Investors pour $9.3 billion into Indian startups, a decline as compared to 2019 data shows
3 years, 11 months ago

Investors pour $9.3 billion into Indian startups, a decline as compared to 2019 data shows

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In 2019, domestic startups had raised a total of $14.2 billion from January 1 to December 23. Investors have poured in about $9.3 billion into Indian startups so far in 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic upending many sectors of the economy, data from industry tracker Tracxn showed. This is a decline as compared to 2019 when domestic startups had raised a total of $14.2 billion across 1,482 rounds from January 1 to December 23. In December alone, more than $1.5 billion was invested across companies including food delivery app Zomato, logistics player Delhivery, and InMobi’s Glance. Although the number of funding rounds fell to its lowest in five years in 2020, the amount raised was higher than 2016 and 2017, when investors chipped in $3.51 billion and $6.43 billion respectively.

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Start-up funding sees six per cent surge in funding at 11.3 billion dollars in 2024
5 days, 18 hours ago

Start-up funding sees six per cent surge in funding at 11.3 billion dollars in 2024

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: In 2024, the start-up ecosystem saw a marginal 6% increase in funding at $11.3 billion compared to $10.7 billion in 2023. However, this is a 56% decline compared to 2022 as start-ups raised a record $25.4 billion in funding in that year, said SaaS-based market intelligence platform Tracxn in its India Tech Annual Report 2024 on Thursday. According to …

VC funding in start-ups rises to $6.53 bn, PEs invest $4.69 bn in January-November
2 weeks, 5 days ago

VC funding in start-ups rises to $6.53 bn, PEs invest $4.69 bn in January-November

New Indian Express  

Meanwhile, private equity funding in start-ups stood at $4.69 billion in January-November 2024, compared to $4.59 billion in 2023 and $14.95 billion in 2022 during the same period. Zepto raised $665 million in June and in August, it raised $340 million, and these were the top two funding rounds in 2024 so far. Late-stage funding remains cautious, with constrained valuations.” …

Public procurements may come with startup quotas
3 weeks 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 …

Zepto Secures $350-Mn Funding To Bolster Domestic Stake Before India IPO
1 month ago

Zepto Secures $350-Mn Funding To Bolster Domestic Stake Before India IPO

ABP News  

Zepto, the rapid delivery start-up, has retained its $5 billion valuation in its latest funding round, attracting notable investors such as Motilal Oswal’s Raamdeo Agrawal, the Taparia Family Office, Mankind Pharma Family Office, RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, Claypond Capital, and the Cello Family Office. Additionally, the round saw participation from other prominent players, including the Haldiram Snacks Family Office, Sekhsaria …

Indian Startups Secure Record Funding in October, But Funding Slumps
1 month, 2 weeks 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.

Indian Tech Startups Raise $4.1 Billion In First Half Of 2024, Secure 4th Place Globally: Study
6 months 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
8 months, 3 weeks 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. …

Start-ups raise $900 million funding in February
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Start-ups raise $900 million funding in February

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: In what could be an end to the funding winter, Indian start-ups mopped up nearly $900 million across 121 deals in February, which was higher than January 2024 as well as February 2023. Unlike January, February saw three-digit funding as Shadowfax raised $100 million in a new round. Bengaluru retained the top spot with 45 deals worth around $482.6 …

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. …

Driven By SME IPOs, India Leads Global IPO Chart With 80 Listings Till June 2023: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Driven By SME IPOs, India Leads Global IPO Chart With 80 Listings Till June 2023: Report

ABP News  

Defying global trends, the stock exchanges of India have topped global rankings in terms of the number of initial public offers. As per a report by Ernst and Young, the BSE and the NSE have jointly listed 80 firms till June 2023, which is 33 per cent higher than the 60 IPOs floated a year back. "Defying the global downward …

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 …

Startups raise $3.4b in Q4
1 year, 8 months ago

Startups raise $3.4b in Q4

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Despite facing tough times amid a funding crunch, Indian startups managed to raise $3.4 billion in the March quarter of FY23, which was the same as the funding of the December quarter. In Q4 FY22, startups had raised $12 billion, which came down to $7.7 billion in Q2 and $2.8 billion in Q3. While PhonePe scooped up $650 million …

No funding winter, funding always waiting to see more innovative startups: Nirmala Sitharaman to Network18
1 year, 10 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 …

What will be appetite of retail investors in next round? Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath
2 years ago

What will be appetite of retail investors in next round? Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath

Live Mint  

Zerodha's co-founder Nikhil Kamath on Friday questioned how would retail investors react to the next round of initial public oferings that are coming up in December. In his Linkedin post, Nikhil questioned what would retail investors buy in what they know, like in Zomato, which has the highest amount of retail money. As of September 30, 2022, 17,99,257 retail investors …

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 startups see decline in funding activity, at two-year low levels: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian startups see decline in funding activity, at two-year low levels: Report

Live Mint  

The global slowdown in funding continues with start-up funding in India in Q3 CY22 hitting a two-year low at $2.7 billion across 205 deals, as per the PwC India report titled - Startup Deals Tracker for the third quarter of the current year. Early stage deals contributed around 21% of the total funding by value in Q3 CY22 compared to …

IPO Fundraising Declines 32% During April-September 2022; Check Details
2 years, 2 months ago

IPO Fundraising Declines 32% During April-September 2022; Check Details

News 18  

Fundraising Via IPOs In April-September 2022: A total of 14 Indian companies raised Rs 35,456 crore through mainboard initial public offerings in the first half of 2022-23, which is 32 per cent lower than the Rs 51,979 crore raised through 25 IPOs in the corresponding period last year, according to data from PRIME Database. “Overall public equity fundraising also dropped …

Nandan Nilekani-Floated Fundamentum Raises $227 Million For Investing In Startups
2 years, 4 months ago

Nandan Nilekani-Floated Fundamentum Raises $227 Million For Investing In Startups

News 18  

Fundamentum Partnership, floated by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and Helion Ventures co-founder Sanjeev Aggarwal, on Friday said it has raised $227 million to invest in early-growth stage Indian start-ups. Fundamentum plans to fund enterprises that have attained product-market fit and have developed momentum in their scale-up journey,” the company said in a tweet. We now intend to go deeper into …

Startup Funding Declines 33% Quarterly To $6.9 billion During April-June 2022
2 years, 5 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, 6 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 …

IPO fundraising at highest ever in 2021-22
2 years, 8 months ago

IPO fundraising at highest ever in 2021-22

India TV News  

Highlights Total 52 Indian corporates raised an all-time high Rs 1.11L crore through main board IPOs in 2021-22 The 2021-22 IPO amount was over 3.5 times Rs 31,268 cr raised through 30 IPOs in 2020-21 The previous best year was 2017-18 in which Rs 81,553 crore was raised A total of 52 Indian corporates raised an all-time high Rs 1.11 …

Indian startups raised record USD 24.1 billion in 2021, reports Nasscom
2 years, 11 months ago

Indian startups raised record USD 24.1 billion in 2021, reports Nasscom

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Indian startups raised a record $24.1 billion in 2021, a two-fold increase over pre-Covid levels, while $6 billion were raised via public markets with 11 startup IPOs, a new Nasscom report said on Friday.The Indian tech startup base continues to witness steady growth, adding over 2250 startups in 2021, which is 600 more than 2020. India, accounting for …

Not Nykaa or Zomato, these IPOs lead multibagger gains this year. Do you own?
2 years, 11 months ago

Not Nykaa or Zomato, these IPOs lead multibagger gains this year. Do you own?

Live Mint  

2021 has been a record year for initial public offerings as companies, especially new-age technology startups, sought to take advantage of a soaring stock market. Paras Defence shares have rallied over 285% from issue price, followed by Nureca which is up 247% from its issue price, Laxmi Organics, Easy Trip, Clean Science, MacroTech Developers, Latent View Analytics, Tatva Chintan 131% …

Groww Skyrockets its Growth with $251 Million Series E Funding
3 years, 1 month ago

Groww Skyrockets its Growth with $251 Million Series E Funding

Deccan Chronicle  

Groww, an online investment platform in India, has made it to a 3x value - at the valuation of $3 billion dollars in just a matter of just six months as an Indian Fintech startup. Rapid Growth Established in 2016 and going on for 5 years, Groww enables the Indian market's retail investors to invest in direct mutual funds, stocks, …

Startup deals in India set to pick up pace as investors hunt post-pandemic bets
3 years, 4 months ago

Startup deals in India set to pick up pace as investors hunt post-pandemic bets

Live Mint  

Cash-laden investors are set to step up the hunt for Indian firms, mainly tech start-ups, likely to benefit in the post-pandemic world, after pumping in a record $30 billion via public and private equity deals this year, bankers and analysts said. "COVID has accelerated the existing trend towards digital consumerism, be that in food delivery, ecommerce or retail," said Gaurav …

Stockal sets sights on $1 bn AUM after funding round led by Aroa
3 years, 7 months ago

Stockal sets sights on $1 bn AUM after funding round led by Aroa

Live Mint  

Stockal, a platform that enables Indian retail investors to trade in listed US securities, has set itself $1 billion assets under management as its next big target, even as the firm expands its presence to Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. The growth plans come on the back of a $3 million pre-Series A funding round that the New York-based startup …

IPO fundraising in India at 13-year high
3 years, 9 months ago

IPO fundraising in India at 13-year high

Live Mint  

Indian fundraising via IPOs is at a 13-year high as a flood of foreign money and unprecedented interest from mom-and-pop investors spur more listings, making India one of the hottest IPO markets in 2021. India's IPO proceeds this year India's IPO proceeds this year India's IPO proceeds in 2020 India's IPO proceeds in 2020 Heavy foreign investor flows into shares, …

Indian startups attracted $10.14 billion in funding in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 10 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, 10 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, …

Indian Startups End 2020 on Strong Note Even as Chinese Investors Dry Up Cash Flow
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian Startups End 2020 on Strong Note Even as Chinese Investors Dry Up Cash Flow

News 18  

Indian startups understandably saw a decline in the amount of money they raised through 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on Indian and global economies took its toll. According to consultancy firm Tracxn, 2020 marked the first year since 2016 when the total amount of funding raised by startups in India failed to cross the $10 billion …

Zomato Raises $195 Million in Funding from 6 Investors, Valuation Touches $3.6 Billion
4 years, 1 month ago

Zomato Raises $195 Million in Funding from 6 Investors, Valuation Touches $3.6 Billion

News 18  

Info Edge on Friday said its investee company Zomato has raised USD 195 million in funding from six investors including Luxor, Kora and Steadview, valuing the online food ordering platform at USD 3.6 billion. “Zomato Pvt Ltd has closed a primary fundraise of USD 195 million from six different investors…The transactions valued Zomato at a post-money valuation of USD 3.6 …

Global companies raise most funds for the month of August in a decade
4 years, 4 months ago

Global companies raise most funds for the month of August in a decade

Live Mint  

Companies raised the most funds in global equity and debt markets for the month of August in a decade as homebound bankers spend their summer fixing deals off the back of trillions of dollars of stimulus worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Companies have raised $65.5 billion through initial public offerings and high-yield bond issuances globally so far in August, …

ZoloStays raises $56 million from new, existing investors
4 years, 5 months ago

ZoloStays raises $56 million from new, existing investors

Live Mint  

Co-living startup ZoloStays has raised $56 million in a Series C round led by Investcorp, Nexus Ventures Partners, Mirae Assets and existing investor Trifecta Capital among others. The co-living sector in India is currently facing several challenges as demand and occupancy levels remain a concern with people returning to their hometowns and many companies still allowing employees to work from …

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