Fintech’s new fuel: Venture debt takes centrestage amid a funding crunch
1 week, 3 days ago

Fintech’s new fuel: Venture debt takes centrestage amid a funding crunch

Live Mint  

As venture capital investments into India’s financial technology sector plunged this year amid stringent regulatory oversight, fintech companies found another funding source become more readily available: venture debt. Consumer startups followed, raising $459 million in venture debt across 55 rounds this year, marking a 10% growth from the $416.4 million of venture debt they raised in 2023. Sharma said credit flows by venture debt funds this year were directly linked to overall venture capital activity in early-stage financing rounds having smaller ticket sizes or in later-stage, IPO-bound companies. The business-to-business agritech sector registered a significant jump, raising $61.6 million in venture debt across nine rounds in 2024, compared to just $5.3 million over five rounds last year.

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Venture capital needs a new Math. Try this formula.
21 hours, 22 minutes ago

Venture capital needs a new Math. Try this formula.

Live Mint  

Successful exits, the transactions that let founders and early investors cash out with significant gains, have become vanishingly few and far between. To survive, let alone prosper, they need an alternative to the traditional venture capital math based on big-number investments, $1 billion-plus valuations and gargantuan exits. “So imagine a company that gets funded today at $1 billion—join the IPO …

AI startups drive VC funding resurgence, capturing record U.S. investment in 2024
1 day, 4 hours ago

AI startups drive VC funding resurgence, capturing record U.S. investment in 2024

The Hindu  

Artificial intelligence startups have contributed significantly to the recovery of U.S. venture capital funding from market lows, with the total capital raised in 2024 nearly 30% higher year-on-year, according to PitchBook data released on Tuesday. AI startups also captured a record 46.4% of the total $209 billion raised last year, compared to less than 10% a decade earlier. The enthusiasm …

AI Startup Funding Hit a Record $97 Billion in 2024
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2 days, 3 hours ago

AI Startup Funding Hit a Record $97 Billion in 2024

Live Mint  

-- Venture capitalists put $97 billion into artificial intelligence startups in the US last year — a new record in a year of multibillion-dollar megarounds for companies like Elon Musk’s xAI, OpenAI and Anthropic. Almost half of the total $209 billion raised by US startups last year went to AI companies, the research firm said, the highest portion on record. …

Startup funding recovers to $14.44 bn in 2024
5 days, 17 hours ago

Startup funding recovers to $14.44 bn in 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Funding in the startup ecosystem recovered to $14.44 billion in 2024 from $11.3 billion in the previous year. Indian startups raised a total of $14.44 billion across 1,337 deals in 2024 against $11.3 billion in 2023. In 2024, startups saw the lowest funding of $719.42 million in January and highest of $1.92 billion in June. Health tech secured 120 …

Public procurements may come with startup quotas
1 month ago

Public procurements may come with startup quotas

Live Mint  

Top central ministries are discussing a proposal that may mandate public sector units to purchase 10% of their requirements from startups, two people aware of the development said. Some of India's ongoing efforts to encourage startups sector include the Startup India seed fund initiative and Atal Innovation Mission. This initiative not only provides a platform for startups to showcase innovative …

India’s venture capital firms are finding that leaner might be better
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s venture capital firms are finding that leaner might be better

Live Mint  

On Thursday, early-stage venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners launched its largest-ever investment vehicle—a $300 million fund. Similarly, Blume Ventures, which has invested in prominent Indian startups including Battery Smart, Purplle and Unacademy, doesn’t plan to increase the corpus for its next two funds, maintaining them at about $290 million, the venture capital firm told Mint in October. “Several venture …

Stellaris Venture launches its largest ever $300 million fund
1 month, 1 week ago

Stellaris Venture launches its largest ever $300 million fund

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Stellaris Venture Partners, which has backed companies such as personal care brand Mamaearth and SaaS startup Whatfix, announced the launch of its largest ever fund with a corpus of $300 million on Thursday. “With this new fund, we’re excited to back founders using technology to solve deep problems in large markets," said Rahul Chowdhri, partner at Stellaris. With this …

AI investments are booming, but venture-firm profits are at a historic low
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI investments are booming, but venture-firm profits are at a historic low

Live Mint  

Silicon Valley’s venture-capital firms are having an easy time finding promising startups to back. Last year, U.S. venture firms returned $26 billion worth of shares back to their investors, the lowest amount since 2011, according to the data provider PitchBook. “We’ve raised a lot of money, and we’ve given very little back," Thomas Laffont, co-founder of investment firm Coatue Management, …

India’s startup scene is picking up speed again
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India’s startup scene is picking up speed again

Hindustan Times  

Visitors to Bangalore, India’s tech hub, quickly learn why locals measure distances in minutes and not kilometres. India’s startup scene has had a difficult few years, as funding dried up and once high-flying firms crashed back down to earth. In January the banking arm of Paytm, an Indian fintech giant, was ordered by India’s central bank to stop all services …

AI startup funding hit a record in the L.A. area last quarter. Here’s who got the most money
2 months ago

AI startup funding hit a record in the L.A. area last quarter. Here’s who got the most money

LA Times  

Anduril Industries co-founder Palmer Luckey is shown at the company’s Costa Mesa office last year. The region broke a record in the third quarter, capturing $1.8 billion in venture capital investment for AI startups with a total of 31 deals, according to a new report by research firm CB Insights. Anduril, which manufactures autonomous weapons systems, including submarine drones, has …

Indian Startups Secure Record Funding in October, But Funding Slumps
2 months ago

Indian Startups Secure Record Funding in October, But Funding Slumps

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian startups attracted funding of Rs 1.2 billion in October, indicating a rebound from the funding winter. However, funding was subdued both on a year-on-year and sequential basis. Fintech, e-commerce, and education startups led the funding activity, with Bengaluru and Mumbai-based startups playing a significant role.

Start-up funding falls 7% to $7.6 billion in January-September
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Start-up funding falls 7% to $7.6 billion in January-September

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Indian start-ups have secured only $7.6 billion in funding in the last nine months, marking a 7% decline from $8.2 billion in 2023 and a 66% fall from $22.4 billion funding in 2022. The retail sector managed to attract $1.95 billion in funding so far this year, and this is a 23% increase from 2023 but a 61% …

India's space tech sector grew 235% in 2 Years, secured $126 million in 2023
5 months, 1 week ago

India's space tech sector grew 235% in 2 Years, secured $126 million in 2023

India Today  

India’s space tech sector is set for significant growth, driven by substantial government investment and strategic initiatives. According to Tracxn’s Space Tech Geo Report 2024, India’s growing Space Tech sector witnessed record-breaking funding of $126 million in 2023, a 7% increase from the $118 million raised in 2022 and a 235% increase from $37.6 million in 2021. Despite a global …

Budget 2024: Centre allocates ₹1000 cr venture fund to boost space economy ‘five-fold in next decade’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Centre allocates ₹1000 cr venture fund to boost space economy ‘five-fold in next decade’

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the creation of a ₹1,000 crore venture capital fund in the Budget 2024 aimed at expanding the space economy “fivefold over the next decade”. The new venture capital fund is expected to stimulate private sector involvement in space activities, supporting startups and established firms in advancing innovative space technologies. News agency PTI …

Indian Tech Startups Raise $4.1 Billion In First Half Of 2024, Secure 4th Place Globally: Study
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian Tech Startups Raise $4.1 Billion In First Half Of 2024, Secure 4th Place Globally: Study

ABP News  

Indian tech start-ups secured $4.1 billion in funding in the first half of 2024, a 4 per cent increase from $3.96 billion in the second half of 2023. According to Tracxn, a market intelligence platform, India ranks as the fourth-highest funded country globally in the tech startup landscape, with the US, UK, and China leading in overall funding volumes. Seed-stage …

Fintech startup funding up by 48% in Q1 2024; raising $429 million between January-March 15: Report
9 months, 1 week ago

Fintech startup funding up by 48% in Q1 2024; raising $429 million between January-March 15: Report

Live Mint  

Funding winter in India's tech startup ecosystem persisted between January- March 15 this year, with only $1.6 billion injected--a 51% decline, according to Tracxn report. The tech startups received $3.2 billion of funding in the same period last year. Only two tech startups received $100 million of funding in the past three months of the current calendar year-Perfios and Shadowfax. …

Fintech Start-Ups See Fewer Incorporation In 2023, Survey By Growthpal Reveals
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fintech Start-Ups See Fewer Incorporation In 2023, Survey By Growthpal Reveals

ABP News  

Fewer fintech start-ups got incorporated in India in 2023, a survey revealed. The survey by Growthpal, a mergers and acquisitions deal sourcing platform, found that the number of fintech start-ups that got incorporated in India in 2023 stood 72.6 per cent lower than 2021 and 55.55 per cent lower than 2022. However, the subsequent introduction of new regulations and compliance …

Indian space industry's meteoric rise in 2023 sets stage for stellar 2024
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian space industry's meteoric rise in 2023 sets stage for stellar 2024

India Today  

2023 was a marvelous year for the Indian Space Industry with the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 and the Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission. Indian space startups have become a strong pillar for the private space industry in the last decade, especially after the landmark decision to open the Indian space sector to private companies by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in …

The Art Of A Good Unicorn | Can venture debt help grow business for startups?
1 year ago

The Art Of A Good Unicorn | Can venture debt help grow business for startups?

Hindustan Times  

Private credit is turning out to be quite the superstar in the private capital space. Venture debt is a subset of private credit that seems to have emerged as an attractive alternative, offering a non-dilutive source of funds that could even complement equity financing. It’s a predictable interest income that, sometimes, comes with an equity kicker… where the venture debt …

More fintech NBFCs tap debt markets for expansion
1 year ago

More fintech NBFCs tap debt markets for expansion

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : Fintech startups operating as non-banking financial companies are increasingly turning to the bond market to secure funds for expansions due to the rising costs of bank borrowing. JM Financial reported that Fintech NBFCs raised ₹1,818 crore from the bond market in 2023, up from just ₹450 crore in 2022. “With demand for credit picking up, bank credit getting …

Indian startups witness 65.8% drop in funding between Jan-Nov 2023: GlobalData
1 year ago

Indian startups witness 65.8% drop in funding between Jan-Nov 2023: GlobalData

Live Mint  

Indian startups witnessed a 65.8% drop in funding in terms of value between January and November 2023, according to a report by Times of India. Citing data from GlobalData, Indian startups raised $6.9 billion across 1,013 venture capital funding deals in the past 11 months this year. Among the top VC funding deals in Indian startups this year were- $250 …

Indian startup funding shrinks by 73% in 2023. What model companies can adopt now?
1 year ago

Indian startup funding shrinks by 73% in 2023. What model companies can adopt now?

Live Mint  

Indian startups have reported around 73% decline in funding this year as compared to 2022. In India, startup funding has declined to a five-year low figure in 2023 — $7 billion as compared to $25 billion received in the previous year, a nearly 73% decline from funding recorded in 2022 amid a worsening global macroeconomic environment tossed by geopolitical tensions. …

Venture Capital funding in India plunges over by 67% during Jan-Oct this year
1 year, 1 month ago

Venture Capital funding in India plunges over by 67% during Jan-Oct this year

Live Mint  

India witnessed a decrease in venture capital funding deals, with a total of 920 deals announced during January-October 2023. India holds a significant position in the Asia-Pacific market and is closely ranked after China in terms of both volume and value of venture capital funding deals. According to GlobalData's Financial Deals Database, India witnessed several venture capital funding rounds exceeding …

How Indian startups are contributing to India’s $5 trillion economy goal?
1 year, 3 months ago

How Indian startups are contributing to India’s $5 trillion economy goal?

Live Mint  

Indian startups have witnessed remarkable growth in recent years, with the country emerging as the third-largest ecosystem for ventures globally. In 2022, Indian startups attracted a whopping $42 billion in funding, a substantial leap from the previous year's $16 billion which underscores their pivotal role in India's aspiration to achieve a $5 trillion economy goal. India will soon become a …

Tech startups find one of their last funding sources is drying up
1 year, 7 months ago

Tech startups find one of their last funding sources is drying up

Live Mint  

A key form of financing that startups rely on is shrinking, hurting new companies that are already starved for capital. Debt Alongside Equity A question mark for many tech industry watchers is the outlook for Silicon Valley Bank’s venture debt business. “The approach to and appetite for providing credit to technology and life science companies, and investors, has not changed.” …

Indian startups set for more pain as funding crunch worsens
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian startups set for more pain as funding crunch worsens

Live Mint  

A funding squeeze at Indian startups that has already led to layoffs and delayed stock listings is set to worsen as investors reckon with stretched valuations and faltering consumption growth, likely laying the ground for industry consolidation. The prospect of fast rising consumption both offline and in India's digital space helped many startups clock multi-billion-dollar valuations in recent years, with …

Indian FinTech startups raise $1.2 billion in first quarter of 2023: report
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian FinTech startups raise $1.2 billion in first quarter of 2023: report

The Hindu  

FinTech startups in the country attracted investments worth $1.2 billion in during the first quarter of 2023, 55% lower than $2.6 billion raised in the first quarter of 2022. The sector recorded late-stage investments of $977 million in the first three months of 2023, a spike of 325% when compared to Q4 2022 but a drop of 44% from Q1 …

Startups in India see 75% drop in funding; check details
1 year, 8 months ago

Startups in India see 75% drop in funding; check details

Live Mint  

The startup ecosystem in India saw a considerable decline in investment in the first quarter of 2023 when compared to the same period in 2018, according to the latest "Tracxn Geo Quarterly Report: India Tech - Q1 2023". According to the research, startup companies in India raised $2.8 billion in total in the first quarter of 2023, down 75% from …

Silicon Valley Bank Crisis: How India Can Save Its Fledgling Startup Ecosystem
1 year, 9 months ago

Silicon Valley Bank Crisis: How India Can Save Its Fledgling Startup Ecosystem

The Quint  

With more than 5,000 funded start-ups having raised over USD 135 billion in capital investment, India boasts of the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, which has also spawned more than 100 unicorns. While e-commerce and fintech have received more than half of the total investment, enterprise tech, Edutech, health-tech, and other sectors have seen many startups growing into …

Indian startups, VC funds press panic button on Silicon Valley Bank crisis
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian startups, VC funds press panic button on Silicon Valley Bank crisis

Live Mint  

In the wake of the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank after a run on the bank by deposit holders, a few Indian startups and venture capital firms that have exposure to the US worry about their funds parked in the tech-business-friendly bank. Almost all SaaS companies with US presence will have an SVB account,” the second person, a US-based …

No funding winter, funding always waiting to see more innovative startups: Nirmala Sitharaman to Network18
1 year, 11 months ago

No funding winter, funding always waiting to see more innovative startups: Nirmala Sitharaman to Network18

Firstpost  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, ‘The major push for startups happened in 2016 when the honourable Prime Minister announced a policy. And subsequently year after year giving concessions’ New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that funds are waiting to see more innovative startups from India and assured that there is no scarcity of funding. In an …

Angel tax may trim foreign funding in Indian startups
1 year, 11 months ago

Angel tax may trim foreign funding in Indian startups

Live Mint  

Indian startups raising capital from foreign investors such as SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, Prosus, Tiger Global, KKR and Blackstone will now have to pay angel tax in a move that could squeeze funding into the sector facing a liquidity crunch and prompt more startups to shift overseas. “This could compel more startups to flip overseas, as foreign investors may not want …

Budget 2023 Expectations: Foster tie-ups between government and stakeholders to support startups
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 Expectations: Foster tie-ups between government and stakeholders to support startups

Firstpost  

The Indian startup ecosystem has been witnessing an unprecedented boom in the last few years with new businesses emerging in a multitude of sectors. As a result, this year’s Union Budget 2023 is being closely watched by many startups, as they seek measures to support them in overcoming these difficult times. To ensure effective regulation of the rapidly developing startup …

Budget 2023 Expectations: Startups seek efforts to foster innovation and digitisation
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 Expectations: Startups seek efforts to foster innovation and digitisation

Firstpost  

The year gone by would be remembered as a marquee year for the technology space, especially smart wearables, from an innovation and adoption standpoint in India. Attention to diversifying the vast pool of Indian talent will also help create new cutting-edge differentiation in the startup sector, enabling India to take center stage in the global ecosystem. Creating an ecosystem for …

US venture capitalists hope Budget 2023 supports growth, startup ecosystem
1 year, 11 months ago

US venture capitalists hope Budget 2023 supports growth, startup ecosystem

Business Standard  

US venture capital firms investing in India are expecting the Union Budget 2023 to support the growth and development of the startup ecosystem in the country, according to a top investor. As a US-based venture capital firm investing in India, we are keenly interested in policies and initiatives that will support the growth and development of the startup ecosystem in …

Why are Indian start-ups facing such a severe funding winter?
2 years, 2 months ago

Why are Indian start-ups facing such a severe funding winter?

Business Standard  

India’s most valuable start-up, Byju’s, is laying off nearly 2,500, or 5 per cent, of its employees as part of its optimisation plan. Analysis by CB Insights showed that in the third quarter of calendar year 2022, India’s share of total venture capital funding that went to Asia fell by nearly half to 14 per cent, compared to 22 per …

Indian FinTech market to reach $1 trillion by 2030, says CEA
2 years, 3 months ago

Indian FinTech market to reach $1 trillion by 2030, says CEA

The Hindu  

“India is among the fastest growing fintech markets in the world with a market size of $31 billion in 2021 that is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2030,” said V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor of India, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. “The next wave in the fintech sector could be the cash flow lending to MSMEs using …

India’s startup ecosystem should adapt to tight money conditions
2 years, 3 months ago

India’s startup ecosystem should adapt to tight money conditions

Live Mint  

India has emerged as the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, with 107 unicorns with a total valuation of $340.79 billion, as of 7 September 2022. The reason for such a ‘funding winter’ is to be traced to global macroeconomic developments, especially changing interest rate regimes between 2020 and 2022. The Fed also provided forward guidance on the future …

India’s fintech ecosystem restores people’s faith in democracy: MoS IT
2 years, 5 months ago

India’s fintech ecosystem restores people’s faith in democracy: MoS IT

Live Mint  

India’s fintech ecosystem has helped the nation in rebuilding the trust between the government and citizens, transforming lives and restoring people’s faith in democracy, said Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The minister highlighted the expansion of startups and digital ecosystem in India on the closing day of the FinTech Festival India in New Delhi …

Fintech has helped plug corruption, leaks in financial disbursements: Minister
2 years, 5 months ago

Fintech has helped plug corruption, leaks in financial disbursements: Minister

Live Mint  

BENGALURU: India’s fintech ecosystem has helped rebuild the trust between the citizens and the government, transform lives and restore faith in democracy, said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union minister of state for electronics and information technology, on Friday. But today, there is no leak or scope for corruption as the beneficiaries get their amounts due straight in their Jan Dhan accounts and …

Startup Funding Declines 33% Quarterly To $6.9 billion During April-June 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Startup Funding Declines 33% Quarterly To $6.9 billion During April-June 2022

News 18  

Indian startups raised $6.9 billion in 409 funding rounds during April-June 2022, which was down by 33 per cent as compared with $10.3 billion mopped up in the previous quarter. Through this report, we aim to give industry stakeholders key insights into the ecosystem that would help in business decision making backed by extensive market intelligence and thorough research and …

Startup Layoffs: Overall Funding Is No Less This Year, But Why Firms are Firing Employees
2 years, 7 months ago

Startup Layoffs: Overall Funding Is No Less This Year, But Why Firms are Firing Employees

News 18  

Although start-ups are resorting to lay-off of employees as they cite cost-cutting as the primary reason, data show that the overall funding for these new-generation enterprises during January-April this year is almost the same as last year and even the number of companies raising over USD 100 million is also higher than last year. Interestingly, the data showed that the …

Private equity, venture capitals investment drops 27% in startup during April
2 years, 7 months ago

Private equity, venture capitals investment drops 27% in startup during April

Live Mint  

A latest report said decline in bets on startups has led to drop of 27% year-on-year in the investment of PE/VE to $5.5 billion in April this year. According to a report by industry grouping IVCA and EY, investments into startup by venture capital funds have halved to $1.6 billion across 82 deals in the month under review - which …

Global venture capital funds flock to India as China's appeal dims: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Global venture capital funds flock to India as China's appeal dims: Report

Hindustan Times  

India is receiving investment from venture capital firms from around the world, suggesting a breakout moment for the country's startups, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday. Citing the overall data from Tracxn, Nikkei Asia said that 597 venture capital firms have made 2,284 deals so far this year. Talking about the situation in China, the report said that Beijing's regulatory crackdown …

Fintech players get $2.7 billion from VC funds in 2020: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Fintech players get $2.7 billion from VC funds in 2020: Report

Live Mint  

Despite the pandemic-induced disruptions, venture capital funds pumped $2.7 billion into domestic fintech companies in 2020, the second-highest fund infusion into the sector since 2019 when it had peaked at $3.5 billion, according to a report. The biggest investments were into Bengaluru-based payments firm Navi Technologies at $397.9 million from angel funds, Noida-based Pine Labs attracted $300 million from private …

Venture debt funds gear up to raise larger funds for startups
3 years, 11 months ago

Venture debt funds gear up to raise larger funds for startups

Live Mint  

Venture debt funds are gearing up to raise new, larger funds on the back of higher demand from startups, which aim to extend the cash runway and fund working capital requirements. Debt providers, such as Alteria Capital, Innoven Capital, and Trifecta Capital are raising new funds, with many of them witnessing their highest momentum in transactions in December. This has …

Indian startups attracted $10.14 billion in funding in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian startups attracted $10.14 billion in funding in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic

Firstpost  

Indian startups are estimated to have received $10.14 billion in funding across more than 1,200 deals in 2020 despite the COVID crisis, a report by consulting firm HexGn said. “Weathering negative sentiment, seed stage investment deals grew by 50 percent from $353 million over 420 deals in 2019 to $372 million over 672 deals in 2020. The report said Bengaluru, …

Indian Startups Received $10.14 Billion in Funding in 2020; E-Commerce, Edtech Biggest Gainers: Report
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian Startups Received $10.14 Billion in Funding in 2020; E-Commerce, Edtech Biggest Gainers: Report

News 18  

Indian startups are estimated to have received USD 10.14 billion in funding across more than 1,200 deals in 2020 despite the Covid-19 crisis, a report by consulting firm HexGn said. Even though the total investment received in 2020 is lower than that of 2019, the number of deals were higher by 20 per cent, the report said. “Weathering negative sentiment, …

Fintech firm for merchants, BharatPe, raises Rs 50 crore debt from Trifecta Capital
3 years, 11 months ago

Fintech firm for merchants, BharatPe, raises Rs 50 crore debt from Trifecta Capital

Firstpost  

Fintech company BharatPe on 20 January said it has raised Rs 50 crore in debt from venture debt firm Trifecta Capital. The fact that we have been able to raise debt from all three renowned venture debt providers Alteria, Innoven and Trifecta Capital - in the largest single raise is a testimony of the scalability of our business model,” BharatPe …

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