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Priyadarshi M

Consultant | Investo... • 1d

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴? India’s startup scene is growing, but funding still mostly favors metros, leaving Tier II/III founders underfunded. 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝘃𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗜/𝗜𝗜𝗜: 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 • Startups share: 45–51% now come from Tier II & III cities. • Funding captured: They get under 5% VC funding, while metros take 90%+. • Funding trends: 2022–24 metros saw big rounds & unicorns; Tier II/III dipped in 2023 but are recovering in 2024–25.. 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀 & 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁 • 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Investors trust metro founders with stronger networks. • 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 – Small-town startups lack larger follow-on rounds. • 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 – Non-metro founders struggle to reach right investors. • 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮 & 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀 – Weak facilities, senior talent, and ease of doing business. • 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Seen as riskier in scale, market, and regulation. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆! • 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝. • 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡. • 𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. • 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙤 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨. • 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨/𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙄𝙄/𝙄𝙄𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 "𝗗𝗠" 𝘂𝘀. #IndiaStartups #Tier2Startups #Tier3Startups #BharatFounders #StartupFunding #SmallTownStartups #VCFundingIndia #IndianEntrepreneurs #StartupEcosystem #NonMetroStartups #RegionalStartups #StartupGrowth #FoundersJourney #InvestInBharat #DigitalPitch #StartupMentorship #FundingOpportunities #Bharatpreneurs #InnovationIndia #EntrepreneurshipIndia

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