India's 'Unicorn' producing gathers pace, 8 new startups join club in 2018

Average time taken by startups to be a $1 billion firm now stands at 5-7 years, next only to China, says Nasscom report

Yuvraj Malik | Bengaluru
Last Updated at October 26, 2018 08:12 IST

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India is producing Unicorns at a pace not seen before. In 2018 alone, eight new start-ups joined the coveted Unicorn club, a group of companies that are valued over $1 billion individually.

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