India's Startup Boom: Over 1.61 Lakh Registered

CosmicTaco · 2025-03-12T10:55:18.629475+05:30

- As of January 31, 2025, India boasts over 1.61 lakh startups, as informed by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal. - Maharashtra leads with the highest number of registered startups at 28,511, surpassing Karnataka and Delhi. - Karnataka, despite being home to Bengaluru, trails Maharashtra with 16,954 startups but has raised the most capital at $72 Bn over the past decade. - Uttar Pradesh emerges as the fourth largest startup hub with 15,360 startups, receiving over $8.6 Bn in funding since 2014. - DPIIT aims to establish one startup per district by the end of 2025, with 750 districts already home to at least one startup. Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/india-home-to-over-1-61-lakh-startups-as-of-january-govt/)

As of January 31, 2025, India boasts over 1.61 lakh startups, as informed by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal.
Maharashtra leads with the highest number of registered startups at 28,511, surpassing Karnataka and Delhi.
Karnataka, despite being home to Bengaluru, trails Maharashtra with 16,954 startups but has raised the most capital at $72 Bn over the past decade.
Uttar Pradesh emerges as the fourth largest startup hub with 15,360 startups, receiving over $8.6 Bn in funding since 2014.
DPIIT aims to establish one startup per district by the end of 2025, with 750 districts already home to at least one startup.

Source: Inc42