Medical robotics startup building robotics systems for minimally invasive soft-tissue surgeries, targetting high-volume abdominal and related procedures. These are segments where robotic adoption is still low in India. It has three products - Pulsar (compact surgical robot which integrates into laparoscopic setups), Galaxi (semi-automated system to enhance precision) and Nebula (VR-based robotic simulator for surgical training). Raise of an undisclosed amount from Kalaari. Founder & CEO Shaurya.

Semiconductor intelligence platform that applies causal AI to troubleshoot tool and process failures, so engineers at semiconductor fabs can move from failure to resolution faster. The system unifies equipment logs, sensor streams, images, service/field reports and technical documentation into a single causal-intelligence layer; with an RCA (root cause analysis) copilot that maps true cause-and-effect relationships. Meant for semidonductor fabs and their tool vendors (i.e. equipment manufacturers). Working with an initial set of pilot customers. $3M seed round. SF/Bengaluru based.

Satellites to guide other satellites. Space-tech startup developing a constellation of data relay satellites which will provide 24/7 access to a company's satellites without waiting for ground station visibility, thereby avoiding delays in downlinking earth observation data. The goal is to reduce latency from hours to minutes, enabling critical use cases defence, agriculture, disaster response, offshore energy and industrial IoT. The goal of this round is to launch its proof of concept relay satellite. $1M round. Bangalore and Chennai based.

Manufacturer of AI-enabled Non Destructive Testing (NDT) robots. NDT robots are designed to inspect valuable assets that operate in difficult to access or hazardous areas without damaging them, in sectors including oil and gas, chemicals, power, railways and the maritime industry. Its products include rail inspection systems and automated weld inspection platforms. Customers include the Indian Navy, Indian Oil Corp, BPCL, HPCL, Aarti Industries. ₹10CR seed round led by Navam Capital, with BYT Capital. Founded in June 2020, Noida based. Founders: Ishan (Marine Engineering And Research Institute '12) was an operations manager at BW Group (largest fleet of LNG and LPG transportation vessels in the world); Gulshan (also Marine Institute '12) was an engineer at Dredging Corporation of India and DEME Group (contractor for offshore energy ops).

Indigenous LEO (low earth orbit) based NAV-COM constellation of satellites to power precision navigation and secure communication. In other words, it is developing an indigenous PNT (Positoning, Navigation and Timing) system, which is what GPS does. Round of an undisclosed amount. Founded in Nov 2025, Hyderabad based. Founders: CEO Raghav (Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology '14; Masters' Union '23) was at ISRO for 12 years followed by close to three years at Deloitte as a Space Tech Consultant; CTO Akhileshwar (IIT Madras '12) was at ISRO for 13 years all the way from college to co-founding Sanyark.

Semiconductor startup working on a high performance GPU alongside full-stack software (compilers, libraries, system software, AI frameworks) for data centre workloads. $8M seed round. Founded in Dec 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Dheemanth (NIT Karnataka '98; Purdue '00) was at HP and Intel for 22 years; Chief Architect Ashok (UCLA '05) was at Intel for 18 years; Chief Technologist Sri (IIT Madras '96; Clemson '98) was at Intel for 26 years; Chief Performance Architect Rajesh (IISc) was at AMD and Intel for 19 years. Vinod Dham, "Father of the Pentium Chip", is a founding advisor.

Developer of AVATAAR, autonomous amphibious drones which can seamlessly transition between aerial flight and underwater operation for surveillance and search; and NEXOR, underwater autonomous vehicles for subsea infrastructure inspections, ship hull and tank inspections, and construction and dredging support. Both are for defence and high-value commercial use cases. Its amphibious platform is at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6. Still in the trial stage. ₹12.5CR seed round. Other investors in the round: India Accelerator. Founded in Jul 2023, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Gouthami (Nitte Menakshi Institute of Technology '21; Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology '22) and CTO Jitendra (also Nitte '21) earlier founded Aerogo India (model aircraft and drones for student and professionals) while completing their BE in Aeronautical Engineering.

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.