Start-ups see 9% surge in funding in Q1 2025

IN the first quarter of this calendar year (January-March 2025), start-ups have witnessed a 9% increase in funding at $2.5 billion.

- UMA KANNAN @Bengaluru

Of the total funding, $1.5 billion was raised only in March.

In the same quarter last year, start-ups had raised $2.3 billion, according to data sourced from Tracxn. This increase in funding shows that investors are betting big on start-ups, especially late-stage ($1.8 bn in Q12025). In contrast, seed-stage witnessed a 56% decline in fund raising as total funding stood at $157 million, a drop of 55.77% compared to $355 million raised in the same quarter last year.