{"id":4220,"date":"2024-06-14T00:24:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2024-06-14T00:24:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:24:34","slug":"147-startups-could-turn-unicorns-soon-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/147-startups-could-turn-unicorns-soon-study\/","title":{"rendered":"147 startups could turn unicorns soon: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indias future unicorns are currently worth $57 billion, according to research by Hurun Research Institute. It has identified 147 startups that could turn unicorns soon. Out of these, 30 are headquartered overseas, most of them in the US, but operate largely out of India.<\/p>\n<p>The research firm said that these potential unicorns come from 25 cities and, on <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/average\">Average<\/a>, are about eight years old. Bengaluru was the leader with 53 future unicorns headquartered there. With a cumulative valuation of $19.9 billion, Bengaluru serves as the <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/home\">Home<\/a> to 12 Gazelles and 41 Cheetahs. The institute defines a Gazelle as a startup that would become a unicorn in the next three years. Cheetahs are startups that would become unicorns in the next five years. As many as 70% of the total future unicorns in the Hurun index are from Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi-NCR.<\/p>\n<p>The report said the vast majority are selling <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/software\">Software<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/services\">Services<\/a>, and only 20% are selling physical products. About 37% are selling to businesses, while 63% are consumer-facing. Future unicorns were seen disrupting financial services, healthcare, business management <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/solutions\">solutions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/education\">Education<\/a>, Hurun said in its report.<\/p>\n<p>Hurun has noted thate-commerceand fintech lead the pack, with 21 startups each, followed closely by SaaS with 20. Together, fintech, <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/e-commerce\">E-Commerce<\/a>, SaaS, healthtech, AI and consumer goods make up more than half of the featured companies in the index.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indias future unicorns are currently worth $57 billion, according to research by Hurun Research Institute. It has identified 147 startups that could turn unicorns soon. Out of these, 30 are headquartered overseas, most of them in the US, but operate largely out of India. 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