Deal Description
Blacksmith Electric is a Chennai based startup fervently working and researching electric platforms since yr. 2003.
Only company in India to won the patent for Battery Exchange (swap) technology, which was filed in 2006 Indian Patent Number- 262461
1st prototype: Yr. 2003
2nd Prototype: Yr. 2005
3rd Prototype: Yr. 2014
4th Prototype: Yr. 2019
Business Model:
- We Manufacture---- Market Dealership showroom---- Consumers
- Battery Hire----- Battery Exchange station franchise---- Consumers
Funding Ask: INR 40 cr. at a valuation of 200 Cr.
Purpose: Total fund for production only!
16 cr. for Scooter - For setting up a rental factory, assembly line, vendor for supplying with production capacity of 50 vehicles per day
24 cr. for Electric Cruiser (Big Bike) : For setting up rental factory, assembly line, die making, with production capacity of 100 vehicles per day
100 customers have pre booked for delivery on June 2023
Traction: 100 pre booked customers, 24 Global article mentions & crowd puller at Indian exhibitions (see pics in attached file)