Synopsis
In the initial two months of 2025, India’s Growth-PE companies saw nearly $1.1 billion in PE-VC investments, a substantial rise from the previous year's $594 million. This growth signifies enhanced investor confidence and an increase in both deal volume and value in the Indian startup ecosystem.Key Takeaways
- PE-VC investments reached nearly $1.1 billion in early 2025.
- Growth from $594 million in the same period last year.
- Investments focused on established startups and larger firms.
- India's VC funding surged 69.7% to $883.2 million in January.
- India accounted for 9.9% of global VC deals in January 2025.
New Delhi, March 3 (NationPress) The Growth-PE segment companies in India have recorded private equity-venture capital (PE-VC) investments nearing $1.1 billion during the first two months of this year, as per a recent report.
This marks an impressive increase compared to $594 million during the same timeframe last year (CY2024), according to data from research firm Venture Intelligence.
Notably, the PE investments do not include those from the real estate sector.
The report indicates a rise in PE-VC investments in “established startups and firms launched by larger groups that are choosing to engage PE-VC investors for growth funding”.
The Growth-PE category includes ‘Seed to Series D’ investments exceeding $20 million into various companies.
In addition, another report highlights that the venture capital (VC) funding landscape for Indian startups soared by 69.7 percent (year-on-year) to $883.2 million (by value) in January.
The volume of deals for startups also increased by 40.9 percent from 93 in January 2024 to 131 this January, as revealed by GlobalData, a prominent data and analytics entity.
Further analysis showed that India contributed 9.9 percent of the total number of VC deals announced globally in January 2025, while its share by value was 3.6 percent.
This growth trend suggests that Indian startups are not only attracting a larger number of VC deals but are also obtaining more substantial amounts of capital, indicating enhanced investor confidence in the market, stated Aurojyoti Bose, lead analyst at GlobalData.
Moreover, India continues to rank among the top five markets worldwide for VC funding activities both regarding deal volume and value.
The venture capital sector in India from January to November 2024 has surged to $16.77 billion across 888 deals, reflecting a solid 14.1 percent rise in value and a 21.8 percent increase in deal count compared to the same period in 2023, according to data compiled by the IBEF.
