startups in India

December 29, 2025 12:47 PM

Year-ender 2025: Startups in last 1 year – How India’s Innovation Engine is Growing

India’s startup ecosystem continues to accelerate in 2025, crossing key milestones in terms of numbers, jobs, and innovation. According to the commerce and industry ministry, the country now has over 2,01,000 registered startups under the Startup India initiative, and these ventures have generated more than 21 lakh jobs nationwide, making startups a major engine of employment and economic dynamism. The growth in 2025 builds on nearly a decade of policy support. When Startup India was launched...

May 4, 2025 1:21 PM

Indian startups raise over $102 million across 25 deals this week

Indian startups raised approximately $102.93 million across 25 funding deals this week, with significant participation from both early-stage and growth-stage companies. Startups based in Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR led the funding activity with seven deals each, followed by Mumbai and Chennai. Investments were spread across a range of sectors including cleantech, cybersecurity, edtech, and healthtech, reflecting sustained investor interest in India’s innovation-driven startup ecosystem. Healtht...

February 27, 2025 12:14 PM

India clocks 9.9 pc global share of VC deals for startups in January

In a remarkable feat, the venture capital (VC) funding landscape for startups in India surged by 69.7 per cent (year-on-year) to $883.2 million (by value) in January, according to a new report. The deal volume for startups also rose by 40.9 per cent from 93 in January 2024 to 131 this January, revealed GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis further revealed that India accounted for 9.9 per cent share of the total number of VC deals announced globally during January 2025,...