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India’s startup investors and grants, by the numbers (2026)

Our investor directory and grant catalogue, counted. Every table states its base.

This report covers investors and grants for Indian startups.

Counts as of .

The source is the ShunyaSe investor directory and grant catalogue.

Investor counts are rounded down to the nearest ten. A plus sign means at least that many.

Grant counts are exact.

We skip a breakdown when under 40% of rows carry its field.

The directory by investor type

Every live, named row in our directory. 96,750+ worldwide, 11,580+ based in India. Each row has one type at most. Other kinds, such as family offices, count in the total only.
TypeWorldwideBased in India
All investors96,750+11,580+
Angel investors and networks26,970+3,530+
VC funds36,860+4,000+

How complete the India data is

Of 11,580+ live India rows, how many carry each field. A field counts when our own filter for it finds the row. We hide any breakdown under 40%.
FieldIndia rows with itShare
Stage5,850+50%
Sector5,430+46%
City6,910+59%
Cheque size2,800+24%
Website6,030+52%
  • Stage: our Stage filter finds the row under a stage.
  • Sector: our Sector filter finds it under one of our sectors.
  • City: it names one of the cities we count.
  • Cheque size: our cheque filter finds it in a band.
  • Website: it lists a website.

India by stage

Of 11,580+ India rows, 5,850+ (50%) name a stage. The three early stages are shown. One investor can name several stages.
StageInvestorsAngelsVC funds
Pre-Seed2,700+810+930+
Seed4,770+1,400+1,520+
Series A1,530+230+730+

India by city

Of 11,580+ India rows, 6,910+ (59%) name a city we count. Cities with 30 or more are listed.
CityInvestorsAngelsVC funds
Mumbai2,140+620+720+
Bengaluru1,910+570+480+
Delhi NCR1,630+560+500+
Hyderabad480+160+150+
Chennai450+250+90+
Kolkata250+120+80+
Ahmedabad220+70+50+
Pune210+80+50+

India by sector

Of 11,580+ India rows, 5,430+ (46%) name a sector. One investor can back several sectors, so the rows add up to more.
SectorInvestorsAngelsVC funds
FinTech2,280+580+830+
SaaS1,930+470+700+
HealthTech1,920+380+730+
DeepTech1,430+180+550+
AI/ML1,280+230+500+
CleanTech1,160+140+460+
AgriTech930+160+340+
EdTech870+290+240+
E-commerce500+160+110+
Hardware280+60+40+
Logistics250+60+90+
BioTech230+30+50+
Mobility230+40+40+
PropTech220+80+40+
Media & Entertainment160+70+30+
Cybersecurity140+10+50+
FoodTech130+30+30+
Gaming120+30+40+
Robotics120+Fewer than 1040+
Developer Tools100+40+30+
SpaceTech90+10+30+
Web380+10+20+
Travel & Hospitality70+30+10+
InsurTech40+10+Fewer than 10
MarTech20+Fewer than 10Fewer than 10
HRTech10+Fewer than 10Fewer than 10
LegalTech10+Fewer than 10Fewer than 10
SportsTech10+Fewer than 10Fewer than 10

Family offices in India

Rows on our Family Offices tab, with the country set to India. They are part of the 11,580+ India rows.
KindBased in India
Family offices580+

Accelerators and incubators in India, by kind

Programmes our Accelerators tab lists with India only on: 730+. The tab lists programmes we can reach. Each one has one kind.
KindProgrammes in India
All programmes730+
Accelerators320+
Incubators410+
Venture studiosFewer than 10

Grants by state

Of 452 grants we count, 216 are run by a state. Open means open on 6 Nov 2026, by the dates of each call.
StateGrantsOpen on 6 Nov 2026
Goa1717
Uttar Pradesh1715
Karnataka1511
Kerala1512
Tamil Nadu1513
Odisha1212
Chhattisgarh1010
Sikkim100
Nagaland88
Uttarakhand77
Andhra Pradesh66
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu66
Jammu and Kashmir64
Jharkhand66
Rajasthan65
Tripura66
Himachal Pradesh55
Manipur51
Meghalaya51
Mizoram53
Arunachal Pradesh43
Assam42
Bihar43
Chandigarh44
Gujarat44
Haryana44
Maharashtra42
Telangana44
Lakshadweep11
Punjab11

Grants by who runs them, and open now

Every grant we count: 452. We count real grants and support schemes. Loans, equity and refunds are left out.
Run byGrantsOpen on 6 Nov 2026
Government of India6433
State governments216176
Companies and foundations3612
Incubators and universities519
International programmes8534
All grants452264

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How to cite

ShunyaSe. India’s startup investors and grants, by the numbers (2026). https://startup.shunyase.com/reports/india-startup-investors-2026/. Counts as of 6 Nov 2026.