Specialty coffee roaster and machine manufacturer selling easy-brew premium Arabica coffee (in capsules, beans, drip coffee bags, cups and cold brew bottles). It controls sourcing, roasting and packaging in-house. It is present D2C, in retail chains (Nature's Basket, Le Marche), and through B2B partnerships. It manufactures machines for use in F&B and in offices, with clients including Grant Thornton, Gartner, SBI, DS Group. ₹5CR seed rund led by IPV. Founded in Apr 2018, Delhi based. Founders: Kanika (SRCC '07; LSE '08) was Director - Foundational Research and Consumer Insights at The Centre for Science & Behaviour Change, and is ex-Dalberg and Cambridge Economic Policy Associates; Paritosh (SRCC '07; Tuck MBA '13) was VP, Strategy & Business Head, Online at Lenskart and is ex-LEK and Unilever (brand head for BrookeBond).

Corporate gifting platform for enterprises, with over 800 clients including Amazon, LinkedIn, Wipro, Coursera and PhonePe. Businesses can design branded merchandise, manage inventory, automate gifting workflows and ship worldwide. The company operates warehouses in Delhi and Bangalore, and is setting up printing in-house. It integrates into HMRS tools to track birthdays and anniversaries. ₹5.4CR follow-on/bridge round. Angels include the founders of OnGrid, HROne. The company raised a ₹7CR seed round in Dec 2022 from Info Edge, Anicut's angel fund and Huddle Ventures. Founded in Mar 2021, Gurgaon based. Founders: Sameer (IMT Ghaziabad '12) was India Lead for Supply Growth at Uber (three years) and is ex-Airtel; Sneh (Amity Engineering '08) was a business analyst at Cognizant for seven years, before spending three years at Uber on product ops.

Hyperlocal logistics network for D2C brands. Currently operational in NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore and Calcutta. It also operates in Lucknow, which is serving as its pilot to launch 25 new dark stores in Tier II/III cities. It fulfills "thousands of daily orders” and is targeting 500K monthly orders. $138K pre-seed round. Founded in Jan 2024, Gurgaon based. Founder: Chandan Singh Ghugtyal (Delhi Univ. ‘12; Sikkim Manipal Univ. MBA ‘15) has worked on ops, strategy and growth across logistics companies Warehousity, ANS Commerce and Pickrr. He managed warehousing operations at Limeroad for six years.

Seafood brand which delivers fresh, chemical-free seafood which are naturally grown in dams (as the name might suggest!). The company has a "Demand-to-Harvest" system, where demand is predicted down to pin codes, with harvesting aligned with real consumption. The company has 5K household customers in Delhi, and B2B partnerships with companies like Hyperpure. It has its own supply-chain and processing infrastructure. ₹30CR "strategic round" from unknown investors, which qualifies as a seed or Pre-A round. Founded in Apr 2025, Gurgaon based. Founders: Shobhit (Delhi Univ.'06; Sydenham '08) is ex-Madison World where he was Business Head and Head of Digital Investment; Shailesh (Gujarat Univ '02; Assumption Univ. '04) was with Base Bio Life Solutions and BBL Energy for most of his career.

B2B apparel sourcing platform connecting independent retailers and manufacturers. The company is addressing inefficiencies in the apparel sourcing supply chain, which still largely happens via Whatsapp/phone calls. This leads to poor demand forecasting, inefficient procurement and inventory pile-up. Currently at ₹4CR annualised revenue with a 60% repeat rate, and 40 manufacturers on the platform. ₹1.5CR pre-seed round.Founded in Aug 2023, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Vivek (BITS Pilani - Goa '15) is from FabHotels (leading supply for TravelPlus), NestAway and CarDekho; CTO Paras (IIT Roorkee '18) joined in 2025 after ~7 years as a software dev at Microsoft.

Connected factory platform providing an intelligence layer across manufacturing systems, by connecting data across ERP, MES (manufacturing execution system), machines and shopfloor workflows. Target sectors include automotive, electronics, industrial machinery, and consumer goods. Revenue scale and clients undisclosed. ₹6.2CR seed round. Angels in the round include Bhavik Dholakia, Vishal Shah, Varun Patel, Viraj Lavingia, and Bhavin Sodavadiya. Founded in Apr 2021, Hyderabad based. Founders: Abhinav (CVR College of Engineering) started out of college; Rohan (IIT Ropar '19) joined after two years each as a dev at Captain Fresh and JioSaavn.

Private label produce (grains, pulses, spices, seeds and dry fruits) for small and medium kirana stores, which enables them to have their own private labels and compliant packaging, backed up by an efficient supply chain, logistics and intelligence. The company sources produce from the best farms, processes its at reputed factories, then undertakes QC, cleaning and sorting, packaging, labelling (for the brand or store) and delivery in 24 hours. $1.6M seed round. Founded in Sep 2022, Mumbai based. Founders: Bhavin (Podar College of Commerce and Economics; Welingkar Institute of Management) is a third generation wholesaler from Mumbai (Prasaar Foods and Shri Jayraj Foods), and a Partner at Wholescale (tech-enabled distributor for retail stores); co-founder Umang's family own a grocery store in Mumbai. Mentored by Hemendra Mathur (Bharat Innovation Fund/ThinkAg).

Tech-enabled retail omnichannel partner helping global fashion and lifestyle brands enter and scale in India through market-entry strategy, eCommerce, merchandising and supply chain support. $1.6M pre-seed round. Will focus on onboarding its first brand partners, and building out its tech and operational infrastructure. Founded in Mar 2026, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Rajesh (Univ. of Bombay '94) spent over 15 years at Arvind Mills (most recently as CEO of Global Sourcing Solutions), was Co-Founder & CPO at FREECULTR, followed by ~six years at Myntra Jabong (VP for the marketplace and omni business) and two years as CMO at Ajio; COO Louis (Maastricht University '13) was at H&M for 11 years, including as CFO for India and South Korea, and is a board advisor at Grape Town (AI and peer-led fashion recommendations).

Climate resistant bovine genetics startup which operates two products, Pashu AI, for comprehensive livestock health monitoring, diversity tracking and farm management; and Bharat Pashudhan, an IoT device also for health monitoring and herd management in real time. Pashu AI analyzes cattle date (e.g. milk yield, fertility cycles) to recommend the best breeding pairs to improve genetics of the herd. Bharat Pashudhan ensures only healthy animaals are used for breeding. All this drives up milk yields and farmers incomes while bringing down disease incidence. Aiming for ₹100CR in FY26 revenue, with over 600K farmers served till date. $3M seed round. Other investors in the round: Alok Soni (Mud House Capital), a-IDEA NAARM (incubator at the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management). Founded in Jan 2020, Jaipur based. Founders: CEO Manish (FIED IIM Kashipur) is founder of the Indigenous Economic Forum (IEF) and first started out Verdant Impact as Animal ICU after suddenly losing all nine of his buffaloes for reasons the local vets couldn't identify; CFO Maya (Sambhar College, Jaipur '04; FIED IIM Kashipur '22) was Joint CEO at LabourGrid, Craft Mandi and Payment Ink.

Mobility platform focused on offering transportation for students, along with real-time tracking and safety management. Has a network of 3000 vehicles in Hyderabad, with 340K trips so far. Has partnerships with 15 educational institutions to manage transit logistics. Plans to expand to other major cities. ₹1.5CR pre-seed co-led by Sandeep Varaganti (JioMart CEO) and Ashok Agrawal (Axis Bank SVP), along with other angels. Founded in Feb 2024, Hyderabad based. Founders: CEO Vijay (GITAM Deemed Univ. '16) started out at Amazon and High Radius in BD roles before switching to consulting roles; co-founder Alfred (Loyola) was at Amazon for nine years (product roles).