Unicorn · Commerce & Consumer Brands
Swiggy valuation dips to $14.74 billion
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Swiggy
- What it does
- Online food delivery platform
- Kind
- Unicorn
- Stage
- late
What they do
Swiggy runs an online food delivery and quick-commerce platform in India
What happened
Baron Capital marked Swiggy's valuation at $14.74 billion as of June 2024, down from $15.1 billion in March
Why it matters
The dip is due to rupee depreciation; Swiggy is preparing for a $1.25 billion IPO
The details
- Baron Capital valued Swiggy at $14.74 billion as of June 2024.
- This is down from $15.1 billion in March 2024.
- The valuation drop is attributed to rupee depreciation.
- Another investor, 360 One WAM, valued Swiggy at $11.5 billion as of June 2024.
- Swiggy is preparing for an IPO and has filed papers confidentially with SEBI.
- Shareholders approved a $1.25 billion IPO with a fresh issue of up to ₹3,750 crore ($450 million).
- The IPO includes an offer for sale of up to ₹6,664 crore ($800 million).
The bigger picture
- Swiggy's order growth in July 2024 was -4.6% month-on-month and 11% year-on-year.
- Rival Zomato's order growth was +1.6% month-on-month and 29% year-on-year.
- Zomato is valued at $28.3 billion and reported a profit of ₹253 crore in Q1 FY24.
- Swiggy reported a loss of ₹1,600 crore on revenue of ₹5,476 crore in the first three quarters of FY24.
About the business
- Swiggy operates an online food delivery platform in India.
- It also runs a quick-commerce service called Instamart.
- The company makes money by charging commissions from restaurants and delivery fees from customers.
- It competes with Zomato in food delivery and with Zepto and Blinkit in quick commerce.
- Swiggy has enabled over ₹1,000 crore in ESOP liquidity across five events.
- Over 3,200 employees have benefited from ESOP liquidity programmes.
What happens next
- Swiggy is preparing for an IPO of up to $1.25 billion.
- The company has filed IPO papers confidentially with SEBI.
The deal
- Type
- valuation
Investors
- Baron Capital (investor) — US-based investment firm that marked Swiggy's valuation.
- 360 One WAM (investor) — Indian wealth and asset manager that valued Swiggy at $11.5 billion.
Founders
- Sriharsha Majety, Founder
- Phani Kishan Addepalli, Founder
- Nandan Reddy, Founder
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