Many Indian founders have real customers and real revenue, and still don't fit the standard venture capital cycle. The long-term money they need is hard to find.
Rainmatter invests Zerodha's profits in the things India needs to build, such as climate, health, deep tech, manufacturing, media and fintech.
Building for India takes time. We invest our own money, so we're in no rush.
India still imports most of the technologies and infrastructure vital for its national sovereignty from chips to robotics to advanced manufacturing. Outside major metropolitan cities, healthcare infrastructure continues to remain underserved. Moreover, despite being among the countries most exposed to climate change, India builds little of its own climate hardware.
The ideas and founders are there, but the missing piece is patient capital.
Venture funds typically have 5-7 year horizons to return money, so they need a few huge winners. Banks won’t lend to ideas that don’t make money yet. Therefore, breakthrough ideas risk remaining underfunded and critical problems in areas like health and climate go unsolved. We exist to back those breakthrough ideas. The founders building in India, for the world.
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