Indian startup unicorns grow far beyond IIT, IIM, and ISBs: Study

At the top of non-IIT/management institutes is Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), which has produced 10 startup unicorn founders in the US

If you thought that Indian students from prestigious institutes like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), and Indian Schools of Business (ISBs) dominate the list of founders and cofounders who build startup unicorns in the US, think again.

 

Of course, they play a key role, but a study undertaken by the Stanford Graduate School of Business points out that of the 120 founders identified in the research as founders or cofounders from Indian institutes, as many as 52 were from other universities and institutions across the country, including non-metros and smaller cities. Not only that,