Engineering simulations through high performance computing combined with "quantum-inspired" algorithms (i.e. algorithms that draw on quantum computing theory but use classical hardware, not quantum computers). Clients from the aerospace, automotive, energy and defence industry can use the platform for faster design cycles, with cheaper compute. The company has a collaboration with the US Air Force Research Lab, as well as paid pilots with ABB, BMW and Maruti Suzuki. $5M seed round. Other investors in the round: Transpose Platform, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, ARKA Venture Labs, Grifiss Institute, Paradigm Shift Capital and Pranatech. Founders: Co-Founder & CEO Abhishek (BS, Aerospace from Rutgers; MEng from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) started this almost straight out of Rutgers; along with CTO Rut, also straight out of Rutgers; and COO Jash, after graduating from University College London (UCL). Founded in Sep 2020, HQ In New York with tech out of Bengaluru.

Parking solutions provider which offers a range of IoT solutions - a smart parking barrier that secures individual parking spaces for particular customers (using a pop-up barrier), automated boom barriers and EV fleet charging infrastructure. A marketplace also allows private parking owners to rent out their unused spaces by the hour, using the parking barrier/lock. The company currently facilitates 20,000 parking slot bookings a month. ₹2.09CR seed round. Founders: Amrit started Nick IT Solutions, a services firm, 18 years ago; Raj Kumar is from the advertising industry. Founded in Apr 2023.

Business intelligence platform, focused on automation and conversational analytics. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Angels in the round include Gaurav (Noise) and Amit (Central Warehousing Corporation). Founder Vipul Prakash had brief stints at Delhivery and IndusInd Bank, and was a Zonal Head at BharatPe. Founded in Dec 2023.

Fashion quick commerce startup, modelled around 100 minute delivery from nearby malls and partner outlets, i.e. shunning the dark store model for now. Shoppers can try multiple items at home and decide what to keep. Currently operational in Gurgaon. $250K pre-seed round. Co-Founder & CEO Adarsh (IIT Roorkee, FMS) was at BCG for six years and was VP of Business at Fashinza. Founded in Sep 2024. Comps: KNOT ($3M Pre-A this week - Kae, Sparrow), Slikk Club (Lightspeed, Nexus), Zilo (InfoEdge, Chiratae).

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.