Wearable devices company focused on sleep science and recovery, with plans to launch in the US market. Unlike other wearables that generate sleep dashboards, the company's yet to launch device combines neuroscience and hardware design to drive bilogical regulation not just tracking. The company was formerly known as InnerGize. ₹24CR seed round. Other investors in the round: Startup Sherpas, Vaishav Investments, Avnish Anand (CaratLane), Shivam Puri (Cipla).

Mental health/wellbeing platform which combines certified therapists with an AI coach, to help with post-partum depression, stress and parenting frustrations. This hybrid model allows AI to provide real-time emotional support, identify stress patterns and deliver guidance, while therapists focus on deeper interventions and targeted care. Has served 15K customers. ₹1.8CR pre-seed round. Funding support from KSUM, Microsoft and Step Up Ventures, prior to this round. Kochi based.

Medical robotics startup building robotics systems for minimally invasive soft-tissue surgeries, targetting high-volume abdominal and related procedures. These are segments where robotic adoption is still low in India. It has three products - Pulsar (compact surgical robot which integrates into laparoscopic setups), Galaxi (semi-automated system to enhance precision) and Nebula (VR-based robotic simulator for surgical training). Raise of an undisclosed amount from Kalaari. Founder & CEO Shaurya.

Steam shower brand for premium homes, operating in India's ₹30K CR bathroom and sanitaryware market. The company has two products - a steam at home system delivering non-stop steam, starting at a ~₹56K price point; and a sauna sytem which starts at ~₹64K. ₹3.8CR seed round co-led by Anicut and Zeropearl. Other investors in this round: Atrium Ventures.

Semiconductor intelligence platform that applies causal AI to troubleshoot tool and process failures, so engineers at semiconductor fabs can move from failure to resolution faster. The system unifies equipment logs, sensor streams, images, service/field reports and technical documentation into a single causal-intelligence layer; with an RCA (root cause analysis) copilot that maps true cause-and-effect relationships. Meant for semidonductor fabs and their tool vendors (i.e. equipment manufacturers). Working with an initial set of pilot customers. $3M seed round. SF/Bengaluru based.

Satellites to guide other satellites. Space-tech startup developing a constellation of data relay satellites which will provide 24/7 access to a company's satellites without waiting for ground station visibility, thereby avoiding delays in downlinking earth observation data. The goal is to reduce latency from hours to minutes, enabling critical use cases defence, agriculture, disaster response, offshore energy and industrial IoT. The goal of this round is to launch its proof of concept relay satellite. $1M round. Bangalore and Chennai based.

Chain of clinics focused on preventive and chronic care, which currently operates three clinics in Kerala which have served over 40K patients. Focuses on chronic conditions such diabetes, hypertension, respiratory diseases. Also offers digital monitoring and subscription based managed care programs. ₹2CR pre-seed round. Angels in the round: Viren Shetty (Narayana), Jatin Kakrani (Dezy) and the founders of Supertails and Agrizy. Based in Ponnani, Kerala.

Software testing startup offering Autonomous QA as a Solution as an alternative to traditional QA as a service. Agentic testing and human domain experts get enterprises to 80% test coverage in two weeks instead of the typical four months, with agents that build, run and maintain end-to-end tests. $2M round. SF and Bengaluru based. The fourth founder, Sreepad Krishnan Mavila.

Community-driven platform for competitive sports, with a ladder-based ranking for players to create structured competiitons within their local community. In beta on Android and iOS, users can create customised ladders for societies, clubs and friends groups, across sports. Originally started out of Sports Skill (a sports performance tracking app), SportsSkill Ladder will operate as a separate company. Raise of an undisclosed amount led by Nirav Mody.

Wellness brand with a range of sea buckthorn-based products, across supplements, nutritional products (powders, teas) and skincare products (soaps, creams, cleansers, lotions). These are used to address a variety of concerns - skin care, hair care, joint pain, gut health and weight management. Sea buckthorn is a nutrient-dense "superfruit", in this case sourced from the Himalayan foothills, ₹1.25CR seed round led by BeyondSeed. Noida based, founded in Jul 2021. Three of the four founders, Udit, Bhupendra and Nikhil, are from the Institute of Engineering & Technology in Lucknow, with no information on their background or that of the fourth founder, Arun.