Bengaluru: Bengaluru continues to lead the country's startup ecosystem with $823 million in funding across 89 deals in Q1 2026, IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said in a post on X.
"In comparison, Delhi NCR recorded $538 million across 74 deals and Mumbai $402 million across 34 deals, underlining the clear gap in both capital flow and deal momentum," he said.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also tweeted, saying that from deep tech to daily tech, Bengaluru remains at the heart of India's growth story.
"Bengaluru today stands as the largest startup hub outside the US, Europe and China, and the 5th largest unicorn hub globally," Kharge added.
Recently, Tracxn, in its 'India Tech FY 2025-26' report, said the karnataka capital continues to lead in startup acquisitions in the country, topping the charts both in FY25 and FY26, with 58 and 34 acquisitions, respectively.
According to the report, Bengaluru maintains its position as the country's leading startup hub, as the city accounted for 33% of total funding - $3.9 billion, followed by Mumbai with 21% ($2.4 billion) of total funding.

