AI-led insurtech platform automating underwriting, claims, audits and document workflows for insurers. Its insurance platform, InsureMind, automates underwriting and claims by analysing policy documents. Its FieldSense platform uses computer vision feeds via drones, CCTV and sensor data to identify safety risks at industrial sites. ₹2.35CR seed round led by IPV. Founded in April 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Manoj (Ramaiah '11; Universität des Saarlandes '16) was Director of AI at Foundation AI (seven years, AI for law firms and claims departments) and is ex-Practo; CTO Shreyas (Global Academy of Technology '12) was Senior Technical Architect at Foundation AI (seven years) and is ex-Practo and Infosys; CPO Vidvath (Muffakham Jah College Of Engineering and Technology '17) was a Solutions Architect at Foundation AI (seven years).

Extracurricular learning platform (for musical instruments, dance and fitness) combining expert-led offline classes with its AI Practice Companion. Classes are held at home, in societies and schools. ₹1.6CR pre-seed round led by PedalStart. Founded in Jul 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: Tejasvi (IIT Kharagpur '09; ISB '16) was CBO at Brick & Bolt (tech enabled construction company) and is ex-HealthPlix, Byju's and Aditya Birla Fashion, first starting out at Schlumberger (five years); ; Varun (IIT Kharagpur '08; IIMA '18) ie ex-Capillary Technologies, WhiteHat Jr and OYO, after starting out at Schlumberger (nine years); Kritika (ICAI '15; DAVV University '21) is ex-Kimirica Hunter International (manufacturer of luxury amenities for hotels) and HealthPlix.

Developer of indigenous electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft, with 5–400 kg payloads for defence, disaster response, medical logistics and remote connectivity. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount from Finvolve, India Accelerator, Rukam Capital, ACIC-VGU (Atal Community Innovation Centre at Vivekananda Global University) and MIETY. Founded in Oct 2022, Jaipur based. Founder: CEO Ritvik (Rajasthan Technical Univ. '21; BITS Pilani '24) spent a year at Yokohama-ATG (commercial tires) on demand and supply planning; Shayandeep (York Univ.; University of Oxford) was a Data and Research Analyst at Toronto Grace Health Centre.

Climate-focused agribusiness startup which supplies agricultural biomass from over 50,000 farmers to compressed biogas (CBG) plants and other bioenergy facilities. Operates 15 biomass aggregation hubs across six states. ₹32.5CR (~$3.36M) seed round co-led by IAN and Rainmatter. Founded in Feb 2023, Delhi based. Founders: Co-Founder & CEO Kumar (IIMA) was a Director at Lehmann-UMT (bio-extruders) and Rika Biofuels; Co-Founder & Head of Strategy Priya (Kendriya Vidyalaya '92) was at Solidaridad Network (civil society org for small farmers) for 12 years; Co-Founder & Head of Projects Sachin (Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur '19; PhD in Agribusiness from Rabindranath Tagore Univ. '24) was with non-profit Transform Rural India (five years).

Causal decision intelligence platform which uses AI to help enterprises track their KPIs in real time and analyze root causes as metrics change. Clients include IRCTC, Plum, Dana Choga, Living Liquidz, Government e-Marketplace, and Noise. ₹2.5CR round from SucSEED, which last invested ₹1CR in Jan 2026. Prior to that the company had raised ₹5.2CR between July 2025 (an undisclosed amount) and Oct 2025 (₹4CR) from IPV and Venture Catalysts. Founded in Dec 2023, Mumbai based. Founder & CEO Vipul (SRM '14) was at BharatPe, most recently as zonal head for Mumbai, Goa and Gujarat, followed by Tijoree, a neobank where he led sales.

Medtech startup building CEREBO, a machine-learning-powered near-infrared device for non-invasive detection of traumatic brain injuries. This enables early diagnosis of traumatic brain injuries before visible symptoms appear. The company hasn't disclosed its revenue but says it has grown 5x in a year. $1M seed round led by Unicorn India Ventures. Founded in Mar 2013, Ahmedabad based. Founders: CEO Anupam (Marine Engineering And Research Institute, Kolkata '03; Royal Academy of Engineering '19) was  Head of the Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at the International Centre of Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) in Ahmedabad; CTO Shilpa (NIT Jamshedpur '04; MICA '08) started out as a scientist at DRDO.

Science-led skincare brand focused on skin longevity. Its debut product, Skin Longevity System 5, offers a 75-day protocol targeting five biological renewal pathways. Three serums target acne and blemish control, dark spots and pore control, and deep hydration and glow. ₹5CR seed round led by Rukam Capital. Founded in Apr 2026, Mumbai based. Founders: Nishit (Savitribai Phule '10; Jamnalal Bajaj '12) was Head of eCommerce at L’Oréal and spent seven years at Marico (most recently as Head of Premium Personal Care); Pratha (Savannah College of Art and Design '19; Parsons '24) was Creative Head at Sunskaara, with stints at QVC in the US, and Marico.

Tech-enabled capsule hotels offering affordable stays, check in at flexible hours and payment for the duration of the stay. It operates 132 pods across Noida, Amritsar and Katra (Vaishno Devi), has hosted over 10,000 guests and reports occupancy of up to 80% at mature properties. It will combine company-owned properties with co-invested franchise properties as it grows. ₹8CR seed round led by IPV. Founded in Oct 2023, Noida based. Founders: Nitin (Symby MBA '03) was Founder & CEO of 247around, a tech-enabled home appliance customer experience platform acquired by Servify (nine years), prior to led Semiconductor Sales & BD for North and West India at Texas Instruments (seven years). Himanshu (Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Lucknow '01) was a Client Excellence Manager at Chaayos (seven years).

From "mirror" in Hindi. Context-aware AI hardware devices made for use with computers and smartphones. The first product to market is Dune, a three-key, context-aware keyboard which runs pre-set shortcuts. It can control the mic and camera in a meeting and run shortcuts or scripts based on the app users are viewing. The goal is to now learn what kind of tasks users actually want to automate. The company also developed two other devices, Radiance (tabletop remote for video calls) and Shift (a single tap button to trigger an AI agent to carry out a repeated task). Dune has been the most popular in user testing and will be shipped first, with all three devices being used to feed into the next product, which is undisclosed but will begin user testing. This fourth device will control and trigger agentic workflows (i.e. it is not focused on context capture like most AI devices in market). $5.5M seed round led by Redstart Labs (InfoEdge subsidiary and deep-tech venture arm) and 360 ONE. Other investors in the round: MIXI Global Investments, Antler, Blume Founders Fund, along with angels including Kunal Shah, Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar (Razorpay) and Tikhon Bernstam (Scribd). The company was formerly known known as Project Mirage. Founded in Aug 2025, Bangalore/SF based. Founder & CEO Apoorv Shankar (IISc Masters in Design in Product Design and Engineering '17) founded LazyCo (hardware interface design) in 2017, which was acquired by Ultrahuman, where he subsequently became VP of Hardware (four years).

Career-growth platform that measures professional development and makes records portable across employers. Behavioural, psychometric, and personal data will form an evidence based record of development, which can travel with professionals through their career. For companies, the platform offers visibility on whether investments into professional development are working. ₹7.5CR pre-seed round from undisclosed family offices and industry professionals. Founded in Apr 2026, Mumbai based. Founders: CEO Aakash (National Law Institute University, Bhopal '04) was a Partner at Khaitan & Co (over 20 years); CSO Mansee (IIT Bombay '05; Columbia MBA '14) was Head - Omni at More Retail (five years) and is ex-Fractal Analytics; CTO Jay (IIT Bombay '13) was Senior Principle Software Engineer at Pictory, WhiteHat Jr. and Broker Network, and was Tech Engineering & Founder at TradeA1.