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PE investments in H1'21 rise 33% to $27 Billion

Venture Intelligence Press Release  

Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) investments in India rose 33% during the first 6 months of 2021 to $27.1 Billion (across 442 deals), compared to $20.4 Billion (across 433 deals) during the same period last year. PE-VC investments during Q2'21, at $14.3 Billion across 215 deals, registered a 12% Q-o-Q increase (compared to the $12.8 Billion across 227 deals in Q1'21). The Q2'21 investment value also surpassed (by 2.4%) the Reliance Jio dominated Q2'20 (which saw $13.9 Billion being invested across 190 deals - of which $9.8 Billion, or 71%, went into just Jio). Q2'21 witnessed 33 mega deals ($100M+ rounds) worth $11.5 Billion, compared to 12 such investments (topped by Jio) in the same period last year. The first half of 2021 saw the creation of 16 Unicorns (VC-funded startups valued at $1 Billion or more), 11 of which were minted in the 2nd quarter. Overall, Unicorn Startups in India attracted close to $5.1 Billion worth of investments in Q2'21.