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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicIndian unicorns

Topic: Indian unicorns

Naukri.com started with 1,000 job postings. Only 14,000 Indians used the Internet back then

In 'The Earnicons: Stories of Rare Profitable Unicorns', Dhruv Nath narrates how Naukri.com, Zerodha, Zoho, and Dream11 became market leaders.

India sees number of unicorns fall for first time since 2017, well below govt’s 100-plus claim

The ‘Global Unicorn Index 2024’ by Hurun noted that Indian entrepreneurs were creating more unicorns outside the country, and also highlighted the slowdown in start-up funding in India.

Zepto becomes first startup in India to surpass billion-dollar valuation mark in a year

The grocery startup said it raised $200 million in fresh funding 'in the midst of the deepest downturn in capital markets in over a decade' from US-based investment firms.

SVB collapse shows it’s time to bring Indian startups home

Allowing startups to redomicile to India and foreign direct listing will help retail investors participate in technology markets.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.