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What the funding slowdown actually did to Indian Series A rounds

Deepak Kushwaha

1 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

The headline number fell. The composition changed more than the total did.

Series A volume is down, but median size is up — investors are concentrating rather than retreating.

Diligence timelines have roughly doubled since 2022.

For founders, the practical consequence is that a round now needs eighteen months of runway to run properly, not nine.

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