Fundraise via IPOs rises 35% in H1

WITH SEPTEMBER SETTING a three-decade record for the number of companies launching their initial public offerings (IPOs), data shows that funds raised through these offerings inthe first half of this fiscal year are 35% higher than in the same period of FY25.

- ANANYA GROVER

A total of 65 firms are set to raise up to 69,532.91 crorevia IPOsin H1FY26,compared with 40 companies that raised 51,390 crore between April and September 2024. September alone accounted for nearly 20% of the proceeds, with 25 IPOs—the highest monthly tally since January 1997—collectively garnering 13,302 crore.