India ranks third globally in tech startup funding despite slowdown: study

Despite a slowdown in tech startup funding, India emerged as the third-highest funded country globally in the first half of 2025 (H1 2025), as per a report by Tracxn. India overtook Germany and Israel from its fourth-place position in H1 2024, while the US and the United Kingdom led global rankings.

Indian tech startups raised $4.8 billion in H1 2025. This was a 25% fall from the $6.4 billion raised during the same period last year (H1 2024) and a 19% drop compared to $5.9 billion in the second half of 2024 (H2 2024).

The Tracxn report showed a…