Indian Startups Break Records by Raising $39 Billion in 2021

India records a sharp increase in IPOs and unicorns surpassing expectations


Vrisha Phrabhakaran

3 Jan, 2022

Indian Startups Break Records by Raising $39 Billion in 2021 | BEAMSTART News

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Despite the pessimistic outlook due to the rampant spread of the virus in March, India’s startup ecosystem surpassed expectations by raising $39 billion in 2021.

Indian startups have seen exponential growth according to Ashish Dave, chief executive of Mirae Asset Venture’s India business.

In 2019, startups in India were commended for raising $14.5 billion and expected steady growth since.

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The sharp growth in 2021 are attributed to the rapid increase in investors. Startups in India have also seen rising interest from foreign investors.

The list of foreign investors includes Jack Ma, Tencent and Japan’s Softbank, which invested $3 billion in Indian startups.

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The most invested sector in 2021 was fintech raising 10.6 billion according to the report released by Dolat Capital.

Crypto companies such as CoinSwitch Kuber and CoinDCX were in the front of the industry’s success becoming the first few unicorns in the bitcoin sector.

Indian unicorns quadrupled from 10 companies in 2020 to 42 companies in 2021.

The unicorns in 2021 alone reached a total valuation of $82.1 billion.

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