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India's next 35 unicorns may include Practo, BharatPe, Eruditus, Vedantu

The vibrant startup ecosystem is working to boost the investment environment in India both from domestic and global investors, according to consulting firm Praxis Global Alliance

Best of BS Opinion: Future of television, Unicorn seeding, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces on Thursday

The start, not the end, of Unicorn seeding

Conditions are ripe in a broad range of sectors for strong growth and innovation

Razorpay's valuation triples to $3 bn in 6 months, raises $160 million

Razorpay becomes one of the most valuable B2B fintech start-ups

Rise of risk capital

Private funding is bridging a crucial gap

Progress comes in layers

The 'Silent Transformation of India' is now maturing, creating a fertile ground for growth of new businesses

The myth and magic of unicorns

According to US-based analytics platform CB Insights' database, out of a total of 642 unicorns around the world, India has 29 as of April 2021

6 start-ups join unicorn club this week; 150 likely by 2025, say experts

The pandemic is expected to accelerate big-ticket venture capital, private equity as well as consolidation related deals in unicorns and soonicorns in the country

Delivery start-up Dunzo eyes unicorn status, seeks $150 million funding

The app has lured people with its rapid delivery of items ranging from groceries to parcels in cities

Mohalla Tech, Gupshup become latest entrants to the unicorn club

Six firms, including these two, have been added to the club just this week

Gupshup becomes sixth unicorn this week, raises $100 mn from Tiger Global

Announcement came shortly after Mohalla Tech, parent firm of short video app Moj and Indic language social media platform ShareChat, said it had raised $502 mn, valuing it over $2.1 billion

Venture debt fund Trifecta Capital may see unicorn base doubling in 2 years

The fund currently has nine unicorns in portfolio such as BigBasket, Urban Company Cars24, Rivigo

BS 1000: From listed to unlisted companies, here're the key numbers

A snapshot of the key data on Indian companies

Top headlines: People above 45 to get shots; India home to 100 unicorns

Business Standard brings you stories that made the headlines Monday: The Modi government opening up the vaccination drive to the impact of SC waiver on compound interest on debt

India home to 100 unicorns with a combined m-cap of $240bn: Credit Suisse

Start-ups, the note said, account for a reasonably high 6-7 per cent of new firms in India, and the ratio has risen over the past decade. India is a home to the third-largest set of unicorns globally.

Singapore-founded IP platform raises $300 million to become unicorn

PatSnap, an intellectual property platform, has raised $300 million in its latest funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent Investment, joining a list of global technology unicorns.

How venture capitalists behave

Book review of The Economics of Venture Capital Firm Operations in India

Infra.Market becomes India's latest unicorn after $100-million fundraising

The company seeks to offer an enhanced procurement experience to players in the construction ecosystem.

Healthcare startup Innovaccer's valuation crosses $1 bn, joins unicorn club

The new funding round brings the total capital raised by Innovaccer to over $225 million.

BharatPe gives 80x returns to investors as valuation tops $900 mn

The Delhi-based fintech company has already returned Rs 102 cr cash to its secondary investors as against the initial angel round of Rs 1.9 cr