Flipkart-backed truck aggregator Blackbuck files for IPO, to raise ₹550 crore
Blackbuck IPO: The public issue of the online trucking platform includes an offer for sale (OFS) of 21.6 million shares by existing shareholders.
Flipkart-backed Blackbuck filed draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a ₹550-crore initial public offering (IPO). The public issue of the online trucking platform includes an offer for sale (OFS) of 21.6 million shares by existing shareholders.

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In the IPO, through OFS the company's co-founders Rajesh Yabaji, Chanakya Hridaya and Ramasubramanian B. will sell 2.2 million, 1.1 million and 1.1 million shares respectively. They hold a 32% stake in the firm.
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The company’s investors include Accel Partners, Quickroutes International, Tiger Global and Peak XV Partners. In the IPO, they will also sell their shares.
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The DRHP showed Accel Partners will divest 24.2% of the total OFS -5,232,632 equity shares, Quickroutes International will offload 3,973,898 equity shares, International Finance Corporation and Tiger Global will sell 3,973,898 and 1,711,962 shares, respectively.
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