RentoMojo files for IPO to fund offline expansion, warehouses and debt repayment

Furniture-and-appliance rental platform RentoMojo plans a ₹150 crore fresh issue plus an OFS of up to 2.7 crore shares. It reported FY26 operating revenue of ₹387 crore, up 45.5% year on year, and PAT of ₹104.2 crore, up nearly 142%, while operating across 22 urban markets.

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What happened

Rentomojo · RentoMojo filed IPO papers to fund offline expansion, warehouses and debt repayment. The roundup also covers Simple Energy’s mass-market EV scooter

Key facts

  • RentoMojo IPO: ₹150 Cr fresh issue plus OFS of up to 2.7 Cr shares
  • RentoMojo FY26 PAT: ₹104.2 Cr, up nearly 142% YoY
  • RentoMojo FY26 operating revenue: ₹387 Cr, up 45.5% YoY
  • RentoMojo operates across 22 urban markets
  • Simple Energy Wave introductory price: ₹1.10 Lakh
  • Simple Energy retail footprint: 90 stores, targeted to reach 170
  • Furlenco FY26 net profit: ₹59.5 Cr
  • Furlenco FY26 operating revenue: ₹370.4 Cr
  • TAC operated 20 offline stores and reported ₹250 Cr revenue
  • slice funding round: about $100 Mn at $450 Mn-$465 Mn valuation

Why this matters

RentoMojo’s scale across 22 urban markets and planned physical-network buildout make it a relevant partner, competitor or consolidation target in India’s rental-furniture ecosystem.

What to watch

  • Final IPO size, pricing, OFS-to-fresh-issue mix and stated allocation between warehouses, offline expansion and debt reduction.
  • Post-issue net debt, interest expense trajectory and whether operating cash flow covers fleet additions without renewed leverage.
  • Warehouse openings, new-city launches and evidence that utilization reaches mature-market levels within planned payback periods.
  • Revenue growth versus EBITDA/PAT margins after expansion spending, especially logistics, refurbishment and depreciation costs.
  • Customer retention, subscription tenure, repeat orders, deposit requirements and asset-loss metrics as the company broadens its addressable customer base.
  • Competitive moves by furniture retailers, e-commerce platforms and rental peers, including appliance bundles, zero-deposit offers and delivery-time guarantees.
  • IPO demand and valuation relative to profitability, cash generation and comparable consumer-rental/platform businesses.
  • Prioritize IPO proceeds toward high-density city clusters where warehouse utilization can mature quickly rather than broad low-density geographic expansion.
  • Use debt repayment to lower financing costs while preserving sufficient capital for refurbishment, reverse logistics and working-capital needs.
  • Expand offline locations selectively as experience, pickup and service hubs, linking them to digital lead generation rather than building a high-fixed-cost store network.
  • Increase proprietary refurbishment, asset-tracking and demand-forecasting capabilities to extend asset life and protect unit economics as fleet size rises.
  • Disclose city-level cohort retention, inventory utilization, contribution margins, damage/default rates and payback periods to support valuation after listing.

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