Meet The Top 10 Indian Startup Investors Of Q1 2026

After a relatively stable 2025, expectations were that the Indian startup ecosystem would carry forward the momentum into 2026. However, the trend so far has remained uneven.

In Q1 2026, the ecosystem entered a recalibration phase, with total funding falling 26% YoY to $2.3 Bn across 271 deals, down from $3.1 Bn in the same period last year, as perInc42’s “Indian Tech Startup Funding Report Q1 2026”. Even as overall funding fell, deal activity held up, supported by a higher number of smaller deals materialising.

Notably, the quarter did not witness any $100 Mn-plus funding rounds materialise. This is the first such quarter since 2022.