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About the d Day

9Unicorns is India’s first First Accelerator VC operating uniquely as VC and an Accelerator, based out of Mumbai, India. 9Unicorns has raised a total of INR 880 Cr for investing in early and growth stage startups, across the next upcoming sectors in India and globally. 9Unicorns plans to invest in 150+ companies in ~ 4 years. Some of the notable investments, which are category leaders in their segments have been ShipRocket, VideoVerse, Niyo, Progcap, Zypp Electric, BluSmart, Renee Cosmetics, BrightChamps, Join Ventures, MyFitness and GOAT Brand Labs. 9Unicorns is the maiden fund out of Venture Catalysts (VCats) group, India’s largest, leading integrated incubator and angel fund backed by 10000+ angel investors. Since 2016, the group has incubated and invested in over 400+ companies including OYO Rooms, BharatPe, RentoMojo, FYND, Beardo, Innov8 to name a few. More than 93+ of its portfolio companies have had multi-bagger uprounds and exit opportunities ranging from 3X to 80X, within 5 years of inception. Having seen $472Mn amount raised by our portfolio companies with 60+ Startup up-rounds along with a participation of 3200+ Unique Investors - Globals VCs and Family Offices during the last 4 DDays, The 5th Edition of DDAY will see 19+ curated startups pitch to global Venture Capitalists and Family Offices solving unique problems across 9+ sectors.

9UNICORNS portfolio growth

145

Unique Funded Startups

$70Mn

Committed Across Portfolio

$590Mn+

Syndicated with Co-Investors

$7.6Bn

Combined Valuation of Portfolio

A glimpse into Participating Startups in 5th DDay

$40 Mn

Total Raised by Participating Companies

60%

Serial Entrepreneurs/ 2nd Time Founders

$35 Mn

Cumulatively Raised by Companies

Strong Focus on Revenue and Scalability

$25 Mn

Commitments received so far

9 sectors

Solving problems across Diverse Sectors

Our past Demo Days have achieved great success

Demo Days are great platforms that provide early-stage to pre-Series A startups with an opportunity to pitch their ideas/businesses to a large number of valuable investors. It serves as a launchpad for startups that can put their business on a high growth trajectory. After having seen stellar success of prior DDAYs, we are glad to announce the 5th edition of the DDAY. We strongly believe that India is on the right track to become the world’s largest startup hub in the world and create over 100 more billion-dollar companies over the next two years

what to lookout for

Global Investors

Startup showcase

networking opportunities

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unicorn investors

mentorship by key leaders

9Unicorns’ Global Demo Day will see investors from across geographies, including Dubai, London, Singapore, USA. Participating startups represent sectors as diverse as deep tech, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, EdTech, ConsumerTech, HealthTech and FinTech. The sector showcase will give passionate startup founders a chance to pitch their ventures in front of some of the best global investors. It will also provide them with networking opportunities with some of the largest names in the angel investment and venture capital ecosystem. They will also get a chance to be mentored by unicorn founders, CXOs and industry leaders to accelerate their growth journey.

Key Partners

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AWS for Startups

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Microsoft for Startups

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Google for Startups

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TIE Mumbai

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IVC Association