Delhi NCR-based unicorns hired the most number of employees (18,554) across all major Indian startup hubs between August 2023 and August 2024, a PrivateCircle report stated. It was followed by Chennai (4,785) and Bengaluru (2,384). Meanwhile, unicorns in Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad saw their net headcount decline by 7,024, 643 and 66 employees, respectively.