The 2025 IPO Rich List: From Meesho to PhysicsWallah, India’s wealthiest startup founders after the listing boom
Meesho’s blockbuster D’Street debut has propelled its two founders into the ranks of India’s newly minted startup billionaires, Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Kumar. Their combined networth is now over Rs 12,000 crore in equity wealth, following the company’s listing at .46% premium on December 10. The figure is based solely on disclosures contained in the listing documents.
Aatrey holds 472.5 million shares, or 11.1% of Meesho, while Kumar owns 315.7 million shares or 7.41%, as per Business Standard. Furthermore, the stock is listed at Rs 162.05 on the NSE and Rs 161.20 on the BSE, at nearly 46% premium over its issue price of Rs 111. Both the CEO and the CTO sold 1.6 crore equity shares as a part of the offer for sale, earning around Rs 273 crore each.
The current shares they have in the company, which come to around........





















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