to be on the outlook for acquisition opportunities that, integrated with Konfío's platform, expand the value of the ecosystem of products it delivers to small and medium-sized businesses.
VEF CEO,
“Konfío is VEF’s second largest holding and one of the breakout names within our portfolio. What really excites us about Konfio at this juncture is the continued rapid growth of their credit offering that is being increasingly complimented by the Group’s payments and ERP offering, realising a much more balanced and varied, fast growth revenue stream. This funding round is yet another milestone for both Konfío and VEF, and puts both companies in a very strong position to create value through 2021 and beyond. At VEF when we find an asset we love, we always back it harder - we view portfolio concentration as goal, not a risk, and Konfío is an excellent case in point”.
Konfio CEO,
“At Konfío, we see technology as a great enabler to level a playing field that for a long time has been uneven, providing growing companies opportunities and conditions to expand and compete successfully with larger companies - this is our purpose. As an example, in a challenging year and thanks to proprietary technological developments, at Konfío we managed to increase our loan book by 20% in 2020. Konfío's doors have remained and will remain open to customers with no history with us, in times when credit from traditional banks has fallen in one year by more than 10% in real terms. Today, our product offering is not just credit, and stay tuned because we will continue to expand it.”
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