The venture capital (VC) funding landscape in India has shown remarkable year-on-year (YoY) growth in January 2025, wherein deal volume rose by 40.9% from 93 in January 2024 to 131. Deal value also surged by 69.7%, increasing from $520.5 million to $883.2 million, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “This growth trajectory indicates that India startups are not only attracting a greater number of VC deals but are also securing larger amounts of capital, reflecting improved investor confidence in the market. Moreover, India continues to remain among the top five markets globally for VC funding activity both in terms of deal volume and value.”

Some of the notable VC funding deals announced in India during January 2025 include around $121 million fundraising by Infra.Market, $109.4 million funding in Neuberg Diagnostics, and $60 million fundraising by Leap Finance.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database further revealed that India accounted for 9.9% share of the total number of VC deals announced globally during January 2025 while its share in terms of value stood at 3.6%.

Bose concludes: “When compared to some major markets, India’s performance stands out. Particularly, in case of China, the VC deal volume dropped by 31.9%, and its deal value remained relatively flat, highlighting the contrasting dynamics between the two countries.”

Note: Historic data may change in case some deals get added to previous months because of a delay in disclosure of information in the public domain.