Meet 20+ unicorn founders at TechSparks 2021

Good Morning,

The year 2021 will go down in history books as the year when the Indian startup ecosystem hit a new high. Over the last ten months, a record 32 startups crossed the billion-dollar valuation mark.

Just a few days away, the 13th edition of YourStory’s flagship startup-tech event — TechSparks 2021 — will feature a stellar lineup of 20+ unicorn founders discussing their journeys and sharing all sorts of insider secrets around gaining entry into the billion-dollar club.

Slated to be held from October 25 to October 30, India’s most influential startup-tech event will unearth what led to the mad rush into the unicorn club, how more of us can get there, and evaluate capital markets.

Across 10+ curated sessions, TechSparks 2021 will look at what goes behind the scenes in conversation with unicorn founders, including:

• Deepinder Goyal, Co-founder and CEO of Zomato
• Girish Mathrubootham, Founder and CEO of Freshworks
• Vivek Gupta and Abhay Hanjura, Co-founders of Licious
• Sriharsha Majety, Co-founder and CEO, Swiggy
• Byju Raveendran, Founder and CEO, BYJU'S
• Vamsi Krishna, Co-founder and CEO, Vedantu
• Gaurav Munjal, Co-founder and CEO, Unacademy
• Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder and Chairperson of upGrad
• Nithin Kamath, Co-founder of Zerodha
• Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO, Flipkart

And many more…

Join us to be a part of an immersive, inspiring and unique experience with startup awards, product launches, policy discussions, and masterclasses. You can sign up for updates on TechSparks 2021, or to express your interest in partnerships and speaker opportunities here.

Check out the TechSparks 2021 calendar for the line-up of action-packed sessions.

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News & Updates

• Mobility unicorn Ola's used cars commerce platform, Ola Cars, plans to hire around 10,000 people with a target of achieving $2 billion gross merchandise value (GMV) over the next 12 months.

• Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal has joined the board of edtech unicorn Unacademy, announced CEO Gaurav Munjal on Twitter. Deepinder is an existing investor in Unacademy, having participated in the edtech startup's $440 million Series H funding round in August.

• Early-stage investment platform LetsVenture announced a new initiative called LV Fuel where founders, who are a part of their portfolio of startups and have raised funding, want to give back to the ecosystem with capital and non-capital resources.

• Fintech startup Stripe recently acquired Bengaluru-based startup Recko for an undisclosed value. According to a statement, Recko's team will join Stripe's remote engineering hub to build and scale its products globally.

• Smartphone sales in India are expected to touch a record $7.6 billion (about Rs 56,858 crore) this festive season, according to research firm Counterpoint.

Before you go, stay inspired with… 

“While unicorn statuses are consequences and though an important milestone, but what I am really proud of is a million students learning online, and edtech becoming mainstream.”

— Vamsi Krishna, Co-founder and CEO, Vedantu

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