It’s just an eight-year dash to the bourses now for many Indian tech start-ups, which are speeding to the public market in record time. According to new data from market research firm Tracxn, the 13 tech start-ups that went public in the first half of calendar year 2026 took an average of just eight years from their first funding round to list. This is a big acceleration compared to the first half of 2025, when the journey to IPO for start-ups was 14.5 years.Experts suggest that the reason for the fast pace is due to the attractive public market valuations in India that are pushing private equity investors towards faster exits. At the same time, the improved corporate governance practices in many new-age companies are making them much healthier candidates for the bourses.Sumeet Abrol, Partner and Deals Lifecycle leader, Grant Thornton Bharat, says that over the recent years, many start-ups, especially in new-age sectors, have commanded impressive valuations in public markets. “Sometimes, even better than securing another private round,” he said. This has naturally made market debuts an attractive option. Velocity of CapitalAbrol believes that the push is coming as much from the investors as the founders. He says that many PE firms that deployed capital during the boom years are now looking for exits and nudging the companies toward IPOs. “The domestic liquidity has improved a lot as well, so companies don’t have to depend as much on foreign institutional investors to support large IPOs,” he added. Anil Joshi, Founder and Managing Partner at Unicorn India Ventures and VC Council member, IVCA, suggests that policy reforms and SEBI’s efforts to streamline the listing process have made the public markets more efficient. “Investors have become increasingly comfortable valuing and investing in new-age, technology-led businesses,” he said. Moreover, the companies that plan to float IPOs start preparing compliance readiness in advance, he added.Abrol adds that firms today begin building independent boards, improve financial reporting standards and comply with other requirements much before listings are contemplated.In a post on LinkedIn, angel investor Avik Ashar said that the increased velocity of capital means while the previous generation of companies such as Fractal Analytics, Pine Labs and Lenskart took around 15 years to reach IPOs, newer firms such as Nykaa, Awfis, BlackBuck and Mamaearth have done so in seven to nine years.Published on July 3, 2026