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Unicorns of Tomorrow Decoding India's Soonicorn Landscape Report
Unicorns of Tomorrow Decoding India's Soonicorn Landscape Report
Tomorrow
Decoding India’s
Soonicorn Landscape
Report, 2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
India’s Digital Economy: Snapshot
% Growth
2022 2025 (E) (Absolute)
71% 395 Mn
Urban internet
users 360 Mn+ 396 Mn+ 10%
3rd Largest Ecosystem In The World 768K+ Jobs Created In The Past Six Years
68K+ Indian Startups Launched To Date $147 Bn+ Funding Raised By Indian Startups
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Source: Inc42
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FINTECH
ENTERPRISETECH
Source: Inc42
Note: The number of unicorns refers to the number of Indian startups that have ever touched $1 Bn valuation. In some cases, the startups might not be valued at $1 Bn or above.
Companies who gained unicorn status post listing must maintain a market cap>$1 Bn for atleast three months consecutively to retain their unicorn status
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Cumulative Unicorn Count
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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Source: Inc42
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Median Time Taken For A Startup To Become A Unicorn In India Is 5.10 Years
5+ years: 76%
76%
The above infographic is based on an analysis of 111 number of unicorns. Info Edge, MakeMyTrip, Zoho are not included.
Source: Inc42
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Delhi NCR: 24
Ecommerce: 19
Enterprise Tech: 13
1.26 Lakh+ Jobs Created By Indian Soonicorns
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OTHERS
Source: Inc42
Note: Soonicorn refers to the number of Indian startups that are valued at or above $200 Mn.
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11.6%
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6.3%
17.0%
Source: Inc42
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8.9%
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21.4% SOONICORNS
22.3%
Source: Inc42
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Fintech
Others
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95+COMPANIES
ARE ACQUIRED
BY SOONICORNS
Ecommerce 7
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7.4%
9.5%
Source: Inc42
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Source: Inc42
Note: This list is not an exhaustive list
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2016 Agritech $115.5 Mn $300 Mn Peak XV Partners, Alpha Wave Global, Tiger Global
2010 Edtech $61.2 Mn $175 Mn Asha Impact, Info Edge, Westbridge Capital, JM Financial
1997 Deeptech $54 Mn N/A Steadview Capital, Catamaran, Sparta Capital, Amicus Capital
2013 Cleantech $193 Mn $270 Mn Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal, Tiger Global , Hero MotoCorp
2018 Enterprise Tech $69 Mn $450 Mn WaterBridge Ventures, 500 Startups, Insight Partners, Sequoia Surge
2008 Fintech $115 Mn $270 Mn Peak XV Partners, Amazon Inc, Eight Roads Ventures, Mousse Partners
2015 Enterprise Tech $91.2 Mn N/A Lalitesh Katragadda, Unitus Seed Fund, Venture Highway
2015 Ecommerce $293.2 Mn N/A Sixth Sense Ventures, Anicut Capital, Kirin Holdings
2015 Ecommerce $265.3 Mn $600 Mn Accel, Addventures, B Capital Group, CDC Group, Chiratae Ventures
2011 EcommerceT $100 Mn $410 Mn Accel, Kalaari Capital, IvyCap Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals. The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2018 Travel Tech $128.2 Mn N/A 9 Unicorns, Mayfield India Fund, Suvan Partners
1999 Consumer Services $225 Mn $800 Mn Stripes Group, Network 18, Accel, TPG Growth
2020 Edtech $102 Mn $500 Mn PremjiInvest, GSV Ventures, BEENEXT, 021 Capital
2008 Enterprise Tech $102 Mn N/A Warburg Pincus, Peak XV Partners, InnoVen Capital
2013 Fintech $201 Mn $198 Mn Amazon, Creation Investments Capital Management, Elevation Capital
2019 Enterprise Tech $126.7 Mn $500 Mn Ankur Capital, Incubate Fund India, Matrix Partners India, Accel
2009 Ecommerce $307.3 Mn $397 Mn Epiphany Ventures, Canaan Partners, Tiger Global, Warburg Pincus
2015 Fintech $41 Mn $107 Mn Musha Ventures, Y Combinator, Smilegate Investment, Apis Partners
2012 Ecommerce $85.5 Mn $250 Mn Vaibhav Puranik, Hemanth Goteti, Mukul Singhal, Alakh Naresh Gargiya
2014 Travel Tech $104 Mn N/A Amit Singhal, Burman Family Holdings, Raine Ventures,Neeraj Arora
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2018 Edtech $130 Mn $600 Mn Tiger Global, Peak XV Partners, Blume Ventures, RTP Global
2011 Fintech $140 Mn $700 Mn Composite Capital Management, Elevation Capital, Founders Fund
2015 Ecommerce $158.1 Mn $580 Mn Venturi Partners, Elevation Capital, Alteria Capital, Matrix Partners
2013 Edtech $120.9 Mn N/A Peak XV Partners, Alpha Wave Incubation, Manta Ray Ventures
2012 Agritech $254.2 Mn $500 Mn IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, Lightrock, Omnivore, Prosus Ventures
2015 Fintech $375 Mn N/A Accel, Barclays Investment Bank, East West Bank, Peak XV Partners
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2012 Consumer Services $103 Mn $340 Mn Tiger Global , Mayfield Fund, Trifecta Capital, IIFL
2013 Logistics $524.3 Mn $768 Mn CDC Group, Partners Group, Peepul Capital, Warburg Pincus
2011 Enterprise Tech $87 Mn $307 Mn Steadview Capital, IIFL Asset Management, A91 Partners
2013 Enterprise Tech $151 Mn N/A TCV, M12 Venture Fund, Indian Angel Network, Elevation Capital
2020 Ecommerce $152.6 Mn $300 Mn Alok Mittal, Elevation Capital, Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal, Acce
2019 Fintech $136.6 Mn $315 Mn B Capital Group, Hillhouse Capital Group, Ribbit Capital
2015 Fintech $141 Mn N/A Peak XV Partners, Faering Capital, Norwest Venture Partners
2015 Consumer Services $256 Mn $250 Mn Kortschak Investmesnts L.P., Das Capital, Iron Pillar
2019 Ecommerce $47.8 Mn N/A Aditya Birla Ventures, A91 Partners, Alteria Capital, PremjiInvest
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2011 Deeptech $293.1 Mn N/A Tiger Global, Blume Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation, Innoven Capital
2009 Enterprise Tech $103 Mn $500 Mn Khosla Ventures, Battery Ventures, Randstad Innovation Fund
2012 Healthtech $100 Mn $500 Mn Khosla Ventures, InnoVen Capital, Inventus Capital, Leapfrog Ventures
2011 Healthtech $196 Mn N/A Intel Capital, Peak XV Partners, Omidyar Network, Edelweiss, GFin
2014 Consumer Services $114 Mn $470 Mn Aarin Capital, Accel, Brand Capital, Evolvence India Fund, FJ Labs
2011 Ecommerce $53 Mn N/A Rise Capital, LionRock Capital, Velos Partners, LionRock Capital
2015 Enterprise Tech $153 Mn N/A Alkeon Capital, Balderton Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners
2007 Deeptech $47.3 Mn $437.5 Mn Qualcomm,Celesta Capital, Florintree Advisors, Infosys, Infina
2018 Fintech $143 Mn $635 Mn Tiger Global, Steadview Capital, Dragoneer, Sixteenth Street Capital
2007 Fintech $6 Mn $616 Mn Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd., Network 18, Next Orbit Ventures
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2013 Media & Entertainment $165 Mn $550 Mn A91 Partners, Addition, Tiger Global, Vy Capital
2016 Fintech $170 Mn $500 Mn TVS Capital Funds, Investcorp, Avataar Venture Partners
2015 Ecommerce $160.3 Mn N/A Nexus Venture Partners, Kalaari Capital, Alteria Capital, Invus
2019 Fintech $167 Mn $711 Mn Global Founders Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, Matrix Partners India
2018 Fintech $187 Mn $600 Mn B Capital Group, Moore Strategic Ventures, Surge, Tribe Capital
2015 Fintech $142.5 Mn $220 Mn SiCreva Capital, Endiya Partners, VentureEast, Sistema
2018 Fintech $352.4 Mn $375 Mn NewQuest Capital Partners, Motilal Oswal, Alpine Capital, PremjiInvest
2017 Enterprise Tech $70 Mn N/A PremjiInvest, Blume Ventures, Leo Capital Holdings, Telstra Ventures
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2014 Fintech $279.2 Mn $138 Mn India Quotient, FMO, Alteria Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments
2017 Media & Entertainment $52 Mn N/A 3one4 Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Hashed, Axilor Ventures
2014 Deeptech $31.6 Mn $223 Mn GEMS,Metaform Ventures, Omkar Ghaisas, Renjit Shintorn Capital
2014 Logistics $50 Mn N/A Steadview Capital, Tiger Global, Paytm, IAN, Singapore Angel Network
2014 Fintech $111 Mn $600 Mn Tiger Global, BEENEXT, Flourish Ventures, Omidyar Network
2016 Ecommerce $38 Mn $200 Mn Paragon Partners India, RPSG Capital Ventures, Sharrp Ventures
2013 Healthtech $185.5 Mn N/A Peak XV Partners, Sofina, Zodius Capital, HDFC Bank
2015 Ecommerce $177 Mn N/A Lighthouse Funds, CDC Group, Toppan Printing
2014 Enterprise Tech $209.9 Mn $700 Mn Matrix Partners India, Eight Roads Ventures, Helion Venture Partners
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2014 Fintech $183.7 Mn $625 Mn Tiger Global, Winter Capital, Evolvence India, Accel
2011 Fintech $98 Mn $439 Mn Matrix Partners India, Axis Bank, Falcon Edge Capital, Meru Capital
2016 Enterprise Tech $79.5 Mn $170 Mn Prime Venture Partners, Tiger Global, JS Capital Management
2000 Media & Entertainment $146 Mn $665 Mn Peak XV Partners, ESL Gaming, IIFL Asset Management
2015 Logistics $262.5 Mn N/A M12- Microsoft's Venture FUND, SoftBank Vision Fund, Point72 Ventures
2015 Agritech $339 Mn $750 Mn Accel, Flipkart, NRJN Trust, Syngenta Ventures, Tiger Global
2015 Fintech $164.2 Mn $133 Mn Accel, Lightrock, Horizons Ventures, Tencent, Social Capital
2006 Fintech $41 Mn $930 Mn Kleiner Perkins, Lightbox,Mayfield Fund, Sherpalu Ventures, Visa
2011 Ecommerce $285.3 Mn $462 Mn Bertelsmann India Investments, Goldman Sachs, InnoVen Capital
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2009 Ecommerce $77 Mn #N/A ValueQuest, ScaleFund, Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund I
2017 Enterprise Tech $209 Mn #N/A Grupo Carso, General Atlantic, Celesta Capital, Chiratae Ventures
2018 Media & Entertainment $94 Mn #N/A Goodwater Capital, Naver, Lightspeed India Partners, Times Internet
2014 Logistics $132 Mn $500 Mn InnoVen Capital, Kae Capital, Lightrock, Mahindra rise, Peak XV Partners
2008 Healthtech $251 Mn $300 Mn Tencent Holdings, Peak XV Partners, ru-Net, RSI Fund, Thrive Capital
2015 Media & Entertainment $81 Mn #N/A Qiming Venture Partners, Tencent, Omidyar Network
2015 TransportTech $310 Mn $140 Mn AdvantEdge Founders, Astarc Ventures, India Technology Fund
2020 Fintech $105.1 Mn $750 Mn Tiger Global, RTP Global, DST Global, XYZ Venture Capital
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2015 Fintech $115.5 Mn $364 Mn Evolvence India Fund, Lok Capital,IIFL AMC
2015 Fintech $188.8 Mn $300 Mn Accel, Peak XV Partners, GGV Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments
2012 Fintech $55 Mn $63.1 Mn Accel, InnoVen Capital, Flucas Ventures, Trifecta Capital, Kube VC
2019 Transport Tech $41.9 Mn $200 Mn Vel Kanniappan, Athiyas Group,Manish Bharti,Sattva Group
2014 Deeptech $211 Mn N/A The Global Emerging Markets Group, TAQNIA
2013 Real Estate Tech $98 Mn $260 Mn ADM Capital, Bennett Colemann and Co Ltd, Lohia Group
2021 Deeptech $17 Mn $450 Mn Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, True Ventures, Jump Capital
2017 Real Estate Tech $237 Mn $470 Mn Accel, Peak XV Partners, Matrix Partners India, Alteria Capital
2016 Fintech $345 Mn $135 Mn Snow Leopard Ventures, Alto Partners, Vibhav Dhawan
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2012 Ecommerce $36 Mn N/A Elevation Capital, Stride Ventures, India Quotient, Anicut Capital
2020 Edtech $118 Mn $500 Mn Better Capital, Learn Capital, Lightspeed India Partners, Rocketship.vc
2014 Fintech $145 Mn N/A Northern Arc, Daesung Private Equity, SoftBank
2015 Fintech $197 Mn $900 Mn Peak XV Partners, GGV Capital, Nexus Venture Partners
2020 Fintech $89 Mn $350 Mn General Catalyst, Elevation Capital, Accel, Eight Roads Ventures India
2015 Agritech $404 Mn N/A InnoVen Capital, DN Capital, Aspada, Northern Arc, Left Lane Capital
2013 Enterprise Tech $140 Mn $600 Mn Peak XV Partners, SoftBank Investment Advisers
2018 Media & Entertainment $111 Mn $365 Mn Kalaari Capital, Courtside Ventures, Hike, Makers Fund
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Startup Name Founded In Sector Total Funding Current Valuation Key Investors
2020 Fintech $155 Mn N/A Accel,Tiger Global,DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners
2013 Transport Tech $301.7 Mn N/A Cyber Carrier, Empire Angels, Ford Smart Mobility, InnoVen Capital
2018 Media & Entertainmentt $121 Mn $500 Mn Matrix Partners India, Smile Group, Tomales Bay Capital, WestCap
Source: Inc42
Note: The companies have been placed in alphabetical order. Funding and valuation has been calculated based on publicly disclosed deals.
The list of investors is not exhaustive.
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Lack Of Gender Diversity At India's Future Unicorns: 93% Founders Are Men
Female
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246 Indian
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Inside India’s
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Founders & Education
Backgrounds
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Indian
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197
India
92.1%
Source: LinkedIn, Inc42
Note: Of the total 246 Indian soonicorn founders, information for 33 founders is not available for this analysis
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Bucking The Trend: More Than 60% Future Unicorn Founders Have No IIT Tag
IIT
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Indian
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USA
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Indian
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