PE-Backed Startups Are Going Public Younger, Faster and at Far Greater Scale

A Blume Ventures study covering 11 years of Indian mainboard IPOs shows venture-backed companies are reshaping the primary market in ways that go well beyond headline offer sizes. The Class of 2025 Looked Nothing Like the Class of 2015. When Groww listed in November 2025 at just eight years old with a Rs 66.3 billion offer, … Read more

Four Mainboard IPOs Worth Rs 5,700 Crore Line Up After Fractal, Aye Finance Disappoint on Debut

Four main board IPOs have lined up IPOs, but will they see enough subscription? The primary market is bracing for a busy fortnight with four mainboard initial public offerings aggregating Rs 5,700 crore set to open for subscription, even as Monday’s twin listings of Fractal Analytics and Aye Finance delivered a sobering reminder that investor … Read more

2017: A good year for wealth creators

Almost all sectors performed decently barring the pharmaceutical sector which made negative returns 2017 has turned out to be a major wealth creating year for investors. Chances are, if you would have picked any sector randomly the last year, you would have had a 95% chance to make a tidy fortune for yourself. The only … Read more