Fresh-staples brand delivering freshly milled atta and grains using traditional stone grinding techniques. Products are nutritionally different to conventional packaged flours, with atta that is 60% higher in protein, 40% higher in fibre and 40% lower in carbs compared to leading brands in the market. Currently available in BLR with its own manufacturing setup, with 300 orders a day via its website, whatsapp (15 groups drive traffic) and quick commerce. Launching soon in Delhi and Hyderabad. The company has also disclosed its CaC, at ₹200 today vs. ₹400 when they launched earlier in the year, and GMV at ₹40 lakhs estimated for this March. ₹2CR pre-seed round from angels including Dr. Vikas Katoch (Adomantra), Sumit Maheshwari (Odessa Technologies), Shashikant Shenoy (Uniqus Consultech). Founded in Jan 2026, Bangalore based. Founders: Ashish (Punjab Technical Univ. '08; IILM '11) was CMO at Narayana Health and Head of Marketing at Medibuddy; Avinash (Univ. of Calcutta '04) was Head of Finance at both Odessa (software for leasing businesses) and WorkIndia, and was a finance director at Ola; Mohsin (Doctor Bhim Rao Ambedkar University '17) was an associate director of finance at WorkIndia, senior finance manager at Ola and briefly the Co-Founder of Shoecart.

AI customer-engagement automation platform for enterprises which integrates marketing, support and sales workflows in order to optimize CaC-LTV. Has served 150+ enterprise clients, grew revenue 450% YoY over the last two years, and claims to have generated ₹500CR in additional revenue for customers through retention automation. ₹8CR seed round. Other investors in the round include LetsVenture, VCMint, Invention Engine, and angels Arjun Vaidya (V3 Ventures), Anand Shahani (WedMeGood), Vivek Mathur (ex-Elevation), Ajeet Khurana (Reflexical), Nitin Verma (InstAstro). Founded in Oct 2021, Bangalore based. Founders: Nishant (VIT '14; ISB '18) started out as an engineer at Cisco and was a product manager at Razorpay, Lenskart, HolidayIQ; Avinash (also VIT '14; XLRI '16) is from Darwinbox (enterprise accounts), ADPL, Coforge; Priam (VIT '21) was the founder of dev firm Rapca Infotech.

Functional beverage startup offering low-calorie prebiotic fizzy drinks and probiotic digestive shots. Available on quick commerce, in grocery chains Namdhari’s and Ratnadeep, in 200 retail outlets in Bangalore, and in retail/office settings through a partnership with Sodexo. Production is in-house. Follows on the success of US-based functional beverage brands like Olipop and Poppi. ₹2.5CR seed round led by IAN Angel Fund, the evergreen fund run by IAN Group. Founded in Apr 2022, Bangalore based. Founders: Chirag (NSIT '14) managed product development and ops at Flatheads (shoes made with bamboo), prior to which he held roles at Nykaa (product manager), ShopClues and Momoe (~a year each); Prateek (NSIT '15) was Head of Investments and Partnerships at Milaap, and is ex-Capital Float, Finomena and HomeLane.

Magnesium-led wellness brand for sleep and stress management, and muscle recovery, selling bath soaks, balms and supplements. Will soon launch sprays and roll-ons. The company has had 150K customers, 100K orders and a 20% repeat rate since starting a little over two years ago. ₹1.5CR pre-seed round (~$200K). Founded in Jan 2024, Chandigarh based. Founder Akshina (BITS Pilani '21) started out at Goldman Sachs in Bangalore (~2 years), was Head of BD at Swami Devi Dyal Group of Professional institutions (~3 years, appears to be owned by her family) before founding Bubble Me.

Defence deep-tech company building signal processing systems for next-generation electronic warfare and communication payloads across platforms, including drones, ground systems, naval vessels and satellites. The company leverages advanced in-lab modelling and simulation to reduce reliance on flight testing, enabling faster iterations. $20M Series A funding round led by General Catalyst along with 360 One Asset Management and existing investor Pravega Ventures (who led the Pre-Series A in Jan 2025). Founded in Nov 2017, Hyderabad based. Founders: CEO Satya (BITS Pilani '07) was at National Instruments in Hyderabad for a decade (most recently as Strategic Sales Manager); CTO Avinash (Padmasri Dr B V Raju Institute of Technology '12) was a Director at Encore Techno Systems.

"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.

Acess control company replacing traditional keycard systems with wireless, cloud-based, smartphone-enabled entry solutions. Its platform allows users to unlock doors using their phones. Serving offices, tech parks, co-working spaces. India is the largest market with 500 customers, along with 100 customers in the US and 10-15 in the Middle East. Design is in-house, manufacturing via contract manufacturers in Gujarat/TN. $8M Series A led by Accel, along with Enrission India Capital, SucSEED Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Chakra Growth Fund. Founded in Jan 2020, SF and Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Rohin (Goa College of Engineering '01; UT Dallas MBA '12), ex Nokia and Broadcom; and CTO Malcolm (also Goa College of Engineering '01), ex-TCS (12 years), built Mrinq Technologies (wireless product development and technical consulting company) together.

Debt relief and financial wellness platform helping individuals regain control of their finances. The company provides structured guidance and support to people navigating unsecured debt, with a focus on restoring long-term financial stability. Manages more than 120K active accounts and ₹3,200 in debt under management. ₹60CR (c. $6.6M) Series A led by Aavishkaar Capital, along with existing investors Sorin Investments, Piper Serica, Sattva Ventures. Founded in May 2020, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Ritesh (NIT Bhopal '96) was previously the CEO of Elitify.com; CTO Alok (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology '96; IIT Madras '00) was was a senior engineering manager at eBay before building IOO Labs (data analytics provider); CFO Mohit (ISB '13) was AVP for corporate development at Zomato.