India's venture capital (VC) investment reaches Rs. KPMG reports that fintech has driven investments of 30,205 crore despite a global slowdown.
India's venture capital (VC) investment landscape demonstrated strength in Q2 2025, totaling Rs. 30,205 crore (US$ 3.5 billion) in investments through 355 agreements, an increase from Rs. According to the latest Venture Pulse report from KPMG Private Enterprise, 24,164 crore (US$ 2.8 billion) was recorded in 456 transactions in the last quarter. This increase occurred even with a worldwide decline in VC engagement, underscoring India's rising significance in the local startup landscape. Industries like fintech, health tech, and logistics attracted significant investor attention, featuring remarkable deals worth Rs. Groww has raised ₹1,726 crore (US$ 200 million). 1,484 crore (US$ 172 million) from IKF Finance. Fintech continued to be the leading sector, supported by the global triumph of comparable initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United States (US), signaling favorable long-term opportunities for Indian startups seeking listings or acquisitions. The report highlighted a notable difference between India and the wider Asian VC environment, where total funding stayed unchanged at Rs. 1,10,464 crore (US$ 12.8 billion), with the number of deals falling to a ten-year low of 2,022. In the meantime, worldwide VC financing decreased to Rs. 8,72,062 crore (US$ 101.05 billion) in Q2 from ₹. 11,08,092 crore (US$ 128.4 billion) in Q1, primarily because there was no unique transaction similar to OpenAI’s Rs. 3,45,200 crore (US$ 40 billion) raised earlier this year. Nevertheless, the Americas topped global VC investment, propelled by large deals in artificial intelligence (AI) and defense technology, with the US representing Rs. 6,27,401 crore (US$ 72.7 billion) of the overall amount. Europe stayed stable at Rs. 1,25,998 crore (US$ 14.6 billion), concentrating on bigger late-stage transactions.

















