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Prashanth Prakash: Only two Indian startups raised $50M+ external rounds in 2023

Prashanth Prakash · Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath · Sep 2, 2023 · at 2:15:22

Prashanth Prakash (Accel India) highlights the steep decline in large external growth rounds during the 2023 Indian startup funding winter.

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“From new externally led rounds, there's been two this year. So it's a tough market.”

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The claim, plainly

In 2023 through September, only two Indian companies raised externally led venture funding rounds of $40 million to $50 million or more.

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Assessment

The claim stated that by September 2023, only two Indian companies had raised externally led venture funding rounds of $40 million to $50 million or more during the year. Venture and startup funding records between January 1, 2023, and September 2, 2023, show at least eight to ten distinct companies raising rounds well above $40 million to $50 million led by new or external institutional investors. These included KreditBee ($100M, led by Advent International), PhonePe ($350M, led by General Atlantic), InsuranceDekho ($150M, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and TVS Capital), FreshToHome ($104M, led by Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund), Mintifi ($110M, led by Premji Invest), Lenskart ($500M, led by ADIA), DMI Finance ($400M, led by MUFG Bank), and Zepto ($200M, led by StepStone Group and Goodwater Capital). Because the true count materially exceeds two, the assertion is false.

KreditBee announced a $100 million Series D extension led by Advent International on January 6, 2023.
PhonePe raised $350 million led by General Atlantic on January 19, 2023.
InsuranceDekho raised a $150 million Series A led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and TVS Capital Funds on February 14, 2023.
FreshToHome raised $104 million Series D led by Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund on February 21, 2023.
Mintifi raised $110 million Series D led by Premji Invest on March 8, 2023.
Lenskart raised $500 million led by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) on March 16, 2023.
DMI Finance raised $400 million led by MUFG Bank on April 3, 2023.
Zepto raised $200 million Series E led by StepStone Group and Goodwater Capital on August 25, 2023.

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"InsuranceDekho" "Series A" "150" 2023 Indian startups largest funding rounds 2023 Entrackr "H1 2023" OR "Jan-Aug" top startup funding rounds India 2023 Entrackr OR Tracxn OR Inc42 "Jan" "Aug" "KreditBee" "120" OR "100" "Series D" "Advent" 2023 "FreshToHome" "104" "Amazon" 2023 "Mintifi" "110 million" "Premji Invest" 2023 "PhonePe" "General Atlantic" "350" "January 2023" "DMI Finance" "400" "MUFG" 2023 "Zepto" "200 million" "StepStone" "August 2023" Indian startups raised 50 million 2023 H1 OR Q1 OR Q2 OR "August 2023" Tracxn OR Entrackr OR "Venture Intelligence" "Lenskart" "500 million" "ADIA" "March 2023"

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