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Top 10 employers among Indian unicorns — Lenskart, Ofbusiness lead the list, check others
The ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Unicorn and Future Unicorn Report 2025 lists down the top Unicorn employers in the country. More than 1 lakh workers make up for the collective growth of these startups. Check the list here:
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The rising start-up ecosystem in India has paved a way for job creations in the country. The contribution of the startups' workforce play a significant role in helping them achieve the "Unicorn" status. The ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Unicorn and Future Unicorn Report 2025 lists such top Unicorns which are leading the way in job creation by employing more than 1 lakh people collectively. Take a look at the Top 10 employers among Indian unicorns according to their number of employees: (Representative Photo: Agencies)
10. Licious: Headquartered in Bengaluru, the company was founded by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta in 2015. It aims for a $2 billion valuation for its IPO in 2026. It is backed by Sameer Brij Verma as a leading investor and employs 5,000 people. (Photo: Licious)
9. Meesho: It is also headquartered in Bengaluru and was founded by Sanjeev Barnwal and Vidit Aatrey in 2015. The current valuation of the company is $3.9 billion and is backed by Elevation Capital, Peak XV Partners, Y Combinator as of its Series F funding round. It employs 5,000 people. (Photo: Meesho)
8. Veritas Finance: Founded in 2015 by D Arulmany, it is headquartered in Chennai. With a 64% Year-on-Year (YoY) revenue growth, it's valuation is $1 billion. It has 7,704 employees. (Photo: Veritas Finance)
7. Rebel Foods: It has its headquarter in Mumbai and employs 8,500 people. It was founded in 2011 by Jaydeep Barman, Kallol Banerjee. It has a valuation of around $1.4 billion.
6. CARS24: Founded in 2015 by Vikram Chopra, Mehul Agrawal, Gajendra Jangid, and Ruchit Agarwal, it employs 9,846 people and has its headquarter in Gurugram. It is backed by investors such as DST Global, Trifecta Capital, and Alpha Venture Partners, and has a valuation of $3.3 billion.
5. XpressBees: Headquartered in Pune, it employs 10,000 people. It was founded in 2015 by Amitava Saha and Supam Maheshwari. It's valuation is approximately $1.4 billion.
4. PRISM (Previously OYO): Headquartered in Gurugram, it has 13,424 workers. It was founded by Ritesh Agarwal in 2013 and has a valuation of $5 billion. It is backed by Peak XV Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and SoftBank, among others and operate in more than 80 countries.
3. PhysicsWallah: It is among the top three Unicorn employers with 14,000 people working for the Noida-based company. It was founded in 2020 by Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari and has a valuation of $3.7 billion with 161% YoY revenue growth rate.
2. OfBusiness: Headquartered in Gurugram, it employs 17,000 workers. It was founded in 2015 by Asish Mohapatra, Ruchi Kalra, Vasant Sridhar, Bhuvan Gupta, and Nitin Jain. It has a valuation of $5 billion.
1. Lenskart: Founded by Peyush Bansal, Amit Chaudhary, Neha Bansal, Sumeet Kapahi, and Ramneek Khurana in 2010, it has a valuation of $7.5 billion. IDG Ventures, Chiratae Ventures, and TPG are lead investors. It employs 17,607 people and its the top employer among the Unicorn startups.
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