STARTUP FUNDING TREND IN INDIA - priyayadavalli/DataScience-Project-Ideas GitHub Wiki

Context Interested in the Indian startup ecosystem just like me? Wanted to know what type of startups are getting funded in the last few years? Wanted to know who are the important investors? Wanted to know the hot fields that get a lot of funding these days? This dataset is a chance to explore the Indian start up scene. Deep dive into funding data and derive insights into the future!

Content This dataset has funding information of the Indian startups from January 2015 to August 2017. It includes columns with the date funded, the city the startup is based out of, the names of the funders, and the amount invested (in USD).

Startup India campaign is based on an action plan aimed at promoting bank financing for start-up ventures to boost entrepreneurship and encourage start ups with jobs creation. The campaign was first announced by Prime Minister on 15 August 2015, This made many new startup registration and funding, Later in mid 2016 some newbie companies couldn't show case good expected profits which lost confidence among investors.

Inspiration Possible questions which could be answered are:

How does the funding ecosystem change with time? Do cities play a major role in funding? Which industries are favored by investors for funding? Who are the important investors in the Indian Ecosystem? How much funds does startups generally get in India? Did Startup India campaign have any impact in the startup trend in India?