New Delhi, June 5 -- Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra recently reacted to a new study published by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) which observed that Indians formed a part of the major chunk of entrepreneurs who were behind billion-dollar startups in the United States. Commending the performance of Indian Americans, the 71-year-old asserted that the startup boom has begun in India as well which is set to surprise the world.

Leading the list of US unicorn startups, a total of 96 Indian immigrants founded or co-founded privately held US startup companies valued at $1 billion or more, higher than any other country in the world. Second on the list is Israel followed by United Kingdom. With Indians emerging as some o...