Real world branded rewards integrated into mobile games. This operates as "rewards as a service" - i.e. consumer products as well as gift cards for gamers - with an SDK that automatically embeds rewards into gameplay. Currently at a GMV of $350K, driving higher user engagement and revenue for its gaming studio partners. Customers include KGEN, STAN, SVG. $1M seed round. Angels in the round: Dhruv Vohra (Meta). Founders: two of the founders, Shouradeep and Upamanyu, built CollegeShala (online lessons) and subsequently joined acquirer LectureNotes; Abhir was the marketing and community manager at IndiGG. Founded in Jan 2024.

AI driven astrology app with guidance from human astrologers. A subscription model is supplemented with paid consultations. ₹7.5CR pre-seed round. Three of the founders, Nitesh (IIT Bombay), Devaang and Gaurav (IIT Bhubaneswar), are from Gameskraft - respectively as VP Business & Strategy, Chief of Staff and Director, Business & Revenue. Nitesh founded Pocket52 which was acquired by Gameskraft. The fourth founder and CTO, Piyush Nagle (also IIT Bombay) is ex engineering at PhonePe, Razorpay and Pagarbook. Comps: AskMyGuru (Lumikai), AstroTalk (Left Lane, Elev8), Vaya (Accel, Arkam), AstroSure (angels).

Petcare services at home, in Mumbai. Currently provides grooming services, with 3,000 clients so far, at a ₹1,500-2,000 price point. It employs cat groomers, an under-addressed segment in the pet care market. $200K angel round with investors undisclosed. Founders: Aditi was with P&G for close to seven years; Anshika spent twelve years between P&G and Mondolez. Comps: IncrediPets (GSF), Sploot (InfoEdge).

Quick commerce for baby care products delivered within 60 minutes. Currently live from one dark store covering 10 pin codes in Bengaluru. $3.2M seed round. Angels in the round: Maninder Gulati (OYO), Abhishek Goyal (Tracxn), Nitin Gupta (Uni), Arjun Vaidya (V3). Founders: Chetan (IIT Kharagpur), ex Deutsche Bank, was a VP at Leap Finance; Vivek (IIT Kharagpur) is also from Deutsche Bank as well as BCG, followed by OYO (close to six years); Abhijit (IIT-BHU) was the Co-Founder of MojoStay followed by engineering roles at Leap and Skydo. Founded in Aug 2025. Comps: FirstCry now offers same day delivery in 40 cities.

Casual dining and QSR chain for - you guessed correctly - Japanese food. The company has three models - a café, a bakehouse (faster service) and the KoiKoi Essentials food products brand (ramen kits, frozen meals) - with 7 outlets across Delhi NCR and Mumbai currently at an ₹30CR (~$3.4M) annualised revenue. The goal is to get to 90 outlets/20 cities/₹200CR (~$23M) by 2027. $2M seed round. Includes the participation of Capitar Ventures, a venture debt firm. Founder Gaurav started this in 2019, soon after his Masters degree.

Fashion marketplace with a first of its kind try first, pay later model. i.e., customers can order up to ten items with no upfront cost, try them out and pay for the items they keep. “The idea for Tryo emerged when we noticed that even tech-savvy users were avoiding fashion shopping online. There was a clear trust gap around how clothes would actually feel and look. We want to give users the convenience of online shopping without compromising on the confidence they get from trying things on.” Operating through a dark-store model in Bangalore, it currently offers 25 brands through 60 minute express delivery as well as scheduled delivery. ₹3CR pre-seed round. Founders: CEO Meet (IIR Roorkee) managed growth at Uni Cards and PowerUp Money; co-founder Arjav (also IIT Roorkee) was a PM at Inkle (accounting SaaS) and briefly a co-founder of Rent-It (hyperlocal P2P renting); CTO Shiva (IIT Delhi) was a full stack dev at Wishlink. Founded in Jan 2025. Comps: KNOT (Kae, Sparrow), Slikk Club (Lightspeed, Nexus), Zilo (InfoEdge, Chiratae), Zulu Club (TDV Partners).

Game development studio developing Takedown Genesis, a third person shooter game for PC and console. Funding is towards developing a "vertical slice", a 5-8 minute prototype that demonstrates game narrative and core mechanics. The studio will then bring on publishers and raise a further $5M to take the prototype to full production. The studio is collaborating with Vicky Arora, a Bollywood action director (URI, RRR) to lead action design and choreography. $1M seed round from undisclosed angels. Founders: Jeet built Bizdateup, an angel investing platform; Vidhit joined out of university.

AI powered travel discovery and booking app. With a hyper personalized discovery experience, they plan to offer 20 destinations in APAC and the Middle East. “The holiday booking experience is broken. Most travellers still rely on offline agents and get pre-packaged itineraries with limited flexibility. At Passprt, our goal is to empower users to travel their way with more choice, freedom, and context.” $500K pre-seed round. Founders: CEO Ujjwal is a software engineer who worked on product at Lokll (also travel discovery) before joining Barco as an R&D Engineer; co-founder Manoj is from WheelsEye (BD) and ApinBus (supply growth). Founded in Apr 2023. Comps: The Tarzan Way (IPV), Holiday Tribe (GSF, Powerhouse), Rimigo (Reazon, SGgrow), 30Sundays (InfoEdge), GydeXP (Rukam Sitara).

Fitness sessions organised within apartment complexes - strength training, yoga, weight loss offered via both individual and group training. ₹2CR pre-seed round. Currently operational in 40 complexes in Bangalore, with 500 customers to date. Angels in the round include Pranay Jivrajka (Allo Health). Founder Shalabh (IIT Guwahati, IIM Lucknow) managed growth and brand marketing at Allo Health, worked across various verticals at and spent two years with Ola. Curefit Founded in Oct 2023.

Fashion quick commerce startup, modelled around 100 minute delivery from nearby malls and partner outlets, i.e. shunning the dark store model for now. Shoppers can try multiple items at home and decide what to keep. Currently operational in Gurgaon. $250K pre-seed round. Co-Founder & CEO Adarsh (IIT Roorkee, FMS) was at BCG for six years and was VP of Business at Fashinza. Founded in Sep 2024. Comps: KNOT ($3M Pre-A this week - Kae, Sparrow), Slikk Club (Lightspeed, Nexus), Zilo (InfoEdge, Chiratae).