AI-powered B2B tender marketplace, which helps businesses manage the entire procurement lifecycle digitally from floating tenders and onboarding verified vendors to receiving sealed competitive bids, executing digital contracts, and releasing escrow-backed payments. Businesses today continue to rely on phone calls, WhatsApp, spreadsheets, and personal vendor networks to source products and services. The platform has onboarded over 50 businesses and 200 verified suppliers so far, driving 10-15% in savings and up to 3x faster procurement cycles. ₹1.3CR pre-seed round. Founded in Apr 2026, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Rankit (D.B.S. College '22; Symbiosis '25) worked on Strategic Alliance & Partnerships at AyushPay (for over a year) and on BD at MediCtrl (also a little over a year); COO Sanyam (Narsee Monjee '23; Symbiosis '25) also worked at MediCtrl along with family business Arihant Offset; Anshul is a board member at BharatTender, founded ClaimTherapist (to ease the mediclaim process) in 2019, and was a Senior Director at Delhivery (2013-19).

DeepTech enablement network which connects DeepTech startups with investors, companies, universities and government bodies. It has enabled over ₹400CR in funding for startups and operates its SanchiAPP platform, which helps accelerators, incubators and governments track startup applications, manage their programs, as well as their reporting. It additionally operates a DeepTech hub in Noida. The SanchiConnect ecosystem now has 5,000 members including 800 VC funds, family offices, syndicates and companies. Bridge round of an undisclosed amount led by Auxano, along with Seafund and 8X Ventures. Other investors in the round: Arctic Invent and Shashikant Chaudhary (ex GlobalLogic). The round prior to this was a ₹5.6CR seed round, in Oct 2024. Founded in Apr 2022, Noida based. Founders: CEO Sunil (Bachelor of Dental Surgeries from GDC Kolkota '10; Symbiosis '15) founded Identify Oral Care (2013-16) before joining NASSCOM (2016-2022) to lead startup ecosystem initiatives. CTO Baltej (Punjab Technical University '10) was CEO and CTO of dev firm Sparkidea Interactive Softwares (2013-24).

Creator management platform that brings growth, learning, monetisation, discovery, verification, and collaboration management into a single platform. 500K creators onboarded. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Founded in June 2022, Udaipur based. Founders: CEO & CMO Sankalp, CTO Tushar and COO Shivani were co-founders of social media and influencer marketing agency GrowShal.

OEM which manufactures and rents out EV two and three wheelers. Cites a 5,000-vehicle order pipeline, with global ambitions. A mobile app can be used by riders to rent their EVs. EV rentals with battery swap are priced at ₹1,650 per week. Partners with eCommerce and quick commerce majors. Seed round of an undisclosed amount. Hyderabad based, founded in Mar 2022. Founder & CEO Anand (Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar '95) was National Sales Head at Suzuki Motorcycles and AVP - Sales at Piaggio.

Courier aggregator platform helping businesses manage shipping across multiple delivery partners and sales channels. The platform has over 2,100 brands and covers 29,000, with deliveries starting at ₹24. AI-driven systems help brands identify delivery risks early, minimise failed shipments, and enhance customer communication. Round of an undisclosed amount. Founded in Feb 2025, Delhi based. Founder & CEO Bashu (J.S University '27) has brief stints in customer service as well as operations at logistics firms Shiprocket, Shipmozo and Zippyy.ai.

Influencer marketing platform for creators to serve brands in India and globally. Its app helps streamline discovery, management and measurement of creator partnerships. Its clients include Uniqlo, Hugo Boss, Lakme, L’Oreal, Reliance Trends and Michael Kors. Seed round of an undisclosed amount at a $5.9M post-money valuation. Founded in Aug 2019, Mumbai based. Founder Tarun is from KC College '17.

Independent music platform which supports independent and regional artists with music streaming, distribution, publishing, YouTube growth management and royalty collection. Priced at ₹1,149 to ₹3,999 a year for music artists. In addition to helping artists build distribution on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, it has its own B2C app for Indian regional music. It also helps artists become members of publishing societies like the IPRS, enabling them to access long term publishing royalties and additional revenue streams. Strategic investment of ₹5CR from Hindustan Times. Founded in Feb 2021, Mumbai based. Founder & MD Ram (Univ. of Calcutta) was Head of Talent at Zee Live and Business Head - Digital (International) at HMV Saregama. He more recently founded Fathom Pictures, which produced two music reality shows for Zee TV, including the Indian Pro Music League.

Hyperlocal jobs platform for blue-collar and skilled workers, with multilingual, multimodal Voice AI. The goal is to enable hiring in as little as 30 minutes, over time, in a "quick commerce for jobs" model. Popular roles include delivery riders, in-store promoters, electricians, carpenters, and data collection roles. $250K pre-seed round. Angels in the round: Alok Bansal (Policybazaar), Anshoo Sharma (Magicpin), Amit Jain and Rajesh Batra (Taggd), Manoj Sinsinwar (Hecttor.ai), Pankaj Bansal (Caret Capital). Founded in Aug 2025, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Shrey (SMU '23) founded Eraah (platform for NGO donations); CPO Shubham (SMU '20; IIM-A '26) built biotech startup Purivo for a year, prior to which he was AVP at GIC in Singapore, working as a Quantitative Strategist in the Systematic Equities team. Comps: Apna.

“You’re in safe hands”. Provides fully automated high-security private safety deposit lockers for residential gated communities, corporate campuses and bank branches. There is a shortage of bank lockers, which is being addressed by a "vault-at-your-doorstep". ₹42CR seed round co-led by Earth Fund and Sattva. Earth Fund is a PropTech-focused fund anchored by Brigade Group and Gruhas Founders, giving founders access to real estate developers in addition to capital. Founded in Jun 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Vijay (National Defense Academy '98; ISB '11) founded MyGate in 2016 and continues as Chairman; Co-Founder & Head of Growth Suraj (Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering '17) was with MyGate for six years (most recently as GM of New Initiatives); Co-Founder & Head of Tech Pratap built MyGate's core infra/data tech stack.

Cross-border jobs platform to connect blue and grey collar workers with overseas roles across healthcare, hospitality, construction and logistics. The platform supports job seekers through the full cycle of job discovery, verification, upskilling, financing, placement and post-placement support. It targets the UK, Europe and Middle East which face an increasing worker shortage across these sectors. 225K Indians gained OECD nationality in 2023 as they built their careers abroad. $250K pre-seed round. Founded in Apr 2026, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Birbartan (NIT Rourkela; IIMA) was Head of Customer Success at Jify and is ex-Ola Electric, RIVIGO and Airtel; COO Swayamjeet (Centurion University of Technology '13; IIM Kozhikode '22) was AVP & Head of Partnerships at Jify and is ex-Jio, BetterPlace Safety Solutions and Federal Informatics.