Gaming consoles. A smart bat tracks a player's real-world shots, translating them into virtual shots within the MetaShot game. Bengaluru based. ₹11CR seed round, equity and debt (split not provided). ~₹3.5CR raised at pre-seed from IPV in 2023.

Farm to table fresh produce, delivered the next morning. 250 SKUs. Online ordering, with a plan to expand to 200 supermarkets in Bengaluru and Chennai over the next year. $1M pre-seed round. Steve Vinod is Chief Growth Officer (not linked below).

Autonomous AI agents to help doctors with disease diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Jaipur based. ₹3CR pre-seed round. Angels in the round: Dr. Rohan Khandelwal, Pawan Gupta.

Materials science-driven manufacturer of technical textiles and engineered fashion. Founded by the Business Head for Textiles at Zetwerk. Bengaluru based. $4.2M seed round.

Handloom clothing brand. Undisclosed amount. Other investors in the round: 3 Peaks Ventures, Ghazal Alagh (Mamaearth), Dhruv Koli (Founder, Boba Bhai), follow-ons participation by All in Capital, Sidhant Keshwani (Libas) and Vidur Kataria (Master Chow).

Battery-swapping platform for 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers, operating in 14 cities. $8M seed round, in equity and debt (split undisclosed). Pune based. Previously raised $8M at pre-seed.

Modular orchestration platform for building with open-source AI components, on cloud or on-premises. Enterprises can deploy AI workloads to production faster and with greater reliability. $2.5M seed round. Other funds in the round: Good News Ventures, Nivesha Ventures, Astir VC, GradCapital, MyAsiaVC.

"SVAS": breath, "TEK": technology. Innovative Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) Mask for hospital use, which allows for continuous non-invasive ventilation while simultaneously administering nutrition to patients. Improves nutrition, reduces recovery times and reduces ventilator usage. ₹2CR raised in this seed round.

Aerospace startup building advanced propulsion systems for satellites. Developing ATOM, a thruster that utilizes an eco-friendly, nontoxic propellant; and CubeHood, a propulsion module which works with ATOM to power CubeSats (a particular class of small satellites). USPs: cheaper than alternative propulsion systems from the global market; environmentally friendly; made in India for defence clients. Chennai and IIT Kanpur based. ₹3CR raised in this pre-seed round.

Gold micro-investing platform, with daily savings plans starting from ₹10. Backed by physical gold, instantly redeemable. So how is it different to market leader Jar (https://www.myjar.app/)? The company runs Spare8+, where your gold savings are leased to bank verified jewellers, so you can earn a further 5% per annum. Undisclosed amount raised in this (bridge?) round from angels. The company raised a $800K pre-seed round in 2022 from 2am VC and Varanium Capital.