India's Apna joins unicorn club 21 months after launch
India-based online jobs platform Apna has closed a $100 million funding Series C round at a valuation of $1.1 billion, achieving unicorn status just 21 months after launching its flagship product.
Tiger Global Management led the round, with support from Owl Ventures, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital India, Maverick Ventures, and GSV Ventures, Nirmit Parikh, Apna’s founder and CEO, said in a LinkedIn...
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