The Latent View Analytics IPO performance took many by surprise, especially when the country’s largest IPO, that of Paytm, received tepid investor interest. Rajan Sethuraman, CEO, LatentView, attributes the interest in his firm to good old business traits of profitability and confidence in the business growth. In an interview with Shivani Shinde, Sethuraman talks about the company’s journey since 2006, why an IPO now and growth ahead. Edited excerpts:
On the listing day the company share prices were up almost 160 per cent. Did you anticipate this reaction from investors?
We were expecting a good response on the back of