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Sector guides

Deep playbooks for India’s densest fundraising categories — landscape, metrics, diligence weights, and matching funds. Pair with stage guides and thesis themes.

Guide 01342 funds

Fintech

Payments, lending, wealth, insurance, and embedded finance — how Indian fintech investors underwrite, and how founders should pitch.

Seed often $0.5–3M; Series A widerRead guide →
Guide 02306 funds

SaaS / Enterprise

B2B software and enterprise tools — India-for-India and India-for-global — what investors diligence and how to package the story.

Seed $0.5–3M; A often $5–15M+Read guide →
Guide 03396 funds

Consumer / D2C

Brands, marketplaces, and consumer apps — distribution, habit, and unit economics that survive Indian price points.

Seed varies widely; brand rounds differRead guide →
Guide 04172 funds

AI / ML

Applied AI and ML products — how investors separate durable businesses from thin wrappers, and what founders must prove.

Seed–A vary; infra rounds largerRead guide →
Guide 05162 funds

Healthcare / Medtech

Healthtech, care delivery, diagnostics, medtech, and wellness — longer cycles, proof bars, and how to raise credibly in India.

Varies; clinical paths need runwayRead guide →
Guide 06185 funds

Deep Tech

Hard tech, deep science, semiconductors, robotics, space — patient capital, milestone maps, and India-specific paths to proof.

Milestone-based; often longer runwayRead guide →
Guide 07114 funds

Climate / Sustainability

Climate, cleantech, energy transition, and sustainability — impact plus ROI, and how Indian climate investors diligence.

Wide range; hardware needs more runwayRead guide →
Guide 0885 funds

Social Impact

Impact and inclusion capital in India — outcomes plus unit economics, and how to raise without sounding like a grant pitch.

Varies; blended capital commonRead guide →
Guide 099 funds

Cyber Security

Enterprise security, cloud security, threat detection, and compliance — how Indian cybersecurity investors diligence and what founders should show at seed.

Seed $0.5–3M; enterprise cycles longerRead guide →
Guide 1030 funds

Blockchain

Web3, blockchain infrastructure, and crypto-native products — how specialist capital diligences token models, compliance, and community-led growth in India.

Highly variable; strategic + token roundsRead guide →