Casual mobile puzzle games studio which uses AI to drive game personalisation and dynamic content generation. Game titles Tap Hexa and Hexa Dreams have 300K installs, with a focus on Europe and the US. $2.75M seed round. Founders Naga (IIT-BHU) and Pruthvi (BITS) are IIM Calcutta batchmates who worked at Gameberry Labs together (on product and growth). Naga is from Tencent and PlaySimple, while Pruthvi is from Swiggy - also product roles. Founded in Apr 2024.

Drone startup founded in 2020 by a 15 year old who was inspired by Zipline, the on-demand drone delivery company. Uses a tail-sitter design (the drone launches upright) with a goal to deliver parcels at 1/20th the cost of typical deliveries. Deliveries cost ₹24 per delivery today, with an aim to get below ₹5 by end 2026. Pilot program with Bangalore's Narayana Health, through which it will undertake medical logistics for three months. Also looking at quick commerce and food delivery. $8.65M seed round led by Lachy Groom, following last year's round by Lightspeed. Founder Naman, now 20 years old, started Airbound as a side project during high school in Mumbai when he was 15. Founded in 2020, formally in Mar 2023.

Bangalore based lab grown diamond jewellery brand. Using a franchise model, the brand operates three stores in Bangalore, Coimbatore and Guwahati. ₹2CR pre-seed round led by Dinesh Talera (Mysore Saree Udyog). Founder Prapanjj (Christ, Bangalore) started out as a diamond grader, and a business development intern at De Beers, before working with Kota Diamonds (jewellery brand). Founded in Nov 2022. Comps: Lucira Jewelry (Blume, Spring Marketing, SiriusOne), IVANA Jewels (Avinya Ventures), Firefly Diamonds (WestBridge), True Diamond (Titan, Huddle, Zeropearl), Fiona Diamonds (Venture Catalysts, AC Ventures), Coluxe (Startups Sherpas), Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds, Jewelbox (V3).

GTM intent platform that integrates with tools like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Apollo, to help companies identify and engage technology buyers based on developer activity. Over a hundred developer-first companies use the platform, including Chainguard, LangChain, N8N, Temporal, Datahub, Unstructured. Bengaluru based, opening its first US office. $4M seed round.

AI-led spiritual-tech platform with 400K registered users, reimagining vedic wisdom for the digital generation. The platform offers interactive experiences across astrology, ayurveda and the broader teachings of the Bhagwad Gita. AI Guruavataars are available 24/7, providing accurate, transparent, and easy-to-understand guidance on marriage, relationships, career, and life decisions. $500K investment from Bharat Matrimony's parent bring total funding in this seed round to $1.72M. This comes along with a partnership with Matrimony.com Group, given that astrology influences more than 80% of Indian marriages. Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder of Matrimony.com Group: “Marriage is not only about bringing two people together but ensuring harmony between them. Astrology has always played a vital role in this process. With Ask My Guru’s AI-powered astrology, we see an opportunity to combine cultural traditions with cutting-edge technology for the benefit of millions.”

On demand diagnostics services, with blood tests in 15 minutes and reports in 90 minutes. Currently available in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Works with NABL-accredited labs - Tata 1mg Labs, Redcliffe Labs, Healthians - for testing. ₹1.2CR pre-seed round.

Sustainability SaaS to help enterprises across industries to drive net zero emissions, enabling them to track and mitigate carbon emissions (carbon accounting software) while implementing sustainable practices (through implementation advisory and helping launch new sustainability programs). This brings reports, insights and action into one platform. Clients include Wockhardt, Meghalaya Industrial Development Board, Metro Brands. The GTM is global. $600K round.

Home fragrances brand, with toxin free natural wax. No information on traction. "We are designing with innovation, safety, and sustainability at the core, building an ecosystem of products for this new Indian customer who seeks both design and trust in their everyday choices."Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Other investors in the round: Growth Sense Venture Fund, Growth91.

AI native platform for lawyers, working with 200 organizations globally including large law firms, boutique firms and in-house legal teams. It currently helps 3000 lawyers in 9 jurisdictions with drafting, reviewing documents, DD, legal research and translation. This saves lawyers 30 hours per month on average. "We are building Lucio to disappear into legal workflows, to meet lawyers where they already are and elevate the quality of their output.” $5M seed round.

SaaS platform with forensics and manipulation detection AI, offering real-time, multimodal analysis across video, images, audio and test to detect deepfakes. The intent is to identify and mitigate misinformation, fraud and brand impersonation. Currently at the pilot stage with customers in the US and EU - marketplaces, media, finance, and digital platforms. $1M pre-seed round.