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Byju’s, Zomato corner bulk of startup funds in pandemic year

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NEW DELHI : Funding in startups fell sharply in 2020 as the pandemic led venture capital firms to adopt the watch-only mode, though global investors continued to back unicorns and firms that adapted to the changed business conditions.Indian startups raised around $10.6 billion across 660 deals this year, the lowest in four years in terms of deal value, according to data from Venture Intelligence.

In 2019, startup funding was at $12.5 billion across 833 deals.Also Read | The march of 2020 in 10 key long readsDespite the covid-led disruption, 11 startups turned unicorns in India, joining the billion-dollar or more valuation club, across sectors such as edtech, beauty and fashion, software-as-a-service (Saas) and payments.Unicorns such as food.

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