Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her fourth Union Budget on February 1, 2022. Presenting the Union Budget, Sitharaman made fresh announcements for the startups while stressing on ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat‘. Indian startups raised a record $24.1 billion in 2021 via various funding rounds. The year 2021, saw a two-fold increase over pre-Covid levels.
