News Startups Zepto secures $200 million in Series E round, is India’s first unicorn in 2023 Despite questionable business models, quick commerce companies still seem to be lucrative… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 25, 20233 minute read
Microsoft News Startups Microsoft leads investment in cloud-based HR tech unicorn Darwinbox Microsoft has made an equity investment in Hyderabad-based HR tech unicorn Darwinbox.… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 17, 20232 minute read
Business News BharatPe has a new interim CFO: Report For a refreshing change, fintech unicorn BharatPe is making the headlines for… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 1, 20222 minute read
News Startups Softbank mints yet another unicorn in India, leads $115Mn round in ecommerce SaaS startup ‘CommerceIQ’ The startup sector churned out one unicorn after the other last year… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 21, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Online debt marketplace CredAvenue turns unicorn in just 18 months Access to safe and secure debt is something that a majority of… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 7, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Venture Capital Home interior and renovation upstart Livspace is the latest addition to India’s accelerating unicorn line-up It seems that we are seeing a replay of what happened last… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 8, 20222 minute read
News Startups ElasticRun, looking to ease supply chain woes for India’s ‘kirana’ stores, is the latest Softbank minted unicorn At a time when behemoths like Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart dominate India’s… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 8, 20222 minute read
Business E-commerce News India’s sovereign wealth fund, NIIF, leads $240Mn round in baby products e-commerce unicorn FirstCry With sovereign wealth funds from other countries making investments in startups, it… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 3, 20222 minute read
News Startups Fresh $72 million funding catapults integrated SaaS HR platform Darwinbox into unicorn club As the demand for digitization rose in the pandemic, the need for… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 25, 20222 minute read
News Startups Edtech major ‘LEAD’ turns unicorn with fresh $100Mn fundraise LEAD, previously known as LEAD School, today announced raising of $100 million… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 13, 20222 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital D2C upstart Mamaearth raises $52Mn in fresh round, turns unicorn We are in a new year, and yet, it seems that some… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 1, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Venture Capital GlobalBees raises over $110Mn to become India’s latest unicorn Even as the New Year is beckoning to us, the Indian startup… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 29, 20212 minute read
News Startups Pristyn Care, the healthtech platform for surgeries, becomes India’s latest unicorn with $100Mn fundraise 2021 seems to be the hen that keeps giving golden eggs in… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 9, 20212 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Insurance startup Acko becomes 34th Indian unicorn of 2021 This year has seen a tremendous rise in the numbers of the… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 28, 20212 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital CarDekho becomes second Indian automobile marketplace to turn unicorn following $250Mn fundraise CarDekho, the popular automobile portal for new and used cars, entered the… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 13, 20212 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Crypto platform CoinSwitch Kuber becomes 30th Indian unicorn of 2021 2021 has lifted the crypto industry to new heights and presented it… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 6, 20212 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Social commerce unicorn Meesho raises $570 million at a $4.9Bn valuation Continuing to bank on its strong (even though controversial) growth numbers, social… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 30, 20212 minute read
Business News Startups E-sports and gaming app MPL becomes 2nd Indian e-gaming unicorn in fresh fundraise Over the last year, gaming has become bigger than ever, thanks to… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 15, 20213 minute read
Business Startups Oyo plans a fresh $1.5Bn Series F round, founder Ritesh Agarwal to put nearly half of that via pledged shares In a major bet, perhaps one of the biggest in terms of… Staff@The Tech PortalOctober 7, 20192 minute read