Technical assessments using real on-the-job tasks in live production environments. This is using a "Watch-Them-Work" approach, where sessions are fully recorded, candidates can use any tools they want including AI, and all the decisions they make are captured to see their approach. 10,000 candidates have been assessed, with a reported 70% reduction in time-to-hire. Seed round of an undisclosed amount, investors also undisclosed. Founded in Sep 2024, Vadodara and SF based. Founders: Naman (Dhirubhai Ambani Univ. '12; North Carolina State Univ. '14) is an engineer from Microsoft (three years) and Oracle (five years) who was VP of Technology at Euler Motors for a year; Zubin (Univ. of Mumbai '12; North Carolina '14) built a GTM agency for SaaS companies, and was Demand Generation Manager at Perfect Gym Solutions (software for the fitness industry).

Natural sweeteners which are zero-calorie, zero-sugar and zero-glycemic (gylcemic index of 0). While several sugar substitutes exist in the market, many contain artificial ingredients or have a bitter aftertaste. Currently at ₹1.5CR in revenue, with 12,000 orders through its website. ₹70L led by IAN Angel Fund. Founded in Mar 2025, Delhi based. Founders: CEO Manvi (Delhi Univ. BSc in Food & Nutrition '16; Amity University MSc in Food & Nutrition '18) is a clinical nutritionist with 12 years of experience across 11,000+ patients. She was a subject matter expert at Breathe Well-being for four years; CBO Sheen (Sri Venkateswara College '22) was a senior content writer at Univest (brokerage platform).

Pan-Asian F&B brand, with sauces, chilli oils, noodles, ready-to-eat curries and beverages. The company targets multiple Asian cuisines, across Korean, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese. The company has bootstrapped its way to ₹6CR a month in net sales, across 2,000 pin codes in 250 cities. Ceres Foods is the company name. First institutional funding round, amount undisclosed, with a 17% for GVFL and Wipro Consumer Ventures, the venture arm of Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting. Founded in Oct 2020, Mumbai based. Founder & CEO Deb (Univ. of Birmingham '02) was an Executive Director at JPMorgan investment banking in Mumbai for seven years and founded Ceres Hospitality (cloud kitchen with 12 locations in Mumbai, across brands Pan of Asia, Kadhai House, and Pao & Bao) in 2014.

Prompt-led AI video editing platform that turns raw footage into production-ready content for creators, agencies and marketing teams. Users can define tone, pacing and narrative pace using prompts, while the AI automatically structures cuts, subtitles, music and visual elements. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount, at a $M valuation, with investors undisclosed. Founded in Aug 2025, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Rishabh (no prior information available); Principal Advisor & Director Dishant (Univ. of London '11) is Managing Partner at Pindrop Media (creative consultancy and production house); co-founder Chaithanya (Christ Univ. '21; Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County '24) spent a year at Capgemini as an Analyst.

30-minute doorstep smartphone repair service backed with an up to 12-month warranty. Certified technicians arrive on site, with a price up to 50% below OEM service centres. Currently operates in Gurgaon, and will now expand beyond iPhones to premium Android phones. ₹7.55CR pre-seed round. Angels in the round: Anish Srivastava (SVP at Blinkit), Bharat Kalia (Lifelong). Founded in Oct 2025, Gurgaon based. Founders: Aniket (IIT Bombay '21) was with Blinkit for four years (Senior Cateogry Manager for electronics); Chetan (DCE) was also with Blinkit for a similar period (PM, including for the IoT Service and Automated Replensihment System for their Frozen Supply Chain).

Secured credit provider, with a distribution and fulfilment platform for affordable housing loans and LAP (loan against property) for underserved borrowers outside metro cities. Borrowers include self-employed individuals, gig workers and small business owners. The company works with 10 lending partners including banks, small finance banks, housing finance companies and NBFCs. 100s of loans worth ₹20CR have been facilitated across Mysore and Mandya in Karnataka, since launch. $3M (~₹25CR) seed round led by Prime Venture Partners. Founded in Jan 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Sumit was MD of Chaitanya India Micro Finance for a decade, and then served as CEO of Navi FinSere, leading the company in its transition from CRIDS to Navi Finserv; Hitesh (IIT Kanpur '07) was Head of Risk at Super.Money, Fi and SmartCoin Financials, and Co-Head Risk and Analytics at ZestMoney.

AI agents purpose built for pharma and medtech companies. It helps these companies automate commercial work including reviewing tenders, drafting proposals and converting marketing documents into videos for doctors. It is targeting $5M in contracted ARR and 100 enterprise client this FY27, and will expand beyond India into LatAm, Southeast Asia and MENA. $2.2M seed round. Other investors in the round: Atrium Angels. Founded in Nov 2023 as Swish Club (device leasing (laptops, smartphones) on a subscription model), pivoted over to SwishX in Jan 2026. Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Dushyant (IIT Delhi '05; INSEAD '13) was CEO of TinyWhale (SaaS for after school activities) and was a Venture Partner at Antler in Singapore; CPO Jai (Jindal Global Law School '15) was Associate Director of Product Manager at DealShare (~three years) and was a PM at Amazon.

Plant-based detergent sheets combining detergent, softener and fragrance. Sheets can be dropped into the washing machine drum before adding clothes, and dissolve instantly in water. The sheets use a completely plant-based and biodegradable formulation while reducing water usage by 70% compared to traditional liquid detergents. Seed round of an undisclosed amount led by Sifat Khurana (Innovist), along with Atul Rajani (Dalas Biotech), Deeksha Rajani (Be.), Sidhant Keshwani (Libas) and others. Founders: six student founders from Tetr College of Business, who are from India, Canada, Colombia, Italy, Kazakhstan and Germany.

Travel gear brand designed for women, with luggage, bags, packing cubes and organisers. 4,000 customers since launch, with ₹2CR in annualised revenue. The brand has a 20% repeat rate within 60 days. $350K pre-seed round from Rebalance and VSS Investco, Vijay Shekhar Sharma's investment vehicle. Founded in Feb 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: Meenakshi (Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya '12; K J Somaiya MBA '15) headed revenue and growth for Jiomart Fashion (three years); was Associate Director at PharmEasy and Senior Manager at Myntra (in partnership and growth roles); Rashika (NIFT '17) is the Founder of ETC Design Studio (established in 2021) and was an accessory designer at Urban Tribe and Studio Moya.

Enterprise blockchain infrastructure company serving government, financial institution and enterprise workflows. The company has delivered over a 1,000 blockchain projects over the last decades, particularly for BFSI and governments globally. $3M round, the first institutional round after a decade of being boot strapped. Founded in Jan 2005, Chandigarh based. Founders: CEO Vikram (Kurukshetra University '01) and COO Shashi (SLIET '06) were co-founders of ASB Academy (blockchain education).