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India's Top 25 Most Attractive Start-Ups to Work for, According to LinkedIn

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There's no denying that India's startup space is growing.

Indian startups have reportedly raised over $1 billion in August this year alone. That's despite capital constraints in a slowing global economy, where the days of easy money for start-ups are gone and investors are demanding more results.

Still, LinkedIn's "Top Start-ups 2022″ for India shows that the country's start-up scene may have some promise.

"India's fintech adoption has grown and the funding reflects that, with the sector attracting almost 26% of total investments made during the April-June quarter of this year," said Nirajita Banerjee, the managing editor of LinkedIn News India, citing a Nasscom report.

"Edtech has also made its mark in the list," she said, naming companies like upGrad, GrowthSchool and Classplus.

India's space technology and research sector is also "an emerging one to watch," Banerjee added, with companies like Skyroot Aerospace and AgniKul Cosmos on the list for the second year in a row.

"It's also great to see young professionals embracing India's startup ecosystem, with 56% of all hires in the top 25 startups being aged below 30, and 17% aged below 25, at the time of joining."

The list that LinkedIn compiled drew on in-house data collected between July 1, 2021 and June 30 2022, measuring start-ups in four areas — employment growth, engagement, job interest and attraction of top talent.

To be eligible, companies had to be headquartered in India, have 50 or more employees, and be seven years or younger at the time of calculation.

LinkedIn said the rankings serve as a resource for employees who want to grow in their skills and are "excited by the opportunity to innovate."

"It is this robust startup ecosystem that will allow India to realize its dream of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2025,"  the professional networking site wrote. 

Here's the full list of India's top start-ups 2022, according to LinkedIn:

25. Zypp Electric — Transportation and logistics 
24. Pocket FM — Internet  
23. Stanza Living — Hospitality 
22. AgniKul Cosmos — Defence and space 
21. FamPay — Financial services 
20. Living Food — Food and beverage 
19. Ultrahuman — Wellness and fitness 
18. DealShare — Internet 
17. BlissClub — Retail and fashion
16. Park+ — Internet 
15. Classplus — E-Learning 
14. Rapido — Transportation and logistics 
13. Simpl — Consumer services 
12. Ditto Insurance — Financial services
11. Share Chat — Internet
10. BluSmart — Automotive
9. GrowthSchool  — E-learning 
8. The Good Glamm Group — Internet 
7. Spinny — Retail motor vehicles 
6. MBA Chai Wala — Food and beverage 

5. Skyroot Aerospace

Industry: Space research and technology 

Headquarters: Hyderabad

Full-time headcount: 200

Most common skills: Aerospace engineering, machining, scientific computing

Skyroot Aerospace was founded four years ago by engineers and former scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization. It builds technologies for "responsive, reliable and economic access to space." The spacetech company is now working on a series of rockets that will help carry small satellites into space.

4. Zepto

Industry: Internet

Headquarters: Mumbai

Full-time headcount: 1,000 

Most common skills: Business management, manufacturing operations, data science

Zepto is a startup that promises to deliver groceries in less than 10 minutes. Co-founded by two 19-year-old Stanford dropouts, the latest cash injection of $200 million it received in May 2022 valued the business at $900 million. That brings Zepto one step closer to unicorn status — a startup valued at more than $1 billion.

3. Groww

Industry: Financial services 

Headquarters: Bengaluru

Full-time headcount: 680

Most common skills: Development tools, web development, data science

Groww is a digital investment platform that enables investors to put their money in different assets such as stocks, mutual funds, and fixed deposits. The company boasts of more than 30 million active users, according to its website, and aims to simplify investment for the masses.

2. upGrad

Industry: E-learning 

Headquarters: Mumbai

Full-time headcount: 5,000

Most common skills: Business management, communication, sales operation

upGrad partners with universities in India and overseas to provide professionals and college students the opportunity to upskill. In August 2021, upGrad reached unicorn status and has since raised another $210 million in Series F funding.

1. CRED

Industry: Financial services

Headquarters: Bengaluru

Full-time headcount: 800

Most common job titles: Software engineer, business consultant, product analyst

CRED is a member-based credit card rewards app that was founded in 2018. It allows credit card users to manage multiple cards, and it comes with an analysis of their credit score. CRED is another unicorn in the list, and is now valued at $6.4 billion after its latest round of funding. 

Some employee perks include ElderCare benefits and egg freezing, according to LinkedIn.

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