Prosus and Dealroom: Indian-origin founders built $560B in overseas unicorn value

The Indian Diaspora Index from Prosus and Dealroom estimates that founders who grew up in India account for $560 billion of founder-share-attributed value in current and former unicorns abroad. India-based unicorns account for about $349 billion, led by Flipkart ($36 billion), Zomato ($30 billion) and Groww ($16 billion).

• $560B in overseas unicorn value attributed to Indian-origin founders
• 70 unicorns worth $243B built by all-Indian founders
• 135 unicorns with Indian-origin core team members added $317B
• 62% of companies in the broader cohort are based in the US