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SafeGold

Digital Gold India Private Limited Mumbai, Maharashtra Founded 2017 safegold.com ↗
Gaurav Mathur · Founder and Managing Director Somasundaram Palamadairamaswamy · Former Co-Founder
UndisclosedTotal funding (tracked)
4Funding rounds
6 Feb 2021Last round

SafeGold: Business Model Canvas

The nine-block Business Model Canvas, filled in only where a public source states it — empty blocks mean we haven't found a citable fact yet, not that the answer is zero.

Value Propositions

Buy, sell and securely store vaulted gold digitally

Safegold is a digital platform that allows customers to easily buy, sell, and securely store vaulted gold.

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24K, 99.5%-purity gold

24K Gold of 99.5% Purity on PhonePe.

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Micro-ticket investing, no locker needed

Amazon Pay has partnered with SafeGold for this offering and will allow users to buy digital gold for as little as Rs.5, with the freedom to buy and sell at any time without any hassle of renting a locker for safety.

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Convert digital gold to physical gold/jewellery

Tanishq Digital Gold powered by SafeGold provides the option to convert digital gold into physical gold jewellery at any time across 360+ Tanishq retail stores.

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Earn yield by leasing idle gold to jewellers (Gains)3-6% annual yield

Gold Leasing ('Gains') allows customers to lease their idle digital gold to a network of vetted jewelers for a fixed term, earning a yield of 3% to 6% annually, paid in additional grams of gold.

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Customer Segments

Retail gold investors

Consumers can start their golden savings journey with a purchase as low as 100 INR via partner apps and jewellery retailers.

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MSME jewellers3-6% annual yield

Gains gives MSME jewellers access to structured gold metal leases, a financing option previously available mainly to larger industry players, once the jeweller is vetted for creditworthiness and KYC.

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Customer Relationships

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Channels

PhonePe

SafeGold has already integrated its platform with PhonePe to allow customers to buy and sell the precious metal digitally.

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Amazon Pay (Gold Vault)

Amazon Pay has partnered with SafeGold for this offering and will allow users to buy digital gold for as little as Rs.5.

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Tanishq Digital Gold

Tanishq has partnered with SafeGold, making Tanishq one of the first jewellery brands to sell gold digitally in partnership with SafeGold; customers can convert holdings into jewellery across 360+ Tanishq retail stores.

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Key Activities

Gold procurement and vaulting

Cost of procurement comprised 99.1% of expenditure in FY23, reflecting gold procurement as the company's core operating activity.

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Operating the digital gold buy/sell/store platform

Safegold is a digital platform that allows customers to easily buy, sell, and securely store vaulted gold.

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Key Resources

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Key Partnerships

Brink's (custodian)

All physical gold backing the digital purchases is stored in secure, insured vaults managed by a world-class custodian, Brink's.

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IDBI Trusteeship Services (independent trustee)

SafeGold has partnered with IDBI Trusteeship Services, who act as Independent Trustees, to protect customer interests.

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Vistra Corporate Services (independent trustee)

An independent entity, Vistra Corporate Services, is appointed to act on behalf of customers.

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World Gold Council (minority investor)

The World Gold Council holds a minority stake in Digital Gold India Private Limited, with the remaining ownership held by InVent Capital.

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Revenue Streams

Sale of digital gold (online and offline)Rs 6,839 crore in FY25

The sale of digital gold across online and offline platforms was the primary revenue driver and contributed Rs 6,839 crore.

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Cost Structure

Cost of gold procurement99.1% of FY23 expenditure

Cost of procurement comprised 99.1% of expenditure in FY23; this cost climbed 12.5% to Rs 6,809 crore in FY25 from Rs 6,052 crore in FY24.

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Employee benefit expenses

Employee benefits expenses rose 12.5% year-on-year to Rs 12.44 crore in FY25.

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FAQs on SafeGold

What is SafeGold's business model?

SafeGold's core value proposition centers on Buy, sell and securely store vaulted gold digitally, 24K, 99.5%-purity gold, Micro-ticket investing, no locker needed, Convert digital gold to physical gold/jewellery.

How does SafeGold make money?

SafeGold's cited revenue streams include Sale of digital gold (online and offline).

Sources & corrections. Every fact on this page is compiled from cited public sources — follow the “source” links beside each entry. Profile sources: entrackr.com tracxn.com · Last verified 16 Jul 2026. · Report a correction