Logistics startup Shadowfax converts to public entity in run-up to IPO
Shadowfax has converted itself to a public entity, according to regulatory filings with the corporate affairs ministry.
It is a key step ahead of Shadowfax’s plan to file draft papers for its initial public offering (IPO), which could happen in the next three-four months according to people familiar with the matter. The company has appointed ICICI Securities, JM Financial and Morgan Stanley as the bankers for its public offering.
“The company is proposing to undertake an initial public offer… comprising of fresh issuance of equity shares… and an offer for sale by certain existing shareholders of the company, and list the equity shares on one or more of the stock exchanges,” it said in the filing.
Shadowfax’s shareholders approved the proposal at an extraordinary general meeting this month.
The firm, which is also backed by the likes of TPG NewQuest and Mirae Asset, closed a Rs 400 crore funding round led by Edelweiss Discovery Fund, family offices and high-net-worth individuals late last year, doubling its valuation to around Rs 6,000 crore in its last private funding ahead of the potential public listing.
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In February, the startup appointed three independent directors on its board – consumer goods veteran Bijou Kurien, early-stage VC fund Synapses’ cofounder Ruchira Shukla and former Mahindra Logistics CEO Pirojshaw Sarkari.
In 2023-24, Shadowfax swung to Ebitda profitability with an operating profit of Rs 23 crore. The Bengaluru-based firm reported a 33% increase in operating revenue to Rs 1,884
