Mumbai: Food and grocery delivery startup Swiggy has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a public listing after filing for a confidential IPO earlier this year.
The company will now have to submit an updated draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), following which Swiggy can begin its roadshow for the initial share sale, the first of the two people mentioned earlier said, requesting anonymity.
earlier this month, Mint Swiggy's initial public offering (IPO), which is the most anticipated, is expected to open in November, the report said. Mint's queries to Swiggy remained unanswered till press time.
moncontrol was the first to report this development.
Swiggy's IPO comes nearly three years after its closest rival Zomato, which is also backed by SoftBank, went public. Zomato's stock is currently trading at nearly four times its issue price. 76.
Swiggy's IPO is expected to consist of both an offer-for-sale (OFS) and a fresh issue of shares, with the company aiming for a valuation of around $15 billion. However, the final valuation will be clear once the roadshow begins.
Share sale details
Prosus Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Goldman Sachs may sell some of their Swiggy shares in the $1.25 billion IPO. SoftBank, which profited in the recent IPOs of Ola Electric, FirstCry and Unicommerce, is expected to retain its stake, Mint had previously reported.
Norwest and Prosus were among Swiggy's early investors, with Goldman Sachs joining in 2021 when Swiggy was valued at around $5 billion. SoftBank followed suit the following year.
Swiggy reduces its losses by 43%, total The company earned Rs 2,350 crore in FY24, led by rapid growth in its food delivery and instant commerce segments. Revenue from operations grew 36% year-on-year to Rs 2,350 crore. 11,247 crore. Its consumer-focused business, which includes food delivery, Instamart, and dining, reported gross order value (GOV) of Rs. Rs 35,000 crore, powered by 14.3 million monthly transacting users.
Swiggy Instamart's gross revenue in FY24 1,100 crores as against Blinkit Rs 2,301 crore. Instamart's GOV, which is an indication of all orders placed on the platform for the year, was ₹ 8,100 crore, while Blinkit was at ₹ 8,100 crore. Rs 12,469 crore
The food delivery company plans to allocate most of the proceeds from its upcoming IPO to expand its instant commerce business Instamart, to take on competitors such as Blinkit, Zepto, and BigBasket.