Венчурные инвестиции в Индии выросли всего на 5% на фоне глобального скачка на 161%

India's venture capital landscape shows an 'anaemic' recovery with only a 5 per cent growth in deal value, starkly contrasting the staggering 161 per cent global surge, as investor caution and valuation discipline persist in the domestic ecosystem. Key Points India experienced a 13 per cent drop in VC deal volumes and a modest 5 per cent growth in deal value from January-July, contrasting sharply with global trends. Globally, VC deal value surged by 161 per cent, and deal volumes saw only a 2 per cent decline during the same period, indicating a pronounced recovery. India accounted for only 1 per cent of global VC funding value and 7 per cent of total deal volume in the first seven months of the year. China's VC funding saw a 34 per cent rise in deal volumes and a 213 per cent surge in deal value, cementing its position as the second-largest market. Investor caution and sustained valuation discipline within India's domestic ecosystem are cited as reasons for the country's lacklustre performance. India showed a 13 per cent drop in venture capital (VC) deal volumes in January-July this year compared with last year, while deal value grew by a modest 5 per cent in the same period, according to numbers from GlobalData. In terms of deal value, India was far behind the global average, which showed a staggering 161 per cent growth in the first seven months of the year over the same period last year. In terms of deal volume, too, India's decline was far sharper than the global average drop of just 2 per cent during the same period. Global VC Trends and India's Position As a result, India accounted for only 1 per cent of global VC funding value and 7 per cent of the total volume of deals in the first seven months of this year. Aurojyoti Bose, lead analyst at GlobalData, explaining India's lacklustre performance, said, "This performance reflected continued investor caution and sustained valuation discipline across the domestic ecosystem. "While deal execution remained restrained, selective capital allocation towards fundamentally sound enterprises prevented an outright decline in aggregate deal value." However, he pointed out that globally, the seven-month period underscored a pronounced recovery in large-ticket financing rounds and improved investor confidence across the world's innovation sectors. "It also cemented China's position as the second-largest market in the VC landscape, standing just behind the US." Regional Performance Comparison China's VC funding in January-July saw deal volumes rise 34 per cent year-on-year, while deal value surged 213 per cent. It accounted for 22 per cent of global deal volumes during the period and 9 per cent of global deal value. US was at the top of the charts, commanding 31 per cent of global deal volumes and 75 per cent of global deal value. In the country, deal values shot up 199 per cent, but volumes rose by only 2 per cent. The UK matched India in terms of deal volume but had a larger share of deal value, pegged at 3 per cent. Challenges in Emerging Tech Funding India's big challenge has been to get investors to fund its emerging technology areas, from chip design and robotics to AI, despite government support. For instance, total funding in chip design companies since 2023 has been only $162 million, while funding in space and satellite companies has been around $446 million.