Google always knew Indian unicorn Freshworks would be successful

When CapitalG–then Google Capital–invested in Freshworks–then Freshdesk–back in 2014, it knew the tech

When CapitalG–then Google Capital–invested in Freshworks–then Freshdesk–back in 2014, it knew the tech startup from Chennai would make it big. Yesterday (Sept. 22), Freshworks raised over $1 billion via its IPO on Nasdaq.

CapitalG owns around 8.2%, or $1 billion, of the firm’s post-IPO market cap.

Why did CapitalG back Freshworks?

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