{"id":948380,"date":"2026-10-27T17:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/948380\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T17:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:16:10","slug":"maasi-secures-%e2%82%b96-crore-in-pre-seed-funding-to-revolutionize-childcare-in-india-etentrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/948380\/","title":{"rendered":"Maasi Secures \u20b96 Crore in Pre-Seed Funding to Revolutionize Childcare in India, ETEntrepreneur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"442\" class=\"unveil\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"width:100%;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/135227774.cms.jpeg\" captionrendered=\"1\" alt=\"Maasi founders are building a trusted childcare network, offering verified caregivers and structured training for working parents in Bengaluru.\"\/>Maasi founders are building a trusted childcare network, offering verified caregivers and structured training for working parents in Bengaluru.<br \/>Maasi, a <a id=\"40268775\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"childcare-startup\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/childcare+startup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">childcare startup<\/a>, has raised \u20b96 crore in a <a id=\"30990406\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"pre-seed-funding\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/pre-seed+funding\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pre-seed funding<\/a> round led by <a id=\"29532943\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Better-Capital\" source=\"keywords\" meta.keywordsubtype=\"org\" meta.entityname=\"Better Capital\" meta.hostid=\"498\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/better+capital\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Better Capital<\/a>, with participation from Antler India and angel investors such as Rapido co-founder Rishikesh SR, Shadowfax co-founder Vaibhav Khandelwal, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The Bengaluru-based company plans to use the funds to expand <a id=\"40268776\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"caregiver-recruitment-and-training\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/caregiver+recruitment+and+training\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">caregiver recruitment and training<\/a>, develop its technology platform and grow its Bengaluru team.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by Aashu Manchali, Gargi Pandey and Reshov Roy, Maasi grew out of Urban Parents Club, a Bengaluru community of over 8,000 parents. The founders identified a gap in reliable, accountable childcare after hearing repeated concerns about finding trustworthy nannies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinding <a id=\"40268774\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"reliable-childcare\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/reliable+childcare\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reliable childcare<\/a> is still a gamble for millions of Indian parents. We\u2019re excited to back Aashu, Gargi and Reshov as they bring trust and accountability to it and build a new standard for childcare in India,\u201d said Vaibhav Domkundwar, founder of Better Capital.<\/p>\n<p>Maasi offers <a id=\"40268777\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"on-demand-nanny-services\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/on-demand+nanny+services\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on-demand nanny services<\/a> starting at \u20b9199 an hour and monthly subscriptions starting at \u20b95,999. Caregivers undergo verification and training through a programme led by preschool directors, nurses and former airline cabin crew trainers.<\/p>\n<p>The startup has also introduced Maasi Governess, an English-speaking nanny service focused on screen-free engagement and childcare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a tier-A team solving the hardest problem in childcare. Maasi is exclusive by design, with every caregiver held to an exceptionally high bar, and that\u2019s exactly why we backed them,\u201d said Rajiv Srivatsa, partner at Antler India.\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                                    Published On Oct 27, 2026 at 01:02 PM IST<\/p>\n<p>\n                Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals.<br \/>\n                Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights &amp; analysis in your inbox.\n            <\/p>\n<p>            Get updates on your preferred social platform<br \/>\n            Follow us for the latest news, insider access to events and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maasi founders are building a trusted childcare network, offering verified caregivers and structured training for working parents in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":948381,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[324612,45,49,48,324614,324613,137,324610,324615,35238,324611],"class_list":["post-948380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-better-capital","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-caregiver-recruitment-and-training","tag-childcare-startup","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-maasi-funding","tag-on-demand-nanny-services","tag-pre-seed-funding","tag-reliable-childcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/948381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}