Stake sale · Mobility & Logistics
Founders sell ₹243.5 crore stake in Blackbuck
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- BlackBuck
- What it does
- Digital trucking platform
- Kind
- Stake sale
- Amount
- ₹243.5 Cr
- Stage
- public
- Sector
- Mobility & Logistics
What they do
Blackbuck is a digital trucking platform offering freight services, SaaS and payments
What happened
Three founders sold 36 lakh shares worth ₹243.5 crore in a block deal on 18 Nov 2025
Why it matters
The sale is a secondary transaction (existing shareholders sell shares; no new money reaches the company)
The details
- On 18 Nov 2025, three founders of Blackbuck sold 36 lakh shares in a block deal.
- The total sale value was ₹243.5 crore at ₹676.40 per share.
- CEO Rajesh Yabaji sold 20 lakh shares, reducing his stake from 11.81% to 10.7%.
- COO Chanakya Hridaya sold 8 lakh shares, reducing his stake from 7.89% to 7.45%.
- Executive Director Ramasubramaniam B sold 8 lakh shares, reducing his stake from 7.42% to 6.98%.
- Buyers included Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Motilal Oswal, Morgan Stanley and others.
- Discovery Global Opportunity (Mauritius) Ltd bought 13 lakh shares worth about ₹88 crore.
- The shares sold represent about 2% of total shares.
The bigger picture
- Founder secondary sales are common among late-stage startups for portfolio diversification and IPO readiness.
- Blackbuck's share price closed at ₹687.95 on the same day, up 0.61%.
- The company reported strong Q2 FY26 results: revenue up 53% YoY to ₹151.1 crore and net profit of ₹29.19 crore.
About the business
- Blackbuck is a trucking aggregator offering digital freight services, SaaS and digital payments for fleet operators.
- It operates under the legal name Zinka Logistics Solutions.
- The company describes itself as India's largest digital trucking platform.
The deal
- Type
- secondary sale
Investors
- Citigroup (buyer)
- Goldman Sachs (buyer)
- Motilal Oswal (buyer)
- Morgan Stanley (buyer)
- Discovery Global Opportunity (Mauritius) Ltd (buyer)
Founders
- Rajesh Yabaji, CEO
- Chanakya Hridaya, COO
- Ramasubramaniam B, Executive Director
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