Categories: Economy

Warburg Pincus invests $100 million in Indian start-up boAt

U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested $100 million in India’s boAt, the consumer electronics start-up firm disclosed on Wednesday.

The company markets affordable range bluetooth speakers and wireless earbuds and had received a funding of $59.6 million in December when it was valued at $283 million.

Sales of electronics products like headphones have gone up since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers have been working from home.

During the third quarter of 2020, boAt captured a market share of 32.4 per cent in the earwear category in India, according to IDC data.

The company, whose products compete with JBL and Realme, had an annual revenue of Rs 701 crore ($95.86 million), as of March 2020..

indianarrative

Recent Posts

Protests erupt across PoGB over Kurram attack, shia community seeks justice

Protest demonstrations broke out across different areas of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan after Friday prayers, with thousands…

4 hours ago

UKPNP Slams Pakistan’s Unconstitutional Presidential Order in PoJK

Jamil Maqsood, the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United Kashmir People's National…

7 hours ago

Meeting of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement committee concludes in Delhi

The 6th meeting of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee concluded in…

7 hours ago

US adds 29 Chinese firms to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity list

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task…

7 hours ago

Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile calls for UK’s action on China’s Abuses

A delegation from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE), led by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and accompanied…

8 hours ago

Indian Dornier 228 aircraft flypast on the sidelines of India-CARICOM Summit

On the sidelines of the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit, leaders of the member countries witnessed a…

8 hours ago