Biotech startup working on cell free biomanufacturing for beauty and personal care ingredients. The focus is on the global Hyaluronic Acid market, where the company has developed its own portfolio named NeuHyal, which serves as an alternative to conventional sources of Hyaluronic Acid. The company is also building an AI driven biofoundry that enables partner brands to submit target molecules for design, testing and production. ₹6CR seed round. Other investors in the round: Jashan Bhumkar, Gayathri Kuppendra Reddy. Founded in Dec 2023, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Nisa is an MBA from IIM Tiruchirappalli (no other information on her background); CTO Hitesh (Christ College Rajkot '07; MSc in Genetic Engineering from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya '09; PhD in Protein Folding & Dynamics from National Centre for Biological Sciences '18) was a scientist at Perfect Day (animal free whey protein startup in the US) and Novozymes (created from the demerger of Novo Nordisk).

AI-enabled platform making materials engineering more predictable. AI and ML are combined with physics based simulations to design and validate new materials, which can significantly reduce R&D timelines and lower costs. The company works with sectors such as specialty chemicals, polymers, paints, coatings, aerospace, advanced manufacturing and composite materials. ₹4.15CR pre-seed round led by Theia Ventures. Incubated at ICT NICE, the innovation hub of the Institute of Chemical Technology. Founded in Aug 2025, Mumbai based. Co-Founder & CEO Ajaz (Institute Of Chemical Technology '25) started out of college; no information available on his co-founder Ayesha.

Industrial automation startup developing India's longest Track Based Linear Motor System for port automation. In English, it is developing an automated movement system where containers can travels along a fixed track using electromagnetic force. This round will be used towards setting up in house manufacturing and an advanced testing facility. $750K pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: AIC-Pinnacle, IIMA Ventures. Part of the MaXcel hardware accelerator run by Capital-A and SanchiConnect. Founded in Apr 2021, Pune based.The four founders are from MIT (Maharashtra Institute of Technology) Pune '21 where they were founding members of college incubated Vegapod Hyperloop (one of two successful hyperloop teams in India which has setup sub-scale prototypes and continues to operate). They founded Quintrans straight out of MIT Pune.

Precision animal nutrition solutions, i.e. the company uses insect farming (black soldier fly larvae) to convert waste into high protein, eco friendly ingredients for poultry feed, aquaculture and pet food. Funding towards establishing India's largest black solider fly larvae based protein manufacturing facility. Seed round of an undisclosed amount from angels in India and Norway. Founded in Dec 2022, Bhubaneswar based. Founders: CEO Dr. Jayashankar Das was Co-Founder at Valnizen Healthcare (drug development services), then Group CEO at Hubsect Global (insect farming); CTO Dr. Padmaja Mohanty is Founder of Valnizen, which she started in 2015; Co-Founder Christen was Chairman of Hubsect Global and is founder of Nordia Fresh (seafood trading company). Comps: GreenGrahi (April 2025 funding rom Avaana, Huddle and others), Loopworm (WaterBridge, Omnivore), Artho Biotech (not funded).

Aerospace company developing unmanned HALE (high altitude, long endurance) aircraft that deliver real-time geospatial intelligence, replacing expensive satellites or existing aerial defense systems. Its aircraft will fly at 45,000 feet for up to 24 hours with 250kg of payloads (imaging equipment). Imagery can be delivered at $100 per hour for 500 square km in coverage, compared to $500-$10,000 in cost per hour charged by satellite providers. Its current aircraft fly at above 10,000 feet. $2.6M pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: Balaji Srinivasan, Srinivas Narayan, angels from Bounce Infinity, Boom Supersonic, Ather. Founded in Jan 2024. Founder Shreepoorna graduated from IIT Madras that year. During college he founded Flex Finance, a DeFi neobank.

Hydrogen production company which uses microwave plasma to convert methane into hydrogen, an approach which is in its early days. This process also produces solid carbon nanopowder, which can be used towards making composites and advanced material applications. The company started out in providing microwaves for industrial use cases, with 400 installations since they started in 2007. It is part of Maxcel, an accelerator program created by Capital A and SanchiConnect. ₹16.5CR seed round. Founded in August 2007 by Prakash, an engineer by background who stepped down from CEO to a CSO role in 2023, handing over the CEO role to incoming co-founder Kirankumar. Kirankumar was Group Manager at Bosch (9 years) and team lead at Continental.

Robotic track inspection systems for railways, using automation and AI to scan tracks and undertake predictive maintenance assessments for safety critical operations. ₹5.5CR invested by Pontaq between this venture and Edgehax, which has the same founders but operates as a separate company. This is its second round of investment in both companies, the split and structure is undisclosed. Founders: CEO Prabhu is a software engineer from EMC and Siemens; COO Savitri is a software engineer who worked as a systems analyst in the Karnataka Government. They built a delivery platform for bottled water together.

Edge AI computing platform for consumer IOT applications and robotics. It provides industrial grade boards for OEMs and end users to build gateways, robots, smart homes and other IoT products. ₹5.5CR invested by Pontaq between this venture and Dweepi, which is run by the same founders but runs independently. This is its second round of investment in both. Founded in Jan 2025. Founders: CEO Prabhu is a software engineer from EMC and Siemens; COO Savitri is a software engineer who worked as a systems analyst in the Karnataka Government. They built a delivery platform for bottled water together.

Fabless semiconductor startup developing an advanced biosensing System on Chip (SoC) for wearable and digital-health devices. SOCs act a a mini device on a chip - integrating sensing, processing, memory and wireless connectivity onto thechip. A biosensing SoC, naturally, reads biological signals - ECG, PPG, respiration, temperature - with very low energy consumption. $2MM seed round. Founded in Jan 2022. Founders: Manish was an engineer at Synopsys and Qualcomm; Jatin was a Director of Sales Strategy & Planning at Dell.

Precision manufacturing in the aerospace parts industry - across precision machining, fabrication, tubing and structural sub-assemblies. Building out the complete supply chain to deliver on predictable lead times for global customers. India's aerospace parts industry was $13.6B in 2023, expected to reach $21B by 2030. $3.5M seed round. Angels in the round: Ashish Gupta (Helion), PVS Raju (AIG Hospitals). Founded in Sep 2025. The founders played key roles at Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL). CEO Nishant (IIM Bangalore) was at TASL for eight years, most recently heading the Aerospace Manufacturing Business (Metallics & Composites); CBO Neeraj was there for 15 years, most recently as Head of Sales - Aerostructures and Aero-Engines; CCO Piyush was also there for 15 years, heading Corporate Supply Chain Management.