India’s VC funding rises 14% in 2025
Major fundraises included Vertelo ($405 million), Micro Life ($300 million), and GreenLine Mobility ($275 million).
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India’s venture capital (VC) funding landscape recorded year-on-year (YoY) expansion in the first three quarters (Q1-Q3) of 2025, registering double-digit increases in both deal volume and deal value.
The total number of VC deals announced in India increased by 12% during Q1-Q3 2025 compared to Q1-Q3 2024, while the corresponding total funding increased by 14%, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “India’s VC market is demonstrating durable recovery characteristics: more deals are getting done, and overall capital deployment is also expanding. The performance underscores a renewed investor appetite for Indian startups and an improving fundraising environment.”
Comparative trends in major markets also highlight India’s relative strength. While some key markets, such as the US and the UK, saw increases in VC funding value, deal volume edged down.
Bose adds: “India continues to remain among the top five markets in the world for VC funding activity in terms of both deal volume and value.”
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database revealed that India accounted for around 8% of the total number of VC deals announced globally during Q1-Q3 2025, whereas its share by value stood at 4%.
Some of the notable VC funding deals announced in India during Q1-Q3 2025 include $405 million fundraising by Vertelo, fundraising of upto $300 million by Micro Life, $275 million capital raising by GreenLine Mobility, $218 million secured by PB Healthcare Services, $200 million raised by SmartShift Logistics Solutions, and $200 million raised by Nextbillion Technology, among others.
Published on November 5, 2025
