Underwriting and asset management platform for commercial EVs - three and four wheelers, buses and trucks. The platform provides financing, insurance, and assured buybacks. It will also provide savings products and to-up loans to support driver-owners and small fleet operators. The company is an offshoot of Exponent Energy, the vehicle fast charging platform that develops battery packs, charging stations and connectors. $2M pre-seed round. Founded in Sep 2025, Bangalore based. Founder & CEO Sandeep has held a range of roles at Ola, as Head of Strategy & Corp Dev At Ola Electric, VP of Strategic Alliances at Ola, and as CEO and CFO of Ola Fleet. He was also CEO of Envfin, the financing arm of Greaves Electric Mobility.

Company developing and manufacturing next generation battery cells, using LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) chemistry. Plans to set up a 250 MWh pilot manufacturing facility by 2027 and eventually scale to 2 GWh capacity. It has set up a 20K square foot R&D and pilot manufacturing facility in Bangalore. ₹27.4CR (~$3M) seed round. It raised its ₹7.5CR pre-seed round from Speciale in December 2022. Bangalore based, founded in Jun 2021.

Biomaterials startup developing sustainable, compostable alternatives to conventional plastics. It uses agricultural residues and lignocellulosic biomass (a plant based material) to create bio-based packaging materials (instead of petroleum-based plastics). This round is to scale production for its flagship product line, EcoGran. It has sold over 200K KG of its material to customers. 90% of its trials are converting to cmmercial deals with customers. ₹10.5CR seed round. Other investors in the round: DCG Pack, a strategic partner.

AI-led unified intelligence platform for the renewable energy industry, to replace work traditionally done by energy consultants/advisory firms. It helps commercial/industrial enterprises, independent power producers and energy advisors to plan, procure and manage renewable energy assets. It does so by bringing together techno-economic modelling, regulatory data and real-time simulations to improve forecasts before capital is committed to projects. Its simulations have helped with bidding for over 200MW of solar and wind projects. $1M pre-seed round. Founded in Oct 2023, Bangalore based. Founders: Rajat (IIT Madras '19) is from Log9Materials (founders office) and CleanMax; Mehul (also IIT-M '19) was Co-Founder & CTO of EdTech company Novatr (earlier known as Oneistox; YC S21) prior to which he was at CureFit.

DeepTech startup developing electric motors that deliver BLDC-level efficiency at the fraction of the cost without using rare-earth materials. The company will supply leading HVAC and appliance OEMS in India. The company's proprietary Slip Synchronous Permanent Magnet (SSPM) motors achieve 90% efficiency, matching premium BLDC motors, while being 40-50% cheaper and 100% locally sourced. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Founded in Aug 2023, Ahmedabad based. Founders Suyash (IIT Bombay) and Gajendra were founders of Naxatra Labs.

Energy storage startup building iron-air long duration energy storage (LDES) systems. Its batteries are designed for 16-24 hours of storage, supporting round-the-clock renewable energy storage. An iron-air battery uses inexpensive and abundant iron as the anode and oxygen as the cathode. It is still in a pilot phase around the world. The company operates from a 5,000 square foot facility in Chennai, which will be used for pilot production. $750K pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: gradCapital, AIC-AU Incubation Foundation. Founded in Mar 2022, Chennai based. Founders: Priyansh worked in his family-run fruit exports business; Stuti is ex-BCG and was an Antler India EIR.

Enables the circular economy for the silica industry. Through a proprietary chemical process, the company produces sustainable silica from rice husk ash, a residue left by power plants which process rice husk generated as agricultural waste. Operates a facility with a capacity of 400 tonnes per month, will scale to 3-5K tonnes per month. Silica is traditionally produced by using high quantities of river sand and quartz, which causes high greenhouse emissions. ₹3CR pre-seed round. Founded in Aug 2016, Vadodara based. Founder Tanmay (IIT BHU '09) founded Bridgedots (2011-16), a research startup for clients in CleanTech and waste.

Rooftop solar for homes. The company has developed its own solar hardware, smart inverters and energy monitoring software. The company manages the complete process for homeowners - from design and approvals to installation and servicing. It will soon launch its first experience stores. India has 637 GW of residential rooftop solar potential, of which 8 GW has been installed so far. Adoption is at <1.5%. $2M seed round. Founded in May 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: Manish (Univ. of Madras '00, IIM Bangalore '04) was CXO and Head of Ops at Myntra (six years) and CBO at BetterPlace; Kaustabh (IIM Lucknow '06) is ex-Dunzo, Urban Ladder and was Senior Vice President of Ops at Wakefit.

CleanTech hardware startup building semiconductor-powered embedded systems and power electronics solutions for smart grids, renewable energy infrastructure and battery storage. It operates two segments: smart grid systems; and analyzers and energy storage infrastructure. $5.1M seed round. Angels in the round: founders and operators from Zetwerk, Livspace, Unacademy, Urban Vault, Panthera Peak. Founded in Sep 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: Abhay comes from sales at L&T, Adani Energy Solutions,Sterlite Power and was VP & Business Head of Zetwerk for five years; Anupam was in an ops role at Zetwrk and headed the industrial goods division at MJunction (an export focused marketplace).

Carbon credits platform building India's first completely digital MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification) platform that brings together IoT, machine learning and blockchain to issue carbon credits in real time. This enables smaller project developers (who typically give ~30% of their earnings to manual verification processes which end up taking 6-9 months) to use the platform, for projects across biochar, EV fleets, renewable energy, methane reduction, clean fuels and industrial decarbonisation. ₹4.25CR seed round, with a mix of equity and grants. Other investors/grant-makers in the round: VentureStudio Ahmedabad University, Ideashacks Investor Network, ACT Capital Foundation, Social Innovation Lab by Citi Bank–IIT Kanpur. Bangalore based, founded in Mar 2024. Founder & CEO Abhimanyu (Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology '15; National Law Univ. '20) was an EIR at Antler ('24) and Seedstars ('25). He built out venture studio build3 from '22 to '24, and co-founded facilities manager and business support services provider Sixth Sense Solutions & Services after college.