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Amerind startups raise 32 % few funding rounds in 2024 compare to last year , according to data point intelligence platform Tracxn , signaling that investors are being more selective when impinge on mint .
The number of startup funding rounds fell to 1,448 compare to 2,114 last year , but overall financial support rose 6 % to $ 11.3 billion ( $ 10.7 billion in 2023 ) — the disparity here suggest that investors are n’t shy of whipping out their checkbooks when they want to .
Early - stage investment activity reflected the broader trend , with the telephone number of Series A and Series B mass declining from 420 to 387 a twelvemonth sooner , though the full capital endow remained steady at $ 3.16 billion . Fewer startups managed to raise seed funding this year , though , with transactions falling to 925 from 1,545 , while funding contracted 22 % to $ 970 million .
Late - stagecoach support underscored the market ’s favor of gravid deal , with startup raising 136 Series C and afterward rounds for a totality of $ 7.13 billion this yr — a 12 % growth in capital despite lower bulk . startup conjure 20 rounds ’ worth more than $ 100 million in 2024 , compared with 18 such rounds in 2023 .
The public markets emerged as a shiny spot , with over 40 startups complete IPOs — an 80 % increase from 2023 . Swiggy ’s $ 1.35 billion listing last month was this year’slargest tech initial public offering globally .
Apipeline of more than 20 startups , including quick - commerce group Zepto , and business - to - byplay marketplace Infra . securities industry , are preparing to go public in 2025 .
A number of former - stage startup deal are also in the work , sources tell me : Quick - commerce startup Swish is in talks to raise about $ 15 million ; Premji Invest in dialogue to back Digitap ; SpotDraft is seek to raise a debt around ; WhistleDrive is in talks to fasten about $ 11 million ; Vodex.ai is in advanced stage of discussions to secure about $ 10 million to $ 15 million ; and 91squarefeet , Galaxeye.space , R for Rabbit , and Biryani by Kilo are in in advance leg of deliberations to close new round .
