Naukri Parent Info Edge Reveals ₹41,300 Crore Startup Portfolio Value

Info Edge (India), the parent company of Naukri.com, was the standout on Tuesday, climbing to the top of the BSE 100 gainers list with a nearly 3% jump to ₹1,011.40 while the index itself fell 1.16% alongside the Sensex. The trigger was a shareholder letter the company released detailing the current state of its startup investment portfolio.

The Info Edge (India) shares have since pared some of those gains, trading at ₹999.45, down 1.24% at 12:07 PM today.

Info Edge has put ₹4,900 crore into 135 startups since 2007. That pool of investments is now valued at ₹41,300 crore as of March 2026, an 8.4x return on invested capital with a gross internal rate of return of roughly 33%.

Of the total deployed, ₹3,600 crore came from Info Edge and its group entities directly. The remaining ₹1,300 crore was contributed by external limited partners through alternative investment funds the group manages. The combined gross internal rate of return across those funds sits at around 22%.

Where The Returns Are Coming From

Consumer technology has emerged as the biggest driver of returns in the portfolio.

• Consumer tech and consumer artificial intelligence (AI): ₹2,755 crore across 45 companies, now valued at ₹37,214 crore, a 13.5x multiple and 34% internal rate of return. Key names include Eternal, PB Fintech, ixigo, BlueStone, Wakefit and Adda247.

• Artificial intelligence startups: ₹610 crore across 28 companies, valued at ₹1,270 crore, 2.1x return and 33% internal rate of return.

• Deeptech startups: ₹460 crore across 30 companies.

Since 2020, the company has put ₹1,003 crore into 54 artificial intelligence and deeptech ventures. That slice of the portfolio is now valued at ₹1,827 crore.

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The Bet Going Forward

Founder and Vice Chairman Sanjeev Bikhchandani said in the letter that three themes will drive value creation from here: artificial intelligence, deeptech and consumer technology. He pointed to India's growing ability to build globally competitive technology businesses as artificial intelligence reshapes how internet companies operate.

Newer additions to the portfolio include Temple and LAT Aerospace, both linked to Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal. On the government support side, voice artificial intelligence startup Gnani.ai was picked for the IndiaAI Mission and received GPU compute credits, while ePlane and Manastu Space got backing under the Research, Development and Innovation programme.

Sources:

Moneycontrol

Business Standard