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.

Autonomous agents for SAP and ERP maintenance, reducing manual L1/L2 support and ticket resolution time. 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 Sep 2025, SF based. Founders: CEO Rebhav (BITS Pilani) was on the investments team and subsequently an EIR at Antler, where he co-founded Interface AI (dispute management for CPG brands); CTO Aditya (also BITS Pilani) was at PYOR (Web3 analytics) for a year and was also a co-founder of Interace AI.

Preventive pain-care startup for musculoskeletal health, which provides educational content, online pain assessment tools and expert-led interventions, as well as a product range. Its solutions include posture support, orthotic support (i.e. externally applied devices to correct deformities), and pain relief and recovery products. It has created over 1,000 pieces of educational content, and served 60K customers so far. It is also launching The Physio Edge, a certification program for early-career physiotherapists, aimed at bridging the gap between academic training and real-world clinical practice. ₹5CR seed round. Angels include Yogesh Kabra (XYXX), Rishubh Satiya (Plix), Rohit Chawla and Sifat Khurana (Innovist), Shayamal Vallabhjee. Founded in Oct 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: Vikram (IIT Kharagpur '11; IIM Bangalore '15) was at bigbasket for six years, most recently as  National Marketing and Growth Head for bbdaily; Neha (Maharashtra Institute of Technology '11; Tata Institute of Social Sciences '15) was at KMPG for almost seven years.