By Aditya Kalra, Ashna Teresa Britto and Haripriya Suresh NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) -SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers on Thursday for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.

Swiggy, as per its latest updated DRHP submitted to SEBI, is going for a massive ₹10,250 crore (~$1.25B), making it one of the biggest in the country. The issue includes a fresh issue component of ₹3750 crore while an OFS (offer for sale) component worth ₹6500 crore.

The Bengaluru-based start-up is targeting a valuation of US$15 billion through the IPO, said a source. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers on Thursday for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.25 billion, as the food delivery firm looks to tap a booming stock market in one of India's biggest listings this year.

Bengaluru-based food delivery firm Swiggy said on Thursday that it aims to raise 37.5 billion rupees ($448.56 million) in its initial public offering, which looks set to be among India's biggest listings this year.

The Swiggy IPO consists of a fresh issue of 37,500 million equity shares with a face value of ₹1 each and an offer for sale (OFS) of 185,286,265 equity shares

BENGALURU (Reuters) -Softbank-backed food delivery firm Swiggy said on Thursday it aims to raise 37.5 billion rupees ($448.56 million) in its initial public offering, which looks set to be among India's biggest listings this year.