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Kissht parent gets SEBI nod for ₹1,000 crore IPO

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Date
Company
Kissht
What it does
Digital lending platform
Kind
IPO
Amount
₹1,000 crore
Stage
ipo
Founded
2015
Sector
Financial Services

What they do

OnEMI Technology Solutions runs digital lending platform Kissht, offering unsecured personal loans up to ₹5 lakh

What happened

SEBI issued observations on 8 Jan 2026 for its IPO comprising a fresh issue of up to ₹1,000 crore and an OFS of 88.8 lakh shares

Why it matters

The company reported FY25 net profit of ₹160.62 crore, down 18.6% YoY, and operating revenue of ₹1,337.47 crore

The details

  • OnEMI Technology Solutions, which owns the digital lending app Kissht, got SEBI clearance on 8 January 2026 for its IPO.
  • The company submitted its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) in August 2025.
  • The IPO has a fresh issue of up to ₹1,000 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 88.8 lakh equity shares from current shareholders.
  • Selling shareholders in the OFS are Vertex Ventures, Ventureast Proactive Fund, Endiya Seed Co-creation Fund, AION Advisory, and Ammar Sdn Bhd.
  • A pre-IPO placement could lower the fresh issue size.
  • Up to ₹750 crore of the proceeds will boost the capital base of its NBFC arm, Si Creva Capital Services.
  • The rest of the money will go toward general corporate purposes.
  • The company became a public limited firm in July 2025 and changed its name to OnEMI Technology Solutions Ltd.

The bigger picture

  • The IPO follows a drop in financial performance: net profit fell 18.6% YoY to ₹160.62 crore and operating revenue declined 20% to ₹1,337.47 crore in FY25.
  • Kissht competes with other digital lenders such as Kreditbee, Fibe, Navi Finserv, Moneyview, and Lendingkart.
  • The company has raised more than $142 million in total funding so far.

About the business

  • Kissht is a digital lending platform that gives unsecured personal loans of up to ₹5 lakh using technology-driven underwriting.
  • It also sells health insurance and provides secured loans against property.
  • The company uses a hybrid model with 62 physical branches across six states and Puducherry for secured lending.
  • It gives personal loans through its NBFC arm, Si Creva Capital Services.
  • As of 31 March 2025, Kissht had 53.23 million registered users, served 9.16 million customers, and had 1.9 million active customers.
  • Unsecured personal loans accounted for 98.15% of its assets under management (AUM) as of 31 March 2025.

What happens next

  • The company plans to use IPO proceeds to strengthen its NBFC arm's capital base and for general corporate purposes.

The deal

Type
IPO

Investors

  • Vertex Ventures (selling shareholder)
  • Ventureast Proactive Fund (selling shareholder)
  • Endiya Seed Co-creation Fund (selling shareholder)
  • AION Advisory (selling shareholder)
  • Ammar Sdn Bhd (selling shareholder)

Founders

  • Ranvir Singh, Co-founder
  • Krishnan Vishwanathan, Co-founder

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