Archive · 1 Oct 2026
IPO Fundraising Hits Record Rs 94,205 Crore in H1FY27
Companies raised a record amount of money by selling shares to the public in the first half of FY27.
They collected Rs 94,205 crore through initial public offerings, or IPOs.
This was 35 percent more than the previous record.
The earlier record was Rs 69,533 crore raised by 65 IPOs.
The fundraising happened even though the year began slowly.
Stock markets were also described as volatile.
Many more companies are preparing to sell shares.
In total, 145 approved companies and 102 companies awaiting approval could add a large amount to future IPO fundraising.
Companies raised a record Rs 94,205 crore through IPOs in the first half of FY27.
The fundraising was 35 percent higher than the previous record of Rs 69,533 crore raised by 65 IPOs in H1FY26.
PRIME Database Group Managing Director Pranav Haldea said the fundraising occurred despite a slow start and volatile secondary markets.
A total of 145 companies with SEBI approval are waiting to launch IPOs worth about Rs 2.78 lakh crore.
Another 102 companies are awaiting SEBI approval for proposed issues worth around Rs 1.87 lakh crore.
- Who
- Companies raising money through initial public offerings, along with 145 SEBI-approved firms and 102 firms awaiting approval.
- What
- Companies raised Rs 94,205 crore through IPOs, with a further pipeline of proposed issues.
- When
- The first half of FY27; the comparison is with the first half of FY26.
- Why
- Companies raised funds despite a slow start to the year and volatile secondary markets.
- Funds raised
- Rs 94,205 crore in H1FY27
- Growth over previous record
- 35 percent
- Previous record
- Rs 69,533 crore raised by 65 IPOs in H1FY26
- Approved IPO pipeline
- 145 companies with issues worth around Rs 2.78 lakh crore
- Pending approval pipeline
- 102 companies proposing to raise around Rs 1.87 lakh crore
- Market conditions
- Fundraising occurred despite a slow start and volatile secondary markets