Deep-tech photonics company developing optical fiber platforms, high-performance fiber lasers and integrated photonics systems for use in telecom, healthcare and manufacturing. ₹6CR seed round. The company was incubated at FITT, IIT Delhi. Founded in Jan 2025, Delhi based. Founders: Deepak (IIT Kanpur '11: PhD in Optical Fibres from the Optoelectronics Research Center, University of Southampton '15) was Co-Founder at BrahmaSens and at Specphotonics (advanced optical fibers that enable the customization of laser beam shapes); Mansi (Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology '26) started DeepLase during her Master's degree.

Neurotech company with non-invasive wearable headsets, designed to improve focus, mood and stress regulation. The 100 gram headset delivers low intensity electrical stimulation in 20 minute sessions to regions of the brain associated with attention and emotional regulation. The technical name for this is transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Its companion app lets users log sessions and track sessions. 500 beta users self reported mood improvement of 77%, with 75% of them saying it reduced stress by 50%. Available on pre-order in the US and India.  $2.1M (~₹18CR) seed round. Other investors in the round: Stanford Angels, Aureolis Ventures, and angels including Juhi Bhatnagar (Forj Capital), Raymond Russell (Boom Supersonic), and the founders of Groww. Founded in Sep 2023, SF and Bangalore based. The three founders are BITS Pilani '20. CEO Dhawal was Co-Founder & CEO of DYBO (3D and AR web infra for eCommerce); CTO Aman was Co-Founder & CEO at DYBO; co-founder Jai held sales roles at Newton School and Airmeet.

AI co-scientist for research across life sciences, physics and chemistry, with open-source tools for intelligent task execution. Part of the Accel Atoms AI Cohort 2026. The company will receive up to $2M in funding, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund. It will also receive $350K in credits across Google Cloud/Gemini/DeepMind. Founded in Oct 2025, SF based. The founders are both American. David (Caltech '05; Caltech PhD '10), Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, was Co-Founder & CEO of NuProbe, Inc. (advanced diagnostics) and is also the Founder & CEO of Biostate AI (AI to predict individualised health changes); Co-Founder & CTO Timothy (Georgia Institute of Technology PhD '15) was Head of AI at Biostate, prior to which he was Head of AI & Data Science at Matterworks (predictive biology).

Semiconductor company which focuses on gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology. GaN is a type of semiconductor element known for its larger band gap compared to silicon. A larger band gap makes this a more stable material, which can higher power and temperature but needs more energy to conduct. The company designs and manufactures GaN materials (wafers) and electronic components, primarily for radio-frequency (RF) applications in telecom, defence and power electronics. $2.6M seed-extension round. Its seed round was in 2024. Founded in Dec 2019, Bangalore based. The company has seven founders - CEO Hareesh Chandrasekar, CTO Digbijoy Neelim Nath, Madhusudan Atre, Mayank Shrivastava , Shankar Kumar Selvaraja, Srinivasan Raghavan, and the late Dr. Muralidharan Rangarajan. The late Dr. Rangarajan served as the CEO of the Gallium Arsenide Enabling Technology Centre from 2006-09 and as the Director of the Solid-State Physics Laboratory at DRDO from 2008-15. CEO Hareesh (Ramaiah '08; Indian Institute of Science '16) has a PhD on Gallium Nitride materials & devices, followed by postdocs at the University of Bristol and The Ohio State University.

Startup focused on the circular economy, offering AI-enabled glass recycling and traceability. Pre-revenue, the company will offer the full suite (collection, sorting, processing, logistics, reporting). ₹1.7CR pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: SustainTN, ITEL Foundation. Founded in Sep 2023, Chennai based. Founders: CEO Iwan (Loyola '16) is a PM from Doodeblue Innovations and Concentrix; COO Karthik (NMIMS CDOE MBA '21) is from Wipro (learning and development specialist); CCO Mohammad (Karnataka State Law Univ.) is from Wester Infra and ANS LIght Zone (a decade across these companies). No background information on the fourth founder Varun Pandithurai.

Chip-design automation startup using AI reasoning to understand circuit structure and cut custom-chip timelines. Custom built chips can deliver 100x performance improvements vs. general purpose hardware. $1.7M (~₹15.4CR) pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: Concept Ventures, semiconductor angel Stan Boland. Founded in October 2025, London based. Founders: CEO Bragadeesh (IIT Madras '19) worked at Fractile (which is also working to chips and software to make LLMs inference faster), as well as CoMind and Imagination Technologies in London; co-founder Lannan (Worcester Polytechnic Institute '21; ETH Zurich '24) built TimeMatcher (WeChat mini program for group scheduling).

Robotics startup building a snake-like flexible robotic arm for inspection and maintenance. This is for hazardous environments where human entry can be dangerous, in shipbuilding, nuclear, oil and gas, and aviation. $2.1M pre-seed round led by pi Ventures, with Inuka Capital, Boundless Ventures, Boost VC, Turbostart, gradCapital. Founded in Jan 2024, Bengaluru based. Founders: CEO Vishrant; CTO Ayush and co-founder Prateesh started soon after IIT Kanpur '23.

EV battery technology startup focused on fast-charging and long-life battery systems for medium and heavy duty vehicles. The complete battery technology stack has been built in-house, from its BMS, liquid cooling systems, charging systems and IoT enabled analytics. ₹20CR seed round to scale manufacturing and product development in Navi Mumbai. Founded in Aug 2020, Mumbai based. Founders: CEO Ameya and COO Darshil at IIT Kanpur '16 and '15 respectively. Ameya is ex-Oxane Partners (IB analyst role at this tech provider for debt markets); Darshil is ex-Schlumberger (engineering).

Develops hydrogen-compatible micro gas turbines (MGT) for distributed power, mobility and aerospace use cases. The MGT is an advanced propulsion system, similar to a jet engine, capable of running on 100% hydrogen, natural gas, or blended fuels. India has 227 GW of installed diesel generator capacity which is primarily used as backup or captive power and can be replaced by cleaner alternatives. $1M (~₹9CR) seed round. Founded in May 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Tapisj (IIT Kanpur '09) spent seven years at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (post-doc, then scientist); CTO Ugandhar (BITS Pilani '03: Univ. of Southampton '22) was an engineer GE Aviation for close to 12 years.

Biomanufacturing company that converts industrial carbon emissions into premium biochemicals which can be used for food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic, agricultural and advanced material industries. The company has developed a carbon biorefinery platform built on proprietary photobioreactor cultivation systems, with a PoC thermal plant set up last year which demonstrated continous carbon capture. Over the next 12-24 months, it will launch its first one-ton-per-day commercial plant and launch multiple pilots. ₹12CR (~$1.4M) seed round. Founded In Nov 2024, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) based. Founders: Shreyansh (BITS Pilani; Cornell) was a Senior Manager in Takeda's internal manufacturing network, and was an Associate Manager at Bristol Myers Squibb; Umang (IcfaiTech) was an engineer at Cisco (14 years) including roles as Engineering Product Manager and Technical Lead; their father Sanjay is the founder of Sanjay Machineries and STC Hzb, businesses in Hazaribagh.