Bangalore has the highest number of startups in India. It is the silicon valley of India for a reason. Since we are dedicated to technology startups, let\’s discuss the best tech startups in Bangalore.
Every IT company comfortably settled in Bangalore and that gave it another name to the city – capital of electronics. There are several reasons and we can talk about them in another post.
But after IT, tech startups are booming in Bangalore. Interested in knowing some prominent names born in Indian silicon valley?
List of Tech Startups Based in Bangalore
RazorPay
Founders: Harshil Mathur & Shashank Kumar
Year of Establishment: 2013
Total Funding: $206.6 Million
If you are a freelancer or a small online business owner (like me?) then I am sure that you are aware of RazorPay.
RazorPay is an online payment gateway to collect payments from your customers digitally using your website. You can even collect payments without building a website.
Even I use this service on my websites. My experience has been good till now.
RazorPay even became a unicorn FinTech startup in October 2020.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | HTML5, jQuery, PHP, ElasticSearch, Github |
| Operations | Microsoft Office 365, G Suite, 365 |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics, Hotjar, Pusher |
| Marketing | Google Tag Manager, MailChimp, Mailgun, AdRoll, Hubspot |
| DevOps & IT | Amazon AWS, Gravatar, Splunk, WordPress, Kubernetes, Docker |
| Customer Support | Zendesk, Freshdesk, Intercom |
Mu Sigma
Founders: Dhiraj Rajaram
Year of Establishment: 2004
Total Funding: $211.4 Million
Mu Sigma offers data analytics as a service. The company\’s name comes from “Mu (μ)\” and “Sigma (σ)” that indicate statistical terms. Hmm… Indeed a smart name!
It helps enterprises and organizations to analyze the data in a better way to grow their businesses. Decision-making based on analytics is the key to functioning here.
The majority of its clients are Fortune 100 companies.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | MySQL, Ruby, Redis, Bootstrap, Django, Java |
| Operations | Microsoft Outlook, Skype |
| Analytics & Data | Apache Spark |
| Marketing | Hubspot |
| DevOps & IT | Amazon AWS, Drupal, Docker, Entrust |
| Customer Support | EmailMeForm |
Mobile Premier League (MPL)
Founders: Sai Srinivas & Shubham Malhotra
Year of Establishment: 2018
Total Funding: $225.5 Million
Who doesn\’t know about MPL? Yes, the same red-colored app was promoted by Virat Kohli.
Mobile Premier League is a fairly new company that grew rapidly. Users can play multiple tournaments of skill-based games and earn money from rewards.
CRED
Founder: Kunal Shah
Year of Establishment: 2018
Total Funding: $256.5
CRED is an app that allows you to pay your credit card bills and earn rewards for that. But there is a condition. You need to have a credit score of at least 750.
Not everyone gets it!
People who follow me on my Instagram know about my fandom for CRED. I don’t admire CRED because I use it or the startup is extra-ordinary. That comes because of the founder Kunal Shah who is a very respected person in the startup community of India.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | HTML5, jQuery, Bootstrap, ExpressJS |
| Operations | G Suite |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics |
| Marketing | Google Tag Manager, Twilio SendGrid |
| DevOps & IT | Amazon AWS, WordPress, Gravatar |
InMobi
Founder: Naveen Tewari, Mohit Saxena, Amit Gupta, Abhay Singhal
Year of Establishment: 2007
Total Funding: $320.6 Million
InMobi specializes in contextual mobile advertising and mobile-first content marketing.
It has several products like in-app monetization, audience bidding, etc.
It owns Glance which works on mobile-based content like wallpapers, news, games, etc.
This company started as a search engine for mobile devices under the name of mKhoj. Then it got rebranded as InMobi.
In 2011, InMobi became the first unicorn startup in India.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | HTML5, Python, AngularJS, Bootstrap, ExpressJS |
| Operations | Microsoft Office 365, Criteo, Lucidchart, G Suite, Microsoft Outlook |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics, Lucky Orange, Heap, VWO, PubNub |
| Marketing | AdRoll, AdThis, Factual, MailChimp, Mailgun, Signal, Salesforce, Hubspot, Trello |
| DevOps & IT | Microsoft Azure, GoDaddy SSL, Amazon AWS, Rollbar |
| Customer Support | Zendesk, Survey Monkey |
Unacademy
Founders: Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, Hemesh Singh
Year of Establishment: 2015
Total Funding: $398.5 Million
If you are someone who prepared for some entrance exams then I am sure you must have heard about Unacademy.
Unacademy is an online educational platform that started as a YouTube channel.
This EdTech startup has some flagship courses under UPSC, IIT-JEE, NEET, SSC, and several other streams.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | HTML5, ExpressJS, AMP, Adobe Flash |
| Operations | Calendly, G Suite, Microsoft Office 365 |
| Analytics & Data | Optimizely, Branch Metrics, MixPanel, Amplitude |
| Marketing | Google Tag Manager, Embedly, Segment, WebEngage |
| DevOps & IT | Amazon AWS, New Relic, GoDaddy SSL |
| Customer Support | TypeForm |
Quikr
Founder: Pranay Chulet
Year of Establishment: 2008
Total Funding: $424.2 Million
Quikr is an online classified where you will find every service or product in your area.
It has listings in over 1000 cities in India in categories such as mobile phones, household goods, cars, real estate, jobs, services, and education.
Users can post a free advertisement if they want to sell their old products.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | Adobe Flash, Bootstrap, PHP, ExpressJS, AMP, Elasticsearch, MySQL |
| Operations | G Suite, Microsoft Office 365, Beeketing, CDK Global |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics, Pusher, Lucky Orange, Stat Counter, MixPanel |
| Marketing | Adblade, AddThis, Google Doubleclick, BannerSnack |
| DevOps & IT | Amazon AWS, Docker, Jenkin, WordPress |
| Customer Support | Survey Monkey, Zendesk, Interakt, UserVoice |
Lenskart
Founders: Peyush Bansal, Sumeet Kapahi, Amit Chaudhary
Year of Establishment: 2010
Total Funding: $459.6 Million
Lenskart started as a website that sells spectacles, glasses and eyeware but eventually opened up hundreds of physical stores in India.
Not only Lenskart has an amazing eCommerce website to sell products in a micro-niche, but it even has an amazing AR technology. The app allows to virtually test the glasses.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | HTML5, Bootstrap, Adobe Flash, Java, MySQL, Redis, jQuery |
| Operations | Magento, Slack, G Suite, Unbxd |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, CleverTap, Amplitude, Hotjar, Pusher, Optimizely |
| Marketing | Google Tag Manager, Bounce Exchange, Mailchimp, Twilio Sendgrid, AppsFlyer |
| DevOps & IT | Amazon AWS, Cloudflare, Docker, WordPress, Gravatar |
| Customer Support | FreshDesk, Yotpo |
Navi Technologies
Founders: Sachin Bansal & Ankit Agarwal
Year of Establishment: 2018
Total Funding: $582 Million
Navi Technologies is a FinTech startup that provides loans through its platform.
Sachin Bansal is the same mastermind behind Flipkart who wants to enter consumer-centric and technology-driven businesses in the BFSI (Banking, Financial Services & Insurance) space.
Since it is a fairly new startup, it is just offering home loans and personal loans for now.
BigBasket
Founders: Hari Menon, Vipul Parekh, Abhinay Choudhari, VS Sudhakar, VS Ramesh
Year of Establishment: 2011
Total Funding: $1.1 Billion
BigBasket is an eCommerce store that delivers grocery, household essentials, and cosmetic products to its users.
2020 lockdown due to pandemics gave a tremendous boost to the sales of BigBasket. The service is good and the products are fresh.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | PyCharm, AngularJS, Vim, Bootstrap, Django, Github |
| Operations | Microsoft Office 365, Slack, G Suite, Criteo |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics, Branch Metrics |
| Marketing | Google Tag Manager, AppsFlyer, Campaign Monitor, Twilio Sendgrid, Mandrill |
| DevOps & IT | Atlassian JIRA, Amazon AWS, New Relic |
| Customer Support | KooKoo, MoEngage |
Udaan
Founders: Amod Malviya, Vaibhav Gupta, Sujeet Kumar
Year of Establishment: 2016
Total Funding: $1.2 Billion
Dukaan is India\’s leading wholesale B2B marketplace for mobiles, gadgets, FMCGs, clothing, grocery, and much more. It brings manufacturers, traders, retailers, and wholesalers under a single platform.
If you are a business owner then Udaan gives you an offer to order sample products in your initial phase. You can test them out in that time.
The best part about Udaan is that KYC is required to sign up so that your customers don\’t buy products at a cheaper rate. Only retailers and business owners can sign up.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | HTML5, ExpressJS, jQuery |
| Operations | Microsoft Office 365, G Suite |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics |
| Marketing | Google Ads |
| DevOps & IT | MaxMind |
Swiggy
Founders: Sriharsha Majety, Rahul Jaimini, Nandan Reddy
Year of Establishment: 2014
Total Funding: $1.6 Billion
Swiggy is India’s largest FoodTech startup and it also employs the highest number of man-force in the private sector. It is one of the largest tech startups in Bangalore.
Do I need to even tell more about Swiggy? You might have got a sweet notification from the app to order food. 😉
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | HTML5, MySQL, Elasticsearch, AngularJS, Bootstrap, Redis |
| Operations | Microsoft Office 365, G Suite, Slack |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics, CleverTap, Inspectlet |
| Marketing | Google Tag Manager, Taboola, Mandrill, Twilio Sendgrid |
| DevOps & IT | Amazon AWS, Atlassian JIRA, WordPress, Ansible, Crashlytics |
| Customer Support | FreshDesk, Hotline |
Byju’s
Founder: Byju Raveendran
Year of Establishment: 2011
Total Funding: $2.1 Billion
Byju\’s is the largest EdTech startup in India that focuses on online learning classes for school-going kids.
Its primary courses target CBSE, ICSE, NCERT, and some state boards. Maths and science are the core subjects.
Byju’s has acquired several EdTech startups like WhiteHat Jr, TutorVista, Osmo, LabInApp, and even Aakash Institute.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | Adobe Flash, Bootstrap, FlexSlider, React Native |
| Operations | G Suite |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics, Hotjar, Amplitude, CrazyEgg, Matomo |
| Marketing | AddToAny, Google Tag Manager, Twilio Sendgrid, IPStack, AppsFlyer |
| DevOps & IT | Amazon AWS, Drupal, WordPress, GoDaddy SSL, Disqus, New Relic |
| Customer Support | LiveChat, MaritzCX |
Ola
Founders: Bhavish Aggarwal, Ankit Bhati
Year of Establishment: 2010
Total Funding: $3.8 Billion
Ola is the Indian version of the online taxi rental platform Uber and it directly competes with it in India. I am sure most cab users have both apps installed on their smartphones.
Ola acquired several startups like FoodPanda, Geotagg, Ridlr, Vogo, and many other similar companies.
Ola is the leading among all tech startups in Bangalore. Not just India but Ola is also serving overseas in countries like Australia, UK, New Zealand, and many other countries.
| Team | Tools |
|---|---|
| Developer | HTML5, MySQL, Adobe Flash, Couchbase, Apache Cassandra, Redis |
| Operations | Microsoft Office 365, G Suite, Slack, Sokrati |
| Analytics & Data | Google Analytics, Apache Spark, Presto, Localytics, Qubole |
| Marketing | Google Tag Manager, WebEngage, Segment, Apsalar |
| DevOps & IT | Amazon AWS, Atlassian JIRA, Docker, Jenkins |
| Customer Support | MoEngage, Zendesk |
None of the lists of tools mentioned above is completely accurate because of the obvious reasons. No company publicly discloses all the technology services they use.
According to the Nasscom-Zinnov report, Bangalore has 3rd most startups globally. That makes thousands of tech startups.
