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India Venture Debt Report

Stride Ventures · vdreport.strideventures.in Free Advanced India

India's leading venture debt fund's own annual data on deal volumes, sectors and terms - the closest thing to primary-source market data on what venture debt in India actually looks like this year.

  • Annual data on venture debt deal volume and sector split across Indian startups.
  • From the fund that, by 2025 deal count, was among the most active investors in the entire Indian startup ecosystem.
  • Useful for benchmarking whether a term sheet you've received is market or off-market.
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The question it answers

  1. What's venture debt, and when should I take it instead of - or alongside - equity?

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