India’s enterprise capital (VC) funding increased by 69.7 percent to $ 88.32 million compared to last year during January 2025. Earlier it was $ 52.05 million. This happened due to a sharp increase in the amount of deals. According to globalDetta data, the number of VC deals also increased by 40.9 percent to 131 as compared to 93 in the same month.
“This growth indicates that India’s startups are not only attracting a large number of VC deals, but also gaining large amounts of capital, which reveals the better confidence of investors in the market,” said GlobalDetta chief analyst Orojyoti Bose said. He said, ‘India remains in the top five markets globally in terms of VC funding activities in terms of both the quantity and value of deals.
Large deals of VC funding announced in India during the first month of the year include raising an amount of $ 12.1 million of building material infra dot market, diagnostic service provider Newburg Diagnostics funding $ 10.94 million funding in $ 10.94 million and raising financial assistance in education sector, $ 100 million.
According to Globaldetta analysis, India stake in all VC deals announced globally during this month, while its share was 3.6 percent in terms of deals.
Bose said, ‘If you compare with some major markets, India’s performance looks different. Especially in the case of China, the amount of VC deals declined by 31.9 percent and its deals were relatively flat. He said that India’s performance highlights the changing trends of Asia’s startup system.
First Published – February 26, 2025 | 10:28 pm IST