AI robotics startup for manufacturing automation. The company has an AI vision platform that enables standard industrial robots to perform tasks without manual programming. Its first product, WeldT, uses computer vision to automate welding in manufacturing setups which produce a large variety of products. The tech is being adapted for other applications - painting, gluing, inspection and assembly. "Manufacturing as we know it is already fading. As AI evolves beyond the human form into Physical Intelligence, we are witnessing a once-in-a-century shift, where lean, adaptive, and precise automation will redefine how things are made." Aiming at 80 deployments across 20 customers within the next year. ₹6.5CR pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: Innovation Mission Punjab. Founders: CEO Anubhi (Masters in Automation Engineering from Newcastle University) was an automation specialist at Siemens in the UK for close to five years; CTO Amrit (IIT Delhi) ran his down dev firm prior to Terafac. Founded in 2023.

Fashion marketplace with a first of its kind try first, pay later model. i.e., customers can order up to ten items with no upfront cost, try them out and pay for the items they keep. “The idea for Tryo emerged when we noticed that even tech-savvy users were avoiding fashion shopping online. There was a clear trust gap around how clothes would actually feel and look. We want to give users the convenience of online shopping without compromising on the confidence they get from trying things on.” Operating through a dark-store model in Bangalore, it currently offers 25 brands through 60 minute express delivery as well as scheduled delivery. ₹3CR pre-seed round. Founders: CEO Meet (IIR Roorkee) managed growth at Uni Cards and PowerUp Money; co-founder Arjav (also IIT Roorkee) was a PM at Inkle (accounting SaaS) and briefly a co-founder of Rent-It (hyperlocal P2P renting); CTO Shiva (IIT Delhi) was a full stack dev at Wishlink. Founded in Jan 2025. Comps: KNOT (Kae, Sparrow), Slikk Club (Lightspeed, Nexus), Zilo (InfoEdge, Chiratae), Zulu Club (TDV Partners).

Pre-launch functional beverages brand. Zero calorie beverages made with natural ingredients will include nutrition shots and herb-infused carbonated drinks. ₹2CR pre-seed round funded by undisclosed angels. Founder & CEO Nidhi built contract research organization Karmic Lifesciences (Mumbai Angels, IAN) which was acquired by Cliantha Research, another CRO, for ~$2M. She subsequently built Zoctr (home and tele health), before joining Accenture. Founded in Mar 2025.

Conversational AI for call centres. Focused on clients in insurance, healthcare and debt collection. Has processed 3M minutes of calls, reducing the volume of calls handled by human agents by up to 70%. No information on clients. $1.1M seed round. Founders Sameer and Shubham are IIT Bombay alum; Sameer is from Thoucentric (data scientist at a management consulting firm) and Fitmint; Shubham is from Topmate (Head of Growth). Founded in Oct 2023.

EdTech platform for upskilling engineers. "We started Protrainy to address a critical skill gap in professional education across core sectors like construction, manufacturing, and energy." Taught via cohort-based classes, on-demand video courses and project-specific modules. 20K learners to date, with 70% claimed to have secured promotions, new roles or salary increases. Co-branded skilling programs with IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee and others. Undisclosed seed round. Other investors in the round: AIC Nalanda, Dhiraj Sinha (SucSEED), Suresh Reddy, Dr.Moti Vyas, Avantika Sahay. Founders: Biswajit (KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) was a Junior Manager at JSW Infrastructure for four years. Founded in Aug 2020.

AI enabled SaaS tool for game studios to automate the experimental and deployment of monetization strategies - personalising the in-game economy for users. This product is called Sentinel, while the company will also launch Grow, a one-click embedded financing service that gives studios access to marketing/customer acquisition financing in one click. $5.4M pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: DeVC. Founders: Vivek is from Electronic Arts (product management and analytics), Big Viking Games (Head of New Products) and spent two years at Z47; Sashank is from King (the studio behind Candy Crush), MPL and BCG. Founded in Apr 2025, SF/Bengaluru based.

Algae-powered photo-bioreactors that integrate into building exteriors and containerised micro-farms to capture CO₂, release oxygen and generate commercially valuable biomass including vegan Omega-3 oil and spirulina-based protein. Installed in urban spaces as building panels and street furniture. Each square meter of the company’s BioMimetic Facade captures 52 kg of CO₂ annually and produces 28 kg of algal biomass. The company has a signed LoI with a German developer for an airport decarbonisation project. Research and production is in Coimbatore, while its HQ appears to be in London. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Founders: CEO Karthika is a Doctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Science from UAE University; CTO Rahul was a technical consultant at Stratema (in Germany); COO Gopakumar is from SBI.

Game development studio developing Takedown Genesis, a third person shooter game for PC and console. Funding is towards developing a "vertical slice", a 5-8 minute prototype that demonstrates game narrative and core mechanics. The studio will then bring on publishers and raise a further $5M to take the prototype to full production. The studio is collaborating with Vicky Arora, a Bollywood action director (URI, RRR) to lead action design and choreography. $1M seed round from undisclosed angels. Founders: Jeet built Bizdateup, an angel investing platform; Vidhit joined out of university.

Agentic AI platform to manage all the apps we use, through natural language prompts - for e.g. to manage Gmail, Slack, Notion, Trello. A unified interface offers access to more than 300 AI Agents, removing the need to engage with apps one by one. For example, the platform can "automatically review new GitHub pull requests, identify bugs or improvements using Code Interpreter, and post detailed feedback as comments before manual review." Aimed at multiple business personas - founders, devs, recruiters and marketers, to manage their workflows. $4M "pre-seed" round. Founder Sowmay was the Co-Founder & CEO of Instadapp (DeFi platform which raised $12M) for six years. Founded in Apr 2025.

EV logistics marketplace for low-emission last-mile deliveries. Launched in April 2025, the company offers real time tracking with carbon savings analytics. It will expand into 12 Tier II cities this year (e.g. Jaipur, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Surat) by December. It aims to establish two regional operations hubs and 20,000 drivers. $500K angel round from undisclosed investors. Founders: CEO PPrakarsh started ILine soon after his MBA (Hult International Business School); CSO Renu was at Verizon for 20 years, most recently as Head of Consumer Product Innovation and Insights. Founded in Jul 2024.