Meesho’s IPO: Sky-High Valuation Delivers Massive Profits for Founders & Investors

The profits for the Meesho founders and early investors are as big as 10,000x, so who is getting how much? Learn more.

Adepu Bindu

28 Nov 2025 — 3 min read

Meesho’s IPO: Sky-High Valuation Delivers Massive Profits for Founders & Investors

Meesho is one of the most-watched listings of the year, and it's coming out with a very strong IPO. And the company's valuation skyrocketed, making the founders and early investors now earn huge, mind-blowing profits (as high as 10,000x). So, what is the company's current valuation? What exactly did the investors gain? And when will the IPO open? For all that, learn more.

What’s Happening?

Meesho is planning its IPO. The company's valuation, early investor, and founder profits are mind-blowing. The company has set its IPO price band at INR 105–111 per share.

With the highest price of INR 111 per share, Meesho is valued at around:

INR 50,095.75 crore (Which is based on the current outstanding shares).
INR 52,500 crore (if we include the shares that may be issued later).

Why Are Investors Making So Much Money?

The early investors and founders of Meesho bought shares when they were extremely cheap, at times below INR 1 per share.
Now the same shares are worth ₹111 each.
That price jump creates returns of 1,000x to 10,000x, which is why there are such whopping profits. Let's break it down, person by person.

What Did the Founder Gain?

Vidit Aatrey

Vidit Aatrey is the Co-founder, Chairman & CEO of Meesho and here's what he owns now:

He owned 47.25 crore shares.
He has an 11.1% stake in the company.
The average buying price is INR 0.06 per share.
Old value: INR 2.84 crore
New value: INR 5245 crore
It multiplies the gains by about 1800 times.

Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev Kumar is another Co-founder, CTO of Meesho and here's what he owns:

He owned 31.57 crore shares.
He has about a 7.41% stake in the company.
The purchase price is valued at INR 0.02 per share.
Old value: INR 63 lakh
New value: INR 3504 crore
It multiplies his gains by about 5500, as he bought shares at 2 paise and each is now worth INR 111.

What Are the Gains for Early Investors?

This includes the big venture capital funds, too.

Elevation Capital

Elevation Capital (formerly known as SAIF Partners), here's what it owns:

It owned 57.95 crore shares in the company.
And it had about a 13.6% stake in Meesho.
Purchase price was INR 3.04 per share.
Old value: INR 177 crore
New value: INR 6433 crore
The total gains now are over 3500 times.

Peak XV Partners

Peak XV Partners (formerly known as Sequoia Capital India) and here's what it owns:

It owned 48.12 crore shares.
It owns an 11.3% stake in the company.
Peak XV Partners bought shares at INR 4.29 each.
Old value: INR 207 crore
New value: INR 5342 crore
So the total gains are over 2500 times.

YC Continuity Fund

YC Continuity Fund (Y Combinator) and here's what it owns:

It owned 5.2 crore shares in the company.
It owns a 1.22% stake in Meesho.
Each share was bought at INR 1.02.
Old value: INR 5.3 crore
New value: INR 576 crore
So the total gains are over 10,000 times.

Venture Highway

Venture Highway right now owns:

Old value: INR 73.5 crore.
New value: INR 175 crore.

Gemini Investments

Gemini Investments right now owns:

Old value: INR 8.3 crore
New value: INR 493 crore

Key Details of Meesho IPO

The IPO opens on December 3, 2025.
Closes on: December 5, 2025.
The Anchor investors' bidding is on December 5, 2025.

Offer for Sale (OFS) Reduced

Earlier, the promoters and early investors decided to sell 17.57 crore shares. However, now that it has been reduced to only 10.55 crore shares, it's nearly 40% fewer. As that happened, this is what has changed:

OFS money drops from INR 1950 crore → INR 1172 crore.
Fresh issue stays the same: INR 4250 crore.