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Top Startup Exits in South Asia for 2026

In South Asia, we rank 77 startup exits based on an algorithm that considers factors such as total investment, quarterly employee count, and website traffic. Startup exits in South Asia are falling behind the performance of their global counterparts.

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Top Startup Exits in South Asia for 2026

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BigBasket logo
BigBasketSB Score: 771Public Exit

Big Basket is India's biggest e-commerce grocer and spans over 20 cities nationwide.

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Website
www.bigbasket.com
Employee range
10,001+
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$1.4B
National Rank(India)
Regional Rank(South Asia)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:64

Largest Startup Exits in South Asia by Funding

The top three largest startup exits in South Asia have raised total funding of more than USD 2.75B. Among the top three funded exits, the most popular industry, based on total funding, is Energy & Environment.
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Billdesk logo
BilldeskSB Score: 685Public Exit

BillDesk develops an integrated technology platform and unified APIs to make digital payments easy and accessible.

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Website
www.billdesk.com
Employee range
501 – 1,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$91.4M
National Rank(India)
Regional Rank(South Asia)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
3rd
Mamaearth logo
MamaearthSB Score: 392Public Exit

Mamaearth is a personal care brand that specializes in baby and toddler products

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Website
mamaearth.in
Employee range
1 – 10
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$130K
National Rank(India)
Regional Rank(South Asia)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:64

Top Hiring Startup Exits in South Asia by Employee Size

The top three hiring startup exits in South Asia have an average employee size that is smaller than to the global average. Among these, the Ecommerce & Retail industry features the startup exit with the largest workforce.
3rd
BigBasket logo
BigBasketSB Score: 771Public Exit

Big Basket is India's biggest e-commerce grocer and spans over 20 cities nationwide.

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Website
www.bigbasket.com
Employee range
10,001+
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$1.4B
National Rank(India)
Regional Rank(South Asia)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
4th
Five Star Business Finance logo
Five Star Business FinanceSB Score: 523Public Exit

Five Star Business Finance is a small business finance company that provides secured loans to micro and small enterprises, small shop owners (provision stores, small restaurants, textile stores, etc), small & medium machine shop operators, self-employed people and povides loans for the purpose of home improvement to MSME customers.

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Website
fivestargroup.in
Employee range
10,001+
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$72.1M
National Rank(India)
Regional Rank(South Asia)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:77

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