New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments in India reached USD 17.1 billion in the third quarter of 2026, marking a 46 per cent increase compared to the USD 11.7 billion recorded in the same period last year.

According to the EY-IVCA monthly PE/VC roundup, the quarterly total also represented a 124 per cent rise from the USD 7.6 billion recorded in the second quarter of 2026. Deal volumes, however, contracted by 9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to 348 transactions, down from 384 deals in the third quarter of 2025.

Large transactions served as the primary driver of capital deployment during the quarter. Thirty-six large deals contributed USD 13 billion, making up 76 per cent of the overall investment val...