India, Oct. 7 -- In the last decade, the Indian startup ecosystem has evolved to adapt to almost every aspect of investments and exit strategies. As per a survey conducted by Inc42, as a part of its Indian Tech Startup Funding Report Q3 2025, nearly 41% of India investors prefer secondary deals as a route to exit their portfolio companies.

The other exit strategies such as IPO, buyouts, and acquisitions saw relatively less interest from investors who participated in the survey. The state of exits indicates the growing need among VCs to find exits from their portfolio, especially among startups that don't have a clear IPO path.

Several venture capital firms including White Whale Venture, PixelSky Capital and Neo Group have launched secon...