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Fibe gets SEBI nod for ₹750 crore IPO

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Date
Company
Fibe
What it does
Digital lending platform
Kind
IPO
Amount
₹750 crore
Stage
public
Based in
Pune
Founded
2015
Sector
Financial Services

What they do

Fibe is a Pune-based digital lending platform offering personal loans and purpose-driven financing

What happened

It received SEBI's final observation for an IPO with a fresh issue of ₹750 crore and an OFS of 40.07 million shares

Why it matters

The company plans to invest ₹562.6 crore in its NBFC subsidiary to boost lending capacity

The details

  • Fibe, the brand of Social Worth Technologies Ltd, has received SEBI's final observation for its IPO on 15 September 2026.
  • The company had filed its DRHP with SEBI on 29 June 2026.
  • The IPO includes a fresh issue of up to ₹750 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 40.07 million shares by existing shareholders.
  • The company may consider a pre-IPO placement of up to ₹150 crore, which would reduce the fresh issue size.
  • Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to invest ₹562.6 crore in its NBFC subsidiary EarlySalary Services Pvt Ltd (ESPL) over the next two fiscal years.
  • The remaining fresh proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
  • The company will not receive any proceeds from the OFS portion.

The bigger picture

  • Fibe's AUM grew at a CAGR of 45.49% from ₹4,064.2 crore in FY24 to ₹8,602.7 crore in FY26.
  • Its net profit more than doubled from ₹113.7 crore in FY25 to ₹257.5 crore in FY26.
  • The IPO will help Fibe strengthen its capital base to support growing lending demand.

About the business

  • Fibe is a digital lending platform based in Pune, formerly known as EarlySalary.
  • It offers personal loans up to ₹10 lakh with no collateral required.
  • It also provides loan against mutual funds and purpose-driven financing for education, healthcare, insurance, rooftop solar, travel, e-commerce, and consumption.
  • The company uses AI, ML, and data science for customer onboarding, underwriting, risk management, fraud detection, operations, and collections.
  • As of 31 March 2026, Fibe had an AUM of ₹8,602.7 crore.
  • Personal loans make up ~77% of AUM, while purpose-driven financing accounts for 22.62%.
  • The company has facilitated over 9.8 million cumulative loans and disbursed over ₹48,000 crore cumulatively.
  • Its app has been downloaded over 46 million times, serving over 3.3 million customers.
  • Fibe earns revenue from interest income on loans (₹1,023.17 crore in FY26, 64.6% of revenue) and processing fees, servicing fees, late-payment/bounce charges, and commissions (₹393.6 crore in FY26).

What happens next

  • Fibe will invest ₹562.6 crore in its NBFC subsidiary ESPL over the next two fiscal years to augment its capital base and support lending requirements.
  • The remaining fresh proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

The deal

Type
IPO

Investors

  • TPG's The Rise Fund (seller) — Selling up to 11.7136 million shares in the OFS.
  • Norwest Venture Partners (seller) — Selling up to 6.7384 million shares in the OFS.
  • Eight Roads Ventures (seller) — Selling up to 6.556 million shares in the OFS.
  • Piramal Finance (seller) — Selling shares in the OFS.
  • TR Capital (seller) — Selling shares in the OFS.
  • IDG Ventures (seller) — Selling shares in the OFS.
  • Chiratae Ventures (seller) — Selling shares in the OFS.

Founders

  • Akshay Mehrotra, Managing Director and Group CEO
  • Ashish Sohan Goyal, Chairperson, Executive Director and Group CFO

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