Manufacturing platform Zetwerk raises $120 million to scale its operating system for manufacturers globally

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Feb 02, 2021, 19:30 ET

BENGALURU, India , Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global manufacturing platform Zetwerk has raised Rs. 880 Crore (US $120M) in its Series D round led by US based Greenoaks Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, to continue helping customers translate their digital designs into physical products, through access to a wide range of fully verified, flexible manufacturing capacity from small manufacturers (SMEs). Sequoia Capital India and Kae Capital also participated in the round.

Founded in 2018 by IIT alumni Amrit Acharya, Srinath Ramakkrushnan, Rahul Sharma and Vishal Chaudhary, Zetwerk has rapidly established itself as a universal platform for the entire manufacturing ecosystem. The platform is increasingly being adopted globally, with the company growing 3X year-on-year in 2020, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This Series D comes as a vote of confidence reflecting Zetwerk's substantial growth, shortly after the company's $21 million Series C in July 2020, bringing the total equity capital raised by the company to $193 million.

Across the world, the manufacturing sector is a large GDP contributor (14% for India), but is also a sector that has lagged behind in digital transformation. Zetwerk is modernizing this industry using proprietary technology and project management techniques that enables growth and higher utilization for small manufacturers, and ensures efficiency for global customers.

Since its founding, Zetwerk has forged deep partnerships in 3 key segments: Precision Parts, Capital Goods and Consumer Goods, serving a diverse range of product categories including: Prefabricated structures for infrastructure projects; sheet metal parts for electric vehicles, precision parts for aerospace, assembly lines for consumer durables, etc. The Consumer Goods category already represents 15% of Zetwerk's revenues within 6 months of launch.

Today, Zetwerk's global network includes 250+ customers and 2,000+ suppliers spread across 15+ countries in North America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Overall, Zetwerk's international business has grown substantially since its launch in 2020, as global customers sought to make their supply chains more resilient by diversifying into India and South East Asia as alternate sourcing destinations.

Zetwerk operates in 25+ industries including Process Plants, Oil & Gas, Renewables, Steel, Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Consumer Electronics, Medical Devices, Apparel and Luxury Goods. 1000+ unique projects have been executed and delivered to date, with 2x the number currently in progress. With this fundraise, Zetwerk will further strengthen its technology and continue its expansion into new categories and regions, making world-class manufacturing capabilities more accessible and establishing Zetwerk as the go-to platform for the global manufacturing industry.

Amrit Acharya, Co-founder & CEO, shared, "The global manufacturing industry has had to swiftly adjust to the new normal, and digital solutions have become essential. Zetwerk accelerates this digital transformation with state-of-the-art productivity tools and remote project management. 2021 will see further pace of growth as companies seek to diversify their procurement to minimize disruptions and become more agile and resilient. We are proud to partner with the world's most innovative companies to catalyze their digital transformation in manufacturing."

Neil Shah, Partner at Greenoaks Capital, added, "We are excited to partner with Zetwerk on the next leg of their journey, as they expand their value proposition globally. Zetwerk's operating system for manufacturing has digitized multiple supply chains end-to-end, ensuring on-time delivery and high quality standards. This has led to rapid growth in India and internationally, with the potential to quickly become one of the most important manufacturing platforms globally"

Vaibhav Agrawal, Partner at Lightspeed, said, "We were amazed by the customer centricity and anti-fragility of the Zetwerk network. Zetwerk showed up as a real dependable partner to its buyers and suppliers, often stepping up to help in moments of vulnerability - especially during the Covid induced lockdowns. The Zetwerk supply chain has emerged leaner, faster, stronger on multiple fronts post Covid, and it is a great example of an antifragile system."

Shailesh Lakhani, Managing Director, Sequoia India added, "Zetwerk has defined a new category of marketplace, enabling manufacturing to be done with greater efficiency and speed than ever before, while exposing Indian suppliers to global markets. Having seen Amrit and Srinath's journey up close from the seed round, and Zetwerk's potential for accelerated growth in a post pandemic world, further strengthened Sequoia Capital India's conviction to double down on the partnership."

Prayank Swaroop, Partner, Accel added: "Zetwerk provides businesses in industries like infrastructure, manufacturing and consumer goods a consistent and high quality end-to-end service. The Zetwerk platform enables Indian SMB suppliers to increase their revenues and provides them a truly global reach. We are very happy that the founders chose to partner with Accel since the early days, they have really been great at executing and scaling the business."

Sasha Mirchandani, Managing Director, Kae Capital said, "We are privileged to have been early partners with Amrit, Srinath and the Zetwerk team in their journey. Zetwerk's unique platform is being used for digital transformation of the manufacturing industry globally. We look forward to the exciting journey ahead along with our co-investors - Greenoaks, Lightspeed, Sequoia and Accel"

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