Engineering solutions company which is a Tier 1 supplier focused on simulation-based new product development for defence, aerospace and space customers. The firm provides the full product lifecycle, from CAD and CAE-driven design and simulation to manufacturing and testing, helping industrial clients build lighter, faster and more cost efficient systems. Its work spans complex hardware such as aircraft seating systems, landing gear and rotor dampers (used in helicopters), with customers including ISRO and DRDO. Pre-series A round of an undisclosed amount from Ashish Kacholia, the stock market investor. Founded in July 2007, Noida based. Founders: Amitav (IIT Kharagpur, IIM Calcutta) was at Maruti Udyog for nine years and subsequently founded Bionic Yantra (therapy to improve walking disabilities). Girish (Univ. of Michigan) was previously an application specialist at Altair Engineering (software dev. for high performance computing) in Michigan.

Startup offering high-performance optical connectivity solutions to address challenges in data movement for AI and high-performance computing systems. Their HBxIO platform integrates photonics with silicon using advanced packaging to facilitate faster, lower-power data transfer necessary for scaling large AI systems. The company plans to use the recent funding to accelerate product development and expand its R&D facilities across the US, India, and Taiwan. $33M in Series A round led by ICM HPQC Fund with participation from TDK Ventures, Systemiq Capital, Banpu Innovation & Ventures, G Vision Capital, Ajinomoto Group Ventures, AVITIC Innovation Fund. Founded in Sep 2023, San Jose and Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Vivek was the Director of R&D in the optical systems division at Broadcom Inc., having spent seven years as a design engineer at Intel; CPO Rebecca was the director of product management at Lightmatter and also the principal engineer and product line manager at Broadcom Inc. Comps: LightSpeed Photonics, which raised a $6.5M Pre-Series A a week ago from pi Ventures, Java and India Accelerator.

Med-tech startup that’s reinventing how cancer diagnostics get done, by automating the core yet painstakingly manual processes in histopathology (the study of tissues). Its flagship products, RoboTome (a robotic precision cutting equipment that slices biopsy blocks) and MorphoLens (a high-throughput slide scanner using AI-driven imaging) together aim to replace labour-intensive tissue slicing and slide scanning, drastically cutting down diagnostic time while boosting consistency and scalability. Founded in Apr 2017, Bangalore and NY based. $5M Series A round led by Inflexor Ventures. Founder & CEO Rohit (IIT Kharagpur) previously worked as an engineer at Walmart Labs and was Co-founder & CEO at BigClozet (fashion discovery).

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.

Bengaluru-based biotech startup building solutions for diagnostics, gene editing and bioengineering. Its core aim is to make molecular diagnostics, genome engineering and rare-disease therapeutics accessible and affordable across human, animal health and food safety, through its platforms such as PathCrisp (for rapid diagnostics), EdiCrisp (for genome editing and strain engineering) and CurieCrisp (for preclinical & rare disease therapeutics). $3M Pre-Series A round led by Spectrum Impact (the family-office of Aarti Industries Chairman Rajendra Gogri). Founded in Oct 2020. Founders: Vijay (UCLA, MIT) was a faculty member at tge Indian Institute of Science (IISc), National Institute of Advanced Studies and also a council member at ABLE India, UNESCO's panel on Science & Technology for Development. No background information available on co-founders Sunil and Aditya.

Deep‑tech startup focused on underwater inspection. Born out of an NIT Rourkela student project in 2021, it develops remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that inspect infrastructure like dams, bridges, ports and support national defence surveillance. There drones are capable of reaching depths of 300m respectively, with clients such as the Indian Navy, Railway, Tata Steel etc. ₹5CR cheque from Piper Serica, following a ₹17CR Pre-Series A from MGF Kavachh and Pontaq. Founders: CEO Debendra and CTO Biswajit, turned their NIT Rourkela project into Coratia.

Medical devices startup that designs and manufactures surgical navigation systems, i.e. devices that use images from CT or MRI scans to project how instruments shoule be placed. The company's devices are used for complex cranial, spine and ENT procedures, with the aim of making advanced image-guided surgery accessible to hospitals of all sizes. Its main product, easyNav, integrates with existing operating room infrastructure and has been used in over 20K surgeries. $5M Pre-Series A round. Other investors in the round: India EXIM Bank, KITVEN. Founded in Jan 2015, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Arpit Paliwal previously served in multiple roles at Stryker Corporation, one of the world's largest medical devices companies (revenue: $22B) - as a business manager, product manager and tech lead in India; no background information available on COO Shweta Paliwal.

Manastu Space is a spacetech startup crafting eco-friendly propulsion systems for satellites. Founded in 2017, the company is pioneering non-toxic, high-performance alternatives to conventional fuels. Alongside propulsion, it is also working on services like in-orbit refuelling, safe deorbiting, and extending satellite life, helping space companies cut costs and reduce space junk. $3M extended Series A (or extended Pre-Series A) round led by Capital-A, with continued backing from Capital 2B, Indian Angel Network (IAN), E2MC, the Bhagnani Family Office, and Jeet Chandan. Co-founder and CEO Tushar Jadhav spearheads strategic direction and technical vision, while co-founder and CTO Ashtesh Kumar leads R&D, technology development, and execution.

Hylenr is a clean-energy innovator building compact, carbon-free heat systems using proprietary Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR) tech that converts a small electric input into amplified heat, ideal for industrial, residential, and space applications. Led by breakthrough R&D and backed by patents, the startup is moving quickly from lab demos to real-world pilots with mission-aligned partners. $3M Pre-Series A round led by Valour Capital and Chhattisgarh Investments Ltd, with individual participation from Karthik Sundar Iyer and Anant Sarda. Co-founder and Chairman & MD Siddhartha Durairajan drives strategic vision and global outreach. Co-founder and CEO Ram Ramaseshan leads operational execution and business development. Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer Prahlada Ramarao leads the push on new ideas and tech development.

Jeh Aerospace is an aerospace manufacturing startup using a software-defined manufacturing approach that merges automation, AI, robotics, and IoT to build flight-critical components at scale. Normally, it takes the aerospace industry about 15 weeks to get these parts made but they have cut it down to just 15 days. They’ve already made over 100,000 parts, have $100M worth of orders booked, and plan to open massive new factories in the US and India so they can supply big global airplane manufacturers. The latest investment will be used to scale production and build mega factories across the US and India. $11M Series A round led by Elevation Capital, with continued participation from seed‑stage investor General Catalyst. Co‑founder and CEO Vishal R. Sanghavi, a former Tata‑Boeing executive, leads business strategy and global OEM relationships. Co‑founder and COO Venkatesh Mudragalla, who previously headed operations at Tata Sikorsky, oversees scaling operations, client delivery, and workforce training initiatives.