Minakshi

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New unicorns in India🦄

• 2011 - 1
• 2012 - 1
• 2013 - 1
• 2014 - 1
• 2015 - 4
• 2016 - 2
• 2017 - 0
• 2018 - 8
• 2019 - 9
• 2020 - 10
• 2021* - 21

Source: Venture Intelligence

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@sangwan_sujata @gupshup @FreshworksInc @EkaSoftware 12. Weather startup @SkymetWeather raises Rs 12 Cr in debt
13. @Olacabs expands ESOP pool to Rs 3,000 Cr, rewards employees with Rs 400 Cr of stocks

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#28July #startups #news -->
1. SaaS startup @loopinsio raises $820K led by @venturehighway
2. @wholetruthfood raises $6M Series A round led by @sequoia Capital
3. Anand Chandrasekaran, @9UnicornsVC, @Inventusvc lead $3.5M round in AR social networking app @flamappofficial

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10. Messaging startup @gupshup raises $240M For share buy-back

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7. Streak raises seed round led by @ipventures_in
8. @imarticus acquires @EckovationApp
9. @letsdroom raises growth round at a $1.2 bn valuation; NASDAQ listing in 2022

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4. @nirogstreet bags $2.5M in Series A funding
5. @superbeings_ai raise Seed round led by @EndiyaVC
6. @godienergy raises funds from Blue Ashva Capital

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#22ndjuly #startups #NewsAlert ->
1. Email marketing startup @mailmodo raises $2M from @sequoia's Surge, @ycombinator, others
2. @blackbuck joins the unicorn club with $67M Series E investment
3. @DozeeHealth raises Rs 44 Cr Series A investment led by Prime VP, others

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8. Cybersecurity startup @itssafesecurity raises $33M from Britsh Telecom, John Chambers

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#21stJuly #StartupNews ->
1. @Sea6Energy raises $9M in Series B led by @AquaSparkImpact
2. @CapitalUgro launches ‘Pratham’, a Rs 1,000 Cr MSME co-lending program in partnership with @bankofbaroda
3. @zoukbrand raises $1.5M from @Stellaris_VP, @TitanCapitalVC, others

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6. D2C startup Beco raises Rs 4 Cr in seed round led by Climate Angels Fund
7. Online insurance marketplace @policybazaar to raise Rs 6,500 Cr in IPO
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16. @SmartCoinIndia gets Rs 80 Cr in debt from Northern Arc, Vivriti Capital, others
17. @healthifyme raises $75 mn in funding from LeapFrog, Khosla Ventures, others
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#20thJuly #startups #NewsToday: 1. People management platform @peoplemesh gets $5M led by @sequoia's Surge
2. @automovillindia, a full-stack #mobility startup, raises $500K from @MumbaiAngels, @NEDFi2 Venture Capital
3. @vegrow_net raises $13M from @lightspeedvp, @ElevCap, others

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15. @SanjeevKapoor’s Culinary AI Platform @voiceoftinychef acquires @techstars and BSH Backed recipe, shopping and meal planning app @Zelishious
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