"The ultimate wearable for elite performance athletes". This will be a wearable, non-invasive monitoring device designed to be worn on the side of the forehead, where it measures blood flow in the brain. It will track heart rate, HRV, sleep patterns, periods, activity levels, VO2 Max. $54M seed round at $190M post-money. Investors: Deepinder Goyal (₹104CR), Steadview (₹90.5CR), Peak XV (₹54.3CR), Dharana Capital (₹49.77CR), NKSquared (₹22.6CR), InfoEdge (₹22.6CR), Aaroh Fund, a slew of angels and 30 Temple employees. Founded in Aug 2024, Gurgaon based. Founder: Deepinder Goyal (Eternal). CEO: Ram Singla (IIT Delhi '05) was VP of Technology at Zomato, Director of Engineering at ixigo.

Gen Z focused reusable, press-on nails brand. Sold D2C, on Amazon and via quick commerce. ₹2.5-3.0CR pre-seed co-led by Gruhas Collective Consumer Fund and Marsshot VC. Angels in the round: Shashank Kumar (Razorpay), Arjit Johri (Mars Shot), Yash Jain (ex-NimbusPost), Karan Jindal (Meta), Jivraj Singh Sachar (Indian Silicon Vally Capital), Nishank Jain (Accel), Yash Vardhan Kanoi (ex-Alter Global), Ashwarya Garg (HYPD), Venus Dhuria (Phot.AI), Amishi Parasrampuria (The Whole Truth). Founded in Jul 2020, Mumbai based. Founders: CEO Shubham (Amity '14) was sales manager at Swiggy for a year; co-founder Tanishq (Narsee Monjee '18) was the founder of Skyber, which operated two products, Dhanda (digital storefronts for merchants); Baazaar (hyperlocal marketplace).

Voice AI agents that run human-like lead qualification phone calls towards high ticket sales (i.e. $50K-$5M transactions). Supports more than 100K concurrent calls, with 570K minutes of conversations every momth across 33 clients in India, the UAE, Malaysia and the US. $450K pre-seed round led by Antler Singapore, bringing total funding to $1M. Founded in Jul 2024, Dubai and Bengaluru based. The three founders are IIT Delhi '13 and built Big.Jobs (hiring suite) together from 2019. CEO Himanshu (also IIM Calcutta '16) was CEO of Big.Jobs and also founded Gingr (mobile messenger for businesses) back in 2012; Shubham was Co-Founder & CTO of Big.Jobs; Sunil was Co-Founder & Head of Product at Big.Jobs prior to which he was a Senior Product Manager at UnitedHealth.

All-natural pain relief brand with a therapeutics and wellness positioning. The company develops proprietary Ayurveda based formulations (topical applications, roll-ons, oils and sprays) that combine cannabinoids with clinically relevant super herbs to address chronic pain. Sold D2C, via medical practioners and pharmacies like Apollo. ₹1.5CR seed round on Shark Tank India, from Aman Gupta, Namita Thapar, Kanika Tekriwal. It had already raised ₹4CR. Founded in Dec 2020, Delhi based. Founder & CEO Shivra (Purdue '10) worked at Pushpanjali Overseas (heading merchandising and BD) for close to a decade.

AI-based construction planning engine focused on improving planning and execution workflows in the US. Referred to by the company as "a construction-native AI system", it will understand building codes, materials, sequencing, procurement constraints, along with construction means and methods. $10M seed led by Bessemer Venture Partners (Pankaj Mitra and Aparna Chaganty). Founded in Oct 2024, Berkeley and Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Kanav (IIT Kharagpur '10) was Co-Founder & CPO at Innovacer (over a decade); COO Tanmaya (DCE '05; Stanford '08) was at DPR Construction (general contractor) for 13 years.

Mobility platform focused on offering transportation for students, along with real-time tracking and safety management. Has a network of 3000 vehicles in Hyderabad, with 340K trips so far. Has partnerships with 15 educational institutions to manage transit logistics. Plans to expand to other major cities. ₹1.5CR pre-seed co-led by Sandeep Varaganti (JioMart CEO) and Ashok Agrawal (Axis Bank SVP), along with other angels. Founded in Feb 2024, Hyderabad based. Founders: CEO Vijay (GITAM Deemed Univ. '16) started out at Amazon and High Radius in BD roles before switching to consulting roles; co-founder Alfred (Loyola) was at Amazon for nine years (product roles).

Startup focused on the circular economy, offering AI-enabled glass recycling and traceability. Pre-revenue, the company will offer the full suite (collection, sorting, processing, logistics, reporting). ₹1.7CR pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: SustainTN, ITEL Foundation. Founded in Sep 2023, Chennai based. Founders: CEO Iwan (Loyola '16) is a PM from Doodeblue Innovations and Concentrix; COO Karthik (NMIMS CDOE MBA '21) is from Wipro (learning and development specialist); CCO Mohammad (Karnataka State Law Univ.) is from Wester Infra and ANS LIght Zone (a decade across these companies). No background information on the fourth founder Varun Pandithurai.

Consumer AI startup building AI companion Mello, for audiences in India's Tier II, III and IV cities to explore alternate lives, careers and their aspirations with local cultural settings which reflect linguistic and social nuances of their region. $2.5M seed round which closed around Sep 2025, now officially announced. Other investors in the round: DeVC. Founded in Jan 2025, Bangalore based. Founders Akshay and Ajit are both BITS Pilani. Akshay was an engineer at CRED (four years); Ajit worked on product at BuyStars, Leap and Flipkart (six years across these orgs).

Chip-design automation startup using AI reasoning to understand circuit structure and cut custom-chip timelines. Custom built chips can deliver 100x performance improvements vs. general purpose hardware. $1.7M (~₹15.4CR) pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: Concept Ventures, semiconductor angel Stan Boland. Founded in October 2025, London based. Founders: CEO Bragadeesh (IIT Madras '19) worked at Fractile (which is also working to chips and software to make LLMs inference faster), as well as CoMind and Imagination Technologies in London; co-founder Lannan (Worcester Polytechnic Institute '21; ETH Zurich '24) built TimeMatcher (WeChat mini program for group scheduling).

Medical equipment maker using an asset-light model with MSME manufacturing partners, to supply affordable, globally compliant medical devices and consumables. Targetting mid-tier hospitals in India with 50-200 beds. The ultimate goal is to build a large horizontal OEM platform that can serve multiple categories in domestic and global markets. $4M seed led by 3one4 Capital, along with Incubate Fund Asia and Stride Ventures. Founder in Jun 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: Anshul was at Zetwerk for six years, heading the General Fabrication Unit as well as across sales roles; Nishant (Manav Rachna '12; IBS Hyderabad '14) was also at Zetwerk, for close to five years as VP and Business Head of the Railways and Metros unit, prior to which he was at BlackBuck for five years.