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Top 50+ Venture Debt Funds for Indian Startups (2026)

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A working database of Indian venture debt lenders - useful the moment you're ready to go shopping for term sheets instead of reading theory. Saves the founder-hours of googling each fund one by one.

  • India's venture debt market crossed $1.23B in 2024 and is projected toward $2B by 2026.
  • Stride Ventures and Alteria Capital were among the most active startup investors in India by deal count in 2025.
  • Ticket sizes and stage focus vary widely - filter by your revenue stage before reaching out.
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The question it answers

  1. What's venture debt, and when should I take it instead of - or alongside - equity?

Read with it

  1. An India-first CFO's guide to how venture debt actually works here - who lends it, what it costs, and why it follows equity... cfomatrix.in Article Venture Debt & Debt Funding India: Complete Guide CFO Matrix
  2. India's leading venture debt fund's own annual data on deal volumes, sectors and terms - the closest thing to primary-source... vdreport.strideventures.in Report India Venture Debt Report Stride Ventures
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