Xportel, a startup enabling Indian businesses to go global, raises funding from Rukam Sitara, Flipkart Ventures

Xportel, a tech-first platform enabling Indian businesses to go global through cross-border logistics and export solutions, has raised an undisclosed amount in its ongoing seed funding round co-led by Rukam Sitara and Flipkart Ventures, with participation from Venture Catalysts and a group of notable angel investors from the trade-tech and logistics space.

Founded by Anshul Mahindru, Darpan Lamba and Sanchit Narang, Xportel is helping Indian SMEs and emerging digital-first brands expand beyond borders by offering a full-stack platform to manage everything from export opportunity discovery and documentation to logistics and compliance.

The startup said the raised capital will be deployed toward expanding its tech capabilities and strengthening the operations and sales teams, onboarding a wider network of exporters over the next year, and investing in marketing and product innovation. It also aims to deepen its tech stack to further automate compliance workflows, customs documentation, and post-shipment tracking, making the entire export journey seamless and efficient for Indian businesses.

“We’re building Xportel to make exports as easy as domestic selling for Indian businesses. The eventual  goal is to create a cross-border ecosystem for anything and everything ranging from pre-order processes to post order logistics. This partnership is a huge boost to our mission of putting Indian products on every global shelf,” said Sanchit Narang, Co-Founder of Xportel.

“The export readiness gap in India, especially for MSMEs and digitally native brands, is an opportunity waiting to be unlocked. Xportel’s vision of simplifying and digitizing exports directly aligns with India’s ambition to become a global export powerhouse. We are excited to partner with them in building a cross-border trade ecosystem that is inclusive, intelligent, and truly scalable,” said Archana Jahagirdar, Founder & Managing Partner, Rukam Sitara.

With the government setting an ambitious target of $2 trillion in total exports by 2030, the focus has sharply shifted to strengthening infrastructure that can enable micro, small and medium businesses to compete globally. Despite contributing nearly 45–50% of India’s export volume, Indian MSMEs often face major hurdles from fragmented documentation processes to opaque logistics and limited access to international buyers.

Xportel said it filling this gap by digitizing the entire export workflow from compliance and paperwork to seamless booking and real-time shipment tracking. The platform aims to be a one-stop solution for India’s next generation of global sellers