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

Guide 01346 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 02313 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 03399 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 04179 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 05164 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 06191 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 07118 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 0886 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 0912 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 →