Flipkart-backed logistics marketplace BlackBuck is approaching unicorn status after completing a $150m series D round co-led by Goldman Sachs and Accel.

BlackBuck, an India-based freight services provider backed by e-commerce platform Flipkart, has closed a $150m series D round co-led by venture capital firm Accel and investment bank Goldman Sachs, TechCrunch reported yesterday.

Wellington Management, Sequoia Capital, B Capital, Light Street Capital, Sands Capital and the World Bank-owned International Finance Corporation (IFC) also took part in the round.

Goldman Sachs participated through its Investment Partners unit and the round valued BlackBuck at slightly less than $1bn.

Founded in 2015, BlackBuck has…

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