Aerospace and defence tech company building mission-critical systems and subsystems for space, launch vehicle, and defence applications. Includes propulsion systems, avionics, and guidance and navigation technologies. The company is an official supplier for India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme, contributing hardware for astronaut training simulations. $3.3M / ₹31.5CR Series A led by Helios Holdings, with participation from angel investor Meenu Sharma. Founded in 2016, Bangalore based. Founders: Chairman & MD Shaju (University of Hull, MBA) was previously the MD and CEO of SENER India (engineering services for the aerospace industry). CEO Sunderarajan (Kerela University) was previously the Director of Aerospace at SENER India . CTO Pradeep is a retired Group Director from ISRO and brings 40+ years in propulsion systems experience. Sabu Joseph (Director, People and Culture), Amarnath Reddy (GM-Systems Engineering) and Varun Kurup (Director, Finance) also co-founded the company alongside them.

Building next-generation power management systems for AI data centres and cloud infrastructure. The company focuses on redesigning how power is delivered from the grid all the way to processor cores. Instead of optimizing individual components. Their software-defined power management platform reduces energy waste and heat at every conversion stage between the grid and the processor. The company recently completed the tape-out (a tape-out marks when a chip's design is completed, verified, and sent to a foundry to be manufactured into physical silicon) of its first smart power stage chip, designed entirely in India. A $15M Series A round closed in Feb 2025, led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Yali Deeptech & TDK Ventures. That round has now gone up to $16.7M, with additional participation from TDK. Founded in Jun 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Ram (Rutgers Master's) was at Texas Instruments for 20 years (with almost a decade heading Power Management Products); Director of Mixed Signal Design Vikram (IIT Delhi '00; Stanford Master's 03) was also at TI for 20 years (applications engineer); VP of Engineering Preetam (IISc Master's '00) was at TI for 24 years (Architect and Chief Technologist).

Controlled environment tech to keep extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, without requiring enclosed structures. Its customers include BigBasket, Paiyur group, and the distributors that work with Hyperpure and Zepto. Its proprietary tech actively control sethylene -the plant hormone that governs the ripening process- alongside a broader set of microclimate variables. ₹1.6CR Pre-Series A round (as labelled by the company) from angel investors affiliated with Keiretsu Forum Chennai Chapter, and IN44 Capital. Incubated at IIT Madras Research Park. Founded in May 2019, Chennai based. Founders: CEO Guru (Thiagarajar School of Management '19) was a Subject Matter Expert at Straive (data analytics); CTO Dinesh was a Project Manager at Emaar Farm Technik and Agrotron Automation Management, prior to which he was a Sr Project Engineer and Automation Team Lead at Chemtron Science Laboratories.

Manufacturer of high-performance electrical connectors and interconnect systems. A connector is a detachable electromechanical device used to join two or more electrical circuits/wires. The company supplies manufacturers across electric mobility, aerospace, defence, avionics, and industrial sectors, with custom-engineered precision contacts, miniature connectors, and connectivity solutions. Incubated at IISc,. Current revenue scale unknown. ₹77CR Series A led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from Jamwant Ventures, 8X Ventures and angels. Founded in 2019, Bengaluru-based. Founders: CEO Ajith (BTech Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum '10) previously worked at UCORE Connectronics (his own firm), HPCL (in sales), and Simplex Infrastructures (as project engineer). CTO Punit (NIT Karnataka '10) was previously an Assistant Manager at HPCL for 7 years.

Biotechnology company focused on cell and gene therapies. It develops next‑generation therapies utilising Chimeric Antigen Receptor T (CAR-T) cells to treat cancers and blood disorders with an aim to make life-saving therapies more affordable and accessible. Current treatments cost $500-$700K, the startup aims to price its treatments at $60-$70K. . This round will be used to advance Cellogen’s CAR‑T clinical programs, expand its gene therapy pipeline, and strengthen its GMP‑compliant manufacturing and regulatory capabilities. ₹20CR Series A led by Kotak Alternate Asset Managers via its Kotak Life Sciences Fund I (KLSF-I). Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Natco Pharma acquired a ~5% stake in Cellogen Therapeutics for ₹15CR in 2024. Founded in 2021, Noida based. Founders: Dr. Gaurav Kharya ( Netaji Subash Chadra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur '21) has been the Director of the Department of Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy at Apollo Hospital in Delhi since 2019; Dr. Tanveer Ahmad (Masters in Biochemistry, University of Kashmir '07) has been an Assistant Professor at Jamia Millia Islamia since 2017.

Industrial robotics company building Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Hybrid AMRs for factories and warehouses. Its product range includes pallet-lifting robots, autonomous forklifts, and tuggers, all managed through a unified in-house fleet management software stack. The company has customers and partners across the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific, with a sales and support office in the US. ₹45CR Pre-Series A from IAN Alpha Fund and Info Edge, with participation from other angel investors. Founded in 2020, Bengaluru-based. Founders: CEO Ribin (BTech Mechatronics, Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre '17) previously worked at Addverb Technologies and Just Robotics before starting ANSCER. COO Ebin (BTech Mechatronics, Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre '17) also worked at Just Robotics before starting ANSCER. CBO Raghu was previously the international marketing manager at GAMASOME before starting ANSCER. CTO Raj Mohan (Government Engineering College, Thrissur '14, Amrita Vishwavidhyapeedam '17) was previously a manager at Addverb for 3 years.

Fabless semiconductor startup designing AI-native System-on-Chip (AISoC) products for edge computing and Physical AI applications. The company is developing purpose-built chips for consumer electronics, EVs, industrial automation, and data centres that deliver low-latency, high-efficiency AI processing directly on devices, reducing reliance on cloud. They co-designed the Indus 1011 chip with boAt, to be integrated into 25% of boAt's devices by 2026, assembled by Tata Electronics. $13M Series A led by Ideaspring Capital, with participation from Singularity AMC, Avatar Growth Capital, and existing investor Persistent Systems. Founded in August 2023, Bangalore-based. Founders: CEO Ramamurthy (IIT Kharagpur; MS Computer Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) was VP and Managing Director at Intel Capital for over a decade. COO Ganesh (BMS College of Engineering '87, MS EE, University of Idaho '92) previously held senior roles at SanDisk, Motorola/Freescale, and AMD.

Construction robotics startup building Physical AI for the built environment, deployed on-site as a service across construction, mining and warehousing. Its flagship Flo Hauler is a battery-powered autonomous mobile robot carrying up to 1.5 tonnes of materials across multi-floor projects, uneven terrain, and changing site layouts, with the company also developing automation for tiling, wall finishing, and screeding (a construction technique). Over 60 robots are deployed across 10 Indian states with clients including L&T, Godrej Properties and Embassy Group. Customers report ~45% cost savings, 50% faster material movement, and a 67% reduction in accidents. $2.5M Pre-Series A co-led by Mela Ventures and Arali Ventures. The company raised its seed round (amount undisclosed) in December 2024 from JIIF, and a $400K pre-seed round in December 2021 from DevX Venture Fund, Venture Garage Angels, Blume Founders Fund, Indian Institute of Science (IIsc). Founded in December 2019, with operations starting around 2021. Bangalore-based. Founders: CEO Manesh (MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur '02, MDI Gurgaon '05) previously co-founded EdTech startup Mockbank (for government jobs) and was a Strategy Consultant at IBM. COO Pratik (Shri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering College '16) co-founded Lithos Motors, an EV venture, before Flo Mobility and also worked at BYJU's for a year in the business development team.

Developer of service and delivery robots for hospitality, retail, QSR and healthcare. For example, its robots can undertake room service delivery, drive interactive promotions in-store, automate food delivery within a restaurant, and move medical supplies and meals within hospitals. Its robots are available via a subscription model (₹25,000-₹80,000 a month) to over 20 clients including Hilton and Reliance Smart. Building for the India market as well as the US/UK/MENA. ₹36CR (~$3.8M) Pre-Series A led by Alkemi. Founded in Oct 2022, Noida based. Founder & CEO Sanjeev spent seven years as Senior General Manager in Design & Technology at Nissan based in Japan, prior to which he was CTO at Diageo India (~five years) and RUMA Technology Head at Reckitt (nine years). His most recent stint was as Head of Strategy at digital transformation firm DigiTaiken.

Full-stack AI compute platform for enterprise and data center workloads. The company is developing what it calls its Omni Processing Unit (OPU) for the semiconductor industry, aimed at supporting AI inference, training, and reinforcement learning. The OPU integrates CPU, GPU, memory, and connectivity into a single architecture. In Nov 2025, it announced $100M in pre-orders for the OPU. $5M Series A led by Pavestone. $17.9M seed round in Feb 2025. Founded in Oct 2023, California based. Founders: CEO Shalesh (Wichita State University, Case Western Reserve University) was the Founder, CEO & CTO of Tanzanite Silicon Solutions (specialized chips that let servers share memory across machines), which was acquired by Marvell Technology. He was Senior Director of the Extreme Compute Processors & Accelerators Group at Intel, and Director, Hardware (ASIC) Engineering at Cisco for 15 years; CDO Supriya (Wichita State University '93; USC '95) was Co-Founder & VP of Engineering at Tanzanite, and was Senior Director of Engineering at Intel (25 years); COO Guntrum was COO at Tanzanite and is also ex-Intel and Cisco (Principal Engineer, 12 years).