unicorn

also referred to as: unicorns

8 statements across 7 episodes · 6 bullish · 2 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Aug 15, 2019 by Girish Shivani · across every show →

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Aug 15, 2019 positive

Assertion Partly supported

Shivani: India now has around 10 to 12 unicorn startups

“When we started, there were no unicorns. Today we have, you know, at last count about 10 or 12 of them in the country.”

Girish Shivani Aug 15, 2019 ▶ 4:44 100xEntrepreneur | Episode 6 | Girish Shivani, Co-founder and Partner at Yournest Venture Fund

Aug 20, 2019 bullish

Prediction Held up

Anandan: India is on track to reach 100 unicorns by 2025

“And you know, they, we are very much on track, I think, to you know, have a hundred unicorns in India by twenty-twenty-five.”

Rajan Anandan Aug 20, 2019 ▶ 3:24 50 Unicorns and 19 IPOs, Rajan Anandan from Peak XV on investing in CRED, Meesho, Groww & Mamaearth

Nov 1, 2021 positive

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Almost all unicorns in India, China, and the US had founder angels

“And if you look at unicorns in India, in China, in US, right, almost all of them you will see have raised their first round or raised some money from founder angels in their early round.”

Kushal Bhagia Nov 1, 2021 ▶ 30:30 @firstcheque7252 CEO on Early Stage Investing and investments from founders ft. Kushal Bhagia

Nov 1, 2021 bullish

Prediction Not checkable as stated

India could have 1,000 tech unicorns by 2035

“It's like today we have what? 40, 45 unicorns in India, right? It's possible that by 2035, we may have a thousand unicorns.”

Kushal Bhagia Nov 1, 2021 ▶ 39:38 @firstcheque7252 CEO on Early Stage Investing and investments from founders ft. Kushal Bhagia

Jul 5, 2024 bearish

Prediction Open · timeframe Jul 2029

Doddala: 60% of 2021-2022 unicorns will probably never realize their valuations

“I think, 60% of the unicorns that were marked up in, you know, in our 20, 21, 20, 22, Are probably not going to ever realize their markups.”

Raja Doddala Jul 5, 2024 ▶ 33:13 2024 VC Updates, IPO Trends, And Fundraising Advice with Churchill’s Raja Doddala I Neon Show

Aug 2, 2024 bullish

Prediction Partly held up

Clifford: EF has two unicorns and expects a dozen more soon

“We have two unicorns so far and we have probably another dozen that I would expect to become unicorns over the next couple of years, you know, that are sort of valued in the mid hundreds of millions.”

Matt Clifford Aug 2, 2024 ▶ 24:26 Entrepreneur First’s Founder On Indian Talent, AI Startups, Selling SaaS Globally And Silicon Valley

Mar 15, 2025 negative

Assertion Supported

Sharma: Around 50 of India's 120 unicorns are domiciled abroad

“Probably 50 of our 120 unicorns are technically not Indian, right?”

Sharad Sharma Mar 15, 2025 ▶ 57:10 $200B in UPI,1.3B Aadhaar Users, 943M on ID Platform: Why More Indians Must Know about DPI

Jul 21, 2026 positive

Assertion Supported

Penmetsa: Storm Ventures has produced 11 unicorns in its history

“So I think we've had 11.”

Arun Penmetsa Jul 21, 2026 ▶ 1:03:52 The #1 Mistake Killing B2B Startups | Arun Penmetsa, Storm Ventures

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