Castanet is a structured discovery layer for startups and investors in India. Founders present a living pitch in a consistent format, and investors discover, follow, and engage through intent-driven workflows designed to reduce noise and improve decision quality.
To become the most trusted discovery layer between startups and investors in India - where intent is clear, conversations are high-signal, and capital finds the right founders faster.
Castanet helps founders present a structured, living pitch and gives investors a private, filter-first way to discover, follow, and engage. Make every startup-investor interaction more transparent, contextual, and actionable.
We built Castanet because reaching the right investors remains one of the hardest problems for young startups - founders often spend months chasing fragmented introductions instead of building. At the same time, investors find it difficult to consistently meet ambitious, energetic entrepreneurs in a structured way, without wading through noise. Castanet is designed to close that gap with clearer discovery, stronger context, and more intentional engagement on both sides.
Castanet is NOT an investment bank, financial advisory or consulting firm, broker, exchange, clearing system or bureau of any kind. We do not provide investment advice, execute transactions or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information posted by startups. We do not charge any brokerage or intermediary fees. Our only revenue model is through subscriptions and marketing and promotional activities in line with our vision and mission.
We require investors on the platform to meet accredited investor criteria as per prevailing regulations and complete publicly verifiable identity and entity checks as part of onboarding.