From Rs 2.7 crore to Rs 2,151 crore premium: How Digit became the first unicorn of 2021 Digit Insurance became the first unicorn of 2021. Here's how it achieved this milestone in just three years of business in the non-life segment. January 21, 2021 / 01:48 PM IST Digit’s founder-Chairman Kamesh Goyal is a veteran of the insurance industry with close to 33 years’ work experience When Digit Insurance started operations in November 2017, the general insurance sector was only used to business done physically, via brokers and field agents, and occasionally through web-based sales. So, to become relevant in the market, Digit had to work smartly but differently to ensure traction for its products.