Manufacturer of high efficiency electric motors and controllers for electric mobility and other industrial use cases. The company develops both axial flux (more powerful, smaller) and radial flux (more cost effective) motor systems between 1kW and 10kW for applications such as two-wheelers, L5 loaders, drones, power tools and agricultural equipment. The company aims to deliver fully localised powertrain solutions and strengthen India’s domestic EV and industrial motor ecosystem. Supplies to both the domestic and export market, production with this round scales to 50K motors a month. Customers and revenue traction undisclosed. $3M Pre-Series A round. Angels in the round include existing investors Mohit Tandon (Delhivery), Himanshu Aggarwal (Aspiring Minds), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm), Sunik Kalra (Stride Ventures), Aloke Bajpai (Ixigo), Narayan (Ather Energy) and new investors Anupam Jalote (iCEM), Soumitra Mishra (Operators Studio), Hemant Daga (Neo Asset). Seed led by GVFL and Ixigo co-founder Rajnish Kumar in Dec 2024. Founded in 2021. HQ in Gurgaon, manufacturing in Ahmedabad. The three founders, Abhilash (CEO), Arnav (COO) and Piyush (CTO), started out while at the Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad.

Investment advisory platform that helps retail investors manage mutual fund portfolios with research-led guidance. There are over 5,000 mutual funds that are selected by over 50M investors in India largely by word of mouth. The platform offers PowerUp Elite, subscription-based institutional-grade research for personalised fund selection, rebalancing and goal planning. PowerUp Elite has over 25,000 paying subscribers. The company has also launched Power FD (find the highest paying fixed deposits across banks and NBFCs) and Power Age (long term wealth planning). With this round, customers will be able to begin their purchase/sale of mutual funds from within the platform. $12M Series A funding led by Peak XV. Other investors in the round: Accel, Blume and Kae Capital who led the $7.1M seed round in June 2025 along with 8i Ventures and DeVC. Founded in Jan 2024, Bangalore based. Founder and CEO Prateek (Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering '08, IIM Mumbai '13) was previously the Co-Founder and CPO of Uni Cards. The company was incubated within Uni Cards.

Packaged food startup which owns brands MOM - Meal of the Moment (instant meals and snacks) and Gimi Gimi (Korean-style noodle brand). Revenue scale undisclosed. MOM products are made with natural ingredients, with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. ₹52CR ($5.8M) Series A round. Founded in Jul 2015, Kota based. No information on prior work experience of the founders Prateek (Alliance Manchester Business School '07) and Mugdha (Masters from King's College London '11), who are married. Comps are largely legacy incumbents: ITC, Tata Consumer Products, HUL, MTR Foods, iD Fresh Food.

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.

Haircare brand designed for Indian hair textures and climate conditions. The company has a portfolio of 19 products across shampoos, conditioners, styling formats and scalp care. At ₹100CR in annualised revenue, with a 4x jump year-on-year, with broad based customer retention of over 40%. Sold primarily on Nykaa, Amazon and D2C. $15M Series A round led by BVP, along with existing investor Fireside Ventures, and angels including Navin Parwal and Sangeet Agarwal (Mokobara), Arjun Purkayastha (Reckitt). Founded in Nov 2021, Delhi based. Founders: Nikita (XLRI Jamshedpur '16) was at McKinsey for five years; Anmol (FMS '15) worked at Paytm for seven years, most recently heading sales in the Paytm deals vertical. Both founders are from Shaheed Sukhdev College Of Business Studies.

As the name suggests, a biotech startup focused on human longevity and understanding ageing at a molecular level using biomarker analysis and gut microbiome science. The company is working on one of the ‘most advanced’ whole genome gut microbiome analysis systems, providing high resolution insights into microbial diversity and its influence on immunity, metabolism and ageing pathways. This research will be used to create a new generation of research driven supplements. ₹14.48CR Pre-Series A round led by Krishna Prasad Chigurupati (Chairman of Granules India ~₹15K CR market cap, pharma API manufacturer). Founded in Nov 2020, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Parth was previously the founder of ISP City Broadband; Chief Science Officer Darshit previously taught at Bharati Vidyapeeth. co-founder Rakesh built Sumicot Limited, a cotton yard manufacturer, for over a decade.

Premium pet nutrition brand. The company sells dry food using a dehydration process to preserve natural nutrients without chemical preservatives along with grooming products, treats, and supplements. Revenue scale undisclosed, the company will scale manufacturing, distribution in India and start exports. Pet food is a ₹5,000 CR market in India with over 40M companion pets. ₹14CR Series A round from undisclosed angels. Founded in Dec 2020, Coimbatore based. Founders: Dhanu (PSG College '95) was with Standard Chartered for over 15 years, most recently as Executive Director and Head of Credit Trading in India, and has been a dog breeder for 30 years; Sameer (Panjab College '96) was Director at Evren Asset Advisors, a boutique financial advisory firm, for over 15 years. The two founders are classmates. Comps: Supertails, Drools, Dogsee Chew, Farmina, Pedigree.

Clean-label packaged foods brand with a focus on better nutrition and transparent ingredients. The brand sells multigrain Korean and Chinese noodles, and pastas, made with minimal processing, positioning itself as a healthier alternative to conventional junk food. Revenue scale undisclosed. Now available in 2,000 retail stores including over 400 Reliance SMART Bazaar, Signature, and Freshpik stores. ₹20CR bridge/Pre-Series A extension round led by Orios, Asiana Fund and Shilpa Shetty, who led the Pre-Series A in Nov 2024. Angels in this round include Shajikumar Devakar (Neo Wealth), Ajay Mehta (formerly at WPP), Sonika Ravula (Optional Gravity), Rahul Colaco (Fraser & Neave). Founded in July 2021, Mumbai based. Founder and CEO Bhuman (BIT Pilani Dubai '10; INSEAD '14) was at BCG before building TGL, a fine tea brand, for nine years.

Mass-premium shapewear and innerwear brand, akin to SKIMS (Kid Kardashian), by influencer Kusha Kapila. Was at 192K Instagram followers within a week of launch, now at 400K - driven by Kusha Kapila's 4M followers. Priced 30-40% lower than global competitors. "Our goal is to be the first brand Indian women think of when they need shapewear, just as SKIMS has done globally". Offers fuctionality and minimal aesthetics, positioning itself as a modern alternative to legacy lingerie labels. ₹150CR annualised revenue and EBITDA profitable within eight months of launch in April 2025. $6M Pre-Series A round led by existing investor Fireside, following their ₹8-10CR seed round (exact amount undisclosed) in April 2025. Founders: Kusha Kapila as mentioned; Co-Founder & CEO Vimarsh (NIFT '01, IIM Calcutta '17) spent 17 years at apparel exporter Orient Craft, then built Attic Salt, a D2C fashion brand as well as B2B manufacturing partner to fashion brands, for 8 years.

Climate-tech startup with an intelligience platform for environmental monitoring and compliance. The company offers hardware and software solutions that track air quality, emissions and other environmental parameters in real time, helping companies and government bodies meet regulatory requirements and make data-backed sustainability decisions. Over the last year, Aurassure has launched a subsidiary in Brazil and and begun pilot projects in Bangladesh, in addition to its India business. Enterprise customers across construction, insurance, healthcare, industrial operations and infrastructure. ₹25CR Pre-Series A. Founded in May 2022, Bhubaneswar based. Founders: CEO Akanksha (NIT Rourkela '16; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign MBA '24) was previously the Co-Founder and COO of Pheonix Robotics (IOT for city planning, pollution and environmental management); CTO Vamsi (also NIT Rourkela '16; Caltech '24) was Head of Engineering at DATOMS (hardware and firmware for IOT).