BSE SME: Helping tap equity capital as investor interest drives growth

More than 586 companies have listed on the platform and nearly a third have migrated to the mainboard of the stock exchange as investor interest drives growth

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.

 

BSE SME, which was launched