AI-native radio frequency satellite infrastructure, provided through a network of nano satellites. The goal is to provide clients in industries across maritime, aviation, defence, oil & gas and weather forecasting low-latency, high precision insights with 6x more data value per dollar, by capturing the entire radio spectrum compared to legacy satellites which are optical only (i.e. only capture images). The company is focused on getting to its first in-orbit mission. As mentioned in their pre-seed round: "images cannot track moving assets like ships or aircraft. Today, companies take four to four-and-a-half hours to reach a decision. We bring that down to under ten minutes". This is a $2M (~₹18.7CR) round led by Ashish Kacholia with participation from IPV. The company raised its $2.5M pre-seed round in Aug 2025, led by Piper Serica Angel Fund along with Turbostart, IPV and Eaglewings Ventures. Founded in Oct 2018, Bangalore based. Founders: Ankit (Kurekshetra Univ. '15) and Raghav (NIT Jalandhar '13) started Xovian Research Tech in 2014, a space-tech consulting firm in 2014. They started Xovian Aerospace in 2018.

Skilling platform with a simulation-first approach which provides MBA students and corporate professionals immersive environments (interactive video lectures, animations, and real-life case studies) to solve real world business challenges across ops, strategy, marketing, sales and leadership. The goal is to solve the "job-ready" crisis for MBAs and corporates. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount from Real Time Angel Fund (RTAF). Founded in Apr 2022, Noida based. Founders & CEO Rajat (Rajasthan Technical Univ. '10; IIM Kozhikode '25) is a former governmentn employee who worked in the PWD and the Railway's RITES Ltd. He was senior faculty at Made Easy Education (coaching institute for engineering grads).

AI-powered platform for early screening and therapy management of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism and ADHD. The company uses dual-AI (voice and vision) to provide a comprehensive view of a child’s speech patterns as well as facial expressions, eye gaze, and behaviours based on 189+ clinically validated criteria. A human in the loop ensures accuracy. The system is designed to save 70% of assessment time, enabling clinicians to handle a higher volume of patients while ensuring accuracy. It is used across schools, hospitals, private practices and daycare centres. $175K pre-seed round led by IPV. It has also received ₹25 lakh under the Nidhi Seed Support Scheme from GHRTBI. Part of the 4th cohort of IPV IdeaSchool. Founded in October 2024, Noida based. Founders: CEO Sahil (Galgotias LLB; Univ. of Maryland) started out the Indian National Bar Association and Lawyered (legal-tech startup) before setting up his own investment bank; Chief Medical Officer Prachi (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, BS (Audiology and Speech) is a speech thereapaist with a decade of clinical experience; CTO/CIO Vasyl (Kyiv National Economic University, Ukraine) was Co-Founder & CTO at Xpand Outreach (Israel)

Gauranteed home resale platform. On the one hand, it uses AI to build valuation intelligence, i.e it analyzes historical transactions, live market signals and buyer engagement data to understand pricing dynamics within micro markets. On the other, it ensures sellers' homes are refurbished and matched with the right pool of qualified buyers. This ensures that sales happen as the home comes on to the market. Currently focused on Noida. $1M pre-seed round, from angels including Bharath Vivek Chandhok. Founded in Apr 2024, Noida based. Founders: Saurav (IIT Bombay '14) was Co-Founder & COO of Pocket52 (acquired by Gameskraft); Alaukik (IIT Bombay '15) was Head of Product Design at Pocket52 and was Lead Designer at PDI (data driven political consulting in the US); Shalin (Institute of Engineering & Management '15) worked in tech roles at Pocket52, Gameskraft and Yubi.

Company developing non-toxic space propulsion systems including its flagship propulsion system HyperX, which will use non-toxic hypergolic fuel (fuel which can ignite spontaenously) for satellite mobility. Its target customers will include satellite manufacturers, spacecraft developers, and mission operators. Early stage funding of an undisclosed amount. Founded in Oct 2020, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram based. Founders: aerospace engineers CEO Gokul and CTO Aravinda founded InterCosmos at Madras Institute of Technology. While not mentioned in the press release, Sivaraj (also Madras Institute of Technology) is also a co-founder.

Fandom-driven storytelling platform enabling users to create and consume alternative storylines based on their favourite movies, shows, anime, games and books. It brings together fanfiction, comics, videos and discussions into a single space. Content is hosted across more than 250 fandoms, including Harry Potter, Marvel, The Lion King, with 150K users globally. Its users spend 20 minutes a day and are largely Gen Z, based in the US, Canada, UK and Europe. It has partnered with Arka Media Works to build fan content around Baahubali characters. $1M pre-seed round led by Kalaari Capital and Gruhas. Founded in Feb 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Jatin (NIT Karnataka '18) was an Associate at Kalaari and a Decision Science Analyst at Jumbotail; Nesar (Ramaiah Institute of Technology '18) was also an Associate at Kalaari and was with Gilda VC (a fundraising platform); CTO Arvindmani (NIT Tiruchirappalli '18) was a software engineer at Fidelity Investments.

AI powered engineering intelligence software to help manufacturers improve decision making across design, production and costing. The company enables automated drawing reviews, cost estimation and real-time production monitoring. It works with 20 customers (including pilots and commercial deployments), with auto component makers and industrial suppliers. The company will expand beyond India to MENA and North America. Seed round of an undisclosed amount from undisclosed investors. Founded in Apr 2025, Chennai based. Founders: CEO Raghu (IIT Madras '91, IIM Ahmedabad '93) founded Buddhi Clinic (neuropsychiatric care center) and was Business Head for Paints, E-Drives and Small Agricultural Machines at Simpson & Co. (diesel engine manufacturer); CRO Arvindh (IIT Madras '91, University of Minnesota '93) was at Oracle in the US for over 15 years; CPO Srihari (Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology '09) was Founder & CEO of Factri (tech services for manufacturing) and of Stigmergy Solutions (manufacturing process improvement); no information available on COO Suneel Aiyer.

AI-native fraud intelligence and risk infrastructure platform for financial institutions and digital marketplaces. It works with over 20 banks, fintechs and marketplaces, and focuses on real-time fraud detection and risk scoring. $1.5M (~₹14.2CR) round. Angels in the round: Rajesh Sawhney (GSF), Dinesh Agarwal (ndiaMart), Anup Agarwal (Kiwi), Vinay Bagri (Niyo). Founded in Jul 2021, Gurgaon based. Founders: Co-Founder & CEO Arvinder (IIT Delhi '12) was a product manager at Zupee; Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist was a data scientist at Zupee, Goldman Sachs and Flipkart.

Income-linked financing platform for Indian students pursuing global higher education, replacing traditional loans with a pay-after-employment model. Students repay their loans only after crossing a defined income threshold, with no collateral or co-signer needed. The focus is on Indian startups pursuing master's degrees in the US, UK and Europe, with funding for both tuition and living expenses in the $5,000-20,000 ticket size. Distribution is via 4,500 college counsellors across India. ₹5.5CR pre-seed round. Founded in Jan 2025, SF based. Founders: CEO Sreemaan and COO Deborah started Skillsvest while at UC Berkeley (UC Berkeley + ESSEC joint degree). They were part of the LUANCH pre-accelerator program (by Jason Calacanis) and the Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator program.

Quick-commerce platform operating a 'try and buy' model for consumer electronics, with 60-minute delivery and at-home product demos before purchase. It has partnered with 60+ brands (Philips, Samsung, Apple, Dyson, Dell) and scaled nearly 20x since launching in Bengaluru in October 2025. $1M pre-seed round led by InfoEdge Ventures. Angels in the round: Raghu Pavan T S (CIO, Canarys Automations), Anirudh Prasad (AVP, Gokaldas Exports), Bhaskar Raju K (Kalyani Developers family office), Deepak K Gowda (Ascent Capital), Venus Dhuria (Appyhigh), Srinivasan Namala (Porus Laboratories), Vaibhav Vashisht (Acadly), Sanil Bhatia (Wellopia), Akash Jain (D.R. Textiles), Vineet Jain (AVP, Air India Cargos), Mahek Mody (Upliance), Vedang Patel (The Souled Store), Kushal Sanghvi (Board Member of Adtech India), Panshul Garg (senior developer, Flexport), Vaibhav Longani (Simon-Kucher & Partners), Chandrashekhar D H (Independent Consultant). Founded in Mar 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Gotama (Christ University) was Co-Founder & CEO of Openapp (smart locks); CMO Varun (BITS Pilani '16) was Co-Founder & Business Head of The Teaser Company (marketing company for D2C brands); COO Harsha (Griffith University '10) was Co-Founder & COO for VivaVilla (MBO for smart home products) and a Portfolio Management Consultant at Capco (a Wipro company).