Fibe Parent Social Worth Technologies Gets SEBI Clearance for Rs 750 Crore Fresh Issue IPO

Pune-headquartered fintech firm Social Worth Technologies Limited, which operates consumer lending platform Fibe (formerly known as EarlySalary), has received final regulatory observations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch its initial public offering (IPO). The company had submitted its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) to the market regulator in late June.

The clearance paves the way for the digital consumer lender to list on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Issue Structure and Fund Utilization

According to the draft offer documents, the public issue comprises two parts:

• A fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 750 crore.
• An Offer for Sale (OFS) of up to 4,00,71,200 equity shares with a face value of Rs 5 each by existing and early-stage institutional shareholders.

Among the prominent institutional investors offloading partial stakes via the OFS are The Rise Fund III SF (backed by TPG), Norwest Venture Partners, Piramal Finance, Eight Roads Ventures India (managed by Fidelity), Chiratae Ventures / IDG Ventures India Fund, Kariba Holdings, and Galaxystar Ground.

The company stated that of the fresh issue proceeds, approximately Rs 562.6 crore will be infused into its material subsidiary, EarlySalary Services Private Limited (ESPL). ESPL is a Reserve Bank of India-registered Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) through which the platform undertakes its lending operations. The capital infusion will expand ESPL's net owned funds to support onward lending obligations, with the balance allocated toward general corporate purposes.

Operating Model and Growth Trajectory

Founded in 2015 by Akshay Mehrotra and Ashish Sohan Goyal, Social Worth Technologies initially started as a short-term, small-ticket salary advance platform before rebranding to Fibe in 2022 and diversifying its product suite. The company operates a digital-first credit framework driven by artificial intelligence, machine learning, and alternative data analytics for underwriting, fraud detection, and automated collections.

Beyond unsecured personal loans, the platform has scaled purpose-driven financing (PDF) across education, healthcare, insurance premiums, and renewable energy segments such as rooftop solar. It has built a point-of-sale merchant network spanning more than 10,387 touchpoints across India.

Key Financial and Operational Highlights:

• Assets Under Management (AUM): Total AUM grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45.49%, expanding to Rs 8,603 crore as of March 31, 2026, compared to Rs 4,064 crore in March 2024.
• Revenues: Consolidated revenue from operations reached Rs 1,585 crore in FY26, up 31% from Rs 1,209 crore in FY25.
• Profitability: Net profit rose by 126% to Rs 257.46 crore in FY26, compared to Rs 113.7 crore in the prior fiscal year.
• Disbursement Scale: Cumulatively, the lender has facilitated over 9.8 million loans with aggregate lifetime disbursements crossing Rs 48,000 crore.

Lead Managers and Market Context

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Axis Capital, DAM Capital Advisors, and JM Financial are acting as the book-running lead managers for the issue, with MUFG Intime India Private Limited appointed as the registrar.

The approval comes amid heightened primary market activity in the Indian fintech and digital consumer credit segment. Having secured SEBI's regulatory nod, Social Worth Technologies will now finalize its issue dates and price band before opening public subscriptions through its Red Herring Prospectus.

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