AI led cybersecurity firm working on fraud prevention for the finance industry. The company has developed adapIDAI, which is an "adaptive behavioural intelligence identity security risk engine" (i.e. an engine to track typical user behaviour and look out for unusual usage patterns) and BotShield, which can prevent zero-day attacks and mitigates DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks. Targeting BFSI customers in India, as well as Kenya, South Africa, the UAE and South East Asia. ₹10.8CR (~$1.25M) seed round. Founder & CEO J P Mishra (PhD from IIT, Mandi) is a software engineer from Tech Mahindra, UnitedHealth and SAP. Founded in Dec 2021.

Cloud management platform that brings down cloud costs and drives AI application performance. The platform delivers real-time observability, cost control, chargeback, and optimisation through AI. It offers a unified experience through its partnerships with MSPs and cloud resellers. Seed round of an undisclosed amount. Founders: CEO Suchit (IIT Roorkee) spent 13 years at Oracle and a number of years across Hitachi Vantara, Dell and Veritas in VP/Director of Engineering roles; CPO Desmond (UC Berkeley; Stanford) is from VMWare and Symantec. SF based.

AI comes to screen recordings. Companies use screen recordings at scale, for example for product demos, user guides, sales enablement and training videos. Trupeer adds AI voiceovers, automates zooms and can edit the script post recording - none of which main comp Loom does today. Now used by over 10,000 clients - from startups to the Fortune 500. $3M seed round. Founders: Shivali and Pritish (IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay respectively) worked together at BCG, following which Shivali was at WhiteHat Jr (CEO's Office) And Pillow (The DeFI company, as Head of Growth) while Pritish spent five years at Dozee (remote patient monitoring). Founded in Feb 2024. Comps: Loom ($1.5B valuation - YC, A16Z, Sequoia).

Wedding planning platform providing everything from venues to photography, décor, catering and logistics. ₹60CR (~$7M) of wedding services fulfilled since they started (gross revenue), across over a thousand weddings in eight cities. Now at ₹1CR in net monthly revenue. $1M pre-seed round. Angels in the round: Chaitanya Ramalingegowda (Wakefit), Ajith Pai (Delhivery), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox). Founders: CEO Pawan and CPTO Rahul (both MIT) ran Betterhalf (matrimony app which raised $8M+ from YC, Tribe Capital) together for eight years Founded in Feb 2023. Comps: WedMeGood (Orchid India).

Wellness brand with nutraceutical supplements made using sea moss. "Packed with 92 of the 102 essential minerals your body needs to thrive". Launches next year with in-house manufacturing. Seed round of an undisclosed amount, from the founders of The Moms Co. and the Tetr College of Business. Founded by a group of six founders students from around the world who are pursuing undergrad degrees at the Tetr School of Business. Founded in Jan 2025.

AI research startup developing models using small datasets particularly for drug discovery. The goal is to create creative co-pilots and lifelong learning agents, with initial results expected by this December. The idea is that AI could recombine known patterns to propose novels ones, with the potential to revolutionise drug discovery. $2.6M seed round. Angels in the round include Girish Mathrubootham (Freshworks), Manav Garg (Eka Software). Founders: two of the co-founders Govind and Srikant built Curio, the AI-driven news companion, together for eight years. Co-founder Suzanne (PhD in Biological Sciences, Monash) has been an external collaborator at DeepMind the past five years, while Edgar (not linked here) has been at Google for a decade including as Staff Research Scientist at DeepMind. Founded in Apr 2025.

Home services marketplace - deep cleaning, painting - that is now expanding into civil construction and home renovation. Currently at ₹2CR annualised revenue from 2,500 homes served monthly in Bengaluru. ₹17CR (~$2M) seed round. Founders: CEO BJ Arun was previously CEO of July Systems (acquired by Cisco), Librato (acquired by SolarWinds) and California Digital. He is the Chairman of the TiE Global Board of Trustees; COO Nishant (NIT, IIM) is from Glenmark, HP and Renoir Consulting. Comps that are focused on daily home tasks: Snabbit (Lightspeed, Nexus, Elevation), Pronto (Bain), Pync (rumoured to have raised).

SaaS for petcare businesses - vets, boarders, groomers. Live in India, expanding to the UAE and Australia. “Walk into most vet clinics or grooming centers and you’ll still find handwritten notes, WhatsApp threads, and scattered reminders.” The platform offers digital medical records, vaccination tracking, appointment scheduling, inventory management, payments and customer communication. Priced at ₹500 per branch per month in India, ₹3500 in the UAE. ₹5CR seed round. The Founder, Anil, founded Lollypop Design Studio, a UI/UX Studio in 2012. Founded: Jan 2024.

Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) provider, with in-house software and manufacturing capabilities. The company has seven proprietary drones, across VTOL, fixed-wing, and surveillance. It caters to both enterprise (including Tata Projects, Reliance, Mahindra Susten, L&T) and government clients. ₹3.1CR revenue in FY23, ₹5.6CR in FY24, ₹4.2CR in FY25 YTD. ₹2CR bridge round, from undisclosed angels advised by Bestvantage Investments. Founder Jatin is a former software engineer (TCS, Persistent Systems) who has built this for over 12 years starting in Apr 2013.

Fintech platform for NRIs which operates out of GIFT City. Offers USD denominated fixed deposits in India at a 5% interest rate (higher than can be earned outside India), along with compliance and tax filing services for NRIs. The company has taken a Payment Services Provider (PSP) licence and a broker-dealer licence. It now plans to roll out mutual funds, Indian and US equities and insurance products to its clients. $5M seed round. Angels in the round: Abhiraj Singh Bahl + Varun Khaitan (Urban Company), Akshant Goyal (Zomato), Varun Alagh (Mamaearth), Vineet Sethi (PayU), Aditya Sharma (McKinsey). Founders: Ankur (CEO), Savitri (COO), Ayush (CTO) and Sai Sankar (CBO) all worked together at Niyo (global travel cards) - they were respectively VP of Product, Chief Customer Experience Officer, VP of Engineering and CBO at Niyo. Ankur, Savitri and Ayush also built Goalwise together (as CPO, COO and CTO) - a mutual funds investment platform acquired by Niyo. Founded in Jan 2024. Comps: Rupeeflo (Piper Serica).