Capital raises and sell-side M&A

Too big for a bank loan, too small for a banker. That’s our entire market.

Draavi advises Indian start-ups and small businesses on raises of ₹1.5 to ₹20 Crore, and on selling the business. Nine engagements since 2024 — five named, four confidential, four closed.

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  • Equity raises, ₹1.5–20 Crore
  • Sell-side M&A
  • Consumer and technology
  • Pre Seed to Pre Series A
The book
₹18.5 Cr Closed Across three capital raises. The fourth close, a sale, was not disclosed.
₹64 Cr Being raised now The five engagements still in market, added up.

Closed so far

1 Comic Con India Sale to Nodwin · M&A · 2024 Closed Not disclosed
2 Benny’s Bowl Pet food brand · Pre Series A · Feb 2026 Closed ₹12 Cr
3 Supplyport B2B marketplace, F&B · Seed · Apr 2026 Closed ₹5 Cr
4 Furrmate Plant-based pet food · Pre Seed · Jun 2026 Closed ₹1.5 Cr

Every figure here is counted from the rows on the transactions page.

9 Engagements since 2024 Five named, four confidential.
4 Closed to date Three capital raises and one sale.
5 In market now Consumer, consumer tech, quick-commerce and enterprise AI.
8 Equity raises The ninth is sell-side M&A — the Comic Con India sale.

About

Who you would be contracting with

Draavi advises Indian start-ups and small businesses on raising capital and on sell-side M&A, and it runs a platform where founders prepare a raise and investors source deals.

Nine engagements to date across consumer and technology — eight capital raises and one sell-side sale. The full board is on the transactions page.

Registered as
Cap91 Platform Private Limited
Registered office
New Delhi
Advising since
2024
Our track record Registered details

Two people run it

Amal Sivaji Co-founder LinkedIn Ajinkya Andhare Co-founder LinkedIn

The board

Nine engagements, field by field

What the deal was, which sector and stage it sat in, and whether it has closed — six of the seven fields we hold, on every row. Five are named, two of them with published coverage we link straight to. Four are confidential and carry everything except the client's name.

Not disclosed

Closed

Comic Con India

Advisor for selling Comic Con to Nodwin.

Type
M&A
Stage
Acquisition
Sector
Consumer
Signed
2024
Read the coverage

₹12 Cr

Closed

Benny’s Bowl

Strategic advisory for pet food brand.

Type
Equity
Stage
Pre Series A
Sector
Consumer
Signed
Feb 2026
Read the coverage

₹5 Cr

Closed

Supplyport

Fundraising for a B2B marketplace in the F&B space.

Type
Equity
Stage
Seed
Sector
B2B Platform
Signed
Apr 2026

₹15 Cr

In market

Polopan

Fundraising for an AI-powered fashion discovery platform.

Type
Equity
Stage
Pre Seed
Sector
Consumer Tech
Signed
May 2026

₹1.5 Cr

Closed

Furrmate

Fundraising for a plant-based pet food brand.

Type
Equity
Stage
Pre Seed
Sector
Consumer
Signed
Jun 2026

₹20 Cr

In market

Confidential

Fundraising for an AI-native hiring software for gig workers.

Type
Equity
Stage
Seed
Sector
Enterprise AI
Signed
Jul 2026

₹10 Cr

In market

Confidential

Fundraising for quick commerce of construction materials.

Type
Equity
Stage
Pre Seed
Sector
Quick-commerce
Signed
Aug 2026

₹15 Cr

In market

Confidential

Fundraising for a farm fresh dairy brand.

Type
Equity
Stage
Seed
Sector
Consumer
Signed
Sep 2026

₹4 Cr

In market

Confidential

Fundraising for an origins-focused food brand.

Type
Equity
Stage
Pre Seed
Sector
Consumer
Signed
Sep 2026
The board in full, with filters

The platform

For start-ups, and for investors

One platform, two chairs. Public sign-up is paused for now and will reopen — until it does, everything below runs with us directly, by email and phone.

For start-ups

Understand the raise, find investors, run the process

Six things you can do, in the order you will need them

  1. Understand Fund Raising
  2. Prepare your pitch
  3. Discover relevant investors
  4. Manage conversations online
  5. Optimise deal value
  6. Keep investors updated
The start-up page in full

For investors

Source deals, meet founders, track your portfolio

What you can do on the platform

  1. Discover relevant opportunities
  2. Connect with founders
  3. Manage conversations online
  4. Track portfolio companies
  5. Share knowledge with peers
The investor page in full

Enquiries

Talk to us

One short form, whichever side of the table you are on, and a person on the other end. Nothing here goes further than us.

Would rather start with an email? [email protected] reaches the same people.

Everything else, and where we are

Four questions, about thirty seconds. We read every one.