IPO · Financial Services
InCred files DRHP for ₹1,250 crore IPO with fresh issue and OFS
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- InCred Holdings
- What it does
- Retail-focused diversified NBFC
- Kind
- IPO
- Amount
- ₹1,250 Cr
- Stage
- IPO filing
- Founded
- 2017
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
InCred is a tech-driven lender focusing on retail loans like personal and student finance
What happened
The company filed its updated DRHP with SEBI seeking ₹1,250 Cr in fresh capital plus share sales
Why it matters
Revenue grew 39% to ₹1,849 Cr while net profit remained steady at ₹290.1 Cr, signaling strong top-line expansion
The details
- InCred Holdings submitted an updated DRHP to SEBI between 7-8 May 2026 for an initial public offering.
- The IPO includes a fresh issue of ₹1,250 Cr alongside an Offer for Sale (OFS) of up to 9.9 Cr equity shares.
- Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to augment Tier I capital base and support capital adequacy requirements.
- Existing investors including KKR, MNI Ventures, and Mohandas Pai Family are participating in the OFS portion.
- The company reported revenue of ₹1,849 Cr for the nine months ending FY26, representing a 39% year-on-year growth.
- Net profit remained steady at ₹290.1 Cr during the same period compared to the previous year.
- Interest income constituted over 90% of total revenue, rising 39% to ₹1,689 Cr.
- Fees and commission income saw significant growth of 58.9% reaching ₹149.8 Cr.
The bigger picture
- InCred ranks as the second fastest growing diversified NBFC by AUM CAGR between FY23 and FY25 according to CRISIL Intelligence.
- The company operates behind peer Poonawalla Fincorp in terms of growth speed within the diversified NBFC segment.
- It competes with major players such as Bajaj Finance, Aditya Birla Capital, and HDB Financial Services.
- Historical funding exceeded $450 Mn raised from investors like Varanium Capital Advisors and Sattva Group.
About the business
- InCred functions as a retail-focused diversified middle-layer NBFC with a tech-driven lending model.
- Its primary vertical InCred Finance contributes more than 99.8% of total revenue through lending activities.
- Personal loans make up 55.6% of AUM targeting salaried individuals earning above ₹40k per month.
- Student loans account for 22.2% of AUM serving STEM and business post-graduates in NA and Europe.
- Other products include secured business loans, MSME financing, and loans to Financial Institutions.
- The firm also provides LAP working capital, school financing for K-12 Tier II/III schools.
- Additional offerings involve embedded marketplace financing and asset-backed SME/mid-corp loans.
- Term loans are extended to smaller NBFCs to support their liquidity and operational needs.
- Total assets under management stood at approximately ₹14,448 Cr as of December 2025.
What happens next
- The company aims to complete the IPO process following the DRHP submission.
- Proceeds will strengthen the Tier I capital base for future lending capacity.
The deal
- Type
- IPO
Investors
- KKR (seller) — Global investment firm participating in the OFS.
- MNI Ventures (seller) — Venture arm involved in the offer for sale component.
- Mohandas Pai Family (seller) — Family office of former Infosys CFO selling shares via OFS.
Founders
- Bhupinder Singh, Founder
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More on InCred Holdings
- SEBI clears IPOs of InCred and SEDEMAC6 February 2026 · IPO · ₹3,000 Cr to ₹4,000 Cr
- InCred Holdings files for IPO with Sebi9 November 2025 · IPO · Rs 3,000-4,000 crore
- InCred Holdings files for $460-560 million IPO15 September 2025 · IPO · Rs 1,500 crore
- Zerodha co-founders invest ₹250 crore in InCred Holdings23 June 2025 · Funding · ₹250 crore
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