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Swiggy valuation dips to $14.74 billion

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Date
Company
Swiggy
What it does
Online food delivery platform
Kind
Unicorn
Stage
late
Sector
Commerce & Consumer Brands

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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