Rainmatter’s approach to the ecosystem growth
People often ask us why we cheer for the startups we haven’t funded. It’s because we’re not just investors, we’re ecosystem builders. Rainmatter isn’t playing the old VC game—we’re here to change how India thinks about health, finance, and climate.
Most VCs only love to talk about their portfolio companies. Some hype and obsess about the companies they invest in. But the reality is that the market doesn’t care about your portfolio; it cares about a category. The bigger the category, the more valuable your companies become. And India needs movements beyond another VC success story.
Take healthcare—this isn’t just about funding a few health-tech startups. India needs an entire shift in how people approach prevention, nutrition, fitness, and mental well-being. We need more people solving for metabolic diseases, affordable diagnostics, and long-term care. India’s health revolution won’t be built by one startup, one VC, or one winner. It’s a network effect. More founders solving real problems, more awareness, more customers who understand what’s actually good for them.
Same for fintech—building access to capital isn’t about a few startups getting funded. India doesn’t need more fintech hacks; it needs real financial empowerment.
And then there’s climate—which isn’t just an industry, it’s survival. This can’t be about funding one or two clean-tech startups and calling it a day. India needs a climate movement. Founders building for sustainability & decarbonization.
Rainmatter isn’t just in the funding businesses. We want to support people, ideas, and conversations that will define India’s next decade. This means enabling founders and even their competitors. When more people understand health, finance, and climate deeply, when more founders build great solutions, and when more customers demand better choices—everyone wins.
India can’t afford to follow the old Silicon Valley model of isolated unicorn-building. We need category-building. This is why we host founders on our podcasts, share their work, and connect them to the right people—even if we’re not investors. So, if you’re building something meaningful in health, fintech, or climate, know this—we’re cheering for you. Whether we invested or not.
