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Dekho, scene ye hai ki India mein startups toh poore desh mein phail rahe hain, yeh acchi baat hai. Lekin jab baat aati hai bade funding rounds crack karne ki, unicorn banne ki, ya profitable exits ki, toh sabka dhyaan sirf Bengaluru, NCR aur Mumbai par hi hai. Yehi wohi cities hain jahan se zyadaatar bade deals ho rahey hain, aur baaki jagah ke startups ko thoda struggle karna pad raha hai.
Funding Ka Baantwara Kaisa Hai?
Is saal 2024 mein, Indian tech startups ne lagbhag $11.3 billion raise kiye hain. Ismein sabse zyada funding gayi hai Bengaluru, jahan 30.28% amount aaya. Uske baad hai Mumbai, jahan 27.07% funding mili. Waise toh Mumbai ne is baar value ke hisaab se Bengaluru ko piche chhod diya hai, mainly Zepto jaise bade deals ki wajah se. Lekin deal count mein Bengaluru abhi bhi aage hai, matlab chote-mote deals wahan zyada ho rahe hain.
Unicorns Ka Khel Bhi Wahi?
Unicorns ka scene bhi same hi hai. March 2026 tak India mein 126 unicorns hain. Ismein Bengaluru sabse aage hai 53 ke saath, phir Mumbai 21 aur Gurugram 20 ke saath. Magar asli picture toh tab dikhti hai jab pata chalta hai ki Tier 2 aur 3 cities, jahan desh ke 45% registered startups hain, unko venture capital ka sirf 10% se bhi kam funding milta hai. 2016 se 2025 tak, metros ke bahar ke startups ne sirf $3.2 billion hi raise kiye hain, jo ki metros mein invest hue paisa se bahut kam hai.
Tier 2/3 Cities Ke Startups Ka Struggle
Jo startups metros ke bahar hain, unko kaafi mushkilein aati hain. Acche skilled log wahan milte nahi hain, woh toh bade shehron mein chale jaate hain. VC aur angel investors bhi mainly metros mein hi baithte hain, toh funding aur validation dono mushkil ho jata hai. Infrastructure, jaise logistics aur bijli, yeh sab bhi ek problem hai growth ke liye. Government ne 'Startup India' jaise schemes shuru ki hain, par phir bhi paise milna ek bada challenge bana hua hai.
Aage Kya Hoga?
Ye jo funding aur exits ka concentration hai, woh metro cities ke bahar wale startups ko thoda peeche chhod raha hai. Unko operating cost kam milta hai, par jaldi grow karna aur bade exit paana mushkil ho jata hai. Investors bhi ab sustainable growth dekh rahe hain, aur yeh metro hubs mein zyada aasani se dikhta hai. Agar metros ke bahar funding aur exit ke liye efforts nahi badhaye gaye, toh Bengaluru, Mumbai, aur NCR hi India ke startup success stories banate rahenge.