Tracking pre-seed and seed rounds that close in India every week
Links out to the the websites of the startup and its investors, along with LinkedIn profiles of the founders and fundraising news.
Advisory platform for homebuyers, which brings together data-driven insights and experts to help buyers shortlist, evaluate and negotiate residential purchases. Properties are evaluated keeping over 80 factors in mind, including builder credibility, construction quality, livability, project efficiency and appreciation potential. $2M seed round led by Athera, along with Sparrow and real estate developer Vakil Group. Previously raised $600K from angels and Vakil Group. Founded in Mar 2022, based in Bangalore. Founders: CEO Ashish (Visvesvaraya College of Engineering '04; Great Lakes '07) was with Godrej Properties for 12 years (heading Asset Management & Strategy, and Investments in South & NCR, while starting out in marketing and sales) and was with property consultant Anarock for two years (as director of land services); Ravi (BITS Pilani, Goa '15) was a PM at Spinny, AVP of Product & UX at Smallcase (~five years) and Head of Product and Design at Upraised (~two years).
Premium personalised kids lifestyle brand selling backpacks, bedding, travel accessories, décor and everday essentials. Sold largely D2C. Offline expansion began in 2025 with Hamleys. Revenue has grown from ₹48 lakhs in FY22 to ₹6.5CR in FY25, and was projected at ₹12.5-13.0CR for FY26, when last reported. Strategic investment of an undisclosed amount from actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra. The company raised ₹1.25CR on Shark Tank in February 2026, along with a 2% royalty until invested capital was recouped. Founded in Aug 2014, Kolkota based. Founders: Shalu started the business in 2014, Bhupesh joined in Jan 2022. No prior information on their backgrounds.
Company developing non-toxic space propulsion systems including its flagship propulsion system HyperX, which will use non-toxic hypergolic fuel (fuel which can ignite spontaenously) for satellite mobility. Its target customers will include satellite manufacturers, spacecraft developers, and mission operators. Early stage funding of an undisclosed amount from a99, following an undisclosed investment from IAN Angel Fund in April 2026. Founded in Oct 2020, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram based. Founders: aerospace engineers CEO Gokul and CTO Aravinda founded InterCosmos at Madras Institute of Technology. While not mentioned in the press release, Sivaraj (also Madras Institute of Technology) is also a co-founder.
Indonesian sambal brand selling authentic chilli condiments in India via D2C, marketplaces, offline retail and restaurants. Referred to as a pre-seed round, as part of Tetr College of Business' D2C Brand Wars program, with ₹19.25 lakhs from angels Atul and Deeksha Rajani (Be. Life), Sidhant Keshwani (Libas), Sifat Khurana (Innovist), Dhruv Bhasin (Arata). Fouded in Jan 2026, Gurgaon based. Founded by Nadime, Emma, Faiandika and Fathiyya, four students from the class of 2029 at Tetr.
Healthcare app which provides free diagnosis and connects patients with specialised doctors, with over 150 empanelled doctors on the platform. The company is also developing a kiosk, which will be used for diagnosis in underserved communities in India and abroad.The kiosks will combine AI-assisted health screening, non-invasive diagnostics, conversational healthcare guidance, and digital health records. $100K round. Boostrapped till date, with the founders having invested $500K themselves. Founded in June 2023, Faridabad based. Founders: Professor Debjit Patra is Founder & Chairman, co-founder Umesh is ex-Capgemini, Devendar is ex-OYO, Flipkart and Shopclues.
Global wealth management platform for tech professionals who own company equity in the form of RSUs and ESOP, especially those owning equity in US companies. They can transfer and manage their holdings, and diversify them beyond just the company their work in. The platform currently tracks $60M in RSUs's and equity, from employees across 300 companies. It aims to address challenges like cross-border friction, high forex and remittance costs, tax complexities, limited access to US brokerage infrastructure and concentrated exposure to a single employer. It is an SEC registered investment advisor. For those who don't own RSU's, they can still use the platform to invest globally and get cross-border tax advise. $1M pre-seed round led by Antler, along with CDM Ventures, AC Ventures and Operators Studio. Founded in Dec 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Shivang (IIT Bombay '14) started out at J.P. Morgan, was an investor at hedge fund Makrana Capital, and led strategy and fundraising at Zolve; CPO Arnav (IIT Bombay '15) was a management consultant at Thoucentric, was a PM at Zolve and was Head of Product at Vance (YC W22, money transfer).
Chain of clinics specializing in Korean skin and hair treatments. "Korin": Korea+India, "Mi" = Beauty. Operates from three locations in NCR (Worldmark, golf Course Road, Vasant Vihar), with 25 outlets planned over the next three years (entering Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad). The first clinic opened in Gurgaon in Oct 2024 and has served over 3K cients. The company also has a skincare brand by the same name, sold D2C and via marketplaces. As mentioned in the last round, “we are formalising a new category in professional Korean skincare tailored for Indian consumers with a high-trust clinical approach". ₹10CR round from Lotus Herbals' Innovation Fund. The company last raised a ₹3CR pre-seed round in May 2025 from angels including Vikas Agarwal (Kaya Skin Clinic UAE), Vivek Kumar (VentureGarage). Founded in Sep 2024, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Reshbha (DTU '10; FMS '12) was a Senior Brand Manager at Mars (confectionary), COO Jenovia is a cosmetologist.
Hybrid satellite and groung-based systems for quantum-secure communications. The company is helping businesses prepare for the rise of quantum computing, which is expected to eventually compromise conventional encryption systems. This is done by Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), a technology which securely generates and distributes encryption keys for applications including data centres, enterprise networks and space infrastructure. Its proprietery photonics integrated circuit (PIC) chips has been tested at IIT Madras. An in-orbit demo mission is planned for 2027. Seed round of an undiclosed amount. Other investors in the round: Peaceful Progress; Awais Ahmed (Pixxel). Founded in Jan 2023, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Richa (IIT Bombay '08; UCLA Anderson '19) was the Chief Information Officer of Pixxel, where she built out the satellite data platform and designed the market adoption strategy for hyperspectral satellites. She led Research and Innovation at Cropin, and was a DRDO scientist for a decade. COO Vinay (St. Stephen's 01; ISB '11) led strategic partnerships at DocOn Technologies (healthcare), and is held BD roles at DaVita and AstraZeneca.
Home services startup operating in Gurgaon, with trained professionals for the installation, maintenance and repair of ACs and home appliances. Plans to expand into mobile and laptop repair, home maintenance, and electronics buyback and recommerce. $440K angel round. Founded in Mar 2026, based in Gurgaon. The founders have built this kind of business before. CEO Saurabh (Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore '07; ESCP '10) was a Reliance Retail, heading Reliance ResQ (device repairs and maintenance) and Swapeasy (ReCommerce) and at Flipkart, as Director of Recommerce & Liquidation. COO Aksh (Panjab Univ. '09) was COO of Cashify for a decade.
Indigenous drone avionics and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sub-components provider. Develops autopilots, motor controllers, GNSS modules, telemetry systems, communication infrastructure, and payload integration systems for drone OEMs. ₹6.5CR seed round. Founded in Jul 2022, Delhi based. Founders: Amit (Nagpur Univ. '03) set up electronics manufacturer TabXo Labs in 2019, prior to which he was Deputy Manager at InfoCepts (business consulting) for almost a decade;Shantanu (Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur '19) was the CTO at TabXo.