Funding · Mobility & Logistics
Ather Energy raises ₹1,300 crore via QIP
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Ather Energy
- What it does
- Electric scooter manufacturer
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- ₹1,300 crore
- Stage
- public-market
- Sector
- Mobility & Logistics
What they do
Ather Energy makes electric scooters and sells them across India
What happened
It raised ₹1,300 crore through a Qualified Institutional Placement at ₹1,202 per share
Why it matters
The issue saw participation from mutual funds and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
The details
- Ather Energy closed a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) on 20 July 2026.
- The QIP raised ₹1,300 crore by issuing 1,08,15,307 equity shares at ₹1,202 per share.
- The issue price was a 2.8% premium to the floor price of ₹1,169.70 per share.
- It was a 7.3% discount to the closing price of ₹1,297.3 on 20 July 2026.
- The QIP opened on 15 July 2026 and closed on 20 July 2026.
- Trilegal acted as adviser to the lead managers on the QIP.
- Ather Energy's paid-up equity capital increased from ₹38.33 crore to ₹39.41 crore.
The bigger picture
- Ather Energy's share price closed at ₹1,297.3 on 20 July 2026, up 1.2%.
- The company's market capitalisation was near ₹50,000 crore as of that date.
- Its shares have advanced 76% year-to-date as of 20 July 2026.
- Earlier in 2026, Tiger Global and NIIF exited Ather Energy via a block deal.
About the business
- Ather Energy designs and manufactures electric scooters.
- It sells its scooters through a network of experience centres across India.
- The company also operates a charging infrastructure called Ather Grid.
- It generates revenue from scooter sales, charging services, and accessories.
- Ather Energy is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.
The deal
- Type
- QIP
Investors
- HDFC Mutual Fund (participated) — Allocated 13.46% of the QIP.
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (participated) — Allocated 13.07% of the QIP.
- Axis Mutual Fund (participated) — Allocated 10% of the QIP.
- Edelweiss Mutual Fund (participated) — Allocated 7.69% of the QIP.
- Tata Mutual Fund (participated) — Allocated 5.76% of the QIP.
- Motilal Oswal Dynamic + Multicap Fund (participated) — Allocated 5.38% of the QIP.
- Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (participated) — Allocated 5.22% of the QIP. It was an anchor investor in Ather Energy's IPO and bought stake in a block deal earlier in 2026.
Founders
- Tarun Mehta, Founder
- Swapnil Jain, Founder
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