VC funding review in 2024: Recovering but cautious
3 months, 1 week ago

VC funding review in 2024: Recovering but cautious

Live Mint  

However, this recovery is marked by caution, with investors remaining selective and wary of past overvaluations that plagued the startup ecosystem. Macro change Venture capital inflows into Indian startups bounced back in 2024, with funding in the first 11 months exceeding $10 billion—a 7% increase compared to the full year of 2023. The previous year’s funding crunch stemmed from global headwinds: central banks raising interest rates to curb inflation, heightened borrowing costs, and geopolitical tensions like the Russia-Ukraine war, which disrupted supply chains and intensified risk aversion. Fintech also retained its position as a leading sector, though funding dipped compared to 2023, a year when PhonePe’s $850 million raise significantly boosted the segment’s share. Read this | End of FOMO: Venture capital firms turn cautious over AI startup hype; demand models with clear returns and impact The shift toward late-stage funding reflects the venture capital industry’s cautious recovery from the funding winter, aligning with the risk profile of more established startups.

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India’s venture capital funding rises 43 pc to USD 13.7 bn in 2024
2 weeks, 6 days ago

India’s venture capital funding rises 43 pc to USD 13.7 bn in 2024

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Mar 11 India's Venture Capital ecosystem exhibited robust growth in 2024, with funding surging 43 per cent year-on-year to USD 13.7 billion, according to a report. This recovery was fuelled by a 45 per cent rise in deal activity, with 1,270 transactions recorded, reinforcing India's position as the second largest market for venture capital and growth funding in …

VC Funding in Indian Startups Drops Below $1B in Feb
3 weeks, 4 days ago

VC Funding in Indian Startups Drops Below $1B in Feb

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Amidst significant declines in the stock markets, venture capital fund inflows into Indian startups halved to fall below the $1 billion mark in February despite a strong start in January. According to data compiled by TheKredible, Indian startups raised a total of $802 million across 98 deals in February. Unlike January, which saw three homegrown startups securing over $100 …

At $1.76 bn, startup funding at six-month high
1 month, 4 weeks ago

At $1.76 bn, startup funding at six-month high

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The start of 2025 brought a wave of optimism as startups attracted venture capital of $1.76 billion in January, highest in six months. January 2025 saw a more than two-fold year-on-year jump in funding compared to January 2024 when the total funding was $719.42 million. January also recorded a 33 per cent increase in investments against December 2024 with …

Venture capital needs a new Math. Try this formula.
2 months, 3 weeks 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
2 months, 3 weeks 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 months, 3 weeks 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. …

VC funding in start-ups rises to $6.53 bn, PEs invest $4.69 bn in January-November
3 months, 3 weeks 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.” …

Zepto Secures $350-Mn Funding To Bolster Domestic Stake Before India IPO
4 months, 1 week 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 …

AI investments are booming, but venture-firm profits are at a historic low
4 months, 1 week 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, …

AI startup funding hit a record in the L.A. area last quarter. Here’s who got the most money
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Private Equity/Venture Capital Firms Invest $8.3 Bn in Quarter
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Private Equity/Venture Capital Firms Invest $8.3 Bn in Quarter

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Private Equity and Venture Capital firms invested over $8.3 billion in the June quarter, which was 30 per cent higher than the funding in the March quarter, but 33 per cent lower compared to the same quarter last year. The $8.3 billion invested across 233 deals was 33 per cent lower than $12.4 billion invested across 235 deals in …

Zepto Raises $665 Million At $3.6 Billion Valuation, Plans IPO 'Soon'
9 months, 1 week ago

Zepto Raises $665 Million At $3.6 Billion Valuation, Plans IPO 'Soon'

News 18  

Grocery startup Zepto has raised $665 million in a recent investment round, boosting its valuation to $3.6 billion, according to a statement released on Friday. Zepto reported that its gross merchandise value has “multiplied year-on-year to a base of $1 billion+”, and nearly 75% of its stores are fully EBITDA positive as of May 2024. Aadit Palicha, co-founder and CEO …

Indian startups witness 65.8% drop in funding between Jan-Nov 2023: GlobalData
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Zepto raises $200 million from StepStone Group, others; plans IPO by 2025
1 year, 7 months ago

Zepto raises $200 million from StepStone Group, others; plans IPO by 2025

The Hindu  

Online grocery company Zepto on August 25 said it raised $200 million in a funding round led by StepStone Group and said the company plans to launch its Initial Public Offering by 2025. The Mumbai-headquartered quick commerce company plans to go public by 2025, founders Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra said. The company's another co-founder and CTO Kaivalya Vohra said …

Startup Funding Declines 33% Quarterly To $6.9 billion During April-June 2022
2 years, 8 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 …

Private equity, venture capitals investment drops 27% in startup during April
2 years, 10 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 …

Indian startups attracted $10.14 billion in funding in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 2 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, …

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

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

Firstpost  

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 …

Venture capitalists still investing in startups, despite Covid crisis
4 years, 5 months ago

Venture capitalists still investing in startups, despite Covid crisis

NL Times  

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, startups worldwide are still getting investments from venture capitalists. In the Netherlands, startups raised 591.2 million dollars in the third quarter, more than double the 252.4 million dollars raised in the quarter before, according to a study by KPMG and additional figures the accountancy firm provided to NL Times. Over the past few quarters, investors particularly …

YourNest Venture Capital launches fast-track funding programme SOAR for early-stage startups
4 years, 10 months ago

YourNest Venture Capital launches fast-track funding programme SOAR for early-stage startups

Firstpost  

SOAR will invest between $250,000 and $1 mn in funding each startup that is selected, it added. New Delhi: YourNest Venture Capital on Friday launched a new fast-track funding programme ‘SOAR’ to identify and fund early-stage startups. YourNest Venture Capital has developed a programme to identify and fund startups within just weeks from the close of applications, a statement said. …

'Blitzscaling' Is Choking Innovation—and Wasting Money
5 years, 8 months ago

'Blitzscaling' Is Choking Innovation—and Wasting Money

Wired  

Is venture capital harming entrepreneurship? When I launched a startup in 2000, my one and only institutional funding round of $15 million was largely consumed by the need to buy and maintain servers and storage devices, to write highly customized code for every business process, and to build market awareness through expensive, inefficient mass marketing channels. Launching that same venture …

Startup funding witnesses a late-stage boom in 2019
5 years, 9 months ago

Startup funding witnesses a late-stage boom in 2019

Live Mint  

India’s technology startups are witnessing a funding boom, particularly at the late stage, with more deals of $100 million or more in the first five months of this year than in the first half of the last two years. Late-stage investors are investing at higher prices because companies are growing at a fast pace even at a sizeable scale and …

Opinion | Startups need to stop looking at funding as ultimate badge of honour
6 years ago

Opinion | Startups need to stop looking at funding as ultimate badge of honour

Live Mint  

And they got funded and lived happily ever after…”, this is the glorious startup dream that has launched at least a thousand or more ventures and continues to spur many more. Taking a step back, it’s important to see funding for what it is and separate it from true business potential. It leads founders to take decisions that only help …

Indian startups raise $38.3 billion funding in 2018; e-commerce, fintech attract highest investments: Report
6 years, 2 months ago

Indian startups raise $38.3 billion funding in 2018; e-commerce, fintech attract highest investments: Report

Firstpost  

Around 1,000 deals were signed by Indian startups in 2018 with areas like e-commerce, fintech, sustainability and renewable energy New Delhi: Indian startups are estimated to have raised $38.3 billion in funding in 2018, behind only the US and China, a report by Yostartups said Thursday. Around 1,000 deals were signed by Indian startups in 2018 with areas like e-commerce, …

Over 1,200 startups enter ecosystem in 2018 registering 108% growth; total funding rises to $4.2 billion in 2018: NASSCOM
6 years, 5 months ago

Over 1,200 startups enter ecosystem in 2018 registering 108% growth; total funding rises to $4.2 billion in 2018: NASSCOM

Firstpost  

Bengaluru: Startups in India saw a 108 percent growth in total funding from $2 billion in 2017 to $4.2 billion this year, National Association of Software and Services Companies said Thursday. However, the seed stage funding of Indian startups has declined from $191 million in 2017 to $151 million in 2018. The total number of startup funding deals, especially in …

Indian startups witness 108% growth in funding; Bag this much of total investment in 2018
6 years, 5 months ago

Indian startups witness 108% growth in funding; Bag this much of total investment in 2018

ABP News  

New Delhi: The startups in India saw a 108 per cent growth in total funding from USD two billion in 2017 to USD 4.2 billion this year, National Association of Software and Services Companies said Thursday. However, the seed stage funding of Indian startups has declined from USD 191 million in 2017 to USD 151 million in 2018. The total …

VC funding pick up pace in September quarter
6 years, 5 months ago

VC funding pick up pace in September quarter

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Venture capital is increasingly entering the big league with a marked surge in funding rounds upwards of $100 million, data shows. VC funding in the third quarter of 2018 doubled to over $2.5 billion compared to the previous quarter, driven by hotel booking start-up Oyo’s $1 billion funding, according to a report from consultancy KPMG. The bulk of VC …

Startups celebrate as funding boom returns
6 years, 7 months ago

Startups celebrate as funding boom returns

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Startups have been raising multiple rounds of capital in quick succession at increasingly higher valuations. Investors are chasing startups that don’t generate any revenue—at least not yet—and market share is the preferred investment metric, not unit economics. “While the ecosystem of companies has grown, the number of quality startups in the later stages has not grown at the same …

Silicon Valley venture capital and investment firm IVP raises $1.5 billion fund
7 years, 6 months ago

Silicon Valley venture capital and investment firm IVP raises $1.5 billion fund

Firstpost  

In the past, IVP has invested in the likes of Twitter Inc, Snapchat parent Snap Inc, Dropbox and Slack. Silicon Valley venture capital firm IVP on Tuesday announced the close of a $1.5 billion fund, the latest in a string of massive new venture funds that are appearing as global investors scramble for a piece of the tech boom. “We …

Cloud computing firm Salesforce to invest $50 million in startups employing artificial intelligence
7 years, 6 months ago

Cloud computing firm Salesforce to invest $50 million in startups employing artificial intelligence

Firstpost  

The venture wing of Salesforce.com is launching a $50 million fund to invest in start-ups employing artificial intelligence, the cloud computing firm said. The venture wing of Salesforce.com Inc is launching a $50 million fund to invest in startups employing artificial intelligence, the cloud computing firm told Reuters on Tuesday. Salesforce, whose software helps businesses sell, market and track customer …

Seed-stage funding in Silicon Valley slides by 40 percent in the last two years
7 years, 7 months ago

Seed-stage funding in Silicon Valley slides by 40 percent in the last two years

Firstpost  

The slowdown comes despite an explosion of interest by wealthy individuals and foreign investors looking to park money in the next big thing. Seed and angel investors completed about 900 deals in the second quarter, down from roughly 1,100 deals in the second quarter of 2016 and close to 1,500 deals during that time period in 2015, according to a …

No hiccups for startups: 30% rise in funding and investors still bullish
8 years, 10 months ago

No hiccups for startups: 30% rise in funding and investors still bullish

Firstpost  

Q1’16 got off to a good start with eCommerce marketplace Shopclues making it to the billion dollar club after raising funds from GIC and existing investors Tiger Global and Nexus Venture Partners. Q1’16 saw five $100 million plus rounds, split across 4 different cities – Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Gurgaon with an average deal size of $8.8M, which is 28 percent …

China drives global VC funding to record high
9 years, 5 months ago

China drives global VC funding to record high

China Daily  

BEIJING - Global investment in venture capital -backed companies hit a record high in the first nine months of 2015, with surging numbers of Chinese investors a key driver, new analysis has showed. In the first three quarters, there were 5,640 investment deals with a total value of $98.4 billion in VC-backed companies globally, breaking the record of $88.7 billion …

VCs Adjust to Facing More Competitors for Fewer Companies.
17 years ago

VCs Adjust to Facing More Competitors for Fewer Companies.

Wired  

* Illustration: Christoph Niemann * By some measures, 2007 was a great year to be a venture capitalist. And angel investors are encroaching on VCs' turf by throwing more money at early-stage companies; in 2006, angels pumped a total of $26 billion into 51,000 startups, up from $18 billion in 2003. San Francisco-based Founders Fund, started by ex-PayPal CEO Peter …

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