What the funding slowdown actually did to Indian Series A rounds
Deepak Kushwaha
1 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
The headline number fell. The composition changed more than the total did.
Series A volume is down, but median size is up — investors are concentrating rather than retreating.
Diligence timelines have roughly doubled since 2022.
For founders, the practical consequence is that a round now needs eighteen months of runway to run properly, not nine.