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Hurun India 2024 Future Unicorn Index: Zepto, Porter, Incred Finance Turn Unicorns; Dunzo, Practo, Rapido, Paper Boat Drop Out Of Index

Releasing the ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Future Unicorn Index 2024, the report said that 25 future Unicorns, 5 Gazelles, and  20 Cheetahs dropped out of the index list.

Jun 20, 2024, 16:33 PM IST

Mama Earth Parent Honsa Consumer's IPO Opens On Tuesday; Should You Subscribe It?

The Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) brand offers a wide range of beauty and personal care products and is valued at over $1 billion. The company was founded by the husband-wife duo of Varun and Ghazal Alagh in 2016. 

Oct 31, 2023, 12:11 PM IST

With $200 Million Fund-Raising, Zepto Becomes 1st Unicorn Of India In 2023

Founded in July 2021, Zepto said it plans to go public in the next 2-3 years.

Aug 25, 2023, 16:15 PM IST

Around 15% Of Unicorn Startups Have At Least One Woman Founder, Says PM Narendra Modi

Highlighting the increasing role of women in governance, the prime minister gave the example of President Droupadi Murmu.

Aug 02, 2023, 13:34 PM IST

India Likely To See 147 Unicorns In Next 5 Years: Report

India is currently home to 83 unicorns, 51 gazelles (most likely to go unicorn within three years) and 96 cheetahs (to achieve unicorn status in five years), according to the 'ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Future Unicorn Index 2023' report.

Jun 27, 2023, 16:38 PM IST

Indian Startups Funding Plunges 75% In Q1, No New Unicorn In 3 Months

Reports by Tracxn, a leading global market intelligence platform, showed there were no new unicorns created in the January-March period, compared with 14 unicorns in Q1 2022.

Apr 11, 2023, 08:55 AM IST

Number of unicorns drop to 85 in India as valuations erode amid global turmoil

According to data compiled by Finbold, the US has the highest number of unicorns at 704 while China comes a distant second with 243 unicorns (as of November this year).

Dec 07, 2022, 10:00 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Bengaluru Tech summit, says future to be much bigger due to India’s Innovative youth

The Prime Minister informed that India jumped to the 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index from 81st rank in 2015 this year. The number of unicorn start-ups in India has doubled since 2021, as India emerges as the third largest start with 81000 recognized start ups. The Indian talent pool has encouraged hundreds of international companies to have their R & D centres in India.

Nov 16, 2022, 11:49 AM IST

Indian startup funding hit 2-year low in September quarter: PwC India

The funding winter continues in India`s start-up ecosystem and globally, and it`s uncertain when this will end. 

Oct 14, 2022, 13:06 PM IST

India gets its 100th unicorn: Neobank Open attains $1 billion valuation

The fresh round was led by Mumbai-based investment firm IIFL, with current investors Tiger Global, Temasek, and 3one4 Capital also participating in the fundraise.

May 02, 2022, 20:18 PM IST

Xpressbees becomes a unicorn, raises $300 million in funding

Xpressbees has raised USD 300 million (about Rs 2,250 crore) in a Series-F funding.  

Feb 09, 2022, 21:50 PM IST

Scientists discover smallest black hole in Milky Way galaxy, name it 'The Unicorn'

Scientists have discovered the smallest known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy, they nicknamed it 'the Unicorn.' The researchers say that the black hole is roughly three times the mass of our sun.

Apr 23, 2021, 09:03 AM IST

Groww enters unicorn club by raising Rs 615 crore in funding round led by Tiger Global

Groww was started almost five years back to make investing accessible and transparent to everyone in India, and it has made good progress, CEO and co-founder Lalit Keshre said.

Apr 08, 2021, 10:37 AM IST

Snapdeal pumps in Rs 200 crore for brand overhaul

Eyeing an "aspirational India", Snapdeal has invested Rs 200 crore in rebranding activities and also unveiled a new logo as the e-commerce major focuses on wooing the next 100 million potential online shoppers.

Sep 11, 2016, 21:07 PM IST

Humans, `unicorns` may have walked Earth at same time: Study

A long-extinct animal known as the Siberian unicorn -- which was actually a long-horned rhinoceros -- may have walked the Earth 29,000 years ago, at the same time as prehistoric humans, researchers

Mar 30, 2016, 07:13 AM IST

Wipro sets up team 'Unicorn' for digital push

In line with rivals TCS and Infosys, country's third largest software services firm Wipro today said it has set up a team of 200-250 professionals as part of its efforts to ramp up revenues from digital services.

Jul 23, 2015, 23:56 PM IST