Music licensing platform for independent artists in Asia, i.e. "vernacular sounds, regional beats, and culturally relevant music assets". 30,000 musicians on the platform which launched in 2019, no metrics provided on usage. Seed round of an undisclosed amount. The Founder & CEO is from investment banking (Technology Holdings, Yukon).

B2B supplier of Indian sweets - single serve sizing, preservative-free with a 6-month shelf life. Sold through 27 B2B clients across 1,500 distribution points. Clients are largely HoReCa, it will now look at smaller scale HoReCa (chains with <5 outlets), caterers and launch a B2B2C brand - "FAAD". Targetting ₹20CR revenue in the next 15 months and entering the Middle East in 2026. ₹2CR seed extension round. Co-Founder Sanket ran Urban Spice for a decade, operating food kiosks in corporate parks.

Recruitment platform combining a network of freelance recruiters with - you guessed it - AI. A key positioning of the platform is towards building recruiter supply - "empowering recruiters to work remotely and independent". ₹1.2CR seed round. Three of the founders built VictaMan Services, a dev firm. The fourth, the CEO, was a sales manager in the pharma industry - Lupin/Dr. Reddy's/Emcure.

Animal and plant nutrition products, made from insects. Fundraise towards building a Black Soldier Fly factory (i.e., a facility dedicated to rearing Black Soldier Fly larvae) that will process 150 tonnes of feedstock on a daily basis; and global expansion. ₹32CR (~3.8M) seed round. Other investors in the round: Blume Founders Fund, Nitin Sharma (Nexus), Sameer Brij Verma (Northpoint), Anchit Gupta (Samara), David Chen (Equilibrium Capital). Founders: Siddharth (BITS/Kellogg) comes from Intact Infosys (a system integrator); Shivali (TERI, Humbodlt Fellow- Leibniz University) is a waste management expert. Comps: Loopworm (WaterBridge, Omnivore), Arthro Biotech (not funded).

Construction materials marketplace: connects US contractors and distributors directly with vetted manufacturers, offering integrated logistics, quality control and financing. AI is used for pricing predictions, lead-time optimisation and supplier recommendations. $750K pre-seed round. Founders: Harsh built product at US construction tech startup Katerra; Nasir, Raghav and Shubham (not listed here) are from OfBusiness.

B2B auto spare parts marketplace for independent workshops. Currently in Gurgaon with an "on-demand retail" model, i.e. quick delivery. $1M seed round. Other investors in the round: 1947 Rise, a dozen angels. The founder, Vivek, was the Head of Business at Spinny for four years, prior to which he was Co-Founder at Stichio, a social network. Comps: SparesHub (Anthill), Boodmo, Koovers (acquired by Schaeffler), TyrePlex (PeerCapital).

Enables influencers to earn by recommending products from Myntra, Flipkart, Nykaa and D2C brands. Product =~ Wishlink. ₹12.5CR (~$1.5M) seed round. Founder Ashna Ruia is from the Essar family. Comps: Wishlink, Faym, HYPD.

Ride-hailing platform operating on zero commission, fixed monthly subscriptions fees for drivers. Claims to be the only platform with an LOI to operate auto services in Chennai; 45,000 drivers; 75,000 passengers (monthly or till date, unknown). Operates in Chennai, Salem, Tiruppur, Erode, Coimbatore. ₹1.5CR seed round. The founder Pinku was CTO and then CEO of Remote Backup Services. Comps: Rapido, Namma Yatri - Uber itself has moved to the zero subscription model for autos this February.

Logistics provider across last-mile delivery, bulk transportation and warehousing, using an electric vehicle fleet. Present in the Chandigarh tri-city area and NCR. $500K pre-seed round. The CEO's and COO's backgrounds aren't available. Chandra, the CTO, spent 17 years at QA Source.

Materials science-driven manufacturer of technical textiles and engineered fashion. The company functions as a cross-border Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), bringing together its in-house design lab and a global supply chain to innovate on and manufacture newly developed textiles for a range of industries beyond fashion (e.g. automative; housing; medical; protective clothing). Founded by the Business Head for Textiles at Zetwerk. Bengaluru based. $4.2M seed round.