Bengaluru, 24 March (IANS). 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 seen 13.64 percent compared to the previous quarter and 8.7 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Indian tech startups have got the most funding globally in the first quarter of 2025 after US and UK.
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 raised in the first quarter of 2024.
According to the market intelligence platform Traxon, a total of 38 acquisitions were done in this quarter, compared to the previous quarter, 15.15 percent and 40.74 percent more than the 27 acquisitions in the first quarter of 2024.
Traxon co-founder Neha Singh said that the atmosphere of funding remains dynamic and India’s startup ecosystem continues to grow.
He added, “Major sector is attracting investors such as Auto Tech, Enterprise Applications and Retail and an increase in acquisitions indicates a mature market. Innovation and entrepreneurship startups remain at the core of the startup ecosystem, which are preparing India for long -term success.”
The report reported 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 higher than $ 245.7 million.
The Enterprise Application sector has got a $ 650.7 million funding during the review period, which is 21.94 percent more than the $ 533.6 million funding in the previous quarter.
At the same time, the retail sector has received a funding of $ 481.5 million, which is 21.67 percent more than the previous quarter.
Delhi’s startups were 40 percent stake in funding received by all tech startups in the country. After this, Bengaluru stakes 21.64 percent.
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