Tremendous activity was seen in India’s primary market in 2025. During this period, 103 Indian companies raised ₹1,75,901 crore through mainboard IPOs, which is 10 percent more than ₹1,59,784 crore raised through 91 IPOs last year. This boom in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) is expected to continue this year also. According to a report, many large and diverse companies from sectors like financial services, manufacturing, consumer goods, technology and infrastructure are set to raise funds from the market in 2026, with the total fundraising expected to reach around ₹2.65 lakh crore.
IPOs worth ₹1.40 lakh crore are awaiting approval
A strong pipeline of IPOs is expected in 2026, according to a report by market data provider PRIME Database. IPOs worth about ₹1.40 lakh crore are awaiting approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), while IPOs worth ₹1.25 lakh crore have already received regulatory approvals and are awaiting listing on the exchanges.
Many big companies in the pipeline
It is worth noting that out of the 202 companies in the IPO pipeline this year, seven new-age technology companies alone are planning to raise around ₹22,500 crore. These include Zomato’s parent company Eternal, FSN E-Commerce Ventures (which runs Nykaa), and One 97 Communications, which is Paytm’s parent company.
Apart from this, big companies like Reliance Jio, Flipkart, boAt, Hero FinCorp and OYO are also preparing for their IPOs. Amidst this rush of IPOs, experts advise investors to invest wisely and focus on business fundamentals, profitability models and valuation discipline.
