Teardowns Weekly Digest #2

Feedback form for Teardowns. And deep dives on the fastest-growing companies globally.

Hi Everyone 👋,

As we hit 2 weeks of publishing these Teardowns, we’d love to get your feedback on how we can improve these going forward, what areas we should expand our coverage to, and more.

We’d greatly appreciate if you could fill out the survey below. It should only take a few minutes. Thanks!

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Teardowns from the past week

Retail

• Pattern – Accelerating eCommerce brands across global marketplaces online. 3rd largest seller on Amazon.

  • Founded: 2013. Valuation: $2B+. 2020 Sales: $500M+.

• Arrive – Marketplace for finding parking

  • Founded: 2006. Funds Raised: $61.1M+. Users: 40M+.

• Mensa Brands – An acquirer of digital merchants that achieved a $1B+ valuation within 6 months of founding

  • Founded: 2021. Valuation: $1.25B. Funds Raised: $200m+.

• Airlift – Quick-commerce company in Pakistan

  • Founded: 2019. Funds Raised: $100m+. Revenue: $50m+.

Media & Entertainment

• Bustle Digital – Global Media holding company with 110 Million monthly visitors

  • Founded: 2013. Funds Raised: $80M. Audience: 110M+.

• Tastemade – A global media company producing content focused on the travel and food spaces

  • Founded: 2012. Funds Raised: $115M+. MAUs: 300M+.

Edtech & Staffing

• Incredible Health – Healthcare Recruitment Platform

  • Founded: 2017. Funds Raised: $17M. Hospitals onboarded: 500+.

• Unacademy – One of the world’s largest edtech platforms with an emphasis on exam and university prep

  • Founded: 2011. Funds Raised: $830M+. Valuation: $3.4B+.

South Asia

• Bykea – Building a super app in Pakistan starting with a ride-hailing and courier app focused on motorbikes rather than car-based fleets

  • Founded: 2016. Funds Raised: $18M+. Driver Fleet: 30K+.

• CoinSwitch – Crypto exchange in India

  • Founded: 2017. Funds Raised: $300M+. Users: 10M+.

• Oyo – Providing a suite of tech tools that connect guests with homes and hotels globally

  • Founded: 2013. Valuation: $9.6B. Funds Raised: $3.7B.

• Ola – India’s largest ride-hailing company

  • Founded: 2010. Valuation: $7.3B. Customers: 10m+

Note: Mensa Brands, Airlift, & Unacademy from the other sections are also South Asian companies.

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