What a unicorn startup company is?
A startup company that is private and has a valuation of $1 billion or more is known as a unicorn startup company.
According to CBInsights, there are more than 260 unicorns in the world.
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List of Unicorns of India having a valuation of $1 billion or more
Paytm
- CEO: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
- Founded: 2010
- Sector: Digital Wallet, Payment System and E-commerce
- Headquarters: B-121, Sector 5, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Revenue: 3,579 crores INR (2019, US$520 million)
- Parent Company: One97 Communications Ltd
- Valuation: $10 Billion(As of January 2018)
- Major Investors: Alibaba and SoftBank
- Area Served: India, Japan, and Canada
- Website: www.paytm.com
OYO Rooms
- CEO: Ritesh Agarwal
- Founded: 2013
- Sector: Hospitality
- Headquarters: Gurugram, India
- Valuation: $5 Billion
- Major Investors: Grab, Huazhu Hotels Group and SoftBank
- Areas Served: India.Nepal, China, Singapore, England, UAE, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia
- Website: www.oyorooms.com
BYJU’S
- CEO: Byju Raveendran
- Founded: 2015
- Sector: EdTech
- Headquarters: Bangalore, India
- Valuation: $4 Billion(As of January 2018)
- Major Investors: Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative
Ola Cabs
- CEO: Bhavish Aggarwal
- Founded: 2010
- Sector: Transportation and Delivery
- Headquarters: Bengaluru, India
- Valuation: $4 Billion
- Major Investors: SoftBank and Tencent
- Areas Served: India, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand
- Website: www.olacabs.com
- Subsidiaries: FoodPanda India
Zomato
- CEO: Deepinder Goyal
- Founded: 2008
- Sector: Consumer Services
- Headquarters: Gurgaon, India
- Valuation: $4 Billion
- Major Investors: Alibaba and Info Edge
- Area Served: India,Australia,Brazil,NewZealand,Canada,Chile,Poland,Portugal,Qatar,
- Singapore, SriLanka, United Kingdom, United States
- Website: www.zomato.com
Swiggy
- CEO: Sriharsha Majety
- Founded: 2013
- Sector: Delivery
- Headquarters: Bengaluru, India
- Valuation: $3.3 Billion
- Major Investors: Tencent and Naspers.
- Areas Served: India
- Website: www.swiggy.com
- Subsidiaries: Scootsy Logistics Pvt.Ltd, Love Food Ventures Private Ltd
Hike
- Developer and CEO: Kavin Bharti Mittal
- Founded: 2012
- Sector: Instant Messaging
- Headquarters: Delhi, India
- Valuation: $1.4 Billion
- Major Investors: Tencent and Foxconn.
- Areas Served: India
- Website: hike.in
ShopClues
- CEO: Sanjay Sethi
- Founded: 2011
- Sector: E-commerce
- Headquarters: Gurugram, India
- Valuation: $1.1 Billion
- Major Investors: TigerGlobal and Nexus Venture Partners
- Areas Served: India
- Website: www.shopclues.com
Policy Bazaar
- CEO: Yashish Dahiya
- Founded: 2008
- Sector: Finance and Insurance
- Headquarters: Gurugram, India
- Valuation: $1.4 Billion
- Major Investors: SoftBank and InfoEdge
- Areas Served: India
- Website: www.policybazaar.com
Quikr
- CEO: Pranay Chulet
- Founded: 2008
- Sector: Classified Advertising
- Headquarters: Bangalore, India
- Valuation: $1Billion
- Major Investors: Tiger Global Management, Brand Capital and Falcon Edge Capital
- Areas Served: India
- Website: www.quikr.com
