Mohammad Javad Jamshidi, the vice president of planning and economics of Hamrahe Aval Research and Development Center, during an interview regarding the purchase of Digikala shares by Hamrahe Aval, said that negotiations have been held with Digikala, but what results will be achieved will depend on future negotiations.
According to Iran digital economy annotation, he further added: “Regarding the purchase of digital goods by Hamrahe Aval, an announcement was published by this company. In general, Hamrahe Aval has entered into negotiations with various startups, but this negotiation does not mean that it has bought this company or has a plan to buy it or not. Hamrahe Aval identifies the capacities of different startups and decides whether to invest in that startup or not, according to the economic, social and cultural aspects.
The vice president of planning and economics of the research and development center of Hamrahe Aval further stated regarding the investment methods ofHamrahe Aval in startups:
“There are different investment arms in Hamrahe Aval. Investment in this investment group is done through VC, CVC or hubs. Investing in early stage businesses is done through Hamrahe Aval Hubs. In general, there are three hubs in Hamrahe Aval. Hub of Isfahan, Hub of Shiraz and Hub of Shahid Beheshti which is located in Tehran, in fact, the work of these hubs is acceleration. These hubs help startups by identifying them so that they can reach a level where our group can invest heavily in them through CVC or VC. Hamrahe Aval policy for investing through CVC, in line with what startups No matter what areas to invest in, it is such that the business activity is related or close to Hamrahe Aval.
A rumor that was not denied
Some time ago, a news was published that Hamrahe Aval has bought the shares of Sarava in Digikala and the shares of its founders with the help of its investment arm, Harekate Aval. After a few hours, Hamid Mohammadi, the co-founder of DigiKala, announced that they are negotiating to sell DigiKala shares with several investors, one of whom is Harekate Aval; But they have not yet reached a definitive conclusion.
Will the founders of Digikala leave the shareholding table?
Rumors indicate that Saeed and Hamid Mohammadi with 32.36% of shares will be removed from Digikala’s shareholding table if this purchase is finalized. In this case, Harekate Aval will become the major shareholder of Digikala with a total of 57.39% by purchasing all the shares of the founders and the shares of Sarava (25.03%).
After the exit of the founders of Tapsi from the shareholding table of that company, the exit of the founders of Digikala can be considered the second successful exit of the founders from the shareholding table of their company.
How is Digikala’s shareholding structure now?
The shareholding structure of Digikala e-commerce group as the 100% owner of Digikala (Fanavazeh Innovators) is now as follows:
– 36.32% of Digikala’s shares belong to the founders of this group, Hamid Mohammadi and Saeed Mohammadi.
– European investment fund (International Internet Investment Cooperative) owns 67.32% of Digikala’s shares.
– The amount of shares of Sarava Pars Company in Digikala is 03.25%.
– Directors and key employees of Digikala hold 2.9% of Digikala’s shares in the form of incentive stock program (directly and indirectly).
– And 04.7% of Digikala’s shares belong to other mentioned shareholder companies.
Digikala’s shareholding structure is currently as above without considering the sale of the shares of the founders and Sarava company. Now we have to wait and see how true this news is and how Digikala’s shareholding structure will undergo changes.
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