Oyo set to secure its $1.5 billion funding round

OYO said, back in October, that it planned to raise $1.5 billion in a new financing round of which $700 million coming from Founder Ritesh Agarwal through RA Hospitality. 

Oyo Hotels & Homes seems set to close its $1.5 billion Series-F financing round led by SoftBank. According to business signals platform Paper.vc, the Gurgaon-based company has recently filed documents with RoC indicating the firm’s board approval for the same.

While SoftBank is investing $810 million through SoftBank Vision Fund India Holdings (Cayman), Ritesh Agarwal-led RA Hospitality Holdings is putting in about $693 million, according to documents sourced from Paper.vc. There is also the possibility of investment by a third-party investor, analysts at the firm said.

“The fund allotment may have happened or is imminent."

— Vivek Durai, Founder of Paper.vc

In October, Oyo had said it will raise $1.5 billion in fresh financing round of which $700 million will be invested by Founder Ritesh Agarwal through RA Hospitality. The remainder of the funds amounting to $800 million will be invested by the company’s existing investors, it said in a statement.

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