Funding round also saw participation from existing investors like Facebook, SAIF, Sequoia &Shunwei Capital
Meesho plans to use the new funds to further build its technology platform to accommodate new product lines
Latest investment expected to strengthen Meesho’s community of women entrepreneurs
Even as speculation is rife about a SoftBank Vision Fund investment, social ecommerce startup Meesho has announced closing a $125 Mn funding round led by Naspers, with participation from Facebook and existing investors SAIF, Sequoia, Shunwei Capital, RPS and Venture Highway.
“The new funds will enable strides towards this goal by allowing the company to make deeper inroads in areas outside India’s major metro regions, by creating more entrepreneurs, and as a result reaching remote customers not serviced by traditional e-commerce marketplaces,” the company said in a release.