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31 Indian startups secured over USD 466 million this week, 75 pc jump

by | Sep 2, 2024

New Delhi: At least 31 homegrown startups raised more than $466 million in 22 deals this week, a significant 75 per cent rise from last week.

Quick e-commerce platform Zepto raised $340 million in a follow-on financing round, taking the company’s valuation to $5 billion. General Catalyst led the round, with Dragon Fund, and Epiq Capital joining as new investors.

Among other key fundraises, specialty coffee retailer Blue Tokai Coffee secured $35 million followed by lending firm Yubi ($30 million), agri-inputs platform AGRIM ($17.3 million) and post-sales service firm Servify ($10 million), among others. Swiggy also raised undisclosed funding this week from Amitabh Bachchan’s Family Office.

Bengaluru-based startups led with eight deals, followed by Mumbai and Delhi-NCR.

According to a latest report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Z47 (fka Matrix Partners India), having generated over $100 billion in value over the last decade, the Indian fintech ecosystem is in its “middle journey”. The ecosystem is poised for further exponential growth, as seen with incumbents that have created over $600 billion in value over the past 3-5 decades.

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