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Stake sale

Peak XV sells ₹1,756 crore worth of Groww shares

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Date
Company
Billionbrains Garage Ventures (Groww)
What it does
Online investing platform
Kind
Stake sale
Amount
₹1,756.23 crore

What they do

Peak XV Partners sold 9.17 crore Groww shares at ₹191.49 each via a bulk deal on 17 Sep 2026

What happened

Peak XV earlier sold 6.20 crore Groww shares at ₹180.01 each on 12 May 2026

Why it matters

Peak XV sold about 15.83 crore shares at ₹100 each in Groww's IPO in Nov 2025

The details

  • Peak XV Partners sold 9.17 crore shares of Groww at ₹191.49 each on 17 Sep 2026.
  • The transaction was a bulk deal on the NSE worth ₹1,756.23 crore.
  • After this sale, Peak XV holds about 89.23 crore shares, roughly 14.2% of Groww.
  • Earlier, on 12 May 2026, Peak XV sold 6.20 crore shares at ₹180.01 each, worth about ₹1,116 crore.
  • In Nov 2025, Peak XV sold about 15.83 crore shares at ₹100 each in Groww's IPO, worth about ₹1,583 crore.
  • Other investors also sold large blocks: Y Combinator sold 7.47 crore shares at ₹192.16 each on 18 Aug 2026 (₹1,435 crore).
  • Ribbit Capital entities sold about 11.31 crore shares on 26 Aug 2026 at ~₹196 each, worth about ₹2,217 crore.
  • In total, Peak XV, Y Combinator, and Ribbit sold about 29.52 crore shares on 12 May 2026, worth about ₹5,326 crore.

The bigger picture

  • Peak XV is gradually reducing its stake in Groww after the company's IPO in Nov 2025.
  • The sales come as Groww's stock price has risen from the IPO price of ₹100 to over ₹191.
  • Other early backers like Y Combinator and Ribbit Capital have also been selling shares in 2026.
  • The combined sales by these investors in 2026 total over ₹8,900 crore.

About the business

  • Groww is an online investing platform in India.
  • It offers stocks, ETFs, IPOs, F&O (futures and options), commodities, mutual funds, bonds, and credit products.
  • Credit products include loan against securities and personal loans.
  • Groww claims to be India's #1 investing platform with 2 crore+ active investors.
  • In Q1 FY27 (Jun 2026), Groww reported revenue of ₹1,501.42 crore (up 66% YoY) and PAT of ₹735.04 crore (up 94% YoY).

The deal

Type
stake-sale

Investors

  • Peak XV Partners (seller) — Venture capital firm, previously known as Sequoia Capital India.

Founders

  • Lalit Keshre, Co-founder
  • Ishan Bansal, Co-founder
  • Harsh Jain, Co-founder
  • Neeraj Singh, Co-founder
  • Subramanya SV, Co-founder
  • Anand Dalmia, Co-founder

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