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Bengaluru attracted $823 million in startup funding across 89 deals in Q1 2026, pulling significantly ahead of Delhi-NCR, which recorded $538 million across 74 deals, and Mumbai, which saw $402 million across 34 deals, according to a LinkedIn post by IT BT Department, Karnataka Minister Priyank M Kharge. The figures reinforce Bengaluru's position as India's leading startup hub and the world's fifth-largest unicorn hub, regarded as the largest startup ecosystem outside the United States, Europe, and China. The city's 2025 full-year numbers tell an equally strong story. Bengaluru recorded 477 deals raising $6.03 billion, increasing its share of total Indian startup funding to 46.14%, up from 35.08% the previous year. Delhi-NCR ranked second with 301 deals worth $2.57 billion, followed by Mumbai with 182 deals totalling $2.26 billion, while Pune and Chennai recorded $409.43 million and $281.91 million, respectively. Sector-wise, fintech led all segments in 2025 with $2.89 billion across 154 deals, accounting for 22.08% of total capital deployed, followed by e-commerce at $1.88 billion across 176 deals, AI startups at $1.31 billion across 113 deals, and healthtech at $1.27 billion across 100 deals. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gemf9k9X #Bengaluru #IndiaStartups #StartupFunding #IndianTech #VentureCapital