January 1, 2009
Lightspeed Venture Partners VIII Mauritius led USD 10 million Series B round of funding in ITZ Cash Card
DEAL BRIEF
Lightspeed Venture Partners VIII Mauritius, a private equity fund, led USD 10 million Series B round of funding in ITZ Cash Card Ltd, a multi-purpose pre-paid card company. Exisiting investors Matrix Partners India and Intel Capital also participated in the Series B round. Itz Cash was established in 2004 and offers prepaid cards and cashless payment solutions for individuals and businesses.
OUR ROLE
We, at Nishith Desai Associates, acted as legal and tax counsel to the lead investor Lightspeed Venture Partners VIII Mauritius for this investment.