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Hurun 2025 Report: 11 New Startups Join India's Unicorn Club. See Full List
Eleven new startups have made it to India's unicorn list this year, taking the total to 73, according to the ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Unicorn and Future Unicorn Report 2025.
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Opinion | Piyush Goyal's Deep Tech 'FOMO' Is Not Unique
The Indian minister wants entrepreneurs to join the wave of nationalism sweeping through the world, across China, Europe, and America.
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MiniMax Video-01 Platform With AI Video Generation Capabilities Launched
MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn startup backed by Alibaba and Tencent, released a text-to-video generation model on Monday. Dubbed Video-01, the platform is available to the public even outside of China. It can generate six-second-long videos in a wide range of styles. Video-01 joins the company’s existing AI offerings suc...
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Opinion | A Whistleblower Wave Is 'Disrupting' India's Startup Scene
Once again, anonymous insiders are pulling the curtain on the dark corners of India's startup scene, where the pressure to succeed justifies all means.
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Humanity Protocol Raises $30 Million as Blockchain-Based Digital ID Startup Hits Unicorn Status
Human Protocol has gained unicorn status after it raised $30 million in a fresh funding round led by Kingsway Capital. Other venture capital firms that participated in the seed funding round included Animoca Brands, Blockchain.com, Hashed, and Shima Capital.
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Opinion: A Death, An Arrest-Why Manya's Story Is A Wake-Up Call For Bengaluru
Bengaluru's rapid urban growth has come at the cost of shoddy civic planning and citizens' safety. The death of nine-year-old Manya in December is yet another reminder that the city needs immediate fixes.
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Ola Electric Founder's AI Startup Krutrim Becomes India's First AI Unicorn
Krutrim has gained unicorn status as the AI startup founded by serial entrepreneur Bhavish Aggarwal secured $50 million in funding from investors including Matrix Partners India. It is the first AI startup to gain a billion-dollar valuation, a mere month after announcing its first large language model (LLM).
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Unicorn Zepto Tops LinkedIn's 20 Indian Start-Ups List
E-commerce platform Zepto, which has turned unicorn recently, has emerged as the top startup in India in terms of professionals' preferred workplace, according to a list by a top recruiting platform.
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Zepto Becomes First Indian Unicorn in Nearly a Year, Raises $200 Million in Funding
Indian grocery startup Zepto said on Friday it has raised $200 million (nearly Rs. 1,650 crore) in fresh funding at a valuation of $1.4 billion (nearly Rs. 11,560 crore), making it the first startup in the country to cross the billion-dollar valuation mark in nearly a year.
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How Two 20-Year-Olds Beat Grim Market To Mint India's Newest Unicorn - Zepto
Zepto, an instant grocery startup founded by a duo of Stanford University dropouts, both 20, raised fresh funds at a $1.4 billion valuation, creating a rare Indian unicorn amid a gloomy venture funding climate.
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Ashneer Grover's Business Partner Aseem Ghavri Reveals That He Started First Startup With Rs 8,000
Aseem Ghavri faced severe difficulties with starting a company. In addition to the neighbours, he was also threatened by "municipal cooperation goons" and the cops.
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India Added 23 Unicorns In 2022, Overtook China 2nd Year In A Row: Report
India overtook China by adding 23 unicorns in 2022 while the neighbouring country created 11 such startups with valuation of USD 1 billion or more, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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Ashneer Grover Promises Mercedes To Staff On Completing 5 Years In New Startup
Ashneer Grover announced the birth of his new venture on his 40th birthday in June last year.
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Microsoft, ISRO Partner to Support Space Technology Startups in India: All Details
Microsoft and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced a new partnership to help support space technology startups in the country. As part of the new collaboration, space tech start-ups identified by ISRO will be onboarded onto the 'Microsoft for Start-ups Founders Hub platform', which supports start-ups at every stage of...
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BharatPe Sues Founder Ashneer Grover, A First In India's Startup Ecosystem
Fintech unicorn BhartPe has filed a criminal suit against its former MD and co-founder Ashneer Grover and his family, seeking up to Rs 88.67 crore in damages for alleged cheating and embezzlement of funds.
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Hurun 2025 Report: 11 New Startups Join India's Unicorn Club. See Full List
Eleven new startups have made it to India's unicorn list this year, taking the total to 73, according to the ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Unicorn and Future Unicorn Report 2025.
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Opinion | Piyush Goyal's Deep Tech 'FOMO' Is Not Unique
The Indian minister wants entrepreneurs to join the wave of nationalism sweeping through the world, across China, Europe, and America.
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MiniMax Video-01 Platform With AI Video Generation Capabilities Launched
MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn startup backed by Alibaba and Tencent, released a text-to-video generation model on Monday. Dubbed Video-01, the platform is available to the public even outside of China. It can generate six-second-long videos in a wide range of styles. Video-01 joins the company’s existing AI offerings suc...
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Opinion | A Whistleblower Wave Is 'Disrupting' India's Startup Scene
Once again, anonymous insiders are pulling the curtain on the dark corners of India's startup scene, where the pressure to succeed justifies all means.
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Humanity Protocol Raises $30 Million as Blockchain-Based Digital ID Startup Hits Unicorn Status
Human Protocol has gained unicorn status after it raised $30 million in a fresh funding round led by Kingsway Capital. Other venture capital firms that participated in the seed funding round included Animoca Brands, Blockchain.com, Hashed, and Shima Capital.
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Opinion: A Death, An Arrest-Why Manya's Story Is A Wake-Up Call For Bengaluru
Bengaluru's rapid urban growth has come at the cost of shoddy civic planning and citizens' safety. The death of nine-year-old Manya in December is yet another reminder that the city needs immediate fixes.
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Ola Electric Founder's AI Startup Krutrim Becomes India's First AI Unicorn
Krutrim has gained unicorn status as the AI startup founded by serial entrepreneur Bhavish Aggarwal secured $50 million in funding from investors including Matrix Partners India. It is the first AI startup to gain a billion-dollar valuation, a mere month after announcing its first large language model (LLM).
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Unicorn Zepto Tops LinkedIn's 20 Indian Start-Ups List
E-commerce platform Zepto, which has turned unicorn recently, has emerged as the top startup in India in terms of professionals' preferred workplace, according to a list by a top recruiting platform.
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Zepto Becomes First Indian Unicorn in Nearly a Year, Raises $200 Million in Funding
Indian grocery startup Zepto said on Friday it has raised $200 million (nearly Rs. 1,650 crore) in fresh funding at a valuation of $1.4 billion (nearly Rs. 11,560 crore), making it the first startup in the country to cross the billion-dollar valuation mark in nearly a year.
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How Two 20-Year-Olds Beat Grim Market To Mint India's Newest Unicorn - Zepto
Zepto, an instant grocery startup founded by a duo of Stanford University dropouts, both 20, raised fresh funds at a $1.4 billion valuation, creating a rare Indian unicorn amid a gloomy venture funding climate.
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Ashneer Grover's Business Partner Aseem Ghavri Reveals That He Started First Startup With Rs 8,000
Aseem Ghavri faced severe difficulties with starting a company. In addition to the neighbours, he was also threatened by "municipal cooperation goons" and the cops.
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India Added 23 Unicorns In 2022, Overtook China 2nd Year In A Row: Report
India overtook China by adding 23 unicorns in 2022 while the neighbouring country created 11 such startups with valuation of USD 1 billion or more, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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Ashneer Grover Promises Mercedes To Staff On Completing 5 Years In New Startup
Ashneer Grover announced the birth of his new venture on his 40th birthday in June last year.
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Microsoft, ISRO Partner to Support Space Technology Startups in India: All Details
Microsoft and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced a new partnership to help support space technology startups in the country. As part of the new collaboration, space tech start-ups identified by ISRO will be onboarded onto the 'Microsoft for Start-ups Founders Hub platform', which supports start-ups at every stage of...
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BharatPe Sues Founder Ashneer Grover, A First In India's Startup Ecosystem
Fintech unicorn BhartPe has filed a criminal suit against its former MD and co-founder Ashneer Grover and his family, seeking up to Rs 88.67 crore in damages for alleged cheating and embezzlement of funds.
