Page 11 - Unicorn Companies

Start-up 'monomyths'

Book review of The Unicorn's Shadow: Combating the Dangerous Myths That Hold Back Start-Ups, Founders And Investors

Catch up on 5G mindset

Permit cost-less changes that build network systems and service delivery

Pepperfry to join unicorn club soon, to launch IPO after booking profit

Online furniture company Pepperfry would be in the unicorn club by the time its initial public offer hits the market, a top official of the company said on Monday.

Best of BS Opinion: Going viral on vaccines, another data breach & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

The unicorn boom: Shareholder issues

Entrepreneurs must think through their choices on their listing venue, shareholder base, and valuations

Moglix raises $120 mn in funds, joins India's growing unicorn club

Industrial business-to-business company is the fourteenth Indian company this year to reach unicorn status

Meanwhile, the good news: A look at another side of the India story

T N Ninan looks at Credit Suisse India Strategist Neelkanth Mishra's four-part article series in Business Standard and how it spells hope at a time when a health care crisis has pervaded the country

The human factors

Book Review - Dreamers and Unicorns: How Leadership, Talent and Culture are the New Growth Drivers

Practo, BharatPe and Grofers in line to be the next Indian unicorns

Currently, there are 48 Indian start-ups valued at $1 billion or more, and Paytm is the most valuable start-up at $16 billion, according to the Venture Intelligence data

A virtuous cycle of entrepreneurship

According to the Credit Suisse Wealth Report 2020, after stagnating for several years, the number of millionaires in India rose rapidly in the two years before the pandemic

Urban Company raises $190 mn at $2-bn valuation, joins unicorn club

Besides Prosus, the other investors include DF International and Wellington Management

Singapore-based SC Ventures plans to divest its stake in B2B company

According to sources, the platform, set up last September, hopes to hit the unicorn status ($1 billion) by the mid-third quarter of next year

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