Stake sale · Financial Services
MobiKwik co-founder buys more shares
By Startup Enthusiast ·

- Date
- Company
- MobiKwik
- What it does
- Listed fintech firm
- Kind
- Stake sale
- Amount
- ₹2.12 Cr
- Based in
- Gurugram
- Founded
- 2009
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
MobiKwik is a Gurugram-based fintech firm co-founded in 2009 by Upasana Taku and Bipin Preet Singh
What happened
Taku bought about 1.07 lakh shares for roughly ₹2.12 crore on 28 and 29 September, near ₹198-199 each
Why it matters
Her holding rose to 80.65 lakh shares; she says no promoter has sold since the IPO, and the price is below the ₹279 issue price
The details
- Taku bought 1.07 lakh shares.
- Cost was about ₹2.12 crore.
- Two purchases: 52,000 shares and 55,000 shares.
- Holding now stands at 80.65 lakh shares.
The bigger picture
- Price was about 29% below the IPO price.
- Promoters have sold none since listing.
- Total purchases since the IPO reach 2.94 lakh shares.
About the business
- MobiKwik is a digital wallet and payments app for mobile and DTH (satellite TV) recharges, bill payments and money transfers.
- It also sells credit and investment products to consumers, such as instant loans and savings returns, alongside credit card bill payments with cashback.
- Its customers are everyday consumers (about 190 million registered users in March 2026) and merchants (about 4.9 million partners, online and in shops).
- It earns money from fees on payments made through merchants and the app, and from commissions on loans and financial products it distributes.
- The business is growing: yearly revenue rose about 34% to ₹1,192 crore in FY26, and payment volume grew 58% in the March 2026 quarter.
- It is listed on the stock exchange since December 2024 and operates across India.
Founders
- Bipin Preet Singh, Co-founder, Founder and CEO
- Upasana Taku, Co-founder, Executive Director and CFO
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