"SVAS": breath, "TEK": technology. Innovative Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) Mask for hospital use, which allows for continuous non-invasive ventilation while simultaneously administering nutrition to patients. Improves nutrition, reduces recovery times and reduces ventilator usage. ₹2CR raised in this seed round.

Aerospace startup building advanced propulsion systems for satellites. Developing ATOM, a thruster that utilizes an eco-friendly, nontoxic propellant; and CubeHood, a propulsion module which works with ATOM to power CubeSats (a particular class of small satellites). USPs: cheaper than alternative propulsion systems from the global market; environmentally friendly; made in India for defence clients. Chennai and IIT Kanpur based. ₹3CR raised in this pre-seed round.

Gold micro-investing platform, with daily savings plans starting from ₹10. Backed by physical gold, instantly redeemable. So how is it different to market leader Jar (https://www.myjar.app/)? The company runs Spare8+, where your gold savings are leased to bank verified jewellers, so you can earn a further 5% per annum. Undisclosed amount raised in this (bridge?) round from angels. The company raised a $800K pre-seed round in 2022 from 2am VC and Varanium Capital.

Enables truely green battery production. Converts organic waste (coconut shells etc.) into nanocarbons, which are used in energy storage devices (batteries and capacitors). This reduces our dependence on extracting raw materials from the ground, while increasing the energy density for lithium-ion hybrid batteries by 125% (e.g, a two-wheeler with a 100km range can now run 225km). Jaipur based. $1.2M seed round. Other investors in this round: Sagana.

Digital platform providing treatment for male reproductive health issues. Each patient is assigned a doctor and personal concierge for personalised treatment covering medication, nutrition, diagnostics, exercises and tech-enabled compliance. The Hindi-medium platform started out in UP and Bihar. ₹7.7CR pre-seed round. Angels: Altaf Saiyed (Traya), Raymond Russell (Pharos Fund), Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital), Shreyas Kumar (Fermat Commerce), Bhargav Tarpara (Greenlit).

Omni-channel generic drugs chain selling products under its own name. Has a network of 225 franchisees and processes 1,500 orders a day online. Building out 60 minute delivery. Zee Laboratories, the founder's family business, is a generic drugs manufacturer which exports to over 50 countries and has 500 distributors in India. It supplies a portion of Zeelab Pharmacy's drugs as a contract manufacturer. $2.4M raised in this seed round.

Diagnostics solutions startup with a range of products to tackle Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), diabetes and preeclampsia (a pregnancy complication). Proflo-U measures albumin and creatinine round the clock; Eyera Sense allows for high efficiency processing of fluid samples; while Embargo offers a portfolio of DNA and RNA based diagnostics kits. Bhubaneswar based. ₹3CR raised in this seed round.

BioTech startup which uses nanotechnology to target cancer stem cells while sparing healthy cells, thereby reducing the need for chemotherapy and reducing relapse. The company uses exosome-based drug delivery. Exosomes are small sacs that are naturally released by cells and can carry a variety of molecules. Exosomes can be used to transport drugs to specific cells or tissues. The company will manufacture its products inhouse. Bhubaneswar based. ₹3CR raised in this seed round.

Video editing platform. Web based post production allows for off-premises editing and global collaboration, which brings down costs by 20-40%. Gen-AI tools enable content localization. Currently at $1M in ARR in the Indian enterprise market, will expand into the US. $1M raised in this seed round.

Mouth freshener brand. Manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad. Extension of a seed round now totalling ₹1.8CR. Initially raised ₹1.25CR, as part of this round, from 100X.VC in October 2023. Investors in this tranche: Dishit Nathwani (Gulab Oils), Prateek Toshniwal (Ivy Growth Associates), Abhinav Jain (CoinDCX), Ankit Jain, (PharmEasy).