Rapido rides into unicorn club with $200 mn fundraise
Rapido plans to use the fundraise to grow its operations across all categories, including bike-taxis, three-wheelers, and taxi-cabs.
Rapido plans to use the fundraise to grow its operations across all categories, including bike-taxis, three-wheelers, and taxi-cabs.
The IPO of the trucking platform is a mix of fresh equity shares worth ₹550 crore and an OFS of up to 2.16 crore shares.
A significant drop in the number of future unicorns expected from India in 2024 as against 2023 signals difficult times for startups
Only two new unicorns were created in 2023 — Incred and Zepto — as against 23 in the previous year.
The overall figure of unicorns reduced to 83 from 84
Byju's says it has integrated Toppr and absorbed 80% of workforce; it’s now optimising teams to recalibrate business priorities
Udaan says various steps have been taken to enhance efficiency, refine cost structure and grow faster but it also resulted in certain redundancies
Nikhil Kamath, co-founder at Zerodha and True Beacon, says that the startup funding ecosystem is going to be difficult, at least for the next couple of years.
With this, LeadSquared has become the 103rd startup to enter the coveted unicorn club in India. LeadSquared offers an end-to-end efficiency platform for businesses working across different segments.
Open is now valued at $1 billion, making it the 100th entrant in India's unicorn club.