Fibe FY25 revenue up by 49% to Rs 1,228 crore

18 Feb 2026, 10:54 AM

Its profit rose by 13% to Rs 114 crore in FY25 from Rs 101 crore in FY24.

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Fintech startup Fibe (formerly EarlySalary) increased its revenue from operations by 49% year-on-year to Rs 1,228 crore in FY25 from Rs 824 crore in the preceding financial year.

The Pune-based lender's profit rose by 13% to Rs 114 crore in FY25 from Rs 101 crore in FY24, the Entrackr reported citing filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC).

Total expenses grew by 58% to Rs 1,112 crore in FY25 compared to Rs 706 crore in FY24. Employee benefit expenses stood at Rs 111 crore in FY25, a 34% increase from the previous fiscal.

Fibe was cofounded in 2015 by Akshay Mehrotra and Ashish Goyal. It gives out personal loans, long-term loans, loans against mutual funds, and fixed deposits, and has disbursed over Rs 40,000 crore in loans across 8,500 lenders.

Earlier in December, it raised $35 million in a Series F round led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank.

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