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Fintech co Tortoise raises funding from Swiggy, ZestMoney founders

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Gurugram-headquartered fintech startup Tortoise has raised funding from co-founder of Swiggy, Sriharsha Majety, and co-founder of ZestMoney, Lizzie Chapman, in a mentors round. This is an extension of the startup's seed round first announced in April 2022. Tortoise had raised USD 2.3 million led by Vertex Ventures in the previous round, and will be adding a few more mentor-investors as part of the ongoing fundraising. Founded in 2020 by Vardhan Koshal and Surya Harsha Nunnaguppala, Tortoise offers a platform for goal-based savings and rewards users for meeting their savings goals.