
New Delhi:
Domestic tech startups have so far raised $ 2.5 billion funding in the first quarter of the calendar year 2025 (in the January-March period). It has witnessed an increase of 13.64 percent compared to the previous quarter and 8.7 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In the first quarter of 2025, Indian tech startups have got the highest funding globally after US and UK.
Late-stage startups the most funding
The late-stage round received a total funding of $ 1.8 billion (so far) in the first quarter of 2025, which is 38.46 percent higher than $ 1.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the amount is 114.54 percent more than $ 839 million in the first quarter of 2024.
According to the market intelligence platform Traxon, a total of 38 were acquired in this quarter, compared to 15.15 percent compared to the previous quarter and 40.74 percent more than 27 acquisitions in the first quarter of 2024.
Growth in Indian startup ecosystem released
Traxon co-founder Neha Singh said that the atmosphere of funding remains dynamic and India’s startup ecosystem continues to grow.
Auto Tech, Enterprise Application and Retail Sector Funding
The report stated that the auto tech sector got a $ 1.1 billion funding in the first quarter of 2025, which is the fourth quarter of 2024 figures from $ 214.6 million to 403.35 percent and the first quarter of 2024 is 339.71 percent more than $ 245.7 million.
The Enterprise Application sector has received a funding of $ 650.7 million in the review period, which is 21.94 percent more than the $ 533.6 million funding in the previous quarter. The retail sector has got a funding of $ 481.5 million, which is 21.67 percent more against the previous quarter.
Delhi and Bengaluru at the forefront
Delhi’s startups were 40 percent stake in the funding received by all tech startups in the country. After this, Bengaluru’s stake was 21.64 percent.
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