| wdt_ID | Year | Funding Month | Investor | Name of Unicorn | Funding Amount (in $) | Further Participating Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,014 | June 01, 2014 | Tencent, Didi Chuxing | Ola | Undisclosed | . |
| 2 | 2,015 | Feb 05, 2015 | Alibaba Group | Paytm | $213 Mn | SAIF Partners |
| 3 | 2,015 | Aug 02, 2015 | Alibaba Group | Snapdeal | $500 Mn | Foxconn Electronics, SoftBank Group, Temasek, BlackRock, Myriad Group, Premji Invest |
| 4 | 2,015 | Sept 29, 2015 | Alibaba Group | Paytm | $472 Mn | . |
| 5 | 2,015 | Nov 18, 2015 | Didi Chuxing | Ola | $500 Mn | Tiger Global Management, DST Global, Baillie Gifford, Steadview Capital, ABG Capital, JSCapital, Falcon Edge Capital, GIC, SoftBank Group, Daniel E Neary |
| 6 | 2,016 | Aug 16, 2016 | Tencent | Hike | $175 Mn | . Foxconn Electronics |
| 7 | 2,017 | Mar 03, 2017 | Alibaba Group | Paytm Mall | $200 Mn | . SAIF Partners |
| 8 | 2,017 | May 22, 2017 | Fosun | Delhivery | $30 Mn | . |
| 9 | 2,017 | Jul 25, 2017 | Tencent | Byju’s | $40 Mn | CZI, Lightspeed Venture Partners, IFC, Sofina, Brand Capital |
| 10 | 2,017 | Sept 07, 2017 | China Lodging Group | OYO Rooms | $260 Mn | Hero MotoCorp, SoftBank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Lightspeed Venture Partners |
| 11 | 2,017 | Sept 13, 2017 | China Lodging Group | OYO Rooms | $10.2 Mn | |
| 12 | 2,017 | Oct 11, 2017 | Tencent | Ola | $1.1 Bn | SoftBank Group |
| 13 | 2,017 | Oct 25, 2017 | Alibaba Group | BigBasket | $5 Mn | Helion Venture Partners, Trifecta Capital, Ascent Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Brand Capital, Paytm Mall, The Abraaj Group |
| 14 | 2,018 | Jan 29, 2018 | Alibaba Group | BigBasket | $300 Mn | The Abraaj Group, IFC, Sands Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Trifecta Capital |
| 15 | 2,018 | Feb 01, 2018 | Ant Financial | Zomato | $152 Mn | |
| 16 | 2,018 | Feb 07, 2018 | Meituan | Swiggy | $100 Mn | Naspers |
| 17 | 2,018 | Apr 02, 2018 | Alibaba Group | Paytm Mall | $453 Mn | SoftBank Group |
| 18 | 2,018 | Jun 20, 2018 | Meituan | Swiggy | $210 Mn | DST Global, Naspers, Coatue |
| 19 | 2,018 | Sept 06, 2018 | Tencent | Dream11 | $100 Mn | Kalaari Capital, Multiples Equity, Think Investments |
| 20 | 2,018 | Sept 18, 2018 | China Eurasia Economic Cooperation Fund | Ola | $50.2 Mn | Sailing Capital |
| 21 | 2,018 | Oct 13, 2018 | Ant Financial | Zomato | $210 Mn | . |
| 22 | 2,018 | Dec 20, 2018 | Hillhouse Capital Group, Meituan, Tencent | Swiggy | $1 Bn | Naspers, DST Global, Wellington Management, Meituan, Coatue |
| 23 | 2,018 | Dec 31, 2018 | Didi Chuxing | OYO Rooms | $100 Mn | SoftBank Vision Fund, Grab, Lightspeed India Partners, Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks |
| 24 | 2,019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Shunwei Capital | Zomato | $61.9 Mn | Delivery Hero, Naspers, Saturn Shine |
| 25 | 2,019 | Mar 06, 2019 | Fosun | Delhivery | $413 Mn | SoftBank Vision Fund, The Carlyle Group |
| 26 | 2,019 | Mar 11, 2019 | Tencent | Byju’s | $35.4 Mn | General Atlantic |
| 27 | 2,019 | Mar 28, 2019 | Alibaba Group | BigBasket | $150 Mn | Mirae Asset, CDC Group |
| 28 | 2,019 | Aug 30, 2019 | Hillhouse Capital Group | Udaan | $374 Mn | Altimeter Capital, , GGV Capital, DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners |
| 29 | 2,019 | Sept 21, 2019 | Tencent | PolicyBazaar | $130 Mn - $150 Mn |
The above table represents the chronology of Chinese Investments in Indian Unicorns, starting from 2014 to 2019 (till September). According to data from Tracxn, China’s VC investments into the Indian startup ecosystem have increased five-fold to $5.6 billion in 2018 from just $668 million in 2016.
| Region | India |
| Source | Tracxn |
| Table ID | 342 |
Among all the top investors from China, Alibaba Group and Tencent have been the most active investors during the last 5 years. In 2015, Alibaba Group invested more than $1 billion in Paytm ($685 Mn) and Snapdeal ($500 Mn). Further in 2017, about $200 million raised by Paytm Mall, $5 million by the grocery delivery startup BigBasket.
On the other hand, Alibaba’s native rival Tencent has invested in six Indian unicorns so far: Hike, Ola, Byju’s, Swiggy, Dream11, PolicyBazaar.
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