Archive · 8 Jun 2025
Pai Calls for Policy Overhaul to Boost Indian Startup Funding
Indian startups, despite their numbers, need more funding.
Mohandas Pai suggests changing the rules so insurance and pension funds can invest.
He wants the government to expand its fund-of-funds program and make it easier for startups to sell to the government.
Pai also stresses the need to increase funding for research and development.
The main problem is lack of local capital, with most funding coming from overseas.
Mohandas Pai highlights a lack of domestic investment for Indian startups.
Pai advocates for regulatory changes to allow insurance and pension funds to invest.
He suggests expanding the government's fund-of-funds program.
Pai wants to remove barriers for startups selling to the government.
Pai stresses the importance of increased R&D funding in universities.
- Who
- Mohandas Pai, an industry veteran, is highlighting the issue.
- What
- Mohandas Pai is calling for policy changes to increase funding for Indian startups.
- When
- The news was reported recently.
- Where
- India
- Why
- Lack of adequate domestic capital and restrictive government regulations are holding back Indian startups.
Startups
Government
Selling to the Government
Startups
Startups face barriers when selling to the government.
Government
Government has reformed the process, but it doesn't always work in practice.
- Registered Startups in India
- 165,000
- Funded Startups
- 22,000
- Startup Value Created
- USD 600 billion
- Indian Unicorns
- 121
- China Startup Investment (2014-2024)
- USD 835 billion
- US Startup Investment (2014-2024)
- USD 2.32 trillion
- India Startup Investment (2014-2024)
- USD 160 billion
