Archive · 16 Nov 2025
Electronics Development Fund Invests ₹258 Crore in 128 Tech Startups
Imagine a special government fund called EDF that helps new technology companies in India.
EDF gives money to other special funds, called Daughter Funds.
These Daughter Funds then find and invest in about 128 promising young companies, called startups.
These startups are working on cool new things like robots, self-driving cars, and smart gadgets.
Together, these startups have created a lot of new inventions and have also created over 23,600 jobs!
The Daughter Funds have also made some money back by selling their shares in some of the companies that have become successful.
The Electronics Development Fund (EDF) has invested ₹257.77 crore in eight Daughter Funds.
These Daughter Funds have deployed ₹1,335.77 crore across 128 startups and ventures in India.
Supported startups operate in frontier areas like IoT, Robotics, Drones, HealthTech, AI, and Machine Learning.
The 128 supported startups and ventures have created or acquired 368 intellectual properties.
Daughter Funds have exited 37 investments, generating ₹173.88 crore in returns, and created over 23,600 jobs.
- Who
- The Electronics Development Fund (EDF) and its Daughter Funds
- What
- Invested in 128 tech startups, supporting advanced technologies and job creation.
- When
- Data reflects recent performance and cumulative figures.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To enable access to risk capital, foster innovation, expand domestic design and intellectual property creation, and position India as a hub for advanced technological innovation.
- Total Investment by EDF in Daughter Funds
- ₹257.77 crore
- Total Deployment by Daughter Funds in Startups
- ₹1,335.77 crore
- Number of Startups Supported
- 128
- Number of Intellectual Properties Created/Acquired
- 368
- Number of Investments Exited by Daughter Funds
- 37
- Returns Generated from Exits
- ₹173.88 crore
- Jobs Created by Supported Startups
- Over 23,600
