India will have more than 250 Unicorns by 2025. The country has now been positioned as the 3rd largest unicorn hub in the world and surpassing even major countries such as the UK, Germany, France, and more. Moreover, it becomes the fastest growing startup ecosystem and creating a unicorn every five days. As per the report published in the Economic Times on January 15, 2022, India – with 90 unicorns – is the third-largest unicorn hub behind the US (487) and China (301) and ahead of the UK (39). Indian unicorns are also exploring the public listing avenues as a next step to realize the growth potential. This prediction comes from the proprietary data analysis of venture growth investor, Iron Pillar, in its Tech Unicorns Market Landscape Report IV. InMobi was India’s first unicorn in 2011. Entrepreneurs are building bigger enterprises at a faster rate -- 50 per cent of the 130 companies reached unicorn status in the first five years after their initial institutional fundraising. The public listing of 12 Unicorns is another indicator of the increasing maturity of the Indian tech ecosystem. While there is a strong belief that this pace may reduce a bit in the next 24 months, creating 250 companies with over $1 billion in value by 2025 is an extremely activable goal for Indian founders.

India is on a global growth story. Thus, lots of global funds and investors are chasing assets. The internet companies in India do not even control 1% of the $3.4 trillion domestic equity market. In the US, the internet ecosystem dominates with 40% of the market capitalisation. The surge in fund inflows into startups to the digital transformation has disrupted everything in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic-induced lockdowns have driven this rally, and that along with the huge market potential for these companies has caught the attention of global investors. Investors are looking for some sparks in new companies as they sit on a massive amount of capital. Unicorn.