By Aditya Kalra, Ashna Teresa Britto and Haripriya Suresh NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) -SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers on Thursday for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.

In its DRHP, the company highlighted that they plan to open dark stores in existing cities such as Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata, and other new places

Swiggy, as per its latest updated DRHP submitted to SEBI, is going for a massive ₹10,250 crore (~$1.25B), making it one of the biggest in the country. The issue includes a fresh issue component of ₹3750 crore while an OFS (offer for sale) component worth ₹6500 crore.

SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers on Thursday for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.25 billion, as the food delivery firm looks to tap a booming stock market in one of India's biggest listings this year.

Swiggy reported a substantial reduction in its net loss for the fiscal year 2024, which stood at ₹2,350 crore, down by 44% from ₹4,179 crore in the previous year. The company’s revenue increased by 36%, reaching ₹11,247 crore in FY24 compared to ₹8,265 crore in FY23.

Bengaluru-based food delivery firm Swiggy said on Thursday that it aims to raise 37.5 billion rupees ($448.56 million) in its initial public offering, which looks set to be among India's biggest listings this year.

BENGALURU (Reuters) -Softbank-backed food delivery firm Swiggy said on Thursday it aims to raise 37.5 billion rupees ($448.56 million) in its initial public offering, which looks set to be among India's biggest listings this year.

The Swiggy IPO consists of a fresh issue of 37,500 million equity shares with a face value of ₹1 each and an offer for sale (OFS) of 185,286,265 equity shares