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.

Rocket propulsion startup developing Harpy 1, a liquid rocket engine to support small satellite launch vehicles. AI enters the rocket "space" - AI based failure detection will bring down development time and cost. ₹4CR pre-seed round. Founded in Nov 2022, operates from IIT Delhi's R&I Park. The three founders, Aditya, Divyam and Rajat, are from Chandigarh University's B.Tech in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering program - Trishul started out as their college project.

Developer of autonomous satellite swarms, which capture faint emissions from maritime radar, satcom, satphones, and the spoofing of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) data of maritime vessels; and transforms these RF signals into precise real-time intelligence. This is useful, for example, for armed forces to plan missions and detect threats, for commercial maritime operators to safeguard shipping routes, to track illegal fishing, and to locate emergency distress signals. Plans to deploy in the next 12-18 months. $2.3M seed round. Founded in Aug 2024. Founders: CEO Siddhesh is a systems engineer who worked on autonomous satellite swarms at Upgraha Space Technologies; CTO Adheesh is an avionics engineer who was last at Aversan Inc., a Canadian engineering firm that supplies the space industry.

AI-led autonomy software stack for drones and unmanned systems, which allows them to operate without GPS, any comms support or operator intervention. Working on pilots with the Indian Navy and Indian Army, on projects such as ship-to-ship drone delivery in difficult weather conditions. $1M pre-seed round led by the GM for Taiwan & SE Asia at ASML - a key supplier to the semiconductor industry. Now plans to raise ~$8M in a seed round. Incubated at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in 2019. The startup is named after its founder Vinayak Tsalla, who was Chief Designer and a subject matter expert on unmanned aerial systems at Bharat Forge. His Master's thesis in Sweden's Linköping University was on "Design and Analysis of a VTOL Hybrid Unmanned Aerial System for Long Range Human Organ Transport".

Therapeutics company developing a new class of targeted medicines for genetic kidney diseases. Nanoparticle therapeutics deliver "cargo" directly to kidney cells. This is a disease modifying medicine that transforms life for 12 million patients worldwide who have no effective treatment options for ADPKD, an inherited disorder. $3.5M seed round, bringing total funding till date to $6M. Founded in 2021.

Materials science company that is pioneering silica aerogel insulation sheets. Funding towards R&D and production while seeking customers in oil and gas, EVs, defence and construction. ₹12CR seed round. Founders: Ankit (IIT Roorkee) spent 12 years at Pluss Advanced Technologies (thermal energy storage and advanced polymers); Apoorv (also IIT Roorkee, with a PhD in Ionomer Membranes from Clemson University) also worked at Pluss; Devakar (also Clemson University) was a business lead at Pluss. Founded in Aug 2024.

Drone startup founded in 2020 by a 15 year old who was inspired by Zipline, the on-demand drone delivery company. Uses a tail-sitter design (the drone launches upright) with a goal to deliver parcels at 1/20th the cost of typical deliveries. Deliveries cost ₹24 per delivery today, with an aim to get below ₹5 by end 2026. Pilot program with Bangalore's Narayana Health, through which it will undertake medical logistics for three months. Also looking at quick commerce and food delivery. $8.65M seed round led by Lachy Groom, following last year's round by Lightspeed. Founder Naman, now 20 years old, started Airbound as a side project during high school in Mumbai when he was 15. Founded in 2020, formally in Mar 2023.

SpaceTech company, designing and manufacturing advanced rocket engine systems. Developing ANYA, a liquid rocket engine platform. Currently at the design and testing phase. The startup plans to set up an integrated rocket facility that will bring together design, manufacturing, and testing under one roof. ₹7CR seed round.

DeepTech startup developing Large Behavioral Models (LBMs), i.e. a new class of AI for robots to understand complex behaviour, e.g. sequences of actions in the physical world. The US and UK are target markets - no information on launch, pilots, clients. ₹44.37CR ($5M) seed round. Founders Suraj and Aruna are both incubatees of Indian Statistical Insitute, Kolkota. They started Assessli in Aug 2022 out of college.