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# Indian SaaS startup Tartan raises $4.5 million in funding
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/indian-saas-startup-tartan-raises-4-5-million-in-funding/
- Published: 2022-08-01T16:21:13.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-07T22:24:27.000Z
- Author: Oluwajuwonlo Afolabi
- Tags: Tech in India, 500 Global

[Tartan,](https://www.tartanhq.com/) an India-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup focusing on payroll and workforce management has raised $4.5 million in its new funding round from 500 Global, InfoEdge Ventures, Quant Fund and others. 

- The fund will be used to improve its operations, develop its in-house engineering and product offerings, as well as hire new talents, the startup claims.
- Founded in 2021, Tartan uses a single application interface (API) to verify income and employment for employees, salaried workers, gig workers, or creators across different institutions.
- The startup just launched Batik, an employee benefits marketplace where employers and HR management software providers can offer financial benefits such as earned wage access (EWA), salary-linked loans, credit card limit management, and emergency funds.
- It has now raised up to $6 million in funding since launch, with WorldQuant Ventures, Varanium GenNext Fund, 9Unicorns, Yatra Angel Network, Emphasis Ventures (EMVC), and Naveen Kukreja participating in its latest raise.