Last month, news provider VCCircle said the deal valued the company at $100m.

India-based document imaging services provider Newgen Software Technologies has raised a reported $15.5m from corporate venturing unit IDG Ventures and venture capital firm Ascent Capital.

Last month, news provider VCCircle said the deal valued the company at $100m. 

Sudhir Sethi, founder, chairman and managing director at IDG Ventures India, said: “We are extremely excited to partner with Newgen, which is a global software product leader and a role for budding Indian product startups. Enterprise software is a key area of focus for IDG Ventures India, and Diwakar [Nigam, the managing director of Newgen] has been a pioneer in the space. We look forward to Newgen’s continued rapid growth across areas such as cloud and mobility.”

Avendus Capital was the financial advisor to the transaction. 

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.