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Kul Bhushan · · 1 min readIndian jobs startup in talks for Tiger Global to spearhead $100m fundraise
“Apna, a 21-month-old startup that is helping millions of blue- and gray-collar workers in India upskill themselves, find communities and land jobs, is inching closer to becoming the fastest tech firm in the world’s second-largest internet market to become a unicorn,” TechCrunch reports.
Details:
- Tiger Global is reportedly in talks to lead a US$100 million round in Apna. The round could see the valuation of the Bengaluru-based startup soar to more than US$1 billion.
- If the talks are successful, Apna will become the youngest Indian startup to enter the unicorn club.
Dive deeper:
- Apna, which claims to be India’s largest job platform and professional network, has more than 10 million users and onboarded more than 100,000 employers to date.
- In June this year, Apna raised over US$90 million in a series B round at valuation of around US$570 million.
Editing by Collin Furtado
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