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The Annual Indian Tech Startup Funding Report 2020 (Mini)

The Indian startup ecosystem has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade. From a nascent ecosystem with a handful of tech-focussed ventures to 29K startups in 2014, the number has grown exponentially and will touch 55K startups by the end of 2020.

The Inc42 Plus ‘The Annual Indian Tech Startup Funding Report 2020’ maps this journey and encapsulates the growth of the Indian startup ecosystem from the early days to its ongoing transition into maturity and beyond. The report analyses the performance of the ecosystem based on a number of indicators such as the capital invested in startups, the prominent investors, tech sectors and the geographic landscape, as well as a look at the financial performance of Indian unicorns and much more.

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Key Highlights

The Indian startups recorded a total funding of $11.5 Bn, which is 10% lower than 2019, but across 924 deals , which 14% higher than the previous year.

38,815

Active Startups In India

1,050

New Startups Were Launched In 2020

$11.5 Bn

In Total Funding Raised Across 924 Deals

Edtech

Sector With The Highest Number Of M&As

11

New Unicorns Added In 2020

Fintech

The Top Startup Sector In 2020

Table Of Contents Summary

Executive Summary
Number Of Startups Launched In India 2006 To 2020
Funding Amount And Deal Count 2014 To 2020
Covid Impacts Mega Startup Funding Deals In India In 2020
Funding Stage Wise Split
Top Startup Sectors In Indian Startups Ecosystem
Top Startup Hubs In India
M&A In Indian Startups
Top Startup Investors In India Investors

Summary

With the unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, numerous industries and markets around the world were forced to hit the reset button. The gap between early adopters of technology and the laggers shrank and the significance of the internet reached a historical high, pushing it into the essential category. The Indian startups recorded a total funding of $11.5 Bn, which is 10% lower than 2019, but across 924 deals , which 14% higher than the previous year. In terms of the number of funding deals and startups funded, fintech, enterprise tech and edtech were the top three sectors in the Indian startup ecosystem in 2020. While the first two are predictable given that they finished on top in 2019 too, the sudden surge in adoption of online learning products and services helped edtech usurp ecommerce from the third spot. In that sense, 2020 was most definitely the year of edtech. Let’s take a deeper look.