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BSE SME: Helping tap equity capital as investor interest drives growth
Khushboo Tiwari
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The BSE SME platform has emerged as a major gateway for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access institutional and public capital. The market capitalisation of companies listed on BSE SME has topped ₹1.8 trillion, with total equity capital raised nearly ₹10,000 crore. BSE SME and NSE Emerge put together have seen over 1,200 companies raise nearly ₹27,000 crore through initial public offerings (IPOs), according to data compiled by Prime Database.
Since their inception over a decade ago, the two niche exchange platforms have helped entrepreneurs transition from the unorganised sector into the regulated fold.
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