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The institution-driven startup is clearly looking to get its early backers a profitable exit in the IPO. Meanwhile, incoming investors can expect serious operational and financial headwinds.

It is open season for initial public offerings. The market’s risk appetite is such that even the most ambitious of business plans can expect to be welcomed. Ergo, the slew of draft red herring prospectuses that have been filed over the past two weeks.
These DRHPs can be loosely classified into two categories: a) companies with strong track records that are now tapping the public markets opportunistically with high valuations, and b) large “startups” with poor financial metrics that are struggling to raise private capital (venture or private equity) and for whom an IPO remains the only option for a …
As the smart fan maker gears up for an IPO, prospective investors could do with some clarity on what the company’s next phase of growth will look like.
The retailer has shrunk operations to fix its loss-making vertical. But a reduced presence risks hurting volumes in a segment dominated by Blinkit and Instamart.
After 19 investment rounds and over $2.1 billion raised, the kirana supply startup’s investors seem to finally be in the mood to collect their dues. What happens next?