Indian startups raised more money than firms through IPOs in 2018
Indian startups raised $6.55 billion (around â¹44,940 crore) in venture capital funding in 2018 through 697 deals in 2018, according to VCCEdge data. In comparison, around 25 Indian companies that floated IPOs together raised $4.97 billion (around â¹34,117 crores) from the investors. Bandhan Bank was the biggest IPO of 2018 which raised around â¹4,473 crore, the data said. 