Acquisition · Financial Services
InCred Money to acquire Stocko for ₹300 crore
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- Date
- Company
- InCred Money
- What it does
- Financial services platform
- Kind
- Acquisition
- Amount
- ₹300 crore (~$35 million)
- Founded
- 2016
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
InCred Money is a financial services platform under the InCred Group
What happened
It will acquire Stocko, a trading platform, for ₹300 crore (~$35 million)
Why it matters
The acquisition adds broking as a third pillar to InCred's lending and wealth businesses
The details
- InCred Money is acquiring Stocko for ₹300 crore (~$35 million).
- The acquisition is awaiting regulatory clearance.
- Post-acquisition, the platform will be rebranded as InCred Stocko.
- Stocko handles over ₹1 lakh crore in daily turnover.
- It offers trading in stocks, options, commodities, and currencies.
- Stocko is led by Shrey Jain, who will continue to lead the product after the deal.
The bigger picture
- The acquisition adds broking as a third pillar to InCred's ecosystem.
- InCred already has lending and wealth management businesses.
- InCred Finance became a unicorn in December 2023 after a $60 million Series D.
- InCred Finance is planning an IPO later in 2025, raising ₹4,000–₹5,000 crore.
About the business
- InCred Group reported FY24 revenue of ₹1,267 crore, up 48% year-on-year.
- InCred Group's FY24 PAT (profit after tax) was ₹316 crore.
- Stocko handles over ₹1 lakh crore in daily trading turnover.
What happens next
- InCred Finance plans to launch its IPO later in 2025, raising ₹4,000–₹5,000 crore.
- The IPO price band is expected to be ₹225–₹325 per share.
The deal
- Type
- acquisition
Founders
- Shrey Jain, CEO of Stocko
- Bhupinder Singh, CEO of InCred Group
About InCred Money
- Product
- Digital investment platform providing unlisted shares, fixed deposits, gold, silver, and alternative investment options for retail investors
- Customers
- Retail investors seeking diversified investment options across unlisted companies, precious metals, and fixed income
- How it makes money
- B2C platform aggregating investment opportunities; charges commission on transactions and offers brokerage services
- What sets it apart
- Used by 1.5+ lakh investors; part of InCred Group with NBFC, wealth, and capital markets verticals