Developer of an AI-powered blood-biomarker test to detect Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases years before symptoms arise. The test can be administered through regular diagnostic centres, with results in 2-5 hours. The company is working with leading Indian research institutions, including IISc, NIMHANS, TIFR Hyderabad and CBR Bangalore, to build a diagnostic platform designed specifically around Indian genetic and lifestyle risk profiles. It expects to begin filing patents in the next 9-18 months. ₹6CR seed round led by Piper Serica. Founded in Oct 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: Deepak Nair (IIT Madras) has been a Professor at IISc since 2013, Jojo (Jawaharlal Nehru Vishvavidyalaya, Master's from Liverpool John Moores University) was an officer in the Indian Army and is ex-Dell Technologies.

SpaceTech startup developing reusable orbital and sub-orbital launch vehicles, and in-house solid and liquid propulsion systems. Its upcoming testing facility will support engine validation and commercialization. The company has completed pilots in India and is now expanding to the rest of the world. ₹5CR pre-seed round. Founded in Oct 2023, Pune based. Founders Tanmay Kanmahale, Prashant Patil, Atharva Pingale, Swayam Sonar and Shriniwas Hase started just out of Sinhgad Academy of Engineering at Savitribai Phule Pune University, during which time they worked at STES Rocketry, Sinhgad Technical Education Society's rocketry team.

Provider of maritime intelligence for defence, national security, ports and commercial maritime operations, through two solutions/platforms. Its commercial maritime solution provides operational intelligence for ports, fleets, shipyards and fisheries through real-time visibility, regulatory compliance and performance optimisation. Its AI solution supports threat detection, adversary monitoring and persistent cross-domain situational awareness. Works with the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, Bharat Electronics, DRDO laboratories, Mumbai Port Authority, Dubai Maritime City and The Nature Conservancy. $2.2M round led by Pravega and Shastra VC. Angels in the round include Suraj Nalin (PlaySimple) and Yashwanth Madhusudhan (Fyle). Founded in Oct 2020, Bangalore based. CEO Roshan and Avinash (doctorate in artificial intelligence from Imperial College London) are IIT Madras alumni (BTech + MTech degrees). Roshan was a product engineer at Siemens Electric for under a year, while Co-Founder & Chief Scientist Avinash spent six months with Elaitra in the UK.

Develops Physical-AI foundation models to train industrial robot arms to learn tasks through operator demonstrations. This is already being deployed in production environments, including an undisclosed automotive company, and high precision assembly applications across automotive and consumer electronics. $3M pre-seed round led by Version One Ventures, with participation from All In Capital, Unisol, iSeed. Angel investors include Soumith Chintala (Thinking Machines), Adarsh Kulkarni (Foundry Robotics), Ashish Kulkarni (GrayMatter), Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital). Founded in June 2019, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Puru (IIT Guwahati, Carnegie Mellon MS specialising in robotics '17) was a robotics engineer at Near Earth Autonomy (navigation systems for aerial drones), CBO Adityanag (RV College of Engineering '01) was most recently VP of Hardware Product Engineering at Sensara Technologies, Safar (IIT Madras) was a manager at Tata Steel for a year before joining Mowito as a robotics engineer in 2021.

R&D led startup developing proprietary specialty chemicals and advanced materials for industrial applications with a focus on sustainability. The company upcycles plastic waste into high-value binders for paints, coatings, inks and adhesives. AI is used across chemical simulation, validation, and R&D workflows to shorten development timelines. ₹10CR seed round. Founded in Aug 2024, Mumbai based. Founders: Asesh Sarkar, Dr. Rabindranath Mandal and Harsh Bhatt. No prior information available on Asesh and Dr. Rabindranath. Harsh (Thadomal Shahani Engineering College '08) was GM for Industrial Chemicals at ZETWERK. He was Head of BD for Speciality Chemicals Distribution in West Asia at Omya (a distributor of speciality chemicals) and worked on BD at Atul Ltd (in the crop protection division).

Optical ground-station and laser communication infrastructure for satellite links, for 100x faster transfer between satellites and earth than radio frequency (RF). RF ground station operators charge $3-17 per GB, QOSMIC will be priced at $1 per GB. Moreover, RF requires spectrum licenses, whereas optical operates in an unregulated spectrum. $3.3M seed round, which was first announced in March 2026 albeit without the amount. The company is part of the Atoms X LeapTech cohort, with matching investments from Accel and Prosus. Founded in Oct 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Shreyaans (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign '23) started out as a researcher at IISc shortly before founding QOSMIC; CTO Rohit (Cochin University of Science and Technology '09; IISc PhD '23) completed his PhD in High Dimensional Quantum Information Technology (HD-QIT) and his postdoc before joining QOSMIC; Professor Aloke Kumar (IIT Kanpur '05; Purdue PhD '10) teaches at IISc.

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).

EV battery recycling business which recovers lithium, nickel and cobalt from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries through battery material trading, black mass sourcing and supply-chain partnerships. Black mass is the powdery substance which remains after lithium-ion batteries have been shredded, and it contains many of these key metals. Revenue of ~2CR in FY26. $114K/₹1.1CR pre-seed round from an undisclosed US based angel investor. Founded in May 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Shivam worked at professional training provider Intellipaat; co-founder Shashank (Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University '24) was briefly an investor relations manager at EarlyJob.

Marine robotics startup developing autonomous ships and submarines for the Indian Navy. Products include their premium offering, Jalkapi, an autonomous submarine for the Indian Navy which is undergoing sea trials; Jaldoot, an autonomous surface vessel already with customers; Swadheen, an autonomous survey vessel that has undergone sea trials; and a man-portable autonomous underwater vehicle which is in trials. $9.7M seed round. Other investors in the round: Sameer Brij Verma, Sandeep Singhal, Industrial47, Singularity AMC, and the company's founders. Bangalore based, founded in Jun 2017. Founders: Maitrai (IIT Kharagpur batch topper '17) set up Rekise straight out of college; Rear Admiral Shekhar Mital (IIT Kharagpur '84; National Defence College MPhil '10) joined as Executive Director in 2024. He was Chairman & MD of Indian PSU Goa Shipyard, which he turned around from a loss of ₹63CR to a profit before tax ₹330CR during his five-year tenure.

Life sciences company specializing in tissue engineering. The company develops biofabricated human tissue and organoid models as alternatives to animal testing for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and cosmetic companies. ₹8CR round. Other investors in the round: Aaryan Baid. Bangalore based, founded in Dec 2020. Founders: CEO Manojkumar (K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology '14; VIT '16) was Senior Scientist at Next Big Innovation Labs; CBO Ranjith (also K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology '14, and VIT '17) worked on BD at Syngene and Anthem Biosciences; CXO Pradeep (Adhiyamaan College of Engineering '14; VIT '16; ICFAI Univ. MBA '20) is ex-Intas and was a Research Scientist at Appasamy Associates.