National Startup Day: One startup launched every hour in the country: Till 2015 there were 450, today it has crossed 1.5 lakh; Of these, 118 were created as unicorns.

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According to the Unicorn 2.0: Adding the Next Trillion report, Indian startups can add more than 5 crore jobs by 2030.

A startup is being launched every hour in India. According to a Hurun Research report, the 152 unicorns of the future in the coming years will be from 31 cities. Their number will double in 5 years.

As of 2015, there were 450 startups in the country. Now there are 1.57 lakh startups in 779 out of 806 districts. More than 50% are in tier 2 and 3 cities. There are currently 118 unicorn startups in the country.

The country’s startup ecosystem is at a critical juncture in 2025, having seen record IPOs and funding in the past year. Startups raised nearly Rs 1 lakh crore from 993 deals, indicating a strong recovery in the market.

According to market research agency McKinsey’s report ‘Unicorn 2.0: Adding the Next Trillion’, Indian startups can add more than 5 crore jobs by 2030. These have the potential to add about Rs 87 lakh crore to the economy. Then the Indian economy will be worth 7 trillion dollars.

Of the 5 crore new jobs, 40-50 lakh will be directly linked to startups. There will be 90 lakh to 1 crore gig workers. The remaining 3.5 crore to 4 crore jobs will be generated indirectly. 20% of the total jobs created in the last decade have come from startups.

A startup launches every hour, Total value of 118 unicorns reached Rs 33 lakh crore

startup growth	As of 2015, there were 450 startups in the country. These were limited to metropolitan cities like Delhi and Bengaluru. Now there are 1.57 lakh startups in 779 out of 806 districts. More than 50% are in tier 2 and 3 cities.
unicorn	There are currently 118 unicorn startups in the country. The total valuation reached 385 billion dollars (about 33 lakh crores). Startups with a valuation of more than $1 billion are called unicorns.
startup funding	In 2015, investment in startups was Rs 70 thousand crores. In 2024 it will reach close to Rs 10 lakh crore. That means, during these 9 years, funding in startups has increased 13 times.
employment	According to the Central Government, on an average one startup is being launched every hour in the last 10 years in the country. About 15 lakh jobs have been directly created in the country through startups.

Startup’s Number Game

80% unicorn The founder is an engineer. Of these, 140 are IIT graduates and 64 are from Tier 1 B schools. 73% is the first company.

45 startups Unicorns were created in 5 years of establishment. 3 achieved this position in 1 year. These are Artificial, Mensa and Global twenty.

Rs 13 lakh crore. Market cap of listed tech startup crossed. It was Rs 5 lakh crore in December 2023.

6 big trends of startup

1. 20 women-led startups will soon be unicorns

Currently, there are 18 women-led unicorn startups in the country. According to the report of Hurun India Future Unicorn Index, 20 such startups will be added in the next 5 years. Businesses started by women earned more than men on investments.

2. The trend of making employees ‘crorepati’ will increase rapidly. Startups are becoming wealth creators by giving shares. 100+ startups gave Rs 15 thousand crore in 5 years. Last year, 3 thousand employees of 23 startups received Rs 1,470 crore. Swiggy made 500 people millionaires. This trend will accelerate in the coming years.

3.More than 100 AI startups can take shape There could be a flood of AI startups in 2025. More than 100 AI startups will take shape. They can raise funding of more than Rs 4 thousand crores. There will be more acquisitions in areas related to climate tech, deep tech like EV, green hydrogen, AI.

4. 25 startups will raise ₹55 thousand crore from IPO Last year, 13 startups had IPOs in the country. He collected Rs 29 thousand crores. This year this number will double to 25. These will include big startups like Jetwerk, Pinelab and Zepto. Swiggy raised the maximum amount of more than Rs 10 thousand crores.

5. Unicorns may double to 230 in five years India added 7 new unicorns last year. Currently there are 118 total unicorns. These include Aether Energy and Perfios. This year the number may be 130. There will be 250 unicorns by 2030. Currently 29 unicorns are in profit. Zerodha’s highest is around Rs 5,500 crore.

6. Indian startups are getting funding from domestic investors. This year, startup funding may increase by 25 percent to Rs 1.3 lakh crore. Earlier, global venture capital dominated investment, now this trend is reversing. The share of domestic investors in the total funding in 2023 was 90 percent. This trend will continue further.

(Source: Oreos Venture Partners, Inc. 42, Hurun Report) ……………………………

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