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Global VC funds expand India teams
Financial Express Mumbai
|January 12, 2026
Japan, West Asia investors ramp up local teams
INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL funds are stepping up hiring in India as overseas capital flows into the country begin to stabilise after a prolonged slowdown and global investors seek a stronger onground presence to tap a maturing startup ecosystem.
Recruiters and industry executives told FE that funds from Japan and West Asia are leading the latest hiring push, signalling a shift from opportunistic investing to more structured, long-term engagement with the Indian market.
This story is from the January 12, 2026 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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