Spiritual lifestyle brand built around Hindu traditions. Products include Rudraksha, agarbattis, puja kits, sacred jewellery, gemstones and religious books. ₹1.56CR seed round. Founders: brother Aniruddha and Anurodh built Cambik (a range of home decor brands) together along with experimenting with other D2C brands (Hometail - healthy snacks; Moon Lamp - 3D customised moon lamps). Founded in Nov 2023.

SpaceTech meets pharma manufacturing: the company plans to process pharmaceutical compounds in space and literally bring them back to earth with its reusable satellites. Microgravity (near to zero gravity) makes it possible to produce high-quality protein and drug crystals that can't be produced on earth. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Founders: Antariksh (CEO) recently graduated from the Technical University of Munich with an M.S. in Applied Physics; Jivitesh Debata (CTO) graduated and worked at the Rochester Institute of Technology; Dr. Monica Ekal (Chief of Space Systems) is a research scientist at German Aerospace Center with a Ph.D. in Space Robotics from Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal.

Chain of eggless dessert cafes starting with Gurgaon, with 10K monthly orders in June. Aiming at 100 stores by FY27. ₹3CR (~$350K) seed round. Founder Vidur had brief stints at OYO and Vodafone Idea, before founding Mulberry Experiences (catering co.).

Chip design company that aims to integrate Gen AI into its design and development workflows. The company believes its AI copilot can cut design cycles from weeks to days, as well as reduce manual iteration in analog integrated circuit design workflows. $4.15M seed round. Founder: Gireesh (CEO), ex-Texas Instruments, founded Steradian Semiconductors (imaging radars); Ashish (CBO) and Rakesh (CPO), also ex-Texas Instruments, were both founding directors at Steradian; the fourth founder, Krishna Sankar (CTO) spent 9 years at LifeSignals Group (patient monitoring devices). He is not linked here. Founded in Mar 2025.

Protein shakes, bars and chips, sold D2C and across marketplaces. Currently at ₹50L (~$60K) monthly revenue. Cricketers Shane Watson and Axar Patel are brand ambassadors. ₹5.5CR (~$650K) seed round. Angels in the round: Raghav Singhal (Swasthum Wellness); Santosh Govindaraju; Abhishek Chopra and Aabhas Khanna (HSBC), cricketers Shane Watson and Axar Patel. Founder Aditya was an analyst at AXA XL for two years. Founded in Sep 2021. Comps: Nuvie (Pedalstart), Phab (OTP, Capri Global), The Whole Truth (Sauce, Z47, Sofina), The Yoga Bar (Fireside, acquired by ITC).

All in one business intelligence AI to optimise operations across industries. For e.g. it provides real time insights into store operations and staff effectiveness, optimizes marketing spends across acquisition channels and forecasts inventory requirements for retailers. $1.4M pre-seed round from undisclosed angel investors. Founders: Amit started IdeateLabs (creative agency) in 1997; Vrutika, ex-GroupM, joined him in 2008. UAE and India based, founded in 2018.

Chain of IVF clinics which has started with a flagship location in Bandra, Mumbai. Services include IVF, egg and embryo freezing, fertility assessments and pre-conception consultations. It claims to be the first IVF chain with an integrated app, allowing patients to track treatment, access reports and stay informed. $4M seed round. Angels in the round: Ameera Shah (Metropolis Healthcare), Vijay Taparia (B2V Ventures). Founder Neha (Narsee Monjee) ran Fitternity.com for a decade (marketplace for 12K gyms and fitness centres - funded by Sixth Sense and Exfinity). Founded in 2024. Comps: Arva Health (All In, iSeed, Bharat Founders Fund).

Compliance automation for financial institutions in the UK and Europe. AI agents continuously read regulations, flag gaps and keep businesses audit-ready at all times, unlike the traditional, point in time manually updated checklists and spreadsheets currently used by financial services clients. Clients include Monzo, Juni and Novobanco. $4.8M seed round. Other investors in the round: No Label Ventures, Start Ventures, angels - Alan Morgan (Adfisco), Richard Davies (Allica Bank), Mark Ransford, Rohit Mathur (Gresham House). Founders: Ritesh (Said Business School) was Co-Founder & COO of ClearGlass (fintech) in the UK; Shashank founded Thirdwatch (fraud prevention, acquired by Razorpay) and was a Director of Product Management at PhonePe. Founded in Aug 2024.

Automobile spare parts marketplace for distributors and workshops, along with a SaaS tool for both parties to manage their orders and accounts. Offers access to over eight million parts across 25 leading car brands. ₹4.55CR (~$530K) seed round. Founders: Shaleen (CEO) was the CEO of India Automotives (Maruti Suzuki parts distributor) for close to a decade; Sahil (CTO) is a software engineer (MS, Adobe, Amazon); Varun (COO) was a Partner at KFL Marketing (commercial vehicle spare parts). Founded in 2019.

SpaceTech company that is developing a reusable semi-cryogenic launch vehicle (for launching small satellites), as well as researching missile-grade guidance systems. It aims at a first working, reusable prototype in the next two to three years. ₹6.84CR (~$800K) seed round. Founder Suyash started Astrophel in Feb 2021 while at the Pune Institute of Computer Technology. Comps: Skyroot Aerospace (Temasek, GIC), Agnikul Cosmos (Mayfield, pi, Speciale, Celesta, Artha), Abyom SpaceTech and Defence (also developing reusable rockets, seed funded by SCOPE).