Zetwerk Manufacturing Business secures SEBI approval for public issue. Zetwerk Manufacturing Business Limited has received the green light from SEBI for its proposed initial public offering, bringing the technology-driven manufacturing company closer to a public market debut. The proposed IPO is expected to comprise a fresh issue of shares as well as an offer for sale by existing shareholders. Zetwerk is backed by prominent investors such as Khosla Ventures, Baillie Gifford, Rakesh Gangwal, Accel, Peak XV, GreenOak and Lightspeed. Established in 2018 by Amrit Acharya and Srinath Ramakkrushnan, the company operates a technology-enabled manufacturing network that connects industrial demand with suppliers and manufacturing facilities. Zetwerk's business covers energy, electronics, defence, aerospace and capital goods, while it also operates a platform for industrial supply and raw material procurement. The company uses its proprietary Zetwerk OS software to coordinate sourcing, production planning, supplier management and project execution across its manufacturing ecosystem. According to a Crisil report, the group has more than 1,000 customers and over 5,000 active suppliers and vendors across India. Its customer base includes companies such as NTPC Renewables Energy Limited, Nextracker, Samsung India Electronics Private Limited, National Aluminium Company Limited and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India. Zetwerk has also expanded its international footprint, with operations across the US, Southeast Asia and the Middle East and Africa. The group's order book exceeded ₹12,000 crore as of March 2026, with execution planned over the next 12-18 months, according to the Crisil report. The company's manufacturing exposure comes at a time when global supply chains are undergoing diversification, while investments in data centres, infrastructure, energy transition and domestic industrial capacity are increasing. Zetwerk also participates in defence manufacturing and initiatives aimed at expanding domestic production in India.

Manufacturing platform Zetwerk files UDRHP. Tech-led Zetwerk to raise Rs 2,600 Crore via Fresh Issue FinTech BizNews Service Mumbai, 14 August, 2026: Zetwerk, a technology-led, asset-light manufacturing platform for industrial and consumer goods in India and globally, has filed its Updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus (UDRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The company aggregates manufacturing capacity across a network of third-party suppliers and its own facilities into a "universal factory," unified through Zetwerk OS, its proprietary technology backbone. Its customers span utilities, renewables, consumer electronics, artificial intelligence infrastructure, aerospace, space & defence, oil & gas and industrial automation. Zetwerk operates two reportable business segments: the Manufacturing Business, which enables customers to manufacture industrial and consumer products through its supplier network and own facilities; and the Ecosystem Business, branded Terra91, which aggregates and sources industrial commodities for customers. A third segment, Civil Infrastructure Works, was discontinued in FY26 as part of a strategic realignment to focus on the core segments. The proposed initial public offering comprises a fresh issue of Equity Shares of face value of Rs1 each aggregating up to Rs2,600 Crores and an offer for sale of up to 96,837,455 equity shares of face value Rs1 each by the selling shareholders. Zetwerk plans to use the net proceeds mainly to pay down debt - Rs1,250 Crores at the company and Rs550 Crores across subsidiaries - with the balance towards inorganic growth through unidentified acquisitions, and general corporate purposes. The company's promoters are Amrit Pratik Acharya and Srinath Ramakkrushnan, both IIT Madras alumni. The company, in operation for around 8 years, connects 26 owned manufacturing facilities across India, USA, Germany and Spain and a network of 6,979 third-party suppliers in multiple countries into a unified manufacturing network. The hybrid manufacturing model it follows allows it to benefit from the scalability of a distributed network, with capacity accessed through third-party manufacturers without a corresponding increase in invested capital together with the control of selective own capacity for complex, high-value manufacturing. Zetwerk OS coordinates a single order across multiple facilities to speed up production cycles. It automates key decisions and replaces manual processes with technology that standardizes every stage of the manufacturing lifecycle and supports distributed manufacturing. As of March 31, 2026, Zetwerk's Manufacturing platform had a diverse customer base ranging from start-ups to large industrial companies, including 8 of Sensex, 16 of Nifty 50, and 102 of India's Fortune 500 companies. Some of its customers include Siemens Gamesa, Acer India, NextPower, CG Power, NTPC Renewable Energy, L&T MHI Power Boiler, DRDO, NALCO, IOCL, Mortenson, Nordex Acciona, Indian Air Force and Numaligarh Refinery Limited. Zetwerk grew revenue from operations 40.43% to Rs15,913 Crores in FY26, up from Rs11,332 Crores, led by a nearly doubling energy business on the back of broader themes of AI capex wave and energy transition. Operating performance improved sharply since Fiscal 2024: adjusted EBITDA rose from Rs97 Crores in Fiscal 2024 to Rs323 Crores in Fiscal 2025 and Rs421 Crores in FY26, a 4.3x increase over two years. Adjusted PBT grew from a loss of Rs248.8 Crores in Fiscal 2024 to a profit of Rs45.7 Crores in FY26. The reported PBT of -Rs1,558 Crores in FY26 was primarily driven by two one-time, non-cash adjustments ahead of the IPO. The first is a Management Stock Options equity top-up of Rs796 Crores, thereby increasing promoter's stake in the company. The transaction did not involve any cash outflow and is net worth neutral. The second is a one-time provision of Rs453 Crores relating to the civil infrastructure business, which the company has discontinued as part of a portfolio consolidation. Zetwerk's manufacturing orderbook doubled to Rs 12370 Crores in FY26 as compared to Rs 6170 in FY2024. Zetwerk has benefitted from its evolving customer relationships that has gone from single order engagements to multi-year contracts across multiple categories. Revenue from Repeat Customers in its Manufacturing Business stood at 80.15% in FY2026 and the Net revenue retention stood at 120% for the same period. Zetwerk's top 10 customers have been associated with the company for 3 years, and contribute to nearly 36% of revenues. The company has cumulatively delivered products and raw materials worth Rs69,588 Crores in terms of GMV. In FY 2027, Zetwerk has been recognised as India's Fastest Growing Engineering Brand 2026, according to Strongest Indian Brands 2026 rankings published by independent brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance. Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, Morgan Stanley India Company Private Limited, Goldman Sachs (India) Securities Private Limited, Avendus Capital Private Limited, JM Financial Limited, HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited, Pantomath Capital Advisors Private Limited, are the Book Running Lead Managers to the issue.