Mobikwik seeks to raise $100 million in equity after deferring planned IPO

One Mobikwik Systems Ltd. is in talks with investors to raise as much as $100 million in equity to finance business expansion after it deferred an initial public offering, a founder of the company said.

The Gurugram-based fintech firm, which turned profitable for the first time in the quarter ending Dec. 31, will use the funds for marketing, to hire people and make acquisitions, co-founder Upasana Taku said in an interview in Mumbai. The company is still planning to go ahead with the IPO at an opportune time, she said.

The business deferred the IPO slated for last year following