◆ NUMBERS · COVERAGE · DECADE
This is the base IVL grows from. Every number is calibrated against the actual database, not aspirational metrics. When a figure is estimated, we say so.
◆ NUMBERS AT A GLANCE
24,336
Startups
2,000+
Investors
9
VedAI scoring pillars
1,000+
Incubators & accelerators
80+
Industries
17
Streams of intelligence
936
Deals in 2025
108+
Reports
108
12 × 9 = 108
Reports across seventeen streams of intelligence.
◆ WHAT SITS ON THE PLATFORM
All surfaces share one underlying database, one investor graph, and one scoring engine.
01
9-pillar nightly scoring across 108 signal channels. The comparable benchmark across the Indian startup ecosystem.
02
A simulated pitch environment. Practise against 45 AI investor personas before the meeting that matters.
03
Founder CRM. Comparable benchmarks. Round readiness. The founder's working surface.
04
Investor's working portfolio, specialisation analyses, syndicate matches. Solo GP / angel tier from ₹9,999/mo · emerging-fund and family-office pricing on request.
05
Compare any two startups, two investors, two sectors — instantly, with structured fields.
06
A structured directory. Filter by sector, stage, geography, score, momentum. The whole ecosystem in one search.
07
A curated feed of structurally important funding rounds, regulatory shifts, or inflection points — surfaced without delay.
08
Funding fundamentals. Glossary. Lessons. The on-ramp for everyone who's curious but doesn't yet have the language.
◆ A DECADE
The journey of Indian venture, in milestones. It’s now possible to imagine the largest startup ecosystem in the world.
2010–2014
Smartphone adoption crosses the digital identity threshold. Nexus and Accel establish India-dedicated funds. Foreign capital deepens. The conditions for the next phase are set.
2015–2018
Indian unicorns become a recognised category. Flipkart, Paytm and others lead the charge. Startup India initiative brings formal recognition.
2019–2021
Digital infrastructure unlocks new categories. Funding reaches its all-time peak — $39B deployed in a single year. Tiger, SoftBank, and other global giants invest heavily. 50+ unicorns emerge.
2022–2024
Funding contracts. Down rounds become common. Quality of companies increases as quantity falls. Domestic LPs, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds begin to play a larger role.
2025
Funding stabilises. The Government's Fund of Funds for AI and deeptech crosses ₹9,000 crore. Indian founders begin building globally-ambitious AI-native companies.
2026 →
An ecosystem with the world's third-largest startup count, structural maturity, $118+ billion cumulative funding, professionalised investors, and a clear AI inflection — finally gets the intelligence it deserves.