Here are 3 sources, where you will find a list of investors, who are actively investing in startups in India currently...

Funding in startups is on a decline since 2021, where the annual trends of funding look like as under...

2021 - USD 40 Bn
2022 - USD 25 Bn
2023 - USD 9 Bn
2024 Jan-Jun - USD 4 Bn

The mistake I see most founders make is applying to investors that have not deployed money in over 12 months...

A number of these investors continue to get on call with investors, keep getting information from all of them, but rarely have the courage to take a bet as a lead investor.

This leads to a lot of time being wasted in pursuing someone whose chances of investing in your business are slim.

Now, to see who’s really worth pursuing, check out these three sources...

👉🏼 Your Story’s Funding page located at yourstory.com/category/funding

They update their funding page almost daily with the deals that have happened, and is your source to understand who is investing at what stage and in which industry.

👉🏼 India Tech Quarterly Funding Report by Tracxn

It’s a 40+ pager on which investors have invested how much at what stage, cheque sizes, and in which categories.

Treasure trove to know where to start your search from, and put in an early filter on who to pitch to.

👉🏼 India Venture Capital Report 2024 by IVCA and Bain & Capital

59 pager on names of investors, cheque sizes and industry interest.

I’d highly recommend you focus on family offices and Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) funds this year. They tend to offer lower valuations, but in my experience, may have more patient capital compared to traditional VCs.

www.bain.com/insights/india-venture-capital-report…
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