Startup Profile

Apna

Legal entity: Apna Time Hai Technology Solutions Private Limited

India's largest jobs and professional networking platform for blue-collar workers

Local ServicesUnicornMarketplace· Bengaluru, Karnataka· Est. 2019Website ↗
Apna is an Indian jobs and professional networking platform focused on blue-collar and grey-collar workers, operated by Apnatime Tech Private Limited and headquartered in Bengaluru. Founded by Nirmit Parikh in 2019, it connects mass-market job seekers with employers and became India's fastest unicorn in September 2021. Its operating revenue fell to about INR 127.6 crore in FY24 and it remained los
Funding raised
₹975.00 Cr
Total disclosed
Latest valuation
₹9130.00 Cr
Most recent round
Latest revenue
₹127.60 Cr
FY FY24
Employees
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FY FY24

Founders

  • Nirmit Parikh

    Founder and CEO of Apna. A serial entrepreneur with a BTech from Nirma Institute of Technology and an MBA from Stanford, he previously worked at Apple on the iPhone product and strategy team and at Intel, and founded Apna in 2019 to serve India's blue-collar and grey-collar workforce.

Funding rounds

  1. Series C2021-09-15₹830.00 CrLed by Tiger Global
  2. Series B2021-06-15₹581.00 CrLed by Insight Partners and Tiger Global
  3. Series A2021-02-23₹103.75 CrLed by Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital India
  4. Series A (extension)2020-09-01₹66.40 CrLed by Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital India

Financials

MCA / self-reported
Fiscal yearRevenueProfit / (Loss)Employees
FY24₹127.60 Cr(₹51.30 Cr)—
FY23₹180.30 Cr(₹120.30 Cr)—

The full story

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Timeline

  1. 2024FY24 losses more than halved — Operating revenue fell about 29 percent to roughly 127.6 crore rupees while net loss more than halved to about 51.3 crore rupees from 120.3 crore rupees in FY23.
  2. 2021-09Became India's fastest unicorn — Raised 100 million dollar Series C led by Tiger Global with Owl Ventures at a 1.1 billion dollar valuation, becoming India's fastest startup to reach unicorn status, about 21 to 22 months after launch.
  3. 2021-06Series B at $570M valuation — Raised 70 million dollars led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global at a 570 million dollar valuation, within about 16 months of launch.
  4. 2021-02Series A funding — Raised 12.5 million dollars led by Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital India.
  5. 2020-09$8M round — Raised 8 million dollars led by existing investors Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital India, with Greenoaks and Rocketship.
  6. 2019Apna founded — Nirmit Parikh founds Apna in Bengaluru, focusing on jobs and professional networking for blue-collar and grey-collar workers.

Data sources

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Updated 2026-06-01