Complete list of 100 unicorns from India.

Indian just had its 100th unicorn, with the Neobank Open. With this very 1 out of 10 unicorns globally are born in India. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry was declared on May 6, 2022.

 

What is a unicorn? 

According to Wikipedia, “In business, a unicorn is a privately held startup company valued at over US$1 billion.“ 

 

Unicorn before 2018

The number of unicorns in the last 6 years, is growing, non-exponentially. In the year 2021, the maximum number of unicorns have been registered in India. 

Starting from InMobi, India's first unicorn in 2011, there has been a reported growth, even during the pandemic period. 

In February of the year 2012, India had a Flipkart unicorn, in 2013 Mu Sigma, and in 2014 Snapdeal rose as unicorns. This was followed by ReNew Power in 2011. 

In 2015, four unicorns shook the market, namely PayTM, Ola Cabs, Quikr, and Zomato. 

Hike, MakeMyTrip, and ShopClues came as a drop in the unicorn count in 2016.

Other unicorns from India are, Zoho founded in 1996, Info Edge founded in 1995, 

 

Unicorns in 2018

BYJUS

Edtech

PayTM Mall

E-Commerce

Swiggy

Foodtech

PolicyBazaar

Fintech - Insurance

Freshworks

SaaS - CRM

OYO Rooms

Proptech - Hotel Booking

Udaan

B2B E-Commerce

BillDesk

Fintech - B2B Payments


 

Unicorns in 2019

Delhivery

Logistics Services

Rivigo

Logistics Services - Trucks

BigBasket

E-Commerce - Groceries

Dream11

Gaming

Druva Software

SaaS - Data Management

Icertis

SaaS - Contract Management

CitiusTech

IT Services - Healthcare

Ola Electric

Mobility - Electric

Lenskart

E-Commerce - Eyewear


Unicorns in 2020

Pine Labs

Fintech - PoS Payment Solutions

Nykaa^

E-Commerce - Personal Care & Cosmetics

Postman

SaaS - API Development & Testing

Unacademy

Edtech

RazorPay

Fintech - Payment Gateway

Cars24

Marketplace - Used Cars

PhonePe

Fintech - Payments

Zenoti

SaaS - Salon & Spa Management

Dailyhunt

Content - News

Glance

Content - Lockscreen


Unicorns in 2021

Digit

Fintech - General Insurance

Innovaccer

SaaS - Healthcare Data Analytics

Infra.Market

B2B E-Commerce - Construction Materials

Five Star Business Finance

NBFC

FirstCry

E-Commerce - Baby Care Products

Meesho

E-Commerce - Social Commerce

CRED

Fintech - Payments & Credit Card Rewards

PharmEasy

E-Commerce - Online Pharmacy

Groww

Fintech - Brokerage & Mutual Funds

ShareChat

Social Media

Gupshup

Conversational Messaging

ChargeBee

SaaS - Subscription Billing Solution

Urban Company

Marketplace - Handyman Services

Moglix

B2B E-Commerce - Industrial Equipment

Zeta

Fintech - API - Banking Products

BrowserStack

SaaS - Software Testing

BlackBuck

Logistics Services

Droom

Marketplace - Used Cars

OfBusiness

NBFC - SME Loans

BharatPe

Fintech - Payments

MindTickle

SaaS - HR - Training

upGrad

Edtech - Higher Studies

CoinDCX

Cryptocurrency Exchange

Eruditus

Edtech - Executive Education

Blinkit

E-Commerce - Groceries

Zetwerk

Marketplace - Manufacturing Services

Mobile Premier League

Gaming

Apna.co

Marketplace - Jobs

Vedantu

Edtech

Licious

D2C - Meat

CoinSwitch

Cryptocurrency Exchange

Rebel Foods

Foodtech - Cloud Kitchen

Cardekho

Marketplace - Used Cars

Acko

Fintech - General Insurance

MyGlamm

D2C - Personal Care

CureFit

Healthtech - Wellness

Mensa Brands

Aggregator - Consumer Brands

NoBroker

Proptech - Classifieds

Spinny

Marketplace - Used Cars

Upstox

Fintech - Brokerage

Slice

Fintech - Credit Cards

Pristyn Care

Healthtech - Elective Surgery Services

Mamaearth

D2C - Personal Care

GlobalBees

Aggregator - Consumer Brands


Unicorns in 2022

Fractal

SaaS - Analytics

LEAD School

Edtech

DarwinBox

SaaS - HR

DealShare

E-Commerce - Social Commerce

Polygon

Web3 Infrastructure - Dapps

ElasticRun

Logistics Services

LivSpace

Interior Design - Modular Kitchens & Home Products

XpressBees Logistics

Logistics Services

Uniphore Software Systems

SaaS - Conversational Service Automation

Hasura

SaaS - Programming Tools

CredAvenue

Marketplace - Lending

Amagi Media Labs

SaaS - Local Ads Targeting

Oxyzo Financial Services

Fintech - Marketplace - SME Lending

Games24x7

Gaming

Open Financial Technologies

Fintech - Neo Bank