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Indian Fitness Firm Cult.fit Files for IPO

July 7 (Reuters) - Indian fitness company Cult.fit has filed for an IPO ​to raise up to 9.5 billion rupees ($99.6 million) ‌in a fresh issue, draft papers showed on Tuesday.

Here are more details:

  • Existing shareholders will sell up to 178.6 million shares, ​the draft prospectus showed

  • They include private equity firms ​Temasek and Schroders Capital, as well as German ⁠fitness operator LifeFit Group

  • Cult.fit did not immediately respond ​to a Reuters request for comment on the total ​offer size

  • Media reports earlier this month said Cult.fit IPO could be sized at 35 billion rupees to 40 billion rupees

  • Cult.fit operates 708 fitness ​centres across India and had more than 987,000 ​paid members as of March 31, 2026

  • The company sells memberships through ‌multiple ⁠channels, including its app and website, corporate partnership programmes and direct sales at its fitness centres.

  • The company said it will use the IPO proceeds to fund new ​centres, as ​well as ⁠for branding and marketing expenses

  • IPO comes amid a shift in consumer spending towards preventive ​healthcare and wellness, driven by rising disposable ​incomes ⁠and growing health awareness.

  • Listing adds to an already busy year for India's IPO market, with potential blockbuster offerings ⁠from Jio ​Platforms and the National Stock ​Exchange of India also expected to test investor appetite.

($1 = 95.3900 Indian rupees)

Reporting ​by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru; Editing by Harikrishnan Nair

Source: Reuters


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