Provides voice and chat AI agents that qualify and convert leads for enterprises across education, real estate, BPO, D2C, automotive, healthcare, and BFSI. The company has added 15 customers in the two months since it launched the platform, with a number of clients processing 50-100K AI powered calls per month. Its customers, largely educational institutions, include Chanakya University, Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Global Tree, Ambuja, Rainmaker, Pyrotech, and PU Sterling College. ₹1.2CR pre-seed round. Founded in Nov 2025, Udaipur based. Founders: Atishaya (IIM Calcutta '20) is ex-Flexport, Sprinklr and BCG; Abhinav and Gunjan were at Gateway International (study abroad consultants); Fivos founded Elite Architects AI in the US.

Developer of an AI-powered blood-biomarker test to detect Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases years before symptoms arise. The test can be administered through regular diagnostic centres, with results in 2-5 hours. The company is working with leading Indian research institutions, including IISc, NIMHANS, TIFR Hyderabad and CBR Bangalore, to build a diagnostic platform designed specifically around Indian genetic and lifestyle risk profiles. It expects to begin filing patents in the next 9-18 months. ₹6CR seed round led by Piper Serica. Founded in Oct 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: Deepak Nair (IIT Madras) has been a Professor at IISc since 2013, Jojo (Jawaharlal Nehru Vishvavidyalaya, Master's from Liverpool John Moores University) was an officer in the Indian Army and is ex-Dell Technologies.

SpaceTech startup developing reusable orbital and sub-orbital launch vehicles, and in-house solid and liquid propulsion systems. Its upcoming testing facility will support engine validation and commercialization. The company has completed pilots in India and is now expanding to the rest of the world. ₹5CR pre-seed round. Founded in Oct 2023, Pune based. Founders Tanmay Kanmahale, Prashant Patil, Atharva Pingale, Swayam Sonar and Shriniwas Hase started just out of Sinhgad Academy of Engineering at Savitribai Phule Pune University, during which time they worked at STES Rocketry, Sinhgad Technical Education Society's rocketry team.

Women’s health brand which develops science-backed menstrual hygiene, cycle-nutrition and hormonal-wellness products, including a patented antimicrobial reusable pad. ₹4CR seed round led by Proteus Partners, along with Puru Gupta and Sreejith Moolayil (founders of TrueElements, acquired by Marico), A. Velumani (Thyrocare), Somya Nigam (Somahna). Founded in Apr 2021, Mumbai based. Founders: Sujata (Dr.L.H.Hiranandani College of Pharmacy, Mumbai University '10, Narsee Monjee '12) is ex-Merck and Sanofi, and co-founded Superbottoms in 2016; Apurv (RTM Nagpur University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Narsee Monjee '12) is ex-ACG Worldwide and was Manager for International Sales at Borosil.

AI-native discovery and ticketing platform for live entertainment, across concerts, comedy, sports and more. Its conversational agent, Shadow, work with curators of experiences to help fans discover events through natural conversation vs. search. $3.75M pre-seed round, from Bollywood musicians Arijit Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Badshah, alongside VSS Investco (Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s investment vehicle), Madhur Deora (Paytm), Shray Chandra (Capitalmind), VG Jairam (Hyperlink Brand Solutions). Founded in June 2026, Mumbai based. Founders: CEO Varun is Paytm Insider’s former COO (five years). Shreyas (VTU '04) was Paytm Insider's CEO (10 years) and worked as CPO of Consumer Products at Paytm following Insider's acquisition. Prior to this he founded Only Much Louder. Alaap has been a Partner at Tarsame Mittal Talent Management since 2013.

August 2025 round which has been publicly disclosed now. Science-led skincare brand, with clinically validated products for acne and chronic skin conditions. The company identifies and addresses the underlying causes of skin conditions through a combination of diagnostics, behavioural interventions, doctor-backed protocols, technology, and targeted clinical formulations. ₹9CR pre-seed round led by Blume Ventures, which closed in August 2025 when the company was at the idea stage. Other investors in the round: Barbershop Fund, and angels including Arjun Purkayastha (Reckitt), Malika Sadani (The Moms Co.), Mukul Rastogi (Classplus), Diksha Pandey (Samosa Party). Founded in Apr 2025, Bangalore based. Founder & CEO Radhika (UC Berkeley) was on the investment team at Blume for four years (2019-2023) before working as an EIR at the firm for a year. She is ex-KMPG (in the US).

Operates a platform for EV fleets, which connects drivers, fleet owners and ride-hailing companies to provide them vehicle access, charging and fleet management. AI helps drive charging recommendations and predictive maintenance alerts, while its driver app has helped increase incomes by 20%, with payment collections and earnings tracking. 1M rides enabled on the platform since launch. $2.4M seed round, led by Caret Capital, with the participation of Antler, Alteria Capital, IAN, Climate Angels and Aureolis Capital. Founded in Sep 2024, Gurgaon based. Founders: Monil (NIT Surat) was Head of Global Expansion at BluSmart and is ex-Invest India; while Vishal (VIT) was Head of Growth & Ops at BluSmart and is also ex-Invest India, and Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Provider of maritime intelligence for defence, national security, ports and commercial maritime operations, through two solutions/platforms. Its commercial maritime solution provides operational intelligence for ports, fleets, shipyards and fisheries through real-time visibility, regulatory compliance and performance optimisation. Its AI solution supports threat detection, adversary monitoring and persistent cross-domain situational awareness. Works with the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, Bharat Electronics, DRDO laboratories, Mumbai Port Authority, Dubai Maritime City and The Nature Conservancy. $2.2M round led by Pravega and Shastra VC. Angels in the round include Suraj Nalin (PlaySimple) and Yashwanth Madhusudhan (Fyle). Founded in Oct 2020, Bangalore based. CEO Roshan and Avinash (doctorate in artificial intelligence from Imperial College London) are IIT Madras alumni (BTech + MTech degrees). Roshan was a product engineer at Siemens Electric for under a year, while Co-Founder & Chief Scientist Avinash spent six months with Elaitra in the UK.

Develops Physical-AI foundation models to train industrial robot arms to learn tasks through operator demonstrations. This is already being deployed in production environments, including an undisclosed automotive company, and high precision assembly applications across automotive and consumer electronics. $3M pre-seed round led by Version One Ventures, with participation from All In Capital, Unisol, iSeed. Angel investors include Soumith Chintala (Thinking Machines), Adarsh Kulkarni (Foundry Robotics), Ashish Kulkarni (GrayMatter), Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital). Founded in June 2019, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Puru (IIT Guwahati, Carnegie Mellon MS specialising in robotics '17) was a robotics engineer at Near Earth Autonomy (navigation systems for aerial drones), CBO Adityanag (RV College of Engineering '01) was most recently VP of Hardware Product Engineering at Sensara Technologies, Safar (IIT Madras) was a manager at Tata Steel for a year before joining Mowito as a robotics engineer in 2021.

Platform providing AI agents for customer research - automating interviews, surveys and analysis while adding human researcher oversight. Its AI can conduct interviews with hundreds of customers simultaneously and generate reports along with video clips and customer quotes, in a matter of hours. $300K/₹2.5CR pre-seed round led by AJVC. Founded in Jan 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Sreenadh (Anna University Chennai '10; University of Rochester - Simon Business School '16) and CTO Dhara (IIT Madras) are Entrepreneur First EIRs who first founded Friendly Brands Club, a network of digital-first consumer brands that work together to unlock new sales for the entire ecosystem.