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Time of India
21-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
VC investments in India at $3.5-billion mark in Q2, 2025: KPMG
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills Venture Capital (VC) investments in India touched $3.5 billion across 355 deals in Q2 of 2025, warming up sequentially in value terms from $2.8 billion across 456 deals in March quarter, according to a latest KPMG remained one of the hottest sectors for investment in India, KPMG Venture Pulse Q2 2025 report said."India's venture capital landscape demonstrated resilience in Q2, 2025, with funding rising despite global uncertainties. Key sectors like fintech, healthtech, and logistics drew strong investor interest, reflecting confidence in India's innovation potential," said Nitish Poddar, Partner and National Leader, Private Equity, KPMG in performance underscores the country's growing role in shaping the region's startup ecosystem, Poddar added.A USD 218 million seed round raise by PB Healthcare -- a startup focused on developing a tech-enabled health delivery platform was India's largest VC investment of Q2, 2025."VC investment in India rose from USD 2.8 billion across 456 deals to USD 3.5 billion across 355 deals quarter-over-quarter," it a broader canvas, the global venture capital investment slipped to USD 101.05 billion in Q2, 2025 from USD 128.4 billion in Q1, drop notwithstanding, "Q2'25 remained a relatively strong quarter despite ongoing geopolitical conflicts, trade tensions, and macroeconomic uncertainty", as per the focus remained primarily on large-scale opportunities, especially in the AI and defencetech space, it further into Q3'25, VC investors globally are expected to remain cautious given the continued delay in exits across many sectors, rising geopolitical tensions, and ongoing uncertainties related to tariffs and other global trade policies."AI will likely remain the hottest sector of VC investment globally -- particularly as governments continue to introduce large-scale funding programs to attract AI startups and drive ecosystem development and technology sovereignty," according to KPMG.
News18
21-07-2025
- Business
- News18
VC investments in India at USD 3.5-bn mark in Q2, 2025: KPMG
Agency: New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) Venture Capital (VC) investments in India touched USD 3.5 billion across 355 deals in Q2 of 2025, warming up sequentially in value terms from USD 2.8 billion across 456 deals in March quarter, according to a latest KPMG report. Fintech remained one of the hottest sectors for investment in India, KPMG Venture Pulse Q2 2025 report said. 'India's venture capital landscape demonstrated resilience in Q2, 2025, with funding rising despite global uncertainties. Key sectors like fintech, healthtech, and logistics drew strong investor interest, reflecting confidence in India's innovation potential," said Nitish Poddar, Partner and National Leader, Private Equity, KPMG in India. The performance underscores the country's growing role in shaping the region's startup ecosystem, Poddar added. A USD 218 million seed round raise by PB Healthcare — a startup focused on developing a tech-enabled health delivery platform was India's largest VC investment of Q2, 2025. 'VC investment in India rose from USD 2.8 billion across 456 deals to USD 3.5 billion across 355 deals quarter-over-quarter," it said. On a broader canvas, the global venture capital investment slipped to USD 101.05 billion in Q2, 2025 from USD 128.4 billion in Q1, 2025. The drop notwithstanding, 'Q2'25 remained a relatively strong quarter despite ongoing geopolitical conflicts, trade tensions, and macroeconomic uncertainty", as per the report. The focus remained primarily on large-scale opportunities, especially in the AI and defencetech space, it further said. Heading into Q3'25, VC investors globally are expected to remain cautious given the continued delay in exits across many sectors, rising geopolitical tensions, and ongoing uncertainties related to tariffs and other global trade policies. 'AI will likely remain the hottest sector of VC investment globally — particularly as governments continue to introduce large-scale funding programs to attract AI startups and drive ecosystem development and technology sovereignty," according to KPMG. PTI MBI TRB view comments First Published: July 21, 2025, 20:45 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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Business Standard
21-07-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
India's VC funding hits $3.5 bn led by fintech amid global slowdown: KPMG
Venture capital (VC) investment in India rose to $3.5 billion across 355 deals in the second quarter of 2025 (April-June), marking an increase from $2.8 billion across 456 deals in the previous quarter, according to the latest Venture Pulse report by KPMG Private Enterprise. The growth comes amid a global slowdown in VC activity. 'India's venture capital landscape demonstrated resilience in Q2'25, with funding rising despite global uncertainties,' said Nitish Poddar, partner and national leader – private equity, KPMG in India. 'Key sectors like fintech, healthtech, and logistics drew strong investor interest, reflecting confidence in India's innovation potential.' Fintech leads Q2 funding in India India's fintech sector continued to dominate domestic VC flows in Q2. Notable deals included funding rounds for Groww at $200 million and IKF Finance at $172 million. The recent success of fintech IPOs in the US—such as Circle, Chime, and eToro— is boosting investor confidence globally. The report suggests that Indian fintech startups, especially mature ones, might soon also find opportunities to go public or get acquired, making this a promising time for the sector, despite global economic uncertainty. Healthcare, Logistics gains in Q2 Beyond fintech, healthtech and logistics startups saw increased traction among Indian VC investors. Long-term macro trends such as digital health adoption, supply chain innovation, and growing interest in AI-powered vertical solutions drove interest in these sectors. Asia VC landscape sees subdued growth India's performance stands in contrast to the broader Asian VC landscape, where total investment was $12.8 billion in Q2, a marginal increase from $12.6 billion in Q1. The region also experienced a significant decline in deal volume to 2,022 from 2,663, marking one of its weakest quarters in over a decade. Corporate VC activity across Asia also hit historic lows, reaching just $6 billion in Q2. 'The quarter's performance underscores India's growing role in shaping the region's startup ecosystem,' said Poddar. Global VC funding drops in Q2 Global venture capital investment totalled $101.05 billion across 7,356 deals, down from Q1's $128.4 billion. However, sectors such as AI, defencetech, and fintech saw gains despite intensifying geopolitical and economic headwinds. The drop in global funding is largely attributed to the absence of an exceptional one-off transaction, such as OpenAI's $40 billion raise in Q1. 'Despite a challenging global environment... Q2'25 showed that venture capital investment remains resilient—particularly in sectors that are driving long-term technological transformation,' said Conor Moore, global head of private enterprise at KPMG International. AI megadeals fuel growth in the Americas The Americas led global investment, raising $72.7 billion across 3,425 deals. The US accounted for the majority, driven by blockbuster raises such as Scale AI's $14.3 billion, Anduril's $2.5 billion, and Thinking Machines Lab's $2 billion. Europe VC funding holds steady European VC investment held relatively steady at $14.6 billion, despite a drop in deal count to 1,733 from 2,358. Investors pivoted towards larger, late-stage deals, particularly in the AI-defence-tech intersection. Noteworthy transactions included Germany's Helsing ($683 million) and Portugal's Tekever ($500 million).
Time of India
04-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Smaller cities to drive India's quick commerce market to $57 billion by 2030
New Delhi: Riding on a surge in online orders in smaller cities and towns, India is likely to see its quick commerce (QC) total addressable market (TAM) reach USD 57 billion by 2030, according to a new report. Morgan Stanley has updated its forecast from earlier USD 42 billion, as quick commerce adoption rises across the country. The global brokerage has also raised its gross order value (GOV) estimates for the quick commerce segment in India by 9-11 per cent for FY26-28. It also identified key catalysts for the sector in the coming quarters, including sustained growth in quick commerce GOV, continued improvement in food delivery margins, and a stable competitive environment. Quick commerce operators, including Blinkit, Instamart, Zepto and Flipkart Minutes continue to expand. Eternal's (earlier Zomato) quick commerce business is "primed for growth" with a profitability profile over the medium term that is expected to mirror its food delivery operations, said the report. By holding leadership positions in both food delivery and quick commerce, Eternal is uniquely positioned to dominate a growing profit pool, the brokerage noted. According to a recent KPMG Private Enterprise's Venture Pulse, global VC investment rose from USD 349.4 billion across 43,320 deals in 2023 to USD 368.3 billion across 35,684 deals in 2024, as quick-commerce remains a hot sector of investments in India this year. E-commerce and quick commerce have grown 2-3 times faster in value than traditional and modern trade channels, diminishing the need for an extensive traditional trade network to enter the market. Digital payments are also gaining popularity, with 45 per cent of Internet users adopting them for transactions, said a Bain & Company report in April. According to the RBI, "Private final consumption is the brightening spot in the economy, driven by e-commerce and q-commerce among which it is important to foster competition rather than being restrictive".
Irish Examiner
26-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Small firms lose out in venture capital splurge
Venture capital investment into Irish firms rose significantly during the first three months of the year to €532.8m but smaller firms have lost out as deal volume and value in their category fall, a new report has found. According to the Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey, published in association with William Fry, venture capital investment transactions increased by over 100% compared to the same period last year. In total, there were 43 venture capital investments completed between January and March but these were heavily weighted towards higher value transactions. Deals valued at €30m or higher accounted for €296.8m of the total venture capital spend during the first quarter. Funding in the €10m and €30m range rose by 184% to €132m, funding between €5m and €10m grew 138% to €43.8m while deals between €3m and €5m increased 346% to €35m. However, deals valued between €1m and €3m fell by 5% to €21.6m and deals under €1m fell by 42% to €3.6m with the number of deals in this category also dropping from 21 in early 2024 to six this year. Seed funding, or first rounds raised by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), fell to €39.3m from €40.4m the previous year. Gerry Maguire, chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVAC) noted that over 80% of the total in this quarter was 'due to deals worth over €10m' adding that the picture for start-ups raising under €3m was less rosy and this may reflect an imbalance in the market. The report showed the highest value deals during the first quarter included home lab test kits and healthcare solutions company Let's get Checked which raised €150m, Cybersecurity firm Tines which raised €115m followed by AI company Protex AI which raised €31.8m. Rounding out the top five were drone delivery firm Manna at €27m and medical technology manufacturer Perfuze at €22m. The first quarter of the year concluded before US president Donald Trump announced a raft of tariffs on all imports coming into the US so the full impact of the change was not captured in this report. Mr Maguire said that anecdotal evidence suggested that the uncertainty and caution caused by this, especially amongst international investors, is likely to show up in following quarters. Sarah-Jane Larkin, director general of the IVCA said that funding by international venture capital into Irish companies rose to 82% of the total, compared to 71% in the same quarter last year. 'This is a double-edged sword. While it reflects the high quality and potential of Irish tech firms and demand by overseas investors, it also reflects Ireland Inc's vulnerability to international influences if the tide goes out,' she said. According to the report, 45% of all the venture capital investment during this period went into the life sciences sector while 22% went to cybersecurity, and 9% went to software. Fintech investment and AI investment accounted for 8% and 7% respectively. Enterprise Ireland, the State agency responsible for growing indigenous Irish businesses, invested in five companies during the first quarter, according to the report. Of these, two were AI firms, Assidious Corp and Euryka AI, one is an virtual reality firm, VRAI, one was a medical technology firm Proverum, and the last was a whiskey cask exchange company LYQD. The VenturePulse survey data covers equity funds raised by Irish SMEs and other SMEs headquartered on the island of Ireland from a wide variety of investors. This research is based on the latest detailed information supplied internally by members of the IVCA and from published information where IVCA members were not involved.
