Platform aggregating hostels and PGs. Assures a common quality of service through the brand - food, hygiene, security - at 25 locations. ₹8.5CR round, including primary and secondaries. Vaibhav, Co-Founder & CEO, is from KPMG. Full stack student housing operators (not aggregators) have seen a clearing out in recent years - YourSpace (₹143CR revenue in FY24) and Stanza Living (₹458CR in FY23, now raising at a down round) continue to operate; NestAway raised $115M and sold for $11M in 2023; Oxfordcaps raised $11M and was sold in a distressed deal in 2021.

High-resolution thermal imaging through a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Applications across agriculture, environmental conservation, urban planning and defence. "Beyond economics, thermal EO can help cut 2 Gigaton of GHG emissions annually and drive nature-positive action". In agriculture, for example, thermal imaging optimizes irrigation practices and prevents crop failure. Other investors in the round: Java Capital, IIMA Ventures, PointOne Capital, angels Manish Gandhi and Dheer Baldua. Two of the three founders are from Amnex Infotechnologies - heading business development for satellite solutions. The third was a scientist at ISRO for 26 years.

Robotic systems that automate exterior building maintenance, currently operating in Chennai. Saves 70% in time, 50% in cost and 15% in materials used; with applications in both building cleaning and painting. ₹1.5CR seed round. It was earlier part of the Brigade REAP Accelerator. The founders come from Flipkart (supply chain), Air Defence Agency (electrical design) and TCS (systems engineering).

Music licensing platform for independent artists in Asia, i.e. "vernacular sounds, regional beats, and culturally relevant music assets". 30,000 musicians on the platform which launched in 2019, no metrics provided on usage. Seed round of an undisclosed amount. The Founder & CEO is from investment banking (Technology Holdings, Yukon).

B2B supplier of Indian sweets - single serve sizing, preservative-free with a 6-month shelf life. Sold through 27 B2B clients across 1,500 distribution points. Clients are largely HoReCa, it will now look at smaller scale HoReCa (chains with <5 outlets), caterers and launch a B2B2C brand - "FAAD". Targetting ₹20CR revenue in the next 15 months and entering the Middle East in 2026. ₹2CR seed extension round. Co-Founder Sanket ran Urban Spice for a decade, operating food kiosks in corporate parks.

Premium beverage brand (water,soda, tonic) sold through quick commerce and HoReCa (Singapore Airlines, Hyatt). The business is 85% HoReCa today but the founders see sparkling water + tonic as a ₹100CR market on quick commerce. ₹5.7CR seed round. Two brothers, the founders, have been building this since 2018.

Recruitment platform combining a network of freelance recruiters with - you guessed it - AI. A key positioning of the platform is towards building recruiter supply - "empowering recruiters to work remotely and independent". ₹1.2CR seed round. Three of the founders built VictaMan Services, a dev firm. The fourth, the CEO, was a sales manager in the pharma industry - Lupin/Dr. Reddy's/Emcure.

Healthy snacks - protein bars and protein milkshakes. $2M seed, including Sim&San (law firm), angels. Founders Ankit and Gayatri are the founders of ice cream brands Hocco and Huber & Holly, Gayatri is a nutritionist by training. Comps: The Whole Truth (Sauce, Z47, Sofina), The Yoga Bar (Fireside, acquired by ITC).

AI-powered construction monitoring platform that transforms 360-degree helmet-mounted site videos into intelligent, time-stamped virtual walkthroughs, enabling real-time visibility, collaboration and progress tracking across construction projects. Pilots done, exploring India and the US market. Seed round, amount undisclosed. Founder Yash (IIT Bombay, Cornell) is from Beacon Associates, a civil contractor.