2021 Year In Review
2021
2021 was a milestone year in the history of India's Startup Economy!
Indian Startup Investments In 2021
Indian Startups Crossed The $100Bn Funding Milestone
Mergers & Acquisitions
834 Mn+ Internet Users
61% Internet Penetration
845 Mn+ Smartphone Users
$0.68 Data Cost Per GB
$1.6 Tn UPI Transactions Value
68 Bn UPI Transactions
57K+ Indian Startups
4413 Funded Indian Startups
$112 Bn Total Invested Capital
85 Indian Unicorns Startups
$283 Bn Indian Unicorn Valuation
17 Listed Indian Tech Companies
$56 Bn+ Valuation Of Listed Startups
2487 Active Investors
919 Lifetime M&A’s
108 Mega Deals Over $100 Mn
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Meet 2021's Class Of New Indian Unicorns
11 IPOs accelerated the merger of India's tech, startup & business economies
October - November 2021
$7.4 Bn
October - November 2021
$500 Mn
BIGGEST M&A'S OF 2021
Consolidations are the sign of a mature ecosystem. In this milestone year for India's startup economy, mergers & acquisitions jumped 2.5X to 206 deals.
2021's Hottest Sectors Top Funded Industries Of The Year
FINTECH
Funding Amount Raised
$8.0 Bn
Seed Stage (Average Ticket Size)
$3.3 Bn
ECOMMERCE
Funding Amount Raised
$10.6 Bn
Seed Stage (Average Ticket Size)
$2.5 Bn
ENTERPRISETECH
Funding Amount Raised
$3.2 Bn
Seed Stage (Average Ticket Size)
$1.8 Bn
Edtech
Funding Amount Raised
$4.7 Bn
Seed Stage (Average Ticket Size)
$1.2 Bn
Healthtech
Funding Amount Raised
$2.2 Bn
Seed Stage (Average Ticket Size)
$1.7 Mn
THE PEOPLE WHO DEFINED 2021 Inc42's Annual List Of Newsmakers
2021'S TOP ANGEL INVESTORS
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
11 Deals
INC42'S 2021 IN REVIEW SERIES
We are thankful for our community of
innovative entrepreneurs, co-investors, business partners and staff for another year to remember.
We wish you a safe, healthy and happy holiday season.