Robotics company with diverse use cases. Robots for material movement, lawn maintenance and agricultural spraying. Has a dozen customers including L&T and Zypp Electric. Undisclosed amount raised in this seed round, company had previously raised in Dec 2021 from DevX Venture Fund, Blume Founders Fund and others.

Learning platform for SME entrepreneurs to scale their business, with courses across topics taught by a select group of business coaches. An AI chatbot also addresses specific business challenges (eg, resolving GST issues). ₹3CR raised in this pre-seed round.

Comprehensive AI enabled hotel management platform - across hotel operations, guest satisfaction and revenue generation. Building for the global market, has onboarded three global hotel chains. $500K raised in this pre-seed round, with the participation of other undisclosed angels.

AI powered machine monitoring systems to provide manufacturing plants with real-time data. Connected to 2,000 machines (clients include Hero, Motherson, Bharat Gears) and now expanding into South East Asia and Mexico. ₹8.3CR raised from the YourNest-SanchiConnect Velocity Accelerator Program 2024.

Latest EdTech venture by Aakash Chaudhry (Aakash Institute) and the Meritnation founders (Meritnation was acquired by Aakash in 2020). 1-1 online tutoring for students in grades 6-12, targeting International Baccalaureate (IB) and Cambridge curriculum students in India and Singapore. Purely online, currently teaching maths, chemistry, physics, biology. $4M invested in this seed round.

Motors and controllers for two-wheeler EVs and industrial applications. Replacing motors which are largely imported at present. Undisclosed seed round, which also included other angel investors such as Himanshu Aggarwal (Aspiring Minds), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm), Aloke Bajpai and Rajnish Kumar (Ixigo).

Decarbonisation platform for the manufacturing industry, focused on reducing Scope 3 emissions (i.e. indirect emissions produced from a company's supply chain). Fitsol has two service lines: an online platform helps manufacturers measure, report and benchmark emissions, while a marketplace provides green logistics, sustainable packaging, waste management and carbon offsetting services. $1M raised in this seed round.

Digital transformation solution tailored for non-tech-savvy businesses. Chatbot drives sales, loyalty, and customer satisfaction, automating business across Whatsapp, social media channels and Google listings. Claims to serve over 10,000 customers in India and abroad. ₹2.72CR raised in this round, with participation from Velocity and Klub (presumably in the form of revenue based financing).

AI agents to reduce administrative tasks faced by healthcare providers in the US, a lot of which continue to be manual processes faced by both the providers as well as their patients. Confido part automates tasks such as appointments, payments and pre and post operative engagement. $3M raised in this seed round.

Climate risk and sustainability technology platform, Resilience360, with end-to-end climate risk management solutions for private and public enterprises. Helps companies proactively build climate resistance and prepare for extreme weather events, combining machine learning and deep climate analytics. $1M raised in this seed round.