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Updated · The Times of India · Jun 5India Leads U.S. Unicorn Founders With 96 Startups, Ahead of Israel's 60
3 articles · Updated · The Times of India · Jun 5Summary
- India produced founders of 96 U.S. billion-dollar startups, the highest total among immigrant-origin groups in a new NFAP tally.
- Israel ranked second with 60 companies, followed by the United Kingdom with 47 and China with 41, underscoring India's clear lead.
- Canada had 30 founder-linked unicorns, while Russia counted 23, France 21 and Germany 18 in the same ranking.
- Ukraine and Australia rounded out the list with 16 and 14, highlighting the broad role of immigrant entrepreneurs in building U.S. unicorns.
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Is India the world's top unicorn factory, or its top exporter of unicorn founders to America? Why does the U.S. attract the world's top founders yet lack a clear visa path for them to stay? With more female founders than ever, why is the billion-dollar unicorn gender gap widening instead of shrinking?