Steam shower brand for premium homes, operating in India's ₹30K CR bathroom and sanitaryware market. The company has two products - a steam at home system delivering non-stop steam, starting at a ~₹56K price point; and a sauna sytem which starts at ~₹64K. ₹3.8CR seed round co-led by Anicut and Zeropearl. Other investors in this round: Atrium Ventures.

Semiconductor intelligence platform that applies causal AI to troubleshoot tool and process failures, so engineers at semiconductor fabs can move from failure to resolution faster. The system unifies equipment logs, sensor streams, images, service/field reports and technical documentation into a single causal-intelligence layer; with an RCA (root cause analysis) copilot that maps true cause-and-effect relationships. Meant for semidonductor fabs and their tool vendors (i.e. equipment manufacturers). Working with an initial set of pilot customers. $3M seed round. SF/Bengaluru based.

Satellites to guide other satellites. Space-tech startup developing a constellation of data relay satellites which will provide 24/7 access to a company's satellites without waiting for ground station visibility, thereby avoiding delays in downlinking earth observation data. The goal is to reduce latency from hours to minutes, enabling critical use cases defence, agriculture, disaster response, offshore energy and industrial IoT. The goal of this round is to launch its proof of concept relay satellite. $1M round. Bangalore and Chennai based.

Chain of clinics focused on preventive and chronic care, which currently operates three clinics in Kerala which have served over 40K patients. Focuses on chronic conditions such diabetes, hypertension, respiratory diseases. Also offers digital monitoring and subscription based managed care programs. ₹2CR pre-seed round. Angels in the round: Viren Shetty (Narayana), Jatin Kakrani (Dezy) and the founders of Supertails and Agrizy. Based in Ponnani, Kerala.

Software testing startup offering Autonomous QA as a Solution as an alternative to traditional QA as a service. Agentic testing and human domain experts get enterprises to 80% test coverage in two weeks instead of the typical four months, with agents that build, run and maintain end-to-end tests. $2M round. SF and Bengaluru based. The fourth founder, Sreepad Krishnan Mavila.

Community-driven platform for competitive sports, with a ladder-based ranking for players to create structured competiitons within their local community. In beta on Android and iOS, users can create customised ladders for societies, clubs and friends groups, across sports. Originally started out of Sports Skill (a sports performance tracking app), SportsSkill Ladder will operate as a separate company. Raise of an undisclosed amount led by Nirav Mody.

Wellness brand with a range of sea buckthorn-based products, across supplements, nutritional products (powders, teas) and skincare products (soaps, creams, cleansers, lotions). These are used to address a variety of concerns - skin care, hair care, joint pain, gut health and weight management. Sea buckthorn is a nutrient-dense "superfruit", in this case sourced from the Himalayan foothills, ₹1.25CR seed round led by BeyondSeed. Noida based, founded in Jul 2021. Three of the four founders, Udit, Bhupendra and Nikhil, are from the Institute of Engineering & Technology in Lucknow, with no information on their background or that of the fourth founder, Arun.

Platform providing clinical weight loss programs, driven via weekly consultations with an obesity expert and nutritionist, along with real time tracking via an app and CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) device. The process begins with an at-home metalbolic test and 1:1 vide consultation. Operates an online, subscription baded model with 3-24 month programs. Has 30K paying users till date with an average weight loss of 10kg over six months. ₹18CR seed round led by Physis Capital. Raised a pre-seed round from W Health and Narayana in 2023.

Manufacturer of AI-enabled Non Destructive Testing (NDT) robots. NDT robots are designed to inspect valuable assets that operate in difficult to access or hazardous areas without damaging them, in sectors including oil and gas, chemicals, power, railways and the maritime industry. Its products include rail inspection systems and automated weld inspection platforms. Customers include the Indian Navy, Indian Oil Corp, BPCL, HPCL, Aarti Industries. ₹10CR seed round led by Navam Capital, with BYT Capital. Founded in June 2020, Noida based. Founders: Ishan (Marine Engineering And Research Institute '12) was an operations manager at BW Group (largest fleet of LNG and LPG transportation vessels in the world); Gulshan (also Marine Institute '12) was an engineer at Dredging Corporation of India and DEME Group (contractor for offshore energy ops).

Marketing tech platform which uses agentic AI to help websites adapt to visitor context in real time. On-site experience is optimised for both humans users as well as AI-driven traffic. Autonomous agents are embedded into existing URLS which allows for continuous optimization without the traditional A/B testing process. For example, ad intent is used to customise pages, visitors asking questions on AI chatbots also get a customised page. This helps improve CaC and drive engagement, for enterprises across BFSI, telecom and healthcare to start with. $5.7M seed round led by Accel. Last raised a $1.8M pre-seed round in 2024, also led by Accel. Founded in Oct 2022, SF/BLR based. Founders: CEO Ankur (IIT Delhi '11; Stanford MBA '17) is ex-Nestle (R&D Centre); PaperBoat (new product dev.) before founding andMe (supplements for women's health), acquired by GlobalBees; co-founder Pritam (IIT Bombay '14) was Co-Founder & CEO of Manch (hyperlocal content) before product roles at Rippling and CRED.