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Real innovation in sustainable packaging solutions. Seaweed is sourced from villages and converted into clear thin films (to produce bags and wrappers); coatings (to ensure food preservation in food takeout/delivery packaging); and to produce wood-free paper (used for clothes tags, cartons and bakery boxes). Supplies primarily to Europe and GCC countries. ₹5CR Pre-Series A round co-led by 3one4 Capital and Rainmatter, along with 1Crowd, LNB Group and 7th Gen. Rainmatter led the ₹20CR seed round in Jan 2025, at which time they also received a $100K grant from the Peak XV Spark Fellowship Programme. Founded in Jan 2020, Mumbai based. Founder Neha is ex-Google (5 years at Google Analytics) and founded Fly by Knight (on demand delivery for Mumbai between '12-'15).
Fleet management company providing large, sustainable fleets for ride-hailing platforms in India. It owns and operates CNG and electric vehicles across major cities, partnering closely with players like Uber. It has 3,000 vehicles on its platform, is at ₹300CR annualised revenue, has saved over 6K tons of carbon emissions, and operates with Uber in five cities (Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi). Series A round of an undisclosed amount. Founded in May 2024, Gurgaon based. Founder Karan co-founded Revv (the self drive car rental platform), building it over a decade, prior to which he was an Associate Partner at McKinsey for 12 years.
AI-led supply chain and logistics company offering technology-driven warehousing, fulfilment and last-mile delivery for e-commerce, D2C and retail brands. Through its EdgeOS platform, it gives businesses real-time visibility into inventory and orders, optimises costs, and manages fulfilment across a network of smart warehouses and dark stores. The company also enables faster delivery timelines, including same-day delivery via its Sonic service. $1.4M in its latest funding round led by Dubai-based venture capital firm NB Ventures and global supply chain veteran Rajesh Ranavat. The round also saw participation from Prateek Maheshwari, Co-founder of PhysicsWallah; Vivek Gaur, Chief Growth Officer at PhysicsWallah; Vikram Tandon, former CHRO of the Adani Group; and other strategic angel investors. Co-founder and CEO Umang was previously the founding member a Pitstop. Co-founder and COO Antim was previously the co-founder of Gloyo. Co-founder Kamal was previously an engineer at Target.
Platform working closely with universities to embed industry-aligned, job-ready training into degree programs. By co-creating curricula with employers such as hospitals and hotel chains, the company ensures students gain practical skills, hands-on exposure and clear pathways to employment. Alongside integrated degree programs, Emversity also offers short-term certifications and placement support, positioning itself as a bridge between academic education and real workforce demand. In under two years of operations, Emversity says it has expanded to serve over 4,500 learners across 40+ campuses, building employer-led talent pipelines in partnership with industry players. $30M in a Series A round led by Premji Invest. Lightspeed and Z47 also participated in the round. Founder and CEO Vivek was previously the COO at Unacademy.
Technology-enabled managed services platform that helps consumer brands expand into global e-commerce markets. It works with emerging online brands looking to enter the US, UK, Europe, Canada, Japan and Australia. Its services include managed marketplace operations, international compliance and taxation support, pricing and performance optimisation and local partnerships. Founded by Binny Bansal. Funding of $6.4M by 3State Ventures, his own venture capital firm. This takes total capital invested in the venture to $14.35M. Singapore based, launched in early 2024.
Consulting firm which advises on M&A, governance, risk and compliance, while also offering valuation, tax structuring, due diligence and fractional CFO services. In 2025 the firm acquired the tax compliance and tax advisory division of Consark Advisory Services. ₹10CR Pre-series A Round led by Vakil Housing, with angels Parthasarathy NS (Mela Ventures), Raveen Sastry (Multiply Ventures), Vadiraj Katti (iTriangle), Anand Narayanan (Atlassian), Suresh Pillay, Ramakrishna, Umashankar. Founded in June 2017, Bangalore based. Founders: Shivadutt was the Head of Legal at Tally Solutions; Sathya was a Senior Director of Accounting & Finance at AOL.
Industrial B2B solutions provider, offering customized raw materials sourcing and processing, along with green energy solutions, biomaterials, waste management services, and logistics. The company has 250 customers across ceramics, industrial chemicals, paper, polymers, plastics and packaging including Reliance, Adani and Arvind Group. $8M Series A round which closed in two tranches: $5M in Apr 2025 (led by Capria Ventures, with participating from Avinya Ventures and seed investors General Catalyst, Accion, WEH); and $3M this month. The $3M is split as a top up from Capria and Avinya ($1.2M combined), GVFL ($1.3M), AVNM Ventures ($0.5M). Founded in Feb 2022, Ahmedabad based. Founder and CEO Neal (San José State University '21) started straight out of college. Comps: Zetwerk, Infra Market, Moglix, OfBusiness.
An end-to-end electronics design and manufacturing company that enables customers to take hardware concepts from idea to production. Positioned as a vertically integrated partner, the company aims to simplify the otherwise complex hardware lifecycle for customers like Panasonic, Schneider, Motherson, Urban Company and Zetwerk. $5.5M Series A round led by Nexus, with participation from SE Ventures (Schneider Electric's investment arm) and Riverwalk. Founded in Jul 2018, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Saurav worked briefly in Amdocs in the business intelligence team; co-founder Nikhil was a core team member of TradeFin (B2B payment on blockchain). Both founders are from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
Engineering solutions company which is a Tier 1 supplier focused on simulation-based new product development for defence, aerospace and space customers. The firm provides the full product lifecycle, from CAD and CAE-driven design and simulation to manufacturing and testing, helping industrial clients build lighter, faster and more cost efficient systems. Its work spans complex hardware such as aircraft seating systems, landing gear and rotor dampers (used in helicopters), with customers including ISRO and DRDO. Pre-series A round of an undisclosed amount from Ashish Kacholia, the stock market investor. Founded in July 2007, Noida based. Founders: Amitav (IIT Kharagpur, IIM Calcutta) was at Maruti Udyog for nine years and subsequently founded Bionic Yantra (therapy to improve walking disabilities). Girish (Univ. of Michigan) was previously an application specialist at Altair Engineering (software dev. for high performance computing) in Michigan.