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News Topical, Digital Desk : New IPO: SoftBank-backed e-commerce platform Meesho is launching its much-hyped IPO next week. The three-day issue will open on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, and close on Friday, December 5. The company has set a price band of ₹105 to ₹111 per share (Meesho IPO Price Band). At the upper end of the price band, Meesho will be valued at approximately ₹50,096 crore.
Meesho's initial public offering (IPO)
will raise a total of ₹5,421.05 crore (approximately $1.5 billion). This includes a fresh issue of ₹4,250 crore (approximately $4.25 billion) and an offer for sale of 10.55 crore (approximately $5.5 billion). The company has significantly reduced its OFS by approximately 40 percent. The initial OFS included 17.57 crore (approximately $1.75 billion) shares, which has now been reduced to 10.55 crore (approximately $1.17 billion). Consequently, the amount to be raised through the OFS has decreased to approximately ₹1,172 crore (approximately $1.95 billion). The fresh capital component remains the same. Investors will be able to bid in a minimum lot size of 135 shares. The issue structure will be in accordance with standard market regulations. A minimum of 75 percent of the total issue is reserved for QIBs, a maximum of 15 percent for NIIs, and a maximum of 10 percent for retail investors.
- Issue opening date: December 3
- Issue closes: December 5
- Allotment: December 8 (possible)
- Expected listing: December 10
- Anchor investor participation will take place on December 2
The company's early investors and founders will gain substantial profits from this listing. Co-founders Vidit Athreya and Sanjeev Kumar together hold an 18.51% pre-issue stake. Vidit Athreya holds 472.5 million shares, representing an 11.1% stake. He purchased these shares at an average price of just ₹0.06 per share. At the upper end of the price band, his stake is valued at ₹5,245 crore, more than 1,800 times its initial estimated value of ₹28.4 million.
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