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268 SME IPOs listed in 2025, raising ₹12,111 crore — up from just 43 listings in 2015. NSE Emerge has seen 159 companies migrate to the mainboard since inception, demonstrating the pathway is proven and the investor appetite is real. India's SME IPO market is now one of the most active in the world.
SEBI's 2025 reforms have raised the quality bar — requiring positive EBITDA of ₹1 crore in at least 2 of the last 3 years. This is a market that now rewards profitable, well-governed businesses. That is precisely the profile we advise.
Source: NISM, NSE Emerge
We manage the full SME IPO process — from the first readiness conversation to listing day. Businesses that list with us are prepared to the standard the market now demands.
We assess the business against SEBI's current eligibility criteria — financial statements, EBITDA track record, promoter structure, related-party transactions, and governance standards. We give a clear verdict: ready, conditionally ready, or not ready — and why.
Businesses that are not immediately ready need structured preparation — restating financials where required, cleaning up governance, resolving compliance gaps, and building the financial narrative that will hold under SEBI and investor scrutiny.
We benchmark the business against listed peers on BSE SME and NSE Emerge — by sector, revenue scale, and EBITDA margin — and establish a realistic issue price range. Overpriced SME IPOs underperform on listing. Realistic valuation is the foundation of a successful issue.
Positive EBITDA of ₹1 crore or more in at least 2 of the last 3 audited financial years. This is a SEBI requirement — and the minimum standard we evaluate against.
Clean, audited financials for at least 3 years. No material related-party transactions that cannot be explained. No qualification in audit reports.
Promoter shareholding clearly structured. No pending regulatory action or material litigation. Company secretarial compliance in order.
A specific, credible use of IPO proceeds tied to growth — capacity expansion, new locations, technology, or working capital for a defined expansion plan. Not promoter liquidity.
Founders must approach the public markets with realistic valuation expectations grounded in listed peer comparables — not the private market multiples of 2021.
2012. One of the earliest dedicated SME listing platforms in India.
Over 600 companies listed as of 2026. The platform with the longest SME track record.
Post-issue paid-up capital of ₹1 crore. Positive EBITDA in 2 of last 3 years.
Manufacturing, trading, and traditional sector businesses seeking access to retail and HNI investor base.
2012 alongside BSE SME. 524 companies actively trading as of April 2026.
159 companies have migrated to the NSE mainboard — the clearest evidence that the platform works as a growth pathway.
Positive Free Cash Flow to Equity in 2 of last 3 years. SEBI's strongest quality filter.
Growth-oriented businesses seeking access to NSE's deeper institutional investor base and eventual mainboard migration.
Financial, governance, and compliance assessment against current SEBI eligibility criteria. A clear verdict — ready, conditionally ready, or not.
Financial restatement, governance structuring, compliance clean-up, and narrative development. We prepare the business before the process begins.
Issue price benchmarked against listed peers by sector, revenue, and margin. Investor targeting strategy defined. Offer size and structure finalised.
DRHP preparation, exchange submission, and in-principle approval process managed through to open subscription.
Investor roadshow, subscription management, allotment, and listing day execution. We stay through close.
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Commercial terms are agreed at mandate stage and are specific to the transaction — its size, complexity, and structure. We will walk you through our approach in our first conversation.
Profitable businesses only. BSE SME and NSE Emerge. All India.
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