The Competitors Fee of India on Tuesday cleared a proposal by personal fairness agency Kedaara Capital to accumulate a stake in SmartShift Logistics Options, the guardian firm of on-demand logistics-turned-unicorn Porter.
Mumbai-based Kedaara Capital is buying a stake by its two associates Kedaara Sapphire Holding and Kedaara Capital Fund IV AIF in Porter.
“CCI approves the acquisition of a sure stake in SmartShift Logistics Options Pvt Ltd. collectively by Kedaara Sapphire Holding and Kedaara Capital Fund IV AIF,” the competitors watchdog mentioned in a submit on X.
Porter is primarily engaged in enterprise actions, together with the availability of logistics providers, packing and transferring providers.
In Could this 12 months, Porter introduced that it raised $200 million in a Collection F funding spherical co-led by Kedaara Capital and Wellington Administration at a valuation of $1.2 billion.
In the meantime, Porter’s early traders enterprise capital agency Peak XV Companions (previously Sequoia Capital India & SEA) and Kae Capital bought their stakes within the firm.
Following the fundraising spherical, Porter grew to become the third unicorn after Netradyne and Juspay in 2025.
Porter competes with the likes of Shadowfax, Pidge, and cityXfer, amongst others.
The offers past a sure threshold require approval from the regulator, which retains a tab on unfair enterprise practices in addition to promotes honest competitors within the market.
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