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Bengaluru: Private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) investments in India decreased from an amount of $3.9 billion in March to $2.7 billion in April 2025, according to data by Venture Intelligence out on Wednesday.
This marks a drop of 30.7 per cent in the total funding amount. In terms of the number of deals as well, there was a drop from 91 in March to 88 in April.
On a year-on-year (YoY) comparison, the investment amount has risen by 35 per cent from an investment of $2 billion in April 2024 across 91 deals.
April saw the highest funding stage-wise go to the growth-PE stage with an investment amount of $1.09 billion.
In terms of mega PE-VC deals (that are over $100 million), April saw four worth $2.1 billion together, down from seven such deals in March worth $3 billion.
The largest investment was made in NexGen Energia (of $1 billion), making it the highest investment amount yet in a single deal this year. Haldiram Snacks, which also saw a $1 billion investment amount in March, ties.
The drop follows no significant pattern over the year which has seen fluctuations in investment amounts so far.