143 - Startup To IPO | Rajeev Mantri | Nimish Joshi | Policy | Bharatvaarta

This year, India is witnessing an increasing number of high-profile  internet startups going public. Food delivery giant Zomato listed its  shares on the public markets earlier in July and saw its market cap  hitting USD 13 billion. Other big wig companies like digital payments  firms Paytm and MobiKwik, omnichannel beauty product retailer Nykaa,  online travel booking firm ixigo, and digital insurance marketplace  PolicyBazaar, among others, have already filed with the Indian market  regulator to get listed.  The market for initial public offerings in India is turning into a  feeding frenzy. The amount of money raised in IPOs this year has reached  $8.8 billion, already surpassing the totals of the past three years  though it's only August. At the current pace, 2021 would exceed the  all-time record of $11.8 billion.  In this live episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast, Rajeev Mantri and  Nimish Joshi speak about the process of growing as a startup to going  public in an IPO. Tune in with your questions on the IPO boom and  discuss the golden age of going public in India.