Startup funding falls 62% in 2023 to six-year low


Ahmedabad: Startup funding in India in 2022 will be Rs. 1,80,000 crore in 2023 by more than 62 percent to Rs. 66,908 crores. In 2018, startups in India spent Rs. This is the lowest funding figure since raising 1,00,930 crores. In 2021, the highest amount of funds collected was Rs 2,41,787 crore, according to the Private Circle report.

Funding deal volume fell by a sharp 72 percent to 1,444 deals in 2023 compared to 5,114 deals in 2022. This is also the lowest figure since 2018, when the total number of deals was 4,122. Unicorn production in India also saw a slowdown. In 2023, only two startups in India, Incred and Zept, achieved unicorn status. In 2022, India saw 23 new unicorns.

Despite the recession, companies with strong business fundamentals still managed to raise large rounds, the report said. Lenskart raised the largest funding of $500 million from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. PhonePay raised a large round of $600 million, but it was not considered the same as it was from its parent Walmart.

The situation is likely to improve in 2024. Even though funding rounds have slowed down, venture capital funds are sitting in plenty. Funds typically have a 10-year investment cycle, and can only raise capital in the first three. Given that investors' cautious approach has continued for almost two years now, we expect to see a pick-up in VC activity later this year.

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