Functional beverage startup offering low-calorie prebiotic fizzy drinks and probiotic digestive shots. Available on quick commerce, in grocery chains Namdhari’s and Ratnadeep, in 200 retail outlets in Bangalore, and in retail/office settings through a partnership with Sodexo. Production is in-house. Follows on the success of US-based functional beverage brands like Olipop and Poppi. ₹2.5CR seed round led by IAN Angel Fund, the evergreen fund run by IAN Group. Founded in Apr 2022, Bangalore based. Founders: Chirag (NSIT '14) managed product development and ops at Flatheads (shoes made with bamboo), prior to which he held roles at Nykaa (product manager), ShopClues and Momoe (~a year each); Prateek (NSIT '15) was Head of Investments and Partnerships at Milaap, and is ex-Capital Float, Finomena and HomeLane.

Magnesium-led wellness brand for sleep and stress management, and muscle recovery, selling bath soaks, balms and supplements. Will soon launch sprays and roll-ons. The company has had 150K customers, 100K orders and a 20% repeat rate since starting a little over two years ago. ₹1.5CR pre-seed round (~$200K). Founded in Jan 2024, Chandigarh based. Founder Akshina (BITS Pilani '21) started out at Goldman Sachs in Bangalore (~2 years), was Head of BD at Swami Devi Dyal Group of Professional institutions (~3 years, appears to be owned by her family) before founding Bubble Me.

"The ultimate wearable for elite performance athletes". This will be a wearable, non-invasive monitoring device designed to be worn on the side of the forehead, where it measures blood flow in the brain. It will track heart rate, HRV, sleep patterns, periods, activity levels, VO2 Max. $54M seed round at $190M post-money. Investors: Deepinder Goyal (₹104CR), Steadview (₹90.5CR), Peak XV (₹54.3CR), Dharana Capital (₹49.77CR), NKSquared (₹22.6CR), InfoEdge (₹22.6CR), Aaroh Fund, a slew of angels and 30 Temple employees. Founded in Aug 2024, Gurgaon based. Founder: Deepinder Goyal (Eternal). CEO: Ram Singla (IIT Delhi '05) was VP of Technology at Zomato, Director of Engineering at ixigo.

Gen Z focused reusable, press-on nails brand. Sold D2C, on Amazon and via quick commerce. ₹2.5-3.0CR pre-seed co-led by Gruhas Collective Consumer Fund and Marsshot VC. Angels in the round: Shashank Kumar (Razorpay), Arjit Johri (Mars Shot), Yash Jain (ex-NimbusPost), Karan Jindal (Meta), Jivraj Singh Sachar (Indian Silicon Vally Capital), Nishank Jain (Accel), Yash Vardhan Kanoi (ex-Alter Global), Ashwarya Garg (HYPD), Venus Dhuria (Phot.AI), Amishi Parasrampuria (The Whole Truth). Founded in Jul 2020, Mumbai based. Founders: CEO Shubham (Amity '14) was sales manager at Swiggy for a year; co-founder Tanishq (Narsee Monjee '18) was the founder of Skyber, which operated two products, Dhanda (digital storefronts for merchants); Baazaar (hyperlocal marketplace).

Voice AI agents that run human-like lead qualification phone calls towards high ticket sales (i.e. $50K-$5M transactions). Supports more than 100K concurrent calls, with 570K minutes of conversations every momth across 33 clients in India, the UAE, Malaysia and the US. $450K pre-seed round led by Antler Singapore, bringing total funding to $1M. Founded in Jul 2024, Dubai and Bengaluru based. The three founders are IIT Delhi '13 and built Big.Jobs (hiring suite) together from 2019. CEO Himanshu (also IIM Calcutta '16) was CEO of Big.Jobs and also founded Gingr (mobile messenger for businesses) back in 2012; Shubham was Co-Founder & CTO of Big.Jobs; Sunil was Co-Founder & Head of Product at Big.Jobs prior to which he was a Senior Product Manager at UnitedHealth.

All-natural pain relief brand with a therapeutics and wellness positioning. The company develops proprietary Ayurveda based formulations (topical applications, roll-ons, oils and sprays) that combine cannabinoids with clinically relevant super herbs to address chronic pain. Sold D2C, via medical practioners and pharmacies like Apollo. ₹1.5CR seed round on Shark Tank India, from Aman Gupta, Namita Thapar, Kanika Tekriwal. It had already raised ₹4CR. Founded in Dec 2020, Delhi based. Founder & CEO Shivra (Purdue '10) worked at Pushpanjali Overseas (heading merchandising and BD) for close to a decade.

AI-based construction planning engine focused on improving planning and execution workflows in the US. Referred to by the company as "a construction-native AI system", it will understand building codes, materials, sequencing, procurement constraints, along with construction means and methods. $10M seed led by Bessemer Venture Partners (Pankaj Mitra and Aparna Chaganty). Founded in Oct 2024, Berkeley and Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Kanav (IIT Kharagpur '10) was Co-Founder & CPO at Innovacer (over a decade); COO Tanmaya (DCE '05; Stanford '08) was at DPR Construction (general contractor) for 13 years.

Mobility platform focused on offering transportation for students, along with real-time tracking and safety management. Has a network of 3000 vehicles in Hyderabad, with 340K trips so far. Has partnerships with 15 educational institutions to manage transit logistics. Plans to expand to other major cities. ₹1.5CR pre-seed co-led by Sandeep Varaganti (JioMart CEO) and Ashok Agrawal (Axis Bank SVP), along with other angels. Founded in Feb 2024, Hyderabad based. Founders: CEO Vijay (GITAM Deemed Univ. '16) started out at Amazon and High Radius in BD roles before switching to consulting roles; co-founder Alfred (Loyola) was at Amazon for nine years (product roles).

Startup focused on the circular economy, offering AI-enabled glass recycling and traceability. Pre-revenue, the company will offer the full suite (collection, sorting, processing, logistics, reporting). ₹1.7CR pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: SustainTN, ITEL Foundation. Founded in Sep 2023, Chennai based. Founders: CEO Iwan (Loyola '16) is a PM from Doodeblue Innovations and Concentrix; COO Karthik (NMIMS CDOE MBA '21) is from Wipro (learning and development specialist); CCO Mohammad (Karnataka State Law Univ.) is from Wester Infra and ANS LIght Zone (a decade across these companies). No background information on the fourth founder Varun Pandithurai.

Consumer AI startup building AI companion Mello, for audiences in India's Tier II, III and IV cities to explore alternate lives, careers and their aspirations with local cultural settings which reflect linguistic and social nuances of their region. $2.5M seed round which closed around Sep 2025, now officially announced. Other investors in the round: DeVC. Founded in Jan 2025, Bangalore based. Founders Akshay and Ajit are both BITS Pilani. Akshay was an engineer at CRED (four years); Ajit worked on product at BuyStars, Leap and Flipkart (six years across these orgs).