Venture capital and PE firms in India are increasingly turning to IPOs over M&As for exits, riding the wave of public market optimism.
📊 Key Highlights:
1️⃣ 68% of PE/VC exits in 2024 were IPO-driven, up from 60% in 2023.
2️⃣ Public exit value surged to 76% of total exit value in 2023–24, fueled by a 7× increase in IPO exit value.
3️⃣ VC-backed IPOs outperform, jumping ~450% post-listing in 2025 on average vs. ~18% for PE-backed listings.
4️⃣ Despite strong 2024 exit activity (~$6.8B), IPO volumes are slowing in 2025, prompting a return to M&A and secondary sales.
🔍 What This Means for Stakeholders:
1️⃣ Exit Strategy Reboots: Early-stage investors must re-evaluate liquidity timelines and prepare ventures for public scrutiny.
2️⃣ Pricing & Governance Pressure: IPO readiness demands robust unit economics, clean governance, and stronger disclosures.
3️⃣ Alternative Pathways: With IPO windows tightening, expect more secondary sales, M&A deals, and continuation funds.
🛠️ How RTIwala Empowers Stakeholders:
1️⃣ Market & Exit Analytics: Extract IPO, M&A, and secondary deal data from SEBI/MCA filings and stock exchange disclosures.
2️⃣ IPO Readiness Benchmarking: Access audited financials, promoter pledges, insider holdings, and board governance data via RTI responses.
3️⃣ Deal Flow & Timeline Planning: Track time-to-exit metrics for similar startups via exit registrations and public filings.
4️⃣ Policy & Regulatory Watch: Monitor SEBI rule changes, IPO pricing bands, and disclosure norms to align the listing strategy.
📈 With RTIwala’s curated access to official data and filings, investors, LPs, and startup leaders can navigate the shifting exit terrain, optimizing listing timing, deal structuring, and valuation capture.
💼 The Indian Venture Capital & Private Equity Industry Leaders:
Sequoia Capital, Accel, Prosus Ventures, Tiger Global, and Lightspeed India are driving India’s next IPO wave—backing high-growth startups with public exit readiness as a core strategy.
🚀 And, these are the remarkable startups of the Indian VC ecosystem:
Zomato, Mamaearth, OYO, Delhivery, and Nykaa—trailblazing IPO-backed success stories, setting benchmarks in governance, valuation, and post-listing performance.
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