Top 10 startups job seekers loved in the year 2018

This year's top 10 startups in India were chosen by LinkedIn on the basis of 4 criteria: employee growth, job seeker interest, the level of professional engagement with the company and its employees and how well the startup pulled talent.

Oyo

The 5 year old hospitality startup has been on an expansion spree. With 100,000 rooms in 230 cities it is already India's largest hotel network. In the last 9 months it has entered the Malaysian, Chinese and UK markets

Global headcount: 4700

Cure.fit

This is a wellness startup and has recently acquired premium gym chain Fitness First in a $30-35 mn deal. It has 4 offerings: yoga, gyms,health food, meditation centres. The company just raised a sum of $120 mn from existing investors

Global Headcount: 120

Dunzo

Google's first direct startup investment in India is a concierge service that has become a verb in Bengaluru. Users of the service are 'dunzoing' everything which includes buying grocery and arranging gifts

Global headcount: 160

This startup makes logistics seem like a cakewalk. It makes logistics faster, safer and more human. The company  raised $50 million at a valuation of $945 million recently. It brings together technology, data, culture and operations excellence. It has marquee clients such as Maruti Suzuki, ITC and Marks & Spencer, and a freight e-marketplace that's already India's biggest

Global headcount: 3700

Digit Insurance

General Insurance startup Digit Insurance says that 87% of its claims are approved in 24 hrs. Digit believes in simplifying processes and a two-page document explains their products to customers.It raised Rs 315 crore in a second round of funding from Fairfax Holdings. It aims to make the buying of insurance a simple and digitised process. It has some innovative products like insurance against flight delays and jewellery insurance to name a few.

Global Headcount: 630

Little Black Book

Little Black Book started out as a Tumblr blog with an initial investment of Rs 80,000 and expanded into an online platform which reported on cultural goings-on. It specialises in recommending fashion, food, theatre and shopping across 8 cities.

Global Headcount: 80

Republic World

Arnab Goswami's Republic TV has been attracting eyeballs and ratings in the English news genre ever since its launch in May 2017. It clocked Rs 155 crore in revenue for FY18. It has often been criticised for being pro-government and overly dependent on Goswami.

Global Headcount: 400

The Minimalist started as a Facebook page for witty content. This Mumbai based startup works with clients such as Saint-Gobain, Bharti Airtel, Berkshire Hathaway, Coca-Cola and Abbott. In the last fiscal its revenue and headcount doubled.

Global headcount: 60

Bengaluru-based online payment solutions provider has clients like Bharti Airtel, IRCTC and Goibibo. It services 100,000 businesses. The company boasts of a monthly growth of 35%. It also received $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global and Y Combinator

Global headcount: 230

Nineleaps

Nineleaps helps product development for other startups by providing web and mobile application services. It is expanding into markets such as Singapore and Indonesia and diversifying into data science, blockchain and other emerging fields. It plans to hire 300 people this year.

Global headcount: 200