Tracking pre-seed and seed rounds that close in India every week
Links out to the the websites of the startup and its investors, along with LinkedIn profiles of the founders and fundraising news.
Beauty and wellness brand focused on teen self-care. Teens get a platform to co-create products that cater to their unique needs. ₹10CR seed round. Angel investors: Nihir Parikh, Sachin Parikh and Shantanu & Nikhil Mehra.
Footwear brand, pre-launch. Catering to Gen-Z/millennials in the mass premium segment (~$50 price point). Design, R&D and manufacturing from a factory in Tamil Nadu. Deepak Patil is the 4th co-founder (not linked below). $2.5M seed round. Bluestone also invested $1.3M earlier, in Nov 2024.
Marketplace for home loans. Connects banks and NBFCs with home buyers, 15K customers served so far. Pranav Khattar and Ashish Lohia are also co-founders (not linked below). $7M raised through a combination of seed and Pre-Series A rounds.
Conversational commerce tools to help sales and marketing teams convert more leads, faster. Serves 10,000 SMBs across 45 countries in automating their Whatsapp leads in particular. $3.5M seed round.
Gaming consoles. A smart bat tracks a player's real-world shots, resulting in virtual shots within the MetaShot game. Bengaluru based. ₹11CR seed round, equity and debt (split not provided). ~₹3.5CR raised at pre-seed from IPV in 2023.
Farm to table fresh produce, delivered the next morning. 250 SKUs. Online ordering, with a plan to expand to 200 supermarkets in Bengaluru and Chennai over the next year. $1M pre-seed round. Steve Vinod is Chief Growth Officer (not linked below).
Autonomous AI agents to help doctors with disease diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Jaipur based. ₹3CR pre-seed round. Angels in the round: Dr. Rohan Khandelwal, Pawan Gupta.
Materials science-driven manufacturer of technical textiles and engineered fashion. The company functions as a cross-border Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), bringing together its in-house design lab and a global supply chain to innovate on and manufacture newly developed textiles for a range of industries beyond fashion (e.g. automative; housing; medical; protective clothing). Founded by the Business Head for Textiles at Zetwerk. Bengaluru based. $4.2M seed round.
Helps companies track, analyze and improve their fleet operations. Undisclosed round size.
Handloom clothing brand. Running contrary to the fast fashion trend, it caters to women over 25 who are purchasing natural, handwoven fabrics. Funding will enable the brand to go beyond saris into everyday ethnic wear. Undisclosed amount. Other investors in the round: 3 Peaks Ventures, Ghazal Alagh (Mamaearth), Dhruv Koli (Founder, Boba Bhai), follow-ons participation by All in Capital, Sidhant Keshwani (Libas) and Vidur Kataria (Master Chow).