Tools for the gTLD system - i.e. the system that manages generic top level domains (.com, .org etc). Provides enterprises brand protection, domain portfolio management and advisory on the new gTLD ecosystem (there are a number of new top level domains on market). “As the internet grows and technology plays a bigger role for business, the need for robust brand protection and domain intelligence will only grow. Their approach is both policy-aware and tech-first — exactly what global enterprises need.” Angel round of an undisclosed amount, from the investors named above as well as David Yu Liu (Information Industry) and Vinay Hebbar (Harvard Business Impact). Founders Vinay (CEO) and Vivek (COO) started out in Aug 2017. Vinay is ex Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis, Vivek is ex Reliance Jio.

Aerospace startup building next-gen hydrogen powered propulsion systems for defence, civil aviation and shipping. Incubated at IIT Delhi, the company has test-fired India’s first hydrogen-based aero engine, with plans to commercialise its first small-category engine in the next 12 months. $1.6M seed round. Founder Prithwish has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University - he was a Research Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory (run by the US Dept. of Energy), with brief stints at Agnikul (Lead, Computational Studies) and Euler Motors (AVP - Thermal and Battery R&D). Founded in Nov 2023.

Kids focused health and wellness brand, with a range of clean-label products for coughs and colds - sore throat lollipops and throat sprays. For kids aged 2-12, going live D2C and on e-commerce this month/August. ₹8CR seed round. Angels in the round: Arjun Purkayastha (Reckitt), Arjun Vaidya (V3 Ventures), Avnish Chhabria (Wellbeing Nutrition), Mohit Gupta (Lyskraft), Siddhartha Nangia + Swagat Saranagi (Smytten). Founders: Sanil is ex-Flipkart (category head), Uber (GM), Udaan (pharma/medicines) with brief stints as a co-founder building Pharma.Tech (B2B pharma manufacturing marketplace) and Relymeds (15 min medicine delivery). Vishakha is ex-Agro Tech Foods (marketing), Ferrero (brand manager), Glenmark (marketing). Founded in Oct 2024.

SaaS tool providing revenue/monetization infrastructure for enterprise customers to unify pricing, billing and revenue management using a single no-code system. This gives clients the ability to experiment and scale new pricing strategies without being limited by legacy tools. Global customers including Neysa, NCR Voyix and Akoya. "Strategic investment" of an undisclosed amount from a $25M US-India fund. The company has already raised seed funding from Endiya Partners, Silicon Valley Quad and Idealabx. Founders: Murali is the CTO and sole founder. Ex Cisco and Intuit, he was the co-founder of Financial Technologies 360 (SaaS solution for banks in the US). Jayaram, CEO (not co-founder), was the CEO of Zenprise (acquired by Citrix). Founded in Feb 2021.

AI-driven MMP (Mobile Measurement Partner). MMP’s are third party tools to optimize mobile advertising campaigns. Customers can integrate Linkrunner’s MMP within 90 minutes - a process which has traditionally taken 2-4 weeks and 3-5 people. Most app installs for Indian customer acquisition campaigns are unattributed, given the cost of of attribution is a a significant % of CPI. The goal is to drastically reduce this attribution cost per install - alongside unifying customer data to run more affective campaigns. $560K pre-seed round. Founders: Shreyans (BITS Goa) and Darshil (SVIT) built Bluelearn together - a social learning platform also backed by Titan and 2am. Founded in Jul 2024.

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).