Tracxn: global edtech funding fell from $16.7B in 2021 to $2.6B in 2025, while the number of startups launched dropped from 7,178 in 2021 to just 645 in 2025
Venture capital is moving away from K-12 edtech worldwide as investors prioritize AI tools and workforce training with clearer returns.
Tracxn: VC funding for Indian startups fell 17%+ YoY to $10.5B in 2025 across 1,518 deals, down ~39% YoY; AI startups raised $643M, up 4% YoY, across 100 deals
India's startup ecosystem raised nearly $11 billion in 2025, but investors wrote far fewer checks and grew more selective …
Tracxn: funding for Indian digital lending startups fell to $462M between January and August 2025 from $1.1B a year earlier, after RBI tightened lending norms
The Economic Times :
Tracxn: Indian startup funding rounds fell 32% YoY to 1,448 in 2024, but overall funding rose 6% YoY to $11.3B; 40+ startups completed IPOs, up 80% YoY
Indian startups raised 32% fewer funding rounds in 2024 compared to last year, per new numbers from data intelligence platform Tracxn …
Tracxn: Indian health tech-related startups raised $3.7B since 2022, about half of the $7.4B raised in the sector across the Asia Pacific region
Bloomberg :
Tracxn: Indian startups raised ~$7B in 2023, the lowest since 2018 and down from ~$25B in 2022 and ~$37B in 2021; Bessemer made only one deal in India in 2023
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Tracxn: Indian startups raised $5.46B in H1 2023, down from $17.1B in H1 2022 and $13.4B in H1 2021; Tiger Global made just one deal while SoftBank made none
Manish Singh / TechCrunch : Twitter: @ulonnaya and @eliotwb Twitter: Tage / @ulonnaya : Several high-flying Indian startups, including Byju's, Swiggy and PharmEasy, have experienced a dramatic downwa...
Tracxn: Indian startups raised $5.46B in H1 2023, down from $17.1B in H1 2022 and $13.4B in H1 2021; Tiger Global made just one deal while SoftBank made none
Several high-flying Indian startups, including Byju's, Swiggy and PharmEasy, have experienced a dramatic downward adjustment in their valuations
Tracxn: foreign VC funding of Indian tech startups fell nearly 40% YoY to $25.7B in 2022; Tiger Global, SoftBank, and Sequoia more than halved their investments
Financial Times : Tweets: @tanarrowz Tweets: @tanarrowz : VCs say the lack of exits is a particular concern, as many India-focused funds approach end of their life cycles. Many of the funds set up in...
A look at the impact of the funding crunch on India's tech startups, which raised $24.7B from January to November 2022, down 35% YoY, per data provider Tracxn
Chloe Cornish / Financial Times : Tweets: @parijatjha47 , @copperlife , @catcheronthesly , @johnreedwrites , @sushantsin , @financialtimes , and @financialtimes Tweets: @parijatjha47 : Bigger chunk o...