The name change coincides with RentoMojo’s desire to become public. Investment bankers IIFL and Motilal Oswal have been chosen by the startup to lead its IPO plans thus far. In the fiscal year FY27, it plans to go public.
RentoMojo, which was founded in 2014 by Bamania and Ajay Nain, leases furnishings, appliances, and other items through its website and app.
It asserts that it has more than 2.2 lakh active subscribers and has shipped more than 7.5 lakh items to its clients. The 10-year-old direct-to-consumer business has 65 physical locations in 22 Indian cities.
Its competitors include, among others, Furlenco, Rentickle, and Cityfurnish. About INR 400 Cr has been raised by Rentomojo thus far from investors such as Accel, Chiratae Ventures, and Bain Capital.
In terms of finances, RentoMojo became profitable in FY23 and has been able to increase its earnings in subsequent fiscal years. Compared to the INR 22 Cr profit it declared in the previous fiscal year, Rentomojo’s net profit in FY25 was INR 40 Cr, an 82% increase. Its operating revenue increased from INR 193 Cr in FY24 to INR 270 Cr, a 40% increase.