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Funding Rounds for Indian Startups
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This data details the financial investments secured by startups operating within India during the 2021 calendar year. The information pertains to companies in their initial stages of operation, founded by entrepreneurs aiming to develop products or services where they anticipate market demand. Startups typically face high initial operating costs and limited revenue, prompting them to seek external capital from various sources, including venture capitalists. Although these ventures carry high risk, they often foster innovation and present significant learning opportunities. This dataset provides the necessary context to analyse these financial flows across different sectors and regions.
Columns
- Company/Brand: The name of the startup, featuring 1020 unique entries. The brand BharatPe appears as the most frequent name, accounting for 1% of the records.
- Founded: The year the company was established, spanning from 1963 up to 2021.
- Headquarters: The primary location of the head office. Bangalore is the most common headquarters (36%), followed by Mumbai (17%). There are 69 unique locations recorded.
- Sector: The industry classification for the startup's work. FinTech is the most frequent sector (10%), followed by EdTech (9%), drawn from 255 unique categories.
- What it does: A description outlining the core function or work performed by the startup within its sector.
- Founder/s: The names of the individuals who founded or co-founded the company.
- Investor/s: The names of the entities or persons providing the funding. Approximately 5% of these values are missing. Inflection Point Ventures is frequently noted as an investor.
- Amount(in dollars): The monetary value of the funding received. A significant portion (11%) of the amounts are listed as "Undisclosed."
- Stage: The specific phase or round of funding secured. This column has a substantial amount of missing data (35%). The 'Seed' stage is the most commonly recorded stage, making up 20% of the valid entries.
- Month: The month during 2021 in which the funding transaction occurred (represented numerically, 1 to 12).
Distribution
The information is available in a data file that is typically formatted as a CSV. The file size is 256.17 kB. The structure includes 10 distinct columns and holds 1194 valid records detailing the funding events.
Usage
Ideal applications for this data product include:
- Market Analysis: Identifying key investment trends and capital attraction strategies within the Indian ecosystem.
- Geographic Mapping: Studying the distribution of startup activity and investment concentration across different Indian cities, particularly Bangalore and Mumbai.
- Sector Performance: Tracking which industry sectors, such as FinTech and EdTech, received the highest volume of capital in 2021.
- Risk Modelling: Researching the early stages and funding methods of high-risk, innovation-focused businesses.
Coverage
The dataset focuses entirely on the startup ecosystem within India. The time scope includes funding events that were finalised throughout the entire 2021 calendar year. Records of the founding year of the companies span a long historical range, from 1963 to 2021.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors: To identify emerging opportunities and assess saturation levels in specific high-growth sectors.
- Economists and Policy Researchers: For building economic models based on capital infusion and studying the impact of entrepreneurship on emerging economies.
- Business Strategists: To gain market intelligence on competitors, investment patterns, and regional economic dynamics.
- Data Scientists: For developing predictive models concerning investment success and startup growth potential.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Indian Startup Investment Records 2021
- Venture Capital Flows in India (2021)
- Funding Rounds for Indian Startups
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Original Data Source: Funding Rounds for Indian Startups
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