2019 In Review: What Indian Unicorns Were Up To This Year

2019 In Review: What Indian Unicorns Were Up To This Year

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There was a time when the Indian startup ecosystem looked up to the Silicon Valley for the unicorns it produced. Well, that’s not the case anymore. Between Jan 2018-Dec 2019, Indian startup ecosystem witnessed the entry of 17 unicorns. In 2019, we saw BigBasket, Druva, Icertis, Delhivery, BlackBuck, Dream11 and Ola Electric gain the billion-dollar valuation.

According to Datalabs by Inc42, there are currently 31 unicorns in India and 34 soonicorns are on their way to make it to billion-dollar club by 2020. As part of special Inc42’s year-ender series — 2019 In Review — we bring to you the 7 unicorns that made the most buzz in 2019 and also tell you what they were up to.

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