Indian Startups Secures $275.2M in 28 Deals: Jan 20-25 Round Up

January 25, 2025: Indian startups continued to attract investor attention during the week of January 20-25, raising $275.2 million across 28 funding deals. While this represents a 10.7% decline compared to last week’s $308.1 million raised across 24 deals, the overall activity within the ecosystem remained strong.

Despite the slight dip in funding, the third week of January saw an uptick in the number of deals and significant new fund launches, maintaining a sense of optimism among entrepreneurs and investors alike.

E-commerce Dominates After Infra.Market’s $121 Million Round – Indian Startups Round Up

This week’s Indian Startups standout deal was Infra.Market’s successful $121 million Series F funding round, led by prominent investors such as Tiger Global, Nuvama, and Abhijit Pai. This infusion of capital boosted the startup’s valuation by 10%, now standing at $2.8 billion. This deal helped drive investor interest into the e-commerce sector, with five e-commerce startups collectively raising $143 million across six deals.

The week also saw significant support for early-stage startups, with ten companies securing $31.2 million in seed funding. Indian Angel Network emerged as the most active investor of the week, backing two healthtech startups: SVASTEK and Prantae Solutions.

New Funds Make Waves in the Ecosystem

Several venture capital firms also made headlines with new fund launches. SamVed launched a $50 million fund targeting early-stage startups in sectors such as AI, agritech, healthcare, and fintech. Meanwhile, Gurugram-based Eximus Ventures unveiled its second fund, aiming for a $30 million corpus to support 25-30 startups in fintech, AI, SaaS, and consumer tech.

Other interesting fund launches included Kotal Alternate Asset Managers’ first close of its life sciences fund at $29 million, which has a target corpus of $185 million, and Bharat Value Fund’s announcement of the first close of its third fund at $144 million. IIFL Fintech Fund also closed its second fund at $23 million, focusing on GenAI-powered fintech ventures.

Funding Snapshot: Key Stats

  • Total funding raised: $275.2 million
  • Number of deals: 28
  • E-commerce sector raised: $143 million
  • Seed-stage deals: $31.2 million raised by 10 startups
  • Most active investor: Indian Angel Network
  • Key sector: Healthtech, E-commerce, AI, and Fintech

Despite a slight decrease in capital inflows compared to the previous week, the Indian startup ecosystem remains resilient with strong sectoral growth and a rise in both investment activity and new fund launches.

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