Career-growth platform that measures professional development and makes records portable across employers. Behavioural, psychometric, and personal data will form an evidence based record of development, which can travel with professionals through their career. For companies, the platform offers visibility on whether investments into professional development are working. ₹7.5CR pre-seed round from undisclosed family offices and industry professionals. Founded in Apr 2026, Mumbai based. Founders: CEO Aakash (National Law Institute University, Bhopal '04) was a Partner at Khaitan & Co (over 20 years); CSO Mansee (IIT Bombay '05; Columbia MBA '14) was Head - Omni at More Retail (five years) and is ex-Fractal Analytics; CTO Jay (IIT Bombay '13) was Senior Principle Software Engineer at Pictory, WhiteHat Jr. and Broker Network, and was Tech Engineering & Founder at TradeA1.

Operates a platform for EV fleets, which connects drivers, fleet owners and ride-hailing companies to provide them vehicle access, charging and fleet management. AI helps drive charging recommendations and predictive maintenance alerts, while its driver app has helped increase incomes by 20%, with payment collections and earnings tracking. 1M rides enabled on the platform since launch. $2.4M seed round, led by Caret Capital, with the participation of Antler, Alteria Capital, IAN, Climate Angels and Aureolis Capital. Founded in Sep 2024, Gurgaon based. Founders: Monil (NIT Surat) was Head of Global Expansion at BluSmart and is ex-Invest India; while Vishal (VIT) was Head of Growth & Ops at BluSmart and is also ex-Invest India, and Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Combines EV fleets, fulfilment centers and fleet-management software for sustainable last-mile delivery. Their five-year goal is to deploy 20K Evs, set up 75 fulfillment centers and partner with over 1,000 brands across 15 cities. It has completed over 1.2M deliveries so far. ₹9CR seed round led by XB Group (which operates K-Indev Logistics), with participation from Navyug Global Ventures and Nivetha Muralidharan (who advises brands on their Amazon advertising strategy). Founded in Feb 2021, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Dhairyasheel founded the company while at IIT Madras, along with co-founder Hidayathulla.

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.