Athira Sethu
Kochi, 18 July 2025
The Startup Policy Forum (SPF), a group of more than 50 leading companies, has launched a new platform called the Centre for New-Age Public Companies (CNPC). This platform is designed to help startups that are either planning to go public or are already listed on Indian stock exchanges.
The news was made in a closed-door meeting in Mumbai, where they were joined by Tuhin Kanta Pandey, the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) Chairman, and 20 startup leaders and founders.
With approximately 40 Indian tech startups worth more than $90 billion set to go public in the coming years, the CNPC would seek to address the increasing demand for assistance in areas of regulatory compliance, market preparedness, and corporate governance.
The CNPC will concentrate on four principal areas:
- Advocacy: The platform will collaborate with regulators such as SEBI and government policymakers to ensure that rules of the public market are aligned with the needs of technology-oriented companies.
- Capacity Building: CNPC will conduct workshops and webinars to guide companies to prepare for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), enhance corporate governance, manage investor relations, and comply with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.
- Community Engagement: The platform will encourage peer learning and knowledge sharing between founders and leaders of startups going public or getting ready for an IPO.
- Research & Insights: CNPC will design toolkits and policy documents to counter the unique challenges that new-age firms face while going public.
The platform is being introduced due to the fast pace of change occurring in India’s capital markets. More technology companies are now opting for listing in India instead of overseas, and the CNPC will assist them in this journey without any hiccups.
Overall, the CNPC will bridge the gaps between startups and regulators, investors, stock exchanges, bankers, and other principal players in the capital market. Its mission is to make it simpler for Indian technology companies to evolve from private companies to listed companies, ushering in a new era in India’s startup sector.
