Author: Rainmatter

We’re pleased to announce our investment in StepOut, a football analytics company from Kolkata offering practical tools to help teams, coaches, and players enhance their performance. We believe that StepOut’s platform can truly be revolutionary in transforming the Football ecosystem in India- not just at professional levels, but also by facilitating ecosystem-building through enabling coaching […]

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the world’s no 1 killer—over 41 million patients are lost every year, with 2/3rd of these deaths occurring in low and middle-income countries like India. Cardiovascular & Respiratory Disorders (CVDs) are the largest chunk of NCDs. Most of the deaths from CVDs are preventable, if these diseases are diagnosed in time. […]

We’re excited to announce our follow-on investment in LISSUN, a company dedicated to solving mental health prevention and treatment at scale. Mental health is a critical pillar of health and well-being, and yet, is an under-served aspect. Nearly 11% of Indians face or have faced mental health issues (as per the National Mental Health Survey […]

We’re pleased to announce our investment in Health on Plants, a company dedicated to producing high-quality plant-based foods. Founded in 2020 by Sweta Khandelwal and Vijay Pandey, Health on Plants began as a solution to the founders’ own dietary needs as vegan endurance athletes. While competing in ultrarunning events across the world, Sweta and Vijay […]

Running today is one of the most accessible forms of exercise to stay fit. All you need is a pair of shoes and some determination to get out :). It’s considered good for cardiovascular health and relieves stress for some. There are more than 3 million active runners in India and everyone has their unique […]

We’re excited to announce our follow-on investment in TruNativ, a company dedicated to simplifying nutrition for Indian households. We first met Pranav, TruNativ’s founder, in 2021. Coming from a strong background in the B2B protein industry, Pranav had developed an innovative whey protein formulation that is heat-resistant and flavourless, thus allowing it to be seamlessly […]

Introducing GalaxEye, a team working on a kind of geospatial data that combines radar capability with imaging to go beyond just pure play imaging. Solving for not just accurate spatial data, but also better quality in terms of ability to peek through clouds and other hindrances.

Less than 1% of homes in India have adopted rooftop solar, compared to 7% in Brazil, 10% in Germany, and 30%+ in Australia. India’s current power/energy generation capacity is around 450 Gigawatt (GW). With an ambition to add 500 GW more by 2030 as our energy requirements scale. With renewables taking precedence. This is why […]

Reality hit home this summer when we faced a water shortage in Bangalore, a city many of us Bangaloreans remember fondly from our childhood as the city of lakes. At present, Bangalore needs about 2,632 (Million Litres per Day) MLD of fresh water. The Cauvery caters to about half of the city’s fresh water demand, […]

With all that we do through Rainmatter Health, one of our goals has been to help Indians eat better and live healthier lives. A key component of healthier eating is getting enough protein since it helps fuel your body, repair cells and add muscle mass. Despite the attention protein has been getting over the past […]

The past few years of climate startup funding in India have been dominated by electric mobility and infrastructure enabling electric mobility. This is why we made a conscious decision early last year to also enable as much support as possible for teams working on solutions in sectors like waste management which might not attract as […]

While Rainmatter started as a fintech incubator in 2016, we have evolved to also focus on Climate and Health. The question we kept asking ourselves was—what is the point of saving & investing without having a sound mind and body and a healthy planet? These questions led us to meet several teams solving climate challenges […]

India’s water supply and sewage systems are crucial for both development and public health. While we often talk about diet and exercise when discussing health, access to clean water is just as important. Unfortunately, our water and sanitation systems have not changed much in decades. Even though some technology is used to monitor these systems, […]

A large proportion of India’s agricultural produce goes waste for purely how the produce looks (shape, size etc), despite no loss of nutrition. Adding to farmers’ woes is constant uncertainty in the pricing that their produce can fetch in the markets. Raheja Solar Food Processing helps solve both problems, with their farmer-first model. Raheja Solar […]

One of the key challenges in the nutrition space is the production and availability of adequate protein in an environmentally sustainable and affordable way. Plant-based proteins present a promising solution to our nutritional needs due to their long history of crop use and cultivation, lower cost of production, and easy access in many parts of […]

Hasiru Dala offers waste management solutions to commercial establishments, apartments & residential townships, and events. They collect, segregate, and transport waste to processing facilities.

Climate change is no longer a future event — water scarcity, erratic weather patterns, diminishing wildlife — we are already experiencing the consequences of climate change. Solving any problem starts by acknowledging there is one and finding ways to quantify it. Although the effects of climate change are obvious, it is crucial to measure the […]

We started investing in climate action and health a couple of years ago. At the intersection of the two, there is a large plastic waste problem we want to help solve. The ramifications of plastic waste do not end with the pollution of soil and water bodies; microplastics have even found their way into our […]

Our focus on health at Rainmatter started because of the core team’s focus on living a healthy life. The result of this passion was endless questions about the quality of common food items we eat every day, like vegetables, fruits, dairy, grains, etc. So we started interacting with experts in the domain, such as doctors, […]

At Rainmatter one of the problems we spend a lot of time thinking about is water management and pollution. We have partnered with JSP Enviro – a Chennai-based bio-electrochemical (BES) wastewater treatment company.

Akshayakalpa is trying to solve some of the thorny challenges in the dairy and farming industry.. The Akshayakalpa team works with farmers and local communities to help them implement organic farming techniques to reduce the use of antibiotics and pesticides and then sources the produce.

Helping Indians manage their health and wealth excites us the most at Rainmatter. This desire to help people become healthier led us to the FITTR team. We are happy to partner with and support FITTR in its mission to educate people about the importance of nutrition and health.

When I saw MyLang’s website for the first time, I beamed. An Indian platform that creates, hosts, and promotes literature in Indian languages (beginning with a neat Kannada catalog). When Pavaman described to me how the project had taken shape over two years, it was impressive. The platform was already bringing together authors, scholars, storytellers, […]

We started Rainmatter in 2016 because we realized that the Indian markets were quite shallow. The only way we could grow was if the investor participation in Indian capital markets grew, and we could only do so much on our own. So we started backing founders who were building things that could bring in the […]