
IPO
it was between Diwali 2024 and October 2025. India’s IPO scene turned into a full-blown festival, with companies lining up to go public faster than you could say listing gains.
From tech unicorns to traditional giants, everyone wanted a piece of the action. We saw record-breaking fundraises, a colorful mix of sectors joining the party, and retail investors showing up with full festive spirit, even while global markets looked a little gloomy.
But this IPO boom wasn’t just about money, it was about momentum. It marked a shift in India’s market story: more innovation, more ambition, and a lot more confidence.
As Samvat 2082 begins, the message is clear, India Inc. isn’t just growing, it’s glowing. And if the last year is anything to go by, we’re just getting started.
October 2025 has stood out with blockbuster listings and record-breaking fundraising:
Major debuts include:
Tata Capital
LG Electronics India
WeWork India
Total funds raised projected to exceed ₹1.5 lakh crore, marking this Diwali as one of the most significant fundraising seasons in Indian history.
Tata Capital IPO
Estimated size: ₹15,512 crore
Among the largest Indian IPOs, rivalling:
LIC
Hyundai Motor India
These IPOs turned out to be major wealth creators, delivering stellar returns to investors over the year:
India’s IPO party continued to roll in 2025, but with some hangovers. The key market is the one where 80 companies raised $14 billion in CYTD25, as stated by Kotak Institutional Equities. Impressive?
Yes. However, a decline from 2024’s 91 IPOs worth a planet-sized $19 billion.
There was a single trend that was not increasing: the trend of Offer for Sale (OFS)- promoters cashing in instead of raising new funding for the company. Beware the exit signs, investors!
And now we come to returns, or to non-returns. In 2025, only 15% of IPOs made returns of over 25%+, compared to 41% in 2024. Many of the post-listing stars had to wear their glitter off very fast.
Zooming out from 2021 to 2025:
Lesson? Not every IPO is gold, but some of them are only glittering wrappings. Study your books, since in this market, the first in IPO may only mean ‘I Probably Overpaid’.
India’s IPO outlook for FY26 remains bullish and robust, driven by:
Large-cap IPOs (e.g., Reliance Jio, Tata Capital, LG Electronics India)
Continued interest from:
Institutional investors
Retail investors
Expected fundraising to exceed ₹1.5 trillion
Sectors leading activity:
Fintech
Technology
Renewable energy
(With Inputs)
Aishwarya is a journalism graduate with over three years of experience thriving in the buzzing corporate media world. She’s got a knack for decoding business news, tracking the twists and turns of the stock market, covering the masala of the entertainment world, and sometimes her stories come with just the right sprinkle of political commentary. She has worked with several organizations, interned at ZEE and gained professional skills at TV9 and News24, And now is learning and writing at NewsX, she’s no stranger to the newsroom hustle. Her storytelling style is fast-paced, creative, and perfectly tailored to connect with both the platform and its audience. Moto: Approaching every story from the reader’s point of view, backing up her insights with solid facts.
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