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India's VC Funding Sees 14% Rise in Q1-Q3 2025

India's VC Funding Sees 14% Rise in Q1-Q3 2025
India’s VC funding rises 14% in 2025 · thehindubusinessline.com

Imagine lots of new companies in India that need money to grow, like a lemonade stand needing more lemons.

In the first nine months of 2025, people who give money to these companies, called venture capitalists, gave them more money than they did last year.

They gave about 14% more money overall and made about 12% more deals, which are like agreements to give money.

This shows that investors are more excited about Indian companies again.

India is doing well compared to some other countries, and it's one of the top places in the world for this kind of investment.

Some big companies raised a lot of money, like hundreds of millions of dollars, to keep building their businesses.

Key facts

Funding Value Increase (YoY Q1-Q3 2025 vs Q1-Q3 2024)
14%
Deal Volume Increase (YoY Q1-Q3 2025 vs Q1-Q3 2024)
12%
India's Share of Global VC Deals (Volume)
8%
India's Share of Global VC Deals (Value)
4%
Notable Funding Rounds
Vertelo ($405M), Micro Life ($300M), GreenLine Mobility ($275M)
Data Source
GlobalData

Quotes

Aurojyoti Bose

Lead Analyst at GlobalData

“India’s VC market is demonstrating durable recovery characteristics: more deals are getting done, and overall capital deployment is also expanding. The performance underscores a renewed investor appetite for Indian startups and an improving fundraising environment.”
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“India continues to remain among the top five markets in the world for VC funding activity in terms of both deal volume and value.”
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