India's start-up ecosystem attracted $10.5 billion in funding in 2025, with the number of start-up funding rounds falling by nearly 39% from last year to 1,518 deals. AI start-ups in India raised just over $643 million across 100 deals in 2025, a modest 4.1% increase from the previous year. Seed-stage funding fell to $1.1 billion, a 30% drop from 2024.