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BeepKart raises $3 million seed round to build digital-first used 2-wheeler

BeepKart raises $3 million seed round to build digital-first used 2-wheeler
BeepKart has raised a $3 million seed round led by Stellaris Venture Partners and Chiratae Ventures, with participation from angel investors.

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BeepKart raises $3 million seed round to build digital-first used 2-wheeler

BeepKart has raised a $3 million seed round led by Stellaris Venture Partners and Chiratae Ventures, with participation from angel investors including tech founders like Varun Alagh (Mamaearth), Sahil Barua (Delhivery), Vivekananda Hallekere (Bounce), Kunal Shah (CRED), Ramakant Sharma (Livspace) and Rajesh Yabaji (Blackbuck).




The full-stack online retailer of used 2-wheelers is taking a tech-first approach to address the trust deficit in the massive used 2-wheeler market. BeepKart aims to bridge the wide gap in experience between buying and owning new and used 2-wheelers. Unlike classifieds platforms, vertical-focused BeepKart provides used 2-wheeler buyers the required confidence on price, quality and after-sales service.

Hemir Doshi, Co-Founder and CEO, BeepKart, said 2-wheelers form over 80% of India’s vehicle base and there are seven times as many used 2-wheelers sold every year as used cars. “Buying a scooter or motorcycle is one of the key purchase decisions by the Indian consumer, yet the market suffers from a lack of rules and a great trust-deficit. In our view, 2-wheelers are more amendable to online sales than cars and the decision to buy and sell is made more quickly. We are seeing good early traction for our buyer focused online brand and offering.” Doshi added that the company is excited to have the confidence of its investors in their journey to write consumer-friendly rules of buying used petrol and electric bikes.

Ritesh Banglani, Partner at Stellaris Venture Partners, said used vehicles represent one of the largest retail categories globally with virtually no online penetration in used 2-wheelers in India. “Globally, very large companies have been built selling used cars online. I believe the largest vehicle commerce companies in India will sell bikes and scooters, not cars. With Hemir and Abhishek’s experience in scaling and running operationally intensive businesses, we are confident BeepKart will be the largest company in this category.”

TC Meenakshisundaram, Founder and Managing Director, Chiratae Ventures, said over the last 10 years a lot of innovation has happened globally at the cross-section of cars and e-commerce. “This decade will see such opportunities in 2-wheeler related e-commerce. For most Indians, 2-wheelers are the entry point into personal mobility. The pandemic has further increased the desire of millions of Indians to own their personal vehicle. At the same time, new 2-wheelers are becoming more expensive and out of reach for many. We believe BeepKart can help fulfill these aspirations by providing reliable and value for money used 2-wheelers, and become the market-leading digital brand in this space.”


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BeepKart is currently live in Bengaluru and will expand to three more locations over the next 12 months. It will engage throughout the buyer’s ownership lifecycle by providing reliable spare parts, services, accessories, loan and insurance for the used bikes through network partners. The raised capital will be used to build a world-class engineering team to deliver on its tech and product first goals.


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