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The Indian deep-tech investment landscape has welcomed a significant new player. BYT Capital, a venture capital firm founded by seasoned investors Amit Chand and Dinesh Kumar, has unveiled its debut ₹180 crore ($21.5 million) Category II AIF. This fund enters a surging market, contributing to 2025’s wave of new capital that has seen a 39% year-on-year rise in new fund announcements, totaling over $12.1 billion. BYT’s strategy is distinct: to act as a patient capital powerhouse for early-stage, IP-led ventures operating at the most challenging and promising frontiers of science and engineering.

In a striking signal of confidence in India’s deep-tech ambitions, Bengaluru-based aerospace startup Airbound has secured $30 million in a fresh funding round led by Greenoaks Capital. This investment, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, arrives just two months after an $8.65 million seed round, bringing the young company’s total funding to over $40 million. This rapid-fire fundraising highlights surging investor appetite for the potentially transformative impact of drone technology on India’s vast logistics sector.

Based on a detailed analysis of India’s 2025 tech funding landscape, the startup ecosystem is undergoing a strategic recalibration. While overall investment has declined, the funding is now flowing more selectively towards mature, high-impact sectors and ventures with a clear path to profitability. Here is a clear summary of the key trends and what they

Meesho’s blockbuster IPO debut, with shares soaring nearly 54% on December 10, 2025, is a significant milestone for India’s startup ecosystem and a major test of public market appetite for new-age consumer-tech companies. This event represents a major wealth creation moment for its founders and early backers, while signaling robust investor confidence in the company’s unique model and growth trajectory.