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The company said through a press release that it plans to use the funds to expand its pan-India EV charging infrastructure and to invest in the in-house manufacturing of AC chargers and Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) DC chargers.

The company aims to integrate carbon science, digital monitoring, and community-driven execution to deliver high-quality, verifiable carbon removals to reduce carbon emissions and build resilience in India's food systems.

The motivations stem from a combination of market dynamics, growth ceiling concerns, and changing preferences among limited partners (LPs).

Among the changes is SEBI's decision to reduce the threshold for Large Value Funds (LVFs), which by definition cater exclusively to accredited investors, from INR 70 crore to INR 25 crore. According to the IVCA, this was a long-awaited ask.

The findings, based on a survey of more than 5,200 employees across 14 markets, underline how India's workforce is resetting expectations around performance rather than perks.

While overall deal volumes have moderated, the size of individual investments has grown, underscoring the new mantra of 'fewer but bigger' bets.

The Bain India VC Report 2025 highlights a shift: venture funding jumped to USD 13.7 billion in 2024, a 1.4 times increase over the previous year, while deal volumes grew 45 per cent. Yet, nearly all of that growth came from small- and mid-ticket deals, with mega-rounds slowing sharply, a sign that investors are tightening standards.

This mega-event will bring together the country's most visionary entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders for a day of awards, summits, and groundbreaking pitches. The show is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

Deal volumes also saw a strong uptick. VC/PE growth deals rose from 880 in 2023 to about 1,270 in 2024. Meanwhile, PE's share of investment value tilted more toward buyouts: buyout or majority control deals made up 51 per cent of total PE deal value in 2024, up from around 37 per cent in 2022.

The firm's Fund II has made nine investments so far, in tech-led firms across consumer internet, Bharat, fintech, B2B commerce, enterprise tech, and emerging sectors in India. According to Fundamentum, the portfolio has delivered nearly 80 per cent revenue growth over the last year.

In 2024, Bain & Company's India Venture Capital Report finds that CVCs stepped up meaningfully: their deal volumes increased approximately 1.8 times versus 2023, and their share of India's overall VC deal volume rose to 20 per cent, up from 16 per cent in 2023.

Founded by Varun Jain and Dr. Shivin Chaudhry, Sarrthi IAS focuses on mentorship-driven UPSC preparation and offers courses such as GS Foundation, Mains modules, Prelims revision, and interview training.

According to Roadzen, the financing values the India subsidiary, which contributes less than 60 per cent of consolidated revenues, at approximately INR 740 crores (USD 84 million) pre-money, representing close to 25 per cent premium to the company's current Nasdaq market capitalization.

Cuzor Labs announced an INR 5 Crore seed round, marking a first angel-investment from Ramesh Kannan, Founder and Managing Director of Kaynes Technology India Limited, underscoring growing confidence in India's ability to build globally competitive hardware.

With the fresh funds, the Mumbai-based startup aims to expand its services to more locations across the country.

The company said in a release that the funding will be utilized towards R&D, accelerate product innovation, and strengthen manufacturing capacity, with an aim to build deeper market penetration through its direct-to-consumer (D2C) online presence.

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The report said that the changes proposed to the new US tax bill could also drive fresh concerns over the period of next 3-6 months, with investors and startups taking guard to evaluate potential implications and incorporate them into their operations and deal-making processes.

The startup is primarily concentrated in the US, it also operates an engineering and technology team of about 30 employees in Gurugram, which it plans to double in the coming months.

India's private capital markets have witnessed a shifting landscape in 2025, with both venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) showing diverging momentum compared to the same period last year. Data from January to August 19, 2025, from Tracxn highlights both cautious deployment and sectoral rebalancing across the ecosystem.

The investment is expected to support Goldi Solar's capacity expansion and strengthen India's position as a global renewable energy hub.