DPDzero Secures $7M Series A to Transform Debt Collections with AI-Driven Solutions
- ByStartupStory | August 8, 2025
Bengaluru-based debt collections startup DPDzero has raised $7 million in Series A funding to accelerate its mission of transforming India’s collections industry. The round was led by GMO VenturePartners, Japan’s fintech-focused VC, SMBC Asia Rising Fund, and Blume Ventures, which has doubled its investment since the previous round. Additional participation came from India Quotient, Sinarmas Group, and other investors.
The fresh capital will be used to develop DPDzero’s multi-lingual AI collection agent and launch a network of professional field collection agents, aiming to create high-performance collections infrastructure for Indian financial institutions.
“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,” said Ananth Shroff, CEO & Founder of DPDzero.
Co-founded by Ananth Shroff and Ranjith, DPDzero combines behavioural data, AI agents, and human operations to deliver collection outcomes that outperform industry benchmarks without compromising borrower experience. Its client roster includes leading fintechs and NBFCs such as Tata Capital, Moneyview, L&T Finance, and Manappuram Finance, with several of India’s largest banks expected to join soon.
Over the past 18 months, DPDzero has recorded 6X revenue growth, becoming a trusted partner for lenders seeking efficiency, ethics, and technology-led solutions in collections.
Investors believe the startup is tackling one of the most underserved areas in India’s credit ecosystem. Ryu Muramatsu, Founding Partner at GMO VenturePartners, said, “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.”
As India heads toward a $6 trillion credit economy, industry experts say that the ability to lend will increasingly depend on the ability to collect. With its ethics-first, tech-led approach, DPDzero aims to lead this collections revolution.
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