Apollo Finvest (India) Ltd

The provided transcript does not explicitly mention any details about current or future capex, capital investment, or strategic investment plans for Apollo Finvest (India) Limited. The discussion primarily focuses on: - Transitioning the loan book composition towards retail loans, especially Apollo Cash. - Building and scaling the Apollo Cash product with a focus on technology, underwriting, marketing, collections, and operations. - Hiring experienced leadership to scale digital lending efficiently. - Strengthening partnerships, co-lending, and warehouse structures. No specific capital expenditure or strategic investment announcements were discussed in the transcript.

- There is no focus on any new fundraising for the current financial year. - The company’s debt-to-equity ratio is very low, reducing the need for external fundraising. - The emphasis is on organic growth and scaling existing operations, especially Apollo Cash. - No plans for external equity or debt infusion were mentioned in the discussion.

- Apollo Cash aims to become 50-60% of the loan book within the next 12-24 months, increasing its retail exposure. - The retail loan book currently stands at 51% and is expected to rise further, with a reduction in term loan and warehousing structures. - Apollo Cash has shown rapid traction: loans disbursed grew from 30 lakhs in February to 3 crores in April, showing 300% month-on-month growth. - The company targets becoming top 1% in digital lending through superior underwriting and data science. - Future growth involves building a leadership team with experience in digital lending to scale operations 10x to 100x. - The strategy includes gradual scaling of co-lending partners and increasing secure warehouse structures, eventually aiming to eliminate term loans.

- Apollo Finvest is focusing on growing its retail loan book, especially through its flagship product, Apollo Cash, aiming for it to constitute 50-60% of the loan book in the next 12-24 months, up from 51% currently. - The company plans to gradually reduce term loans and increase warehousing and partnership-based lending, expecting a higher contribution from retail loans. - Apollo Cash has shown strong early traction with 18,000+ loans disbursed and 75,000+ applications in about 3 months, without paid marketing, driven by brand recognition. - Internal targets include disbursing about ₹50 crore loans in the first year with an expected AUM of ₹10-15 crore. - Apollo Finvest aims to build a leadership team with digital lending expertise to scale growth 10x to 100x over the next 2 years. - The company is investing heavily in tech infrastructure and underwriting excellence to achieve top 1% industry performance and build a durable competitive moat. - Improvement in customer retention and cheaper loan pricing for returning customers are key strategies to sustain growth and improve profitability.

- Apollo Cash has disbursed over ₹5 crores since launch. - The product is live in approximately 19,000 PIN codes across India. - Achieved 1 lakh+ app downloads with 75,000+ loan applications and over 18,000 loans disbursed. - Traction is growing rapidly: lending grew from ₹30 lakhs in February to ₹1.2 crores in March, and ₹3 crores in April — a 300% month-on-month increase. - Apollo Cash is targeted to become 20-25% of the loan book in the next 8 months. - Overall, Apollo Finvest expects Apollo Cash contribution to grow to 50-60% of the book in 12-24 months. - The company plans to reduce term loans share and increase retail exposure through Apollo Cash and partnerships.