- Published on January 2, 2020
- In AI Features
A Record $14.5 Billion Was Raised By Indian Start-Ups in 2019
- By Yeshey Rabzyor Yolmo
Indian start-ups have raised $14.5 billion this year beating their previous best of $10.6 billion for 2018. The Indian start-up funding has multiplied by 25x since 2010 which capped at $550 million then. And previously Indian start-ups have raised $10.4 billion in 2017. This year, 81 deals ranging between $25 - 100 million were made. Last year 56 of such similar deals were made and 27 deals were made in 2017, according to media.
The capital was raised through 1185 rounds of funding of which 459 were series A or late-stage investments from a total of 817 investors according to India Tech Annual Factsheet - 2019.
The reports state that there were 24 ‘unicorns’, privately owned start-ups, which were valued over 1 billion, in India, this year alone, had 155 ‘soonicorns’, startups
📣 Want to advertise in AIM? Book here
Yeshey Rabzyor Yolmo
J.D. Salinger and O'Henry are my favourite writers. I love history and politics and like to write occasionally.
Related Posts
Top 10 Companies That Crowned Hyderabad as India’s Greenfield GCC Leader in 2025
Telangana has attracted over 75 greenfield GCCs in 2025, compared with 40-plus in Karnataka.
The AI Coding Gold Rush Ends Where Harness Begins
“Only 30% of software engineering happens on the laptop. The real 70% starts after you commit the code,” says Jyoti
How Gradient-Boosting is Quietly Powering India’s Research Push
From groundwater and slopes to carbon sinks, tools like CatBoost are enabling Indian scientists to extract insights and drive sustainability.
India’s Data Centre Boom Is Running Into a Talent Wall
With capacity expected to more than double this decade, the industry is investing in training as graduates struggle to meet
This Firm Wants to be the ‘Next Big Disruptor’ in Networking
Arrcus positions itself as a horizontal software layer that can run across different types of networking hardware.
Will 2026 be the year of AI IPOs?
With CoreWeave’s listing and Fractal Analytics going for an IPO, an array of AI companies are now looking to raise
Fighting Deepfakes May Not Be a Technology Problem
Defenders must be active at all times, while attackers need only one opportunity.
India’s Data Centre Expansion Is Decentralising
Without compute buildup beyond metros, the next wave of digital adoption will be constrained
Download the easiest way to
stay informed
stay informed
