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India has the second-highest number of unicorns; funding crosses $10 billion in Q3 2021

BalrajOctober 19, 2021

The Indian startup ecosystem kicked off the tenth month of 2021 with a boom. Although Diwali is still a few weeks away, investors are already seeing a number of...

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CarDekho turns unicorn with $250 million Series E Pre-IPO round

BalrajOctober 14, 2021

Car search platform CarDekho has raised $250 million in a pre-IPO funding round, which includes $200 million in Series E equity and $50 million in debt. CarDekh...

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MobiKwik becomes India’s 32nd unicorn of 2021 ahead of its Rs 1900 crore IPO

BalrajOctober 13, 2021

MobiKwik, which got market regulator SEBI's green signal earlier this week to launch its Rs 1900 crore initial public offering (IPO), becomes the 32nd Indian un...

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CoinSwitch Kuber turns unicorn after raising $260 million in Series C round

BalrajOctober 7, 2021

Bengaluru-based crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber on Wednesday closed a $260 million Series C funding round backed by American venture capital firm a16z (Andrees...

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Licious joins unicorn club after $52 million funding

BalrajOctober 5, 2021

Licious, an online meat delivery startup, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $52 million (~ Rs 387 crore) in a Series G funding round backed by IFL AMC’s L...

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Vedantu turns unicorn after raising $100 million in Series E funding round

BalrajSeptember 30, 2021

Vedantu, an online tutoring startup, has become the fifth Indian edtech unicorn after raising $100 million in Series E funding backed by Singapore-based ABC Wor...

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Apna turns unicorn after raising $100 million in Series C round

BalrajSeptember 17, 2021

India's Professional Networking Platform, Apna has become the latest unicorn after securing $100 million in a Series C funding round backed by Tiger Global Mana...

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MPL turns unicorn after raising $150 million at $2.3 billion valuation

BalrajSeptember 16, 2021

Mobile Premier League (MPL), the Indian fantasy game startup, is the latest addition to the country's prestigious unicorn club. The Bengaluru-based gaming compa...

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Indian startups raised $6.5B funding during Q2 2021, creating 11 new unicorns

BalrajAugust 23, 2021

In the April-June 2021 quarter, Indian startups secured $6.5 billion in overall funding, with 11 of them joining the esteemed unicorn club. There were 160 fundi...

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Zetwerk turns unicorn after raising $150M in Series E round

BalrajAugust 21, 2021

Zetwerk, a global manufacturing platform, has secured $150 million in a Series E round backed by D1 Capital Partners. The investment has boosted the firm's valu...

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