Swiggy IPO: A ‘confidential’ filing is already on SEBI’s table
Summary
The $12-billion Bengaluru startup has shareholder approval to raise $1.2 billion from public markets. Now, it needs the blessings of the market regulator.
Indian food and grocery delivery giant Swiggy filed for its much-awaited initial public offering (IPO) through the confidential route more than two weeks ago.
Norwest Venture, one of the investors in Swiggy, confirmed the filing in an interview with CNBC-TV18.
The Bengaluru-based startup has the shareholder approval to raise ₹10,414 crore ($1.2 billion), of which shares worth ₹3,750 crore will be fresh issue and the remaining ₹6,664 crore will be stake sale by existing investors.
The ten-year-old startup is now awaiting the approval from the market regulator i.e. the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
🚨 @Swiggy files its #IPO papers with Sebi via confidential route. The move took place two weeks ago, sources confirmed to @CNBCTV18News. #Swiggy in April received the approval from shareholders for a $1.2Bn IPO, according RoC filings. pic.twitter.com/aB6MO6mJJn
— Young Turks (@CNBCYoungTurks) May 15, 2024
Swiggy’s last reported valuation was $12.7 billion in April 2024. ” It is an anticipated IPO, and it’s a household name. I am waiting for this blockbuster to come out,” Niren Shah, Managing Director and India Head at Norwest Venture Partners, told CNBC-TV18.
You can watch the interview here:
Sriharsha Majety, Nandan Reddy and Rahul Jaimini, who started Swiggy on August 1, 2014, hold 4%, 1.6% and 1.2% stake, respectively, according to data from Tracxn. It took nearly a decade years for the company’s first venture, the food delivery unit, to turn profitable.
The decacorn reported ₹8,265 crore in revenue in FY23. More than 82% of the revenue came from food delivery and the remaining from the quick commerce venture called Instamart.
These are some of Swiggy’s biggest shareholders:
Investor | Stake in Swiggy |
Prosus | 32% |
Softbank | 8% |
Accel | 6% |
Elevation Capital | 4.4% |
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