Cradle was founded by Gaurav Mishra in 2020.

Who are Cradle's investors?

Cradle's investors include Index Ventures, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Transpose Platform Management, Y Combinator.

Where is Cradle headquartered?

Cradle is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.

Cradle

YC S20

Bengaluru, IN · Founded 2020 · 2 employees · 4 known investors

Find your way into Cradle

310 people in our graph share verified history with the Cradle team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Veenu Choudharyunlockedknows Gaurav Mishra · together at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (overlapped)

×4knows the team · via Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

×7knows the team · via @WalmartLabs

Cradle operates a payments network enabling small businesses in India to receive funds from other businesses without transaction fees.

Also known as PostDated

Enterprise Software FintechIndiaSouth Asia

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S20)

Cradle was founded in 2020 by Gaurav Mishra.

Gaurav Mishra inFounderFounder of Cradle, a payments network that enables small businesses in India to receive funds from other businesses without transaction fees.

Investors · 4

Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M

Transpose Platform ManagementHouston

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

In the news

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Frequently asked questions

What does Cradle do?: Cradle operates a payments network enabling small businesses in India to receive funds from other businesses without transaction fees.
Who founded Cradle?: Cradle was founded by Gaurav Mishra in 2020.
Who are Cradle's investors?: Cradle's investors include Index Ventures, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Transpose Platform Management, Y Combinator.
Where is Cradle headquartered?: Cradle is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.