Maasi Raises Rs 6 Crore — Startup Funding India, October 2026

Bengaluru-based childcare startup Maasi has raised Rs 6 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Better Capital, alongside Antler India. The round is one of the larger pre-seed deals in India's childcare category, and it tackles a problem most urban families know intimately: finding a nanny you can actually trust.

The problem Maasi is solving

Maasi, founded by Aashu Manchali, Gargi Pandey and Reshov Roy, offers verified, trained nannies on demand and by subscription. Every caregiver is verified and trained before meeting a family, through a programme led by preschool directors, nurses and former airline cabin crew trainers. Its newest category, the Maasi Governess, is an English-speaking nanny trained in screen-free engagement and care.

Angel investors in the round include Rapido veteran Rishikesh SR, Shadowfax's Vaibhav Khandelwal, Xoxoday's Sumit Khandelwal, Siddhant Goyal and Sanjay Ramakrishnan.

Early traction

Following its public launch on 20 October 2026, Maasi says it attracted a waitlist of more than 4,000 parents within five days and has served over 1,200 parents through a network of more than 500 caregivers. The founders previously ran Urban Parents Club, a Bengaluru community of more than 8,000 parents, where the most repeated question was always the same: does anyone know a good nanny?

Better Capital founder Vaibhav Domkundwar said finding reliable childcare is still a gamble for millions of Indian parents, and that Maasi is bringing trust and accountability to the category. The company plans to expand caregiver recruitment and training, build out its technology platform and grow its Bengaluru team.

Childcare sits at the intersection of trust, safety and livelihoods. If Maasi can standardise verification and training without losing the human warmth families expect, it could formalise a workforce that has long run on word of mouth alone.