Top 10 startups of 2021
All of today's reputed companies had a revolutionary startup idea initially. Startups are considered the core of innovation and creativity across various industries. Here, we have listed the top 10 startups of 2021:
1. Sharechat:
ShareChat is an Indian social networking service that Mohalla Tech developed. It has more than 250 million active users across 15 Indian languages in a month. The features of ShareChat include tagging, private messaging, and personal messaging.
Official Website: https://sharechat.com/
2. Udaan:
Udaan is an internet portal founded in 2016 that enables B2B trading for medium and small businesses in India. It has a roster of 30,000 sellers, three million retailers in over 900 cities.
Official Website: https://udaan.com/
3. CRED:
CRED was founded in 2018 which is well-known for its quirky advertisements featuring popular cricketers. It claims to be a platform of members-only credit cards which rewards its members who pay bills on time.
Official Website: https://cred.club/
4. upGrad:
upGrad is an e-learning platform founded in 2015 that offers a platform for upskilling. It claims to have built online programs in collaboration with top industry partners and universities. It hits a valuation of $1.2 billion in 2021.
Official Website: https://www.upgrad.com/
5. Razorpay:
Razorpay is a payment gateway platform for easy online transactions. It was founded in 2014. The platform processed payments worth $40 billion in 2020 and has hit a $4 billion valuation.
Official Website: https://razorpay.com/
6. Meesho:
Meesho is a social e-commerce organization founded in 2015. It allows individuals and small businesses to start online stores using social networking platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. It hit a $2.1 billion valuation in 2021.
Official Website: https://meesho.com/
7. Groww:
Groww is an online investment company that helps investors invest in stocks and mutual funds. This company utilizes data science to make investment accessible, simple, paperless, and completely transparent; in such a way that users can easily invest in mutual funds.
Official Website: https://groww.in/
8. BrowserStack:
The mission of BrowserStack is to empower developers to build amazing experiences. It is India's top-most leading software testing platform powering two million tests daily across fifteen global data centers. BrowserStack helps Twitter, Microsoft, Expedia, Barclays, and 25,000+ customers deliver good and excellent software.
Official Website: https://www.browserstack.com/
9. Urban Company:
The urban company was founded in 2014 that offers safe and affordable services to major cities in India for everything - grooming, repairs, cleaning, washing, etc. It is now valued at $2.1 billion.
Official Website: https://www.urbancompany.com/
10. BharatPe:
BharatPe is a fintech company in India that is used to cater to Kirana store owners and small merchants. It offers various fintech products like Bharat Swipe for card acceptance, QR codes for UPI payments, and small business financing.
Official Website: https://bharatpe.com/
Conclusion:
Many startups worldwide are making waves with their new ideas and are expected to touch new heights in the present market. Do you have a startup? If yes, then start working towards it because it's the best time for startups.