Enterprise software provider using an AI-first approach to modernise core business systems as an alternative to consulting-led digital transformation. It adds an intelligence layer on top of ERPs and CRMs, helping companies automate workflows, analyse data in real time and unify information across departments. Current traction/customers unknown. $3.5 million Pre-Series A round. Founded in Nov 2023, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Rajiv was the Managing Director of Reddington Group and CEO of Indian Energy Exchange. He spent almost two decades at HP; CRO Rajesh serves as an independent director at Xerox India and is the founder of Scalorg (a GTM accelerator). He was SVP of Global Alliances at Dell, where he spent a decade; COO Rajnish was previously VPand Head of India and the Subcontinent in Zebra Techonologies and also spent two decades at HP; CTO Ankur was VP of Operations at Mode Mobile and spent almost seven years at Intel.

Startup developing optical interconnect technology to speed up how data moves inside AI/high performance computing systems. The company builds small, energy-efficient optical modules that can replace traditional copper connections, offering faster data transfer, lower power use and a lighter hardware footprint. The tech is built for AI data centres, edge devices, 5G networks, aerospace systems and other compute-heavy industries, positioning the company as an emerging enabler of next-generation data infrastructure. $6.5M Pre-Series A round led by pi Ventures. Other investors in the round: 500 Global, Indian Accelerator, 8X Ventures, Java Capital. Founded in 2019 as LightSpeed AI Labs. Part of the Entrepreneur First Bangalore cohort. Bangalore/Singapore based. Founders: CEO Rohin was earlier the R&D Chief at MyTi Technetronics, an R&D company in electronics design; CTO Ramana was the Director of Research at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.

YC Winter 2021. An AI-led insurtech company modernising how commercial insurance is underwritten. Its flagship offering, “CURE” (Centralised Underwriting Risk Environment), brings all the key undewriting steps - collecting submissions, reading documents, doing research, scoring risk and managing workflows - into one system, helping underwriters work faster (by up to 85%) and make more accurate decisions. $7M Series A round led by Stellaris Venture Partners. The company is SF and Bengaluru based. Founded in Apr 2020. Founder and CEO Akash Agarwal (IIT Roorkee), previously worked at Playment (data labelling infra) as a project manager.

Noida-based AI research startup building multilingual LLMS and enterprise AI tools for businesses in India and other emerging markets - for example,it combines natural language search and data from 700M professionals to drive lead generation and talent acquisition for its clients. The goal is to "democratize artificial intelligence for the next 3 billion users in emerging markets". $10M Series A round. Other investors in the round: Korea Development Bank Capital, Daekyo Investment, and DS & Partners. Founded in 2018, the company started out as McKinley & Rice, an IT and HR cross-border outsourcing firm. Founders: CEO Felix was an attorney in Korea.

AI led FinOps automation platform that helps finance teams with AI-led insights across finance functions - accounting, treasury and MIS reporting. This drives down reconcilation times and time taken to close books by up to 80%. No information on current customers. Founded in 2021, Hyderabad based. $7.35M Series A round led by Valorshield (no information available on this investor). The three founders are from Open, the neobank - CEO Satya was SVP and Division Head - Contexual Banking; CBO Nilotpal was VP of Sales.; Raghavendra was VP & Business Head of Lending & Wealth. Prior to this, the three worked together at Optobizz (founded by Satya), a GST and financial automation platform, which was acquired by Open in 2021 for $5M in cash+stock.

Mumbai-based music licensing marketplace that offers brands, creators and content producers access to a library of over 12,000 copyright-cleared music tracks and sound effects. It combines AI-driven tagging, digital rights management (DRM) workflows and a transparent royalty sharing model to simplify licensing for creators, while also enabling musicians and labels to monetise their work more equitably. It has 30K creators and 180 B2B clients onboard, and has paid out ₹4.5CR in royalties so far. The startup is building partnerships across Bollywood, regional labels and international publishers. ₹4CR raised in the first tranche of a Pre-Series A. Founded in Dec 2021. Founders Gaurav and Meghna built Songfest, a creative agency, together. Meghna also earlier led marketing teams in several companies - HUBILO (the webinar platform), YesssWorks (coworking) and FundTonic.

Mobile-first social gaming platform that connects gamers, creators and publishers through community clubs, live game integrations and creator monetisation features. 30M downloads till date. Will now focus on AI-powered personalisation, creator tools and global expansion. FY25 revenue of $7.8M. $10.5M Series A. Founded in Apr 2022. Founders: Parth was previously the Founder and CEO of EWar Games, an RMG based esports platform, before which he worked at JPMorgan as an associate; CTO Rahul was also CTO at EWar, prior to which he was an UI developer; COO Nauman was the head of e-sports at India Today Gaming.

SaaS platform building customer-support with voice-first, emotionally-aware agents. The company’s platform is designed for online ordering/e-commerce companies (used by Doordash) and regulated industries like finance, telecommunications and healthcare and enables large companies to deploy AI agents that reason in real time, recall context, and reduce reliance on traditional call-centres, while handling complex policy logic at scale. $61M Series A round. Founded in Jul 2023, SF based. Founders started straight out of IIT Kharagpur: CEO Varun declined a Stanford PhD and a quant trading job to build this, while CTO Esha turned down a systems-engineering offer at a high-frequency-trading firm.

Enmovil is a supply chain platform powering smarter logistics. The software plugs into existing ERP systems to forecast demand, plan dispatches, and track shipments across trucks, warehouses, and ports. Used by players like Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, Nestlé, Enmovil says it can cut delays and boost overall efficiency by up to 5x. $6M Series A round led by Sorin Investments, with participation from Capria Ventures and Twynam. Co-founder and CEO Ravi Bulusu drives the company’s strategic vision and product roadmap. Co-founder Nanda Kishore, along with Co-founder Venkat Moganty, shape its engineering and operational execution.

Dashverse is an entertainment startup revolutionizing mobile-native storytelling. Founded in 2023 and based in Bengaluru, Dashverse offers creators easy tools to craft and earn from micro-dramas, comics, and serialized content, all designed for phones. Their products- Dashtoon for AI-generated comics, Frameo.AI for video creation, and DashReels for micro-drama distribution have together attracted over 20 million users. $13M Series A round led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from returning backers Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) and Stellaris Venture Partners. Co-founder and CEO Sanidhya Narain leads product vision and growth, while co-founders Lalith Gudipati and Soumyadeep Mukherjee drive platform strategy and scaling across formats and geographies.