This document discusses unicorns in India. It defines unicorns as startups valued at over $1 billion. The first unicorn was coined in 2013. India has become the second largest unicorn hub outside the US, with characteristics including disruptive innovation and consumer focus. Details are provided on top Indian unicorns like Flipkart, Paytm, Policybazaar and Ola, as well as total unicorn valuations and sectors like e-commerce. Reasons for India's rapid unicorn growth include strategies, acquisitions and technology. India ranks third globally in unicorn count and produces many billionaire founders from IIT. The conclusion recaps key unicorn statistics in India.
2. HISTORY OF UNICORN
The term Unicorn was
coined in the year 2013 by the
founder of the Cowboy
Ventures , Aileen Lee, when
she referred to the 39 Start ups
that had a revolution of more
than $1 billion as unicorns.
6. Valuation
$ 1.3 Billion (June 2018)
Founded
August 1 , 2014
Total Funding
$ 465.5 Million
Categories
Food Ordering & Delivering
Headquarters
Bangalore (Karnataka)
Sriharsha Majety Nandan Reddy Rahul Jamini
7. Valuation
$ 1.1 Billion (January,2016)
Founded
July , 2011
Total Funding
$140 Million
Categories
Ecommerce & Shopping
Headquarters
Gurgaon (Haryana)
Radhika Aggarwal Sandeep Aggarwal Sanjay Shetty
8. Valuation
$ 1 Billion (June 2018)
Founded
June , 2008
Total Funding
$ 346.6 Million
Categories
Insurance & Finance
Headquarters
Gurgaon (Haryana)
Alok Bansal Yashish Dahiya
9. Valuation
$ 1.4 Billion (August 2016)
Founded
December , 2012
Total Funding
$ 261 Million
Categories
Messaging
Headquarters
New Delhi
Kavin Bharti Mittal
10. Valuation
$ 2 Billion (February 2017)
Founded
January 2011
Total Funding
$ 1.7 Billion
Categories
Renewable & Solar Energy
Headquarters
Gurgaon (Haryana)
Sumant Sinha
12. STATUS OF INDIA IN UNICORN CLUB
• India has a 2nd highest no. of Unicorn Startups
outside the U.S.
• The top three most crowded markets for Unicorns
are E-Commerce (17 %) ,Internet software &
services(14 %) and fintech(11%) according to CB
Insights report.
13.
14. Reasons Behind Rapid Growth Of Unicorns
• Fast Growing Strategy
• Company Buyouts
• Technological Advancement
16. Conclusion
• India Ranked 3rd in Countries with most unicorns.
• India’s IIT Produces the Most Billion-Dollar Startups
Founders , outside the U.S. .
• No. Of Unicorns in India: 12
• No. of New Unicorns in 2016-2018 : 5
• Total Combined Valuation : $ 37.75 Billion