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OfBusiness exports double, revenue dips 7% in FY26
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- Date
- Company
- OfBusiness
- What it does
- B2B commerce and financing platform
- Kind
- Results
- Based in
- Gurugram
- Founded
- 2015
What they do
OfBusiness is a technology-led supply chain and financing platform for small businesses
What happened
Exports more than doubled to over ₹2,500 crore in FY26, while consolidated revenue fell 7% to ₹20,645 crore
Why it matters
Global buyers diversifying from China and the India-UK trade deal boosted export growth
The details
- OfBusiness reported its FY26 results, showing exports more than doubled to over ₹2,500 crore, accounting for 12% of consolidated revenue.
- Consolidated revenue fell 7% year-on-year to ₹20,645 crore, while commerce revenue remained largely flat after adjusting for discontinued operations.
- Consolidated profit after tax rose 21% to ₹724 crore from ₹597 crore in FY25.
- Commerce EBITDA grew 39% to ₹769 crore, and its margin improved to 4% from 2.6%.
- Commerce operating cash flow surged 82% to ₹1,302 crore, and free cash flow to firm turned positive at ₹390 crore.
- Oxyzo Financial Services, its lending arm, reported an asset base of about ₹11,800 crore, up 28% year-on-year, and net profit of ₹375.5 crore, up 11%.
- Employee count crossed 30,000 in FY26, nearly double from FY25, driven by apparel manufacturing expansion in South India.
- BidAssist, its tender aggregation platform, crossed 1.5 million users and aggregates over 50,000 live tenders daily.
The bigger picture
- Export growth was driven by apparel and food processing businesses, as global buyers diversify sourcing away from China.
- The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, effective July 15, 2026, removed tariffs on nearly 99% of Indian export lines, including textiles and apparel.
- OfBusiness is preparing for an IPO targeting a raise of $750 million to $1 billion at a valuation between $6-9 billion, though the timeline has been deferred after conversion to a public company.
- Cofounder and CBO Nitin Jain exited in December 2025 to work on a new venture.
About the business
- OfBusiness provides raw material procurement and financing solutions to SMEs in manufacturing and infrastructure sectors via an ecommerce marketplace.
- It operates in metals, chemicals, apparel, and food processing.
- It has sourcing offices in the US and London, and is expanding sourcing and manufacturing capacity in Bangladesh.
- Domestic manufacturing footprint spans Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Madhya Pradesh.
- In apparel, it supplies seven of the world's top 10 apparel retailers.
- It began exporting bulk chemicals to South Asia and the Middle East at the end of FY26.
- BidAssist uses AI to match tenders with business profiles and serves as a customer acquisition channel for OfBusiness's commerce and financing businesses.
- Oxyzo Financial Services had an AUM of about ₹11,800 crore in FY26, with a GNPA ratio of 0.75% and RoA of 3.8%.
- OfBusiness has raised close to $900 million in private capital from investors including SoftBank, Z47, Tiger Global, and Alpha Wave.
What happens next
- Food processing exports are expected to double again in FY27.
- FY27 will be a pivotal year as returns from prior investments play out.
- OfBusiness is preparing for an IPO targeting a raise of $750 million to $1 billion at a valuation between $6-9 billion.
Investors
- SoftBank (investor)
- Z47 (investor)
- Tiger Global (investor)
- Alpha Wave (investor)
Founders
- Asish Mohapatra, cofounder and CEO
- Ruchi Kalra, cofounder
- Vasant Sridhar, cofounder
- Bhuvan Gupta, cofounder
About OfBusiness
- Product
- Marketplace platform connecting SMEs to commodities including steel, metals, chemicals, agricultural products, textiles; includes financing and supply chain services
- Customers
- Small and medium enterprises seeking streamlined access to commodities, financing, and logistics
- How it makes money
- B2B marketplace model with commission on transactions and financing services
- What sets it apart
- Diversified vertical portfolio including apparel exports to top global retailers; operates across 75 countries
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