DPDzero secures $7M Series A to scale its AI-driven debt collection platform, enhancing ethical and efficient recoveries for Indian lenders.
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DPDzero, a Bengaluru-based startup redefining debt collection for India’s financial institutions, has successfully raised $7 million in a Series A funding round. Led by GMO Venture Partners, the round also attracted investments from SMBC Asia Rising Fund, Blume Ventures, India Quotient, Sinarmas Group, and other prominent backers.
Scaling AI-Led Multilingual Collections Platform
The fresh capital will accelerate DPDzero’s mission to scale its AI-driven multilingual collections platform, blending behavioral data, artificial intelligence, and human operations. The startup is focused on launching a large-scale professional network of field collection agents aimed at building a high-performance and ethics-driven collections infrastructure in India.
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As Ananth Shroff, CEO and Founder of DPDzero, states, “Collection has been the ignored stepchild of lending; it’s low tech, low intelligence, and worryingly, low ethics, as well. We are building the collections company India has been waiting for—reinventing everything from the ground up, bringing back the dignity it really deserves.”
Innovative Approach: Combining AI and Human Intelligence
Founded by Ananth Shroff and Ranjith Ramachandra, DPDzero integrates behavioral insights, AI-powered agents, and dedicated human operations to help banks and NBFCs improve debt recoveries while enhancing borrower experience. Over the past 18 months, the company reports a sixfold increase in revenue, reflecting strong adoption by lenders such as Tata Capital, Moneyview, L&T Finance, and Manappuram Finance.
Client Endorsements Highlight Impact
Rahul Patidar, Chief Risk Officer at Moneyview, emphasized the impact of DPDzero’s platform: “Collections is the least evolved part of India’s lending stack and DPDzero is playing a key role changing that. Their ability to combine emerging tech, human ops and borrower intelligence has made a great difference for us… both in terms of collections velocity and borrower experience.”
Backing from Global Fintech Investors
GMO Venture Partners, leading this funding round, views the investment as part of their expanding footprint in India’s fintech sector. Ryu Muramatsu, Founding Partner at GMO Venture Partners, commented, “We believe DPDzero is building the foundational collections infrastructure by combining AI, execution-first DNA, and the kind of founder obsession required to disrupt the category.”
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) participated through its Asia Rising Fund. Keiji Matsunaga, General Manager of the bank’s Digital Strategy Department, noted, “As digital lending expands into emerging and diverse markets, the ability to manage collections with consistency and compliance becomes increasingly important. We believe that DPDzero is helping build a more efficient and responsible financial ecosystem.”
Blume Ventures, an early supporter of DPDzero, doubled down on their faith in the startup during this round. Sajith Pai, Partner at Blume Ventures, said, “When we first backed DPDzero, we bet on two relentless founders chasing an unsexy but massive problem. Today, they’ve built a product lenders love, scaled revenues 6X, and are winning serious institutional trust.”
Driving Ethical, Efficient Debt Recovery in India’s Financial Sector
DPDzero’s innovative approach not only targets technology-driven efficiency but also champions ethics and borrower dignity in debt collections. With India’s lending landscape rapidly evolving, the company’s AI-led multilingual platform and professional field agent network come at a critical time to streamline recoveries for banks and NBFCs.
As digital lending continues to grow in India, startups like DPDzero play an essential role in modernizing collections—a traditionally overlooked and underdeveloped stage—thereby improving outcomes for both financial institutions and borrowers.
Explore Related Developments
Recently, another debt collections SaaS platform received significant backing with Credgenics raising $50 million in Series B funding, highlighting growing investor interest in innovating India’s debt recovery ecosystem.
To learn more about AI-led collections and digital lending innovations, explore further insights on emerging fintech platforms shaping the future of finance.
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