Bengaluru-based electric two-wheeler maker Simple Energy has raised Rs 1,750 crore ($180 million) in its largest funding round till date. It plans to use the capital to increase production capacity and expand its retail footprint, targeting a spot among the country’s top five electric two-wheeler makers.
The all-equity round was led by the family office of Dr Arokiaswamy Velumani, founder of the diagnostics firm Thyrocare Technologies, with participation from Simple Energy founder and CEO Suhas Rajkumar, cofounder and CFO Ankit Gupta, Bengaluru-based HNI Amit Mishra, and the Haran Family Office.