Conversational AI for residential real estate operators (particularly student housing operators), across voice, chat, text and email. It helps property owners manage leasing, ops and resident engagement, with each agent trained for a specific function, in over 200 languages. For example, agents qualify leads, answer queries, schedule viewings, automate follow-ups, handle maintenance requests and update records. Present in the UK, Europe and more recently in the US. It powers 200K units globally, with 30K units added a month, across operators such as Homes for Students (HFS), Moda Living, Fusion Students, Housing Hand, Downing and 40 other customers. $7M seed round. Other investors in the round: Old College Capital. $2.5M pre-seed in Dec 2024 from the Downing Family. Founded in Jul 2024, London and Delhi based. Founders: CEO Sayantan (IIT Roorkee) built out university student focused platforms UniAcco (connecting students and property managers); UniCreds (student financing) and UniScholars (study abroad counselling from 2019-2024; CTO Abhishek (also IIT Roorkee, '13) was an Engineering Manager at Vymo; COO VP Singh (IIT Roorkee '15) was Head of Client Operations at Lavanda (flexible rentals platform) and was Co-Founder & COO of Fella Homes, which was acquired by ZiffyHomes; CBO Dan (Loughborough University) was Co-Founder of Good Management Group (ESG consultancy) and Chief Partnerships Officer at Dorms.com (hostel booking). He served as Managing Director of student housing chain Nido.

Neurotech company with non-invasive wearable headsets, designed to improve focus, mood and stress regulation. The 100 gram headset delivers low intensity electrical stimulation in 20 minute sessions to regions of the brain associated with attention and emotional regulation. The technical name for this is transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Its companion app lets users log sessions and track sessions. 500 beta users self reported mood improvement of 77%, with 75% of them saying it reduced stress by 50%. Available on pre-order in the US and India.  $2.1M (~₹18CR) seed round. Other investors in the round: Stanford Angels, Aureolis Ventures, and angels including Juhi Bhatnagar (Forj Capital), Raymond Russell (Boom Supersonic), and the founders of Groww. Founded in Sep 2023, SF and Bangalore based. The three founders are BITS Pilani '20. CEO Dhawal was Co-Founder & CEO of DYBO (3D and AR web infra for eCommerce); CTO Aman was Co-Founder & CEO at DYBO; co-founder Jai held sales roles at Newton School and Airmeet.

Alcoholic beverage company, which makes Quro, India’s first homegrown aperitif made with botanicals. The company experimented with over 200 indigenous Indian ingredients to craft a modern aperitif using traditional botanicals. Seed round of an undisclosed amount. Founded in Jan 2024, Goa based. Founder Anmol (LSE) was Director of NovoEarth (sustainable packaging materials).

Clean-label pet food startup selling human-grade meals without additives or synthetic supplements. It is launching with a full range of cat food products and a limited range of dog products, via quick commerce. ₹5CR pre-seed round. Angels in the round: Pallavi Mohadikar (Palmonas), Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini (Unacademy), Puneet Gupta (Astrotalk). Founded in Sep 2025, Mumbai based. Founders: CEO Sumedh (Savitribai Phule Pune University) was Co-Founder & CBO of Emotorad (electric bicycles); co-founder Spriha (The LNM Institute of Information Technology) held sales roles at KNOT, Netwon School and MPL.

AI-driven marketing operating system for enterprise B2B teams, which aligns marketing, sales and customer success for a defined set of customer accounts. The company combines AI-driven orchestration with execution support to help companies convert intent signals into revenue outcomes. Its customers include Airtel Business, Rootstock, Lighmetrics, both in India and the US. $6.6M round. Other investors in the round: Uncorrelated, HAF. Founded in Jan 2021, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Ankur (IIT Delhi; ISB '04) was CRO at Capillary Technologies, and is ex-SAP and TCS; co-founder Divyesh (IIT Kanpur '01; Schulich School of Business - York University MBA '07) was Director-Engineering at Zycus (agentic AI for procurement) and is ex-Aptean.

Premium, organic D2C pet care with grooming and wellness products for dogs and cats. Its products include dry shampoo, regular shampoo, dental, ear and paw care products, and anti-tick spray. Sold via platforms such as Supertails, as well as eCommerce, quick commerce and its own site, with over 100K customers and a 30% repeat rate. ₹2CR pre-seed round. Founded in May 2023, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Manish (Delhi Univ '05; Symbiosis MBA '07) was Co-Founder of TheMonkoodog (doorstep vet); CMO Himani (Delhi Univ '16) was also Co-Founder at TheMonkoodog.

High-fidelity voice AI agents for call centres, aiming to handle nuanced communications inside existing SaaS stacks. Part of the Accel Atoms AI Cohort 2026. The company will receive up to $2M in funding, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund. It will also receive $350K in credits across Google Cloud/Gemini/DeepMind. Founded in Dec 2025, Bangalore/LA based. Founder & CEO Utkarsh (Australian National Univ. '20) built an IT consulting business in Dubai for two years before starting up.

AI co-scientist for research across life sciences, physics and chemistry, with open-source tools for intelligent task execution. Part of the Accel Atoms AI Cohort 2026. The company will receive up to $2M in funding, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund. It will also receive $350K in credits across Google Cloud/Gemini/DeepMind. Founded in Oct 2025, SF based. The founders are both American. David (Caltech '05; Caltech PhD '10), Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, was Co-Founder & CEO of NuProbe, Inc. (advanced diagnostics) and is also the Founder & CEO of Biostate AI (AI to predict individualised health changes); Co-Founder & CTO Timothy (Georgia Institute of Technology PhD '15) was Head of AI at Biostate, prior to which he was Head of AI & Data Science at Matterworks (predictive biology).

AI-native streaming platform, i.e. an OTT for AI-generated movies and shows. This offers a new way for creators to reach audiences directly. The platform has released a number of trailers so far (Shivaji, Mahabharat, Gangs of Mexico, for example) which are trending well on social media. Part of the Accel Atoms AI Cohort 2026. The company will receive up to $2M in funding, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund. It will also receive $350K in credits across Google Cloud/Gemini/DeepMind. Founded in Oct 2024, SF based. Founder & CEO Harshit (Dartmouth College '22) spent a year at EY.

Applies AI to manufacturing procurement by interpreting technical drawings and automating RFQ and sourcing decisions for OEMs and suppliers. Part of the Accel Atoms AI Cohort 2026. The company will receive up to $2M in funding, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund. It will also receive $350K in credits across Google Cloud/Gemini/DeepMind. Founded in Oct 2025, a remote team which is SF/India/Mexico based. Founders: CEO Vineeth was Head of Products for Tech Mahindra's factory of the future initiative, and is ex-Deloitte and Accenture; President Suri (University of Ottawa '83) is also ex-Tech Mahindra (Global Head - Cloud Services); Head of Europe Christoph (UW Foster '98) built co-working business Jagolofts in Germany for seven years.