Knight FinTech Secures $30M+ Funding, Onboards Ex-Infosys Finacle Chief

• Knight FinTech raised over $30 million in total funding, including a $23.6 million Series A led by Accel.
• The company claims to be India's first 'soonicorn' of 2026, founded in 2019 by Kushal Rastogi.
• It provides AI-first infrastructure for banking and digital lending, supporting 150+ partnerships and 85 lenders.
• Knight FinTech enabled over $7 billion in disbursements, manages $5 billion+ AUM, and reported 120% YoY growth.
• Funds will strengthen AI product roadmap, expand to Middle East and APAC, onboarding Sanat Rao as advisor.

Why It Matters: Knight FinTech's significant funding and strategic expansion mark its rise as a key FinTech player.