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Indian startups register 108% growth in total funding to $4.2 billion in 2018: NASSCOM

26 Oct 2018 Evaluate

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in its latest report titled ‘Indian start-up ecosystem - approaching escape velocity’ has stated that Indian startups has registered a 108 percent growth in total funding to $4.2 billion in 2018 as compared to $2 billion in previous year. However, it also said that the worrying factor was the decline in funding for companies at the seed stage. It said “India is becoming a startup hub. Opportunity for growth is enormous, which we had never seen in our lifetime. Challenge is how fast a company wants to transform.”

According to the report, the country added 1,200 new technology startups in 2018 as against 1,000 last year, including eight unicorns, taking the total number to 7,200 startups.  However, it noted that the seed stage funding of Indian startups has declined from $191 million in 2017 to $151 million in 2018. Besides, it said “In terms of overall funding, it is a good story. However, we are seeing a continuous decline in seed stage funding of startup companies. If you fall at the seed stage, innovation is hit. It is the area, which needs protection.” It added that there was a 50 percent increase in number of advanced tech startups since 2017.

NASSCOM further said that startup ecosystem has regained momentum after the slowdown in 2016-17. It pointed out that these companies created 40,000 new direct jobs while there was three-fold increase in indirect jobs. It also showed that post 2017, investment into startups has increased by over 100 percent, from $2.03 billion in 2017 to $4.2 billion in 2018. Adding further, it noted that the total number of startup funding deals, especially in the late stages, witnessed a massive growth of around 250 percent from $847 million in 2017 to $3 billion in 2018.

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