High-tech, climate resilient farming startup that produces European strawberries under its Oh! Fruits brand - these are twice as sweet and have three times the shelf life of typical Indian varieties. Output will be boosted from 2-3kg per day to 120kg per day, and will diversify into blueberries and raspberries. The goal is to solve inconsistent fruit quality and the lack of year-round supply in India, the world's second largest fruit producer. $2M seed round. Angels investors include Sashi Kumar (Akshayakalpa Organic). Founders: Harish is from BCG (six years) and Pure Harvest (agribusiness in Dubai); Timothy is a plant scientist from South Africa who also worked at Pure Harvest, and SMARTKAS (smart farms); Damien is also a plant scientist from Spain who worked at Viscon Group (food processing equipment manufacturer) and at SMARTKAS. Founded in Dec 2023.

Business intelligence startup which using its proprietary AI engine to deliver descriptive, diagnostic analytics for enterprises. Integrates with 700 data sources. Clients include the government's eMarketplace and IRCTC. ₹4CR seed round. Founder Vipul was at BharatPe, most recently as zonal head for Mumbai, Goa and Gujarat, followed by Tijoree, a neobank, where he headed sales. Founded in Dec 2023.

AI-led SaaS tool for consumer research, which crawls conversations across comments, reviews and posts on social media. The company has 40 customers include WPP, GroupM, Britannia, Foxtale and Godrej. $1.3M seed round. Angels in the round: Abhishek Goyal (Tracxn), Mekin Maheshwari (Flipkart), Bhavik Dholakia (Swatantra Wealth), Harsh Shah (Fynd), Arnav Kumar (Leap Finance), Shiv Kapoor (Titan Capital), Biswa Kalyan Rath (Comedian). Founder Abilash started Consuma soon after graduating from PES University. Founded in Jan 2021. Comps: thelighbulb AI (Chiratae, Anthill).

US-focused mental health platform that works with providers - psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists - to offer an integrated approach to patients, including clinical infrastructure (equipment and specialised staff); an AI platform to identify eligible patients and assist with prior authorizations; and an operational management platform (treatment delivery, billing, compliance). Launched three months ago, the company has contracted 75 mental health providers in the US. $7M seed round. Incubated by 2070 Health, a venture studio which was itself set up by W Health Ventures. Founders: CEO Ben is ex DaVita and was Chief Strategy Officer at Strive Health; Daniel was Head of US Ventures at 2070 Health and VP of Portfolio at Fractal Software, a SaaS venture studio; Ginger was VP of Clinical Operations at Mindful Health Solutions (behavioural healthcare). Founded in Apr 2025.

Ethical AI platform for enterprises to test, validate and deploy Ai systems that are unbiased and transparent. No information on traction. Round of an undisclosed amount. Founder Neelima was the founder of Tarah AI (tech and business consulting) for 15 years.

Screen free device for kids aged 3-10, with educational content from content studios and publishers, and a parent-friendly app for real time monitoring. Pre-launch. $300K pre-seed round. Also part of the Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First in India. Founders: Chandramouli, an Antler EIR, is an engineer from Capillary Technologies, Redbus and Amazon; Venkat founded Sellerworx (SaaS for online sellers), acquired by Capillary Technologies, and was Chief Growth Officer at Zest Money. Founded in Jun 2024.

Pet food brand, present in 20 outlets in Bangalore with plans to expand to Mysore, Hyderabad, Goa and Kochi. Sells biscuits and jerky packets priced at ₹700-800. Works with vets and nutritionists to ensure taste and nutritional value. $425K seed round by undisclosed investors. No background available on the founder, Smriti.

Premium kidswear brand, with 100% cotton everyday essentials for children up to 10 years of age. Available D2C and on Myntra, FirstCry and Nykaa Fashion. No information on traction. ₹4CR seed round. Other investors in the round: Saurabh Jain (Livspace), Srivatsan Chari (Cleartax), Kunal Mahipal (Onsitego), Meghana Agarwal (Indiqube), Sunil Khaitan (Goldman Sachs). Founders: Tarun (IIT Delhi) comes from a BD background (ClearTax, Simpl, Onsitego, Mailmodo); Payal is from marketing (Unacademy, GamesKraft, K12); Bharath (SRCC) was at EY before starting Drako Apparels, an apparel manufacturing company. Founded in Mar 2022.

Sneaker brand, with its first collection launched D2C on their website - expansion via multi-brand stores and pop ups. $500K pre-seed round. Undisclosed angels from Zomato, Urban Company, Tata 1mg, Shyft, HexaHealth, ChrysCapital, BCG. Founders: Varun (SRCC, ISB) is ex Parthenon Group, Zomato (Dubai launch), 1mg (seven years across verticals); Manas is ex HP, Lookup, 1mg (also seven years).

Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider that lowers upfront EV battery purchase costs for fleet operators, with a pay per use model. 1,500 batteries in operation today, aiming at 20K batteries deployed and ₹2.5CR in monthly revenue in over 15 cities in India by the end of FY27. ₹2.2CR pre-seed round. Founders: Siddhartha (IIT Bombay, IIMA) is from Ola (Product), Myntra (logistics) and Ola Electric (sales, charging infra); Bikesh (also IIT Bombay) is from SunEdison and energy storage companies Livguard and Enphase Energy; Vikash (NIT, HEC) is ex Bharat Petroleum (eight years), Treebo, Quick Ride and Ola. Founded in Dec 2023.