148 IPOs Are Waiting: Can India’s Markets Absorb the Rush? | TMB Decode

India’s IPO market has gone from a slow start to a frenzy. Just 27 mainboard IPOs raised ₹22,572 crore in the first six months of 2026. Between July and September, 61 IPOs are set to raise roughly ₹88,000 crore.And this may only be the beginning. ET markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan tells Anirban Chowdhury that 148 companies with SEBI approvals, worth ₹2.8 lakh crore, are waiting in the wings. Can Indian markets absorb 10–15 IPOs every week? Will mega issues such as Jio crowd out smaller companies? And could this IPO boom finally tempt foreign investors back to India? TMB Decode breaks down India’s great IPO rush.Chapters00:00--- Intro03:08 — IPO Buzz Returns05:13 — NSE IPO Demand08:30 — Jio’s Mega IPO10:49 — Liquidity Test12:54 — Are Secondary Markets Topping?15:07 — Will Foreign Investors Return?18:04 — Smaller IPOs19:59 — How Long Will the Spurt Continue?