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Dahiya: Policybazaar raised $840 million but still had $700 million at IPO
“We raised 840 and on the day of the IPO, we had 700 plus in the bank.”
Dahiya: Info Edge sold a 30% stake before later reinvesting $60 million
“InfoAge actually sold shares worth 133 crores, right? And it did sell. And they sold almost 30% of what they had at that time. And then they came back and invested sixty million dollars.”
Dahiya: Only 4 Crore Of 40 Crore Eligible Indians Have Health Insurance
“Four crore Indians have health insurance, but 40 crore should, right? So we are 36 crores short of our target. And that's what keeps us going that we have 10 X to go.”
Bikhchandani: Info Edge wrote a massive 2008 check pre-PowerPoint
“Ha, it was a large check for us in 2008. But in 2008 was a large check for us. We, on a PowerPoint or even pre-PowerPoint.”
Dahiya: Policybazaar voluntarily sought unnecessary shareholder approval for its hospital expansion
“When we went for our hospitals piece, we went to the shareholders for an approval. And I think, 82 or something percent of the people approved, and that's why we went ahead. So eventually, whatever big decisions we take are And legally, we did not even need to…”
Dahiya: Policybazaar Is India's Largest Insurance Aggregator
“In insurance, we would be the largest. Yes, we would be the largest. We have a large market share in that.”
Policybazaar Faced 40 Funded Competitors, Including Earlier Pioneers Like Insurance Mall
“About 40 funded competitors both before policy was started and after the first player who started in India was a player called I forget the name. I think it's insurance mall.in. And there was another one called Apna Insurance. Both of these players existed at …”
Policybazaar Is Also Among India's Largest Loan And Credit Card Aggregators
“We're also in loans and credit cards where again, we would be amongst the largest”
Dahiya: 272 Insurance Web Aggregator Startups Have Been Licensed In India
“400 players have started something like Policy Wizard till date. 272 of them licensed to start a web aggregator in insurance.”