Founder · Ather Energy

Swapnil Jain

Co-founder & CTO of Ather Energy, an electric two-wheelers company based in Bengaluru.

Co-founder · CTOBengaluruElectric Two-Wheelers
Founded
2013
Bengaluru, India
Raised to date
$775.3M
10 rounds on record
Latest round
IPO
$308.3M · 2025-05

About

Swapnil Jain is Co-founder & CTO of Ather Energy, an electric two-wheelers company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2013. Ather Energy's most recent disclosed round was a funding round of $308.3M in 2025-05.

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Company

Est. 2013
Ather Energy
Electric Two-Wheelers · Bengaluru · Active

Ather Energy designs and manufactures electric two-wheelers in India, including the 450 series and the Rizta family, alongside the AtherStack software platform and the Ather Grid public charging network. It listed on the NSE and BSE in May 2025.

Funding
2025-05IPO$308.3MPublic issue (NSE, BSE)
2024-09Pre-IPO Round$71MNIIF
2024-05Venture Debt & Equity$34MStride Ventures, founders
2023-09Series E-III (rights issue)$108MHero MotoCorp, GIC
Company profile →10 rounds on record

Journey with Ather Energy

7 milestones
  1. 2013Founded

    Founded in Bengaluru by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain to build electric two-wheelers.

  2. May 2019Milestone

    Series C round reported to value the company at about $400 million, per a person familiar with the matter. The figure was not disclosed by the company.

  3. Nov 2020Milestone

    Series D priced as a down round, a haircut of over 10% to the previous valuation, per regulatory filings.

  4. Sep 2024Milestone

    Crosses $1 billion valuation on a $71 million round led by NIIF, reported at $1.3 billion.

  5. May 2025Milestone

    Lists at a valuation of roughly ₹12,000 crore following the IPO.

  6. 6 May 2025Milestone

    Lists on the NSE and BSE at ₹328 per share.

  7. Nov 2025Milestone

    Market capitalisation reaches about ₹24,800 crore as Tiger Global exits its entire 5.09% holding for ₹1,204 crore.

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