Reports

India Deal Review: Q2 2026

Startup funding in India declined sequentially in both volume and value terms in Q2 2026.

The region recorded 129 deals, up 7.5% from 2024 and ending two consecutive years of decline....

This report quantifies opportunity and friction across APAC's private markets. ...

Deal activity softened in 2025 but not capital formation....

Deal volume surged to a record 714, the highest in at least six years. ...

Q1 2026 was marked by the lowest quarterly deal count in at least eight years....

Fundraising by Indian startups rebounded sharply to touch $4.76 billion in Q1 2026....

Final closes by PE funds declined for a third straight year in 2025....

Q4 was notable for the highest number of megadeals in over three years....

All-men teams secured about $4.48 billion in 2025, compared with $170 million for all-women founders...