Pratilipi Eyes 2026’s IPO; Expects $12 mn in Pre-IPO Round

India IPO

Updated Sep 24, 2024

Now, the plans are moving up to expand intellectual property rights across varied formats, including audio and web series.

Pratilipi Eyes 2026’s IPO; Expects $12 mn in Pre-IPO Round

Pratilipi, a digital storytelling platform, is planning to launch its IPO in January 2026. The company expects to raise $12 million (₹100 crore approx.) in its pre-IPO round at a lower valuation in comparison to the previous round. With it, the platform is trying to align with the current market trends while continuing to fuel up its growth ambitions.

Despite the plan in action, all remains contingent on the market conditions, as per Ranjeet Pratap Singh, the co-founder of Pratilipi. Previously, the organization achieved positive cash flow. Now, the plans are moving up to expand intellectual property rights across varied formats, including audio and web series.

The major reasons to pursue an IPO include, to offer existing investors an opportunity to have an exit and to make the company’s stock liquid, thereby allowing smaller investors, who aren’t able to buy the larger stakes, to purchase the smaller portions, which becomes difficult to continue in the private rounds.

As stated in the Economic Times report, the IPO specifics, including valuation targeted or shares offered, have yet not been finalized. However, the focus of the company on 2026’s IPO suggests the confidence in the Indian language digital content market's continued growth and the ability of it to capture the market’s significant share.

Pratilipi primarily caters to the writers and readers of the Indian languages. It offers a platform to create, share, and monetize content in Bengali, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, and some other regional languages. The focus on the regional languages helps distinguish the platform from other Indian platforms that are highly dominated by English content.

Indian Language Market for Digital Content Explosive Growth to Benefit Pratilipi

It is expected that the platform will be targeting the Institutional investors specializing in the tech sector and who understand the Indian language potential in the digital content market. With the successful pre-IPO plan and platform’s necessary resources for growth strategy execution, it will solidify the platform's position as the leader in the Indian vernacular content space.