{"id":2384,"date":"2021-08-15T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/blog\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2021-12-15T14:59:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T09:29:35","slug":"indian-saas-unicorns-a-look-at-the-companies-that-are-taking-over-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/indian-saas-unicorns-a-look-at-the-companies-that-are-taking-over-the-world","title":{"rendered":"Indian SaaS Unicorns: A Look At The Companies That Are Taking Over The World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sridhar Vembu of Zoho<\/a> and Girish Mathrubootham of Freshworks <\/a>are two names that invariably pop up in every discussion concerning the Indian SaaS ecosystem. And for a good reason. Both these companies mark significant milestones in the evolution of the Indian SaaS industry. Today, we’ve many more companies from the subcontinent that are part of the exclusive unicorn club. But along with that, let’s discuss how the ecosystem has matured over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoho and Freshworks set off a revolution of India-born, world-facing SaaS startups. (Okay, you can call it US-facing) Regardless of who the customers were, these companies built great products that created a market for themselves and others. Remarkably, bootstrapped for a long time, Zoho relied solely on the product strength to gain customers, with little marketing support. As Vembu once put it, \u201cEngineer a good product, and customers will spread the word.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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