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How to Raise Your Seed Round in India

Kae Capital Free Beginner India

This is the number you need to sanity-check the offer in front of you, from a real Indian seed VC rather than US Carta data. It gives current India benchmarks (most seed rounds land between $300K and $2M, post-money valuations of $2M to $8M depending on traction, and 15% to 25% dilution) plus the 2025 market reality (seed funding fell 25% in 2024, investors are pickier, and SAFEs are now 64% of seed deals). Read it and you will know whether a low cap is actually below the Indian market or just below your ego.

  • Indian seed rounds cluster at $300K to $2M with $2M to $8M post-money valuations, so anchor your "is this low" judgment to that band, not US medians.
  • Expect to part with 15% to 25% for a seed round; if the ask is far outside that, that is the real negotiation, not the headline valuation.
  • The market cooled (seed funding down 25% in 2024, investors more selective), so leverage to push back is scarcer than in the frothy years.
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The question it answers

  1. The valuation the investor is offering feels low. How do I know if I should push back or take it?

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