Value of PE/VC investments India 2015-2023
The Indian private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) segment recorded over 49 billion U.S. dollarsĀ from 853 deals in 2023. This was a decrease from last year's deal value of around 56 billion U.S. dollars.
Key sectors for investments
In comparison to the previous year, the value of investments decreased first time since 2017. The number of deals decreased after three years of constant growth in numbers. The foci of investments within segments, changed significantly. In 2022, the financial services sector attracted the highest investment values. This ended technology and e-commerce sectors' monopoly seen during the last year.
Global headwinds and investments
The drop in investor sentiment in 2022 can be attributed to global headwinds like geopolitical conflict in Ukraine impacting supply chains, rising inflation and interest rate hikes. In India, the biggest impact on PE/VC investments was seen in terms of reduction of large ticket investments.