Launch · Financial Services
Ashneer Grover launches employer-guaranteed loan platform
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Fund My Staff
- What it does
- Employer-backed employee lending platform
- Kind
- Launch
- Based in
- Delhi
- Founded
- 2026
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
Fund My Staff is a platform where employers act as guarantors for employee loans
What happened
It was announced by Ashneer Grover on LinkedIn on 23 July 2026
Why it matters
The platform targets employees with low or no credit history
The details
- Ashneer Grover announced the launch of Fund My Staff via LinkedIn on 23 July 2026.
- The platform offers employer-backed lending, where employers act as guarantors for employee loans.
- Employers onboard their staff, set loan amounts, and review and approve requests as guarantors.
- Employees can also initiate loan requests themselves.
- Loan funds are disbursed directly to the employee and repaid via monthly EMIs over a chosen tenure.
- Fund My Staff operates as a Lending Service Provider (LSP) under RBI digital lending guidelines.
- Its lending partner is Ash Grove Capital Private Limited, an RBI-registered NBFC.
The bigger picture
- Ashneer Grover is the former MD and co-founder of BharatPe, a major fintech company.
- Fund My Staff is the latest venture from Third Unicorn Private Limited, which also runs ZeroPe (hospital bill financing).
- Third Unicorn previously launched a fantasy cricket platform CrickPe, which shut down in February 2025.
About the business
- Fund My Staff is an employer-backed lending platform for employees.
- Employers act as guarantors, reducing risk for the lender.
- The platform targets employees with low or no credit history who need financing.
- Loans are disbursed to employees and repaid via monthly EMIs.
- Fund My Staff operates as an LSP under RBI digital lending guidelines.
- Its lending partner is Ash Grove Capital Private Limited, an RBI-registered NBFC.
- The parent company is Third Unicorn Private Limited, based in Delhi.
- Third Unicorn also operates ZeroPe, a platform for financing hospital bills via monthly instalments.
- Third Unicorn previously launched CrickPe, a fantasy cricket platform that shut down in February 2025.
Founders
- Ashneer Grover, Founder
- Madhuri Jain Grover, Co-founder
- Aseem Ghavri, Co-founder
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