Despite slowdown, India ranks third in global tech startup funding: Tracxn
India raised $4.8 billion in tech startup funding in H1 2025, down from H1 and H2 2024, but retained its third global position behind the US and UK, says Tracxn
 "Despite slowdown, India ranks third in global tech startup funding: Tracxn")
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India ranks third globally in tech startup funding, behind the United States and the United Kingdom, and ahead of Germany and Israel, according to data from market intelligence platform Tracxn.
According to the report, Indian tech startups raised $4.8 billion in H1CY2025, a 25 per cent decline from $6.4 billion raised in H1CY2024 and a 19 per cent drop from $5.9 billion in H2CY2024.
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