Zynk, a New Delhi-based monetary infrastructure startup, has raised $5 million in a seed funding spherical led by Hivemind Capital to speed up its push to make international funds prompt.
The spherical additionally included participation from Alliance DAO, Coinbase Ventures, Transpose Platform VC, Polymorphic Capital, Tykhe Ventures, and Contribution Capital.
Based by former Amazon Pay CTO Manish Bhatia, ex-Morgan Stanley govt Prashanth Swaminathan, and Harvard entrepreneur Abhishek Pitti, Zynk says its infrastructure eliminates the necessity for pre-funding and minimises liquidity operations for cross-border fee suppliers.
Zynk describes itself as a supplier of embedded just-in-time liquidity and optimised cross-border settlement rails, aiming to “make international funds prompt and frictionless.”
The platform at the moment helps US greenback, euro, UAE dirham, Indian rupee, Mexican peso, and Philippine peso transactions.
“We’ve been constructing the monetary pipes that make international funds prompt,” stated Prashanth Swaminathan, co-founder and chief govt officer. “Entry to just-in-time liquidity has grow to be a moat in cross-border funds — and we’re breaking that moat. Our mission is to make liquidity as cellular as information, liberating capital and eliminating idle balances, pre-funding, and handbook treasury operations”
The corporate, which launched quietly in April 2025, has recorded 70% month-over-month development since inception, in accordance with the assertion. It plans to make use of the funds to develop hall protection, strengthen compliance, and forge new partnerships with international fee suppliers.
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RBI broadcasts measures to facilitate cross-border commerce transactions
“Cross-border funds are a tenet of worldwide commerce and finance, but they continue to be dragged down by antiquated applied sciences and a swath of immobilised capital,” stated Emmanuel Vallod, companion and head of ventures at Hivemind Capital. “A whole rethink is lengthy overdue.”
Kayla Phillips, who led the funding for Hivemind, added that Zynk “thoughtfully bridges that divide, giving cross-border fee firms prompt entry to liquidity whereas sustaining transparency, compliance, and scalability by way of its blockchain-based atomic settlement answer”
Zynk is backed by T-Hub, a Hyderabad-based startup incubator. “At T-Hub, we’re doubling down on founders who don’t simply construct merchandise, but additionally the infrastructure for the longer term,” stated T-Hub CEO Kavikrut. “The Zynk group’s international mindset and depth of experience make them an excellent instance of how Indian innovation can energy the world’s monetary spine”.
Manish Bhatia, Zynk’s chief expertise officer and a former Amazon Pay govt, stated, “Liquidity ought to transfer as freely as info. Once I was main Amazon Pay’s expertise stack, I noticed firsthand how companies have all the time wanted real-time settlement. Zynk is lastly making that attainable — with out the liquidity burden”.
Edited by Jyoti Narayan
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