AceVector

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Snapdeal parent AceVector lists on NSE and BSE, shares fall 11.5% on debut

Investors balked at a still-unprofitable e-commerce holding company even though analysts called its pricing reasonable.

• AceVector, the parent of Indian e-commerce platform Snapdeal, debuted on the NSE and BSE on October 5, 2026, opening at an 11.5% discount to its ₹32 issue price and valuing the company at about $134.7 million.
• AceVector runs three businesses: Snapdeal's value-focused e-commerce marketplace, Unicommerce's e-commerce SaaS platform, and Stellaro Brands' consumer brands portfolio, founded by Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal.
• The ₹420 crore (about $43.6M) IPO combined a ₹287 crore fresh issue with a ₹133 crore offer for sale by existing shareholders including SoftBank's Starfish and Nexus Venture Partners, and was subscribed just 4.93 times.
• AceVector posted a consolidated loss of ₹607.8 million (about $6.3M) in fiscal 2026 on revenue of ₹5.1 billion (about $53M).
• Snapdeal was once valued at about $6.5 billion in 2016 on SoftBank backing before a proposed Flipkart merger collapsed in 2017, making this listing a steep comedown from its peak.
• The weak debut, against a backdrop where two-thirds of India's 2026 IPOs were oversubscribed more than tenfold, shows investors are now pricing profitability over growth narratives in e-commerce listings.