On-line astrology and religious tech platform Astrotalk has turned unicorn at a valuation of $1 billion by an ESOP buyback for greater than 100 workers, in line with the corporate. The Noida based mostly startup stated the buyback will present eligible workers with a chance to grasp liquidity whereas retaining their participation within the firm’s future development.
Based in 2017 by Puneet Gupta and Anmol Jain, Astrotalk has expanded from astrology consultations into religious and commerce classes. The corporate at the moment has a income run charge of greater than Rs 2,500 crore and recorded Rs 1,176 crore in income with Rs 285 crore in PBT in FY25.
The ESOP buyback is being funded by income generated by the enterprise. The startup is backed by buyers together with Left Lane Capital and Elev8 Enterprise Companions.
The startup has additionally expanded into religious commerce by Astrotalk Retailer. The e-commerce arm has reached a each day GMV run charge of round Rs 1 crore and processed 1.6 million orders in 2025, in line with the corporate.
Astrotalk has additionally launched a standalone platform for gem stones, providing treasured and semi treasured stones with lab certification, astrology consultations and a substitute coverage. The platform is aimed toward addressing sourcing and certification issues within the fragmented gemstone market.
Astrotalk’s valuation has jumped 3.3X from $300 million in June 2024 to $1 billion. With simply $34 million in whole funding, such a steep valuation bounce by an ESOP buyback is uncommon in India’s startup ecosystem, with profitability additionally enjoying a key function.
Astrotalk co-founder Anmol Jain stated the corporate has centered on sourcing, merchandising and new product launches over the previous yr. The devoted gemstone platform, he added, is meant to construct buyer belief within the class.
Astrotalk will proceed to put money into expertise and expertise and develop its international footprint because it seems to develop its presence throughout the religious tech and commerce segments.
With this spherical, Astrotalk has change into eightth startup to enter India’s unicorn membership in 2026, following Emergent, Sarvam AI, Sq. Yards, Skyroot, KreditBee, Neysa, and Juspay.
