Solv, a zero-inventory full-stack online B2B commerce marketplace for MSMEs, announced the appointment of Amit Bansal as its CEO and Board Member.
Amit Bansal will drive the company’s strategic direction through its commerce, credit and convenience services leading the startup to achieve its core purpose of creating livelihood opportunities for India’s 65MN+ MSMEs.
He is an experienced leader who has spent over two decades in various roles spanning e-commerce and retail businesses across the globe.
Amit Bansal possesses in-depth knowledge of the ecommerce space coupled with expertise across multiple domains such as product development, supply chain and fintech, honed through earlier leadership stints at Reliance Retail and Flipkart, among others.
Prior to joining Solv, Amit Bansal was the Founder CEO of EZMall.com, a pioneer in the video commerce space. He was instrumental in building EZMall’s e-commerce infrastructure from the ground up, as well as forging partnerships with several key supply chain partners.
SC Ventures Member and Venture Lead Solv Jiten Arora said with a wealth of experience in global retail market and India’s e-commerce & merchant ecosystem space, Amit Bansal is a natural fit for this role.
“India is a core market in Solv’s strategy to develop disruptive and transformational solutions for the MSME sector globally, and with Amit’s able leadership, I am confident of Solv making great strides towards empowering Indian MSMEs digitally and helping them simplify their growth journey,” said Jiten Arora.
Solv had announced commercial launch of its platform in Q4 of 2020 and has supported 50,000+ KYC-verified MSMEs with over 30% month-on-month growth in gross transaction value (GTV) on the platform in the last 6 months, with an aggregate value of around Rs 250 crore of business till date.
With B2B interactions going digital in a huge way after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Solv’s repeat transacting base has grown to almost 60%+ with an average of over 300-350 tonnes of goods delivered daily.
With market operational hours being restricted to just 4 hours (per day) due to lockdowns in key cities like Delhi NCR, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, Solv was able to successfully redesign its supply chain network to be operational from 2 am every day.
Critical supply chain interventions such as this by Solv, enabled micro & small entrepreneurs to receive goods at their doorstep and continue to deliver essentials to their customers from 6-10 am in the morning, in an uninterrupted & safe manner.
Solv CEO Amit Bansal said all are building Solv as a powerful enabler for the growth of Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
“We are constantly working to unlock their boundless energy and passion for growth by building a technology backed ecosystem; an ecosystem where millions of micro & small entrepreneurs will converge and help each other grow,” said Amit Bansal.
AmitBansal said he is looking forward to working with and further strengthening an exceptionally talented team, as the continues to develop innovative and industry-leading solutions for the millions of small business owners in India, propelling them to growth and prosperity.
Solv has worked closely with the MSME sector to address the challenges it faced due to the lockdown measures imposed to tackle the pandemic. These include the setting up of credit helplines, launching a pioneering buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) program in the B2B space, setting up a supply chain finance platform to support deep-tier anchor led dealer/distributor finance , and providing doorstep delivery of goods.
A recent round of fund infusion by Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) to the tune of INR 55 crores, has given Solv the ability to plan a significant boost to its full-stack offering for MSMEs. This recent round of funding is geared to help the company accelerate growth, meet the demands of its rapidly growing customer base and achieve scale.
About Solv
Solv is India’s trusted B2B e-commerce marketplace for MSMEs. The Solv platform facilitates commerce in a trusted environment, while easing access to finance and business services through one seamless digital experience. MSMEs on the Solv platform can discover, connect, and do business with other verified buyers and sellers and take advantage of on-demand working capital & term loans and business services. Solv is digitizing India’s physical B2B supply chains and creating a Digital Trust Model for the MSME ecosystem. This is enabled by a robust e-commerce platform powered by AI & ML technology, backed by an end-to-end fulfilment infrastructure. Solv’s proprietary trust score, the Solv Score, helps MSMEs establish credibility online and aids in credit decisioning.
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Solv, registered as Standard Chartered Research & Technology India Pvt. Ltd. is a fully owned entity of the Standard Chartered Group, headquartered in London.
