The Story of Jabong's exit: From $500Mn to $70Mn
Jabong, which was at par with
By the end of May,
Not to mention, the company has seen an exit of senior management, slowdown in funding and overbearing competition from Amazon India.
Earlier this month, Jabong fastened up its exit process as the firm’s owners, AB Kinnevik and Rocket Internet didn't want to pump more money into a losing race horse.
The valuation of GFG (owner of Jabong) slid almost a third to $1.13 billion in a mere 10 months. In May, the company last raised $339 million from Kinnevik and Rocket Internet, but that was a much lower valuation.
The current deal is estimated to be around $50-75 million, allowing existing investors Rocket Internet and Kinnevik AB to quit.
Jabong’s investors have managed to find a buyer for their struggling business, but does this mean any good for Flipkart? We'll have to wait and watch.
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