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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.
Logistics SaaS platform utilising deep-tech to reinvent supply-chain operations for sectors such as FMCG, manufacturing and e-commerce. The company offers an AI-powered Warehouse Management System (WMS) and a Transportation Management System (TMS) designed for high-volume, regulated enterprise logistics environments, which enables enterprises to replace manual routing with real-time, autonomous decision-making. Clients include Walmart, Dabur, Godrej, Marico. $4M Series A. Founders: CEO Venktesh Kumar had previously worked as Head of Supply Chain at ITC; Sabyasachi Bhattacharjee had earlier been a Software Developer at Quantum Phinance Pvt Ltd; Shanmukha Boora had formerly co-founded Afferent Technologies and worked as a Software Developer at Quantum Phinance; Nitin Mamodia had prior experience at Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
Value focused FMCG brand that aims to convert popular local beverages and snacks into hygienic, affordable packaged offerings for India’s mass-market consumers. ₹212CR revenue in FY25, from ₹4CR in FY19. Targetting ₹800CR in the next three years. $3M Series A round. Founded in 2018 in Coimbatore, started out as Tanvi Snacks and Beverages in 2016. CEO Prabhu was earlier a retail-consulting professional in the US before returning to join his family’s foundry business in India. Brindha Vijayakumar started out as an actuary. Comps: Paper Boat, Rasna, Dabur, PepsiCo and Coca Cola.
Beauty appliances brand with salon-grade hair, skin and grooming appliances into Indian homes. Its product range spans advanced LED-therapy devices, automatic multi-styler and dual-sided ceramic-edge trimmers, engineered specifically for Indian hair, skin and climate conditions. $2M Pre-Series A round. Founded in Sep 2021. CEO Tanisha was Assistant Procurement Manager at Beardo and a Director at Bare Body Essentials, a homegrown beauty brand that retails on marketplaces.
Leafybus is a sustainable mobility startup pioneering electric intercity bus travel. Since launching on the Delhi–Dehradun corridor with India’s first 360 kW fast-charging station, it has delivered three daily round trips and 900 km of service per bus each day. With a focus on efficiency and affordability, the startup offers services across high-demand routes like Agra, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Amritsar, and Patna. $4.1M pre-Series A round led by Enetra India, supported by Singapore’s Impact Capital Asia Management (ICAM), to scale its fleet from 10 to over 100 electric buses in the next two years and enhance real-time trip planning and operations tech. CEO Rohan Dewan steers strategy and execution, while Co-founder Animesh Sharma oversees operations and technology integration.
Tuco is a Bengaluru-born D2C kids’ personal-care brand reimagining gentle, consciously designed skincare exclusively for children aged 3–13. Tuco began as a parent’s solution, when the founder's kids' skin and hair care needs didn’t fit baby or adult formulas. Every item comes in a pioneering “Unbottle”- a fully recycled, durable vessel designed for real-world sustainability. $4M Series A round led by RTP Global, joined by Fireside Ventures, Whiteboard Capital, and MG Investments, aimed at building awareness, expanding product innovation, and scaling to offline touchpoints. The founder, Aishvarya Murali (former Unilever, Ola, ZestMoney, Furlenco) leads brand storytelling and product vision; Chanakya Gupta (ex-Flipkart, Curefit, Cult Fit) joins as co-founder, steering growth strategy and partnership execution.
Matiks is a Bengaluru-based mobile gaming platform that makes practicing math engaging through quick challenges and duels. The app turns arithmetic into friendly competition with quick-fire duels, daily streaks, leaderboards, and puzzles that sharpen speed, memory, and logic in short bursts. It even has a creators’ program and a growing Discord community, with over 1,00,000 users onboarded in less than a year. $3.1M pre-Series A round led by Tanglin Ventures, with participation from Info Edge Ventures and angel backers like boAt’s Aman Gupta, Unacademy’s Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini, and Anil Goteti. The funding is going toward scaling the team, broadening the game catalogue, boosting marketing, and tapping new regions. Co-founder and CEO Sudhanshu Bhatia- a mental math champ, drives product direction and educational design. Co-founder Mohan Kumar handles operations and community growth, while fellow co-founder Sushant Timmapur leads tech and feature rollout.
Vutto is a re-commerce platform delivering an immersive phygital experience for India’s used two-wheeler market. Since its launch in 2024, Vutto has built a full-stack model that sources bikes directly from individuals and institutions, renovates them in-house to certified standards, and offers buyers a seamless experience through both web and showrooms. Each vehicle comes with a six-month warranty, three free services, and end-to-end paperwork support, helping customers buy quality pre-owned bikes. $7M Series A round led by RTP Global, with continued backing from Blume Ventures, fueling expansion across Delhi-NCR and beyond, and bolstering supply, refurbishment, and customer operations. Co-founder and CEO Rohit Khurana, an ex-Swiggy/Truebil/Shuttl executive, drives execution and retail scaling. Co-founder and COO Sitaram Ankilla, formerly with SuprDaily and Shipsy, leads operations and refurb capability development.
Wastelink is a Delhi-based clean-tech startup turning food surplus into reliable animal feed. Its proprietary product, ECOMIX, uses AI-powered processing and reverse supply chain tracking to transform FMCG leftovers into traceable, nutrient-consistent feed, helping farmers and feed manufacturers avoid price volatility while supporting over 38,500 animals each year. The platform serves more than 5,000 pincodes across India and has upcycled over 35,000 tonnes of waste so far. $3M Series A round led by Avaana Capital, with proceeds earmarked for scaling nationally, enhancing R&D, and expanding its technology platform. Co-founder and CEO Saket Dave leads vision and strategy, while Co-founder Krishnan Kasturirangan oversees technology and operations.
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.