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).

Medical equipment maker using an asset-light model with MSME manufacturing partners, to supply affordable, globally compliant medical devices and consumables. Targetting mid-tier hospitals in India with 50-200 beds. The ultimate goal is to build a large horizontal OEM platform that can serve multiple categories in domestic and global markets. $4M seed led by 3one4 Capital, along with Incubate Fund Asia and Stride Ventures. Founder in Jun 2025, Bangalore based. Founders: Anshul was at Zetwerk for six years, heading the General Fabrication Unit as well as across sales roles; Nishant (Manav Rachna '12; IBS Hyderabad '14) was also at Zetwerk, for close to five years as VP and Business Head of the Railways and Metros unit, prior to which he was at BlackBuck for five years.

Export focused marketplace, offering engineering and precision manufacturing. The company operates as a single point of contact manufacturing partner for complex industrial requirements sourced from India and South East Asia by clients from a dozen countries including the US and UK. It has worked for more than 22 global enterprises and with over 300 suppliers. $6.6M Series A led by Z47, along with Nexus, AdvantEdge Founders, Stride Ventures. $3.5M seed led by Z47 and Nexus in Aug 2023. Founded in Mar 2023, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Karan (Delhi Univ. '08; Stanford '19) was previously the Director of BD and Strategy at Zume Inc (the American food packaging company which started out with pizza-making robots); co-founder Himanshu (IIT Kharagpur '13) was Senior Manager of Technology and Operations at Zume.

Manufacturer of EVs for last mile logistics. These are scooter sized, fully covered vehicles, which can operate in harsh weather conditions and carry twice the number of orders as a scooter. Pilot deployments begin this year. $2M seed round. Angels in the round: founders and execs from Delhivery, OfBusiness, Pixxel, Boom Supersonic. Founded in Oct 2024, Delhi based. Founders Akshat and Himanshu (Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology '23) founded Flynovate, drones for inspecting solar panels, together while in college.

Launchpad for startups which operates in-person labs which serve as a launchpad for technical and creative founders. In India, it runs a 50-day founder lab in Bangalore, with 15 founders per cohort. Founders get access to co-living faciltities. It also runs labs in Tokyo, Paris and Cluj-Napoca (in Romania), with plans for SF, and hardware-focused labs in Japan and France. $2.5M angel round. Other investors in the round: Eros International. Founded in Oct 2023, Bengaluru/SF based. Founders: Founder Kei is a high-schooler studying in Institut Le Rosey, a Swiss boarding school; Co-Founder & COO Suhas was the co-founder of Mocha (email client) and is GP at EVM Capital (micro-grants for founders); Co-Founder and Head of Content & Media Hardeep (Western University '22) managed ops and events at The Residency (incubator/residency program).

Freight management SaaS platform with tools for freight scheduling and execution, carrier management, contract transport and freight service network optimization. Customers include Daydean, Exide Energy, Alpex, DICABS. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Founded in Apr 2023, Ahmedabad based. Founders: CEO Farhan (GTU '16) founded Hypertech Logistics and Artyverse (film production); Pala (L.D. College of Engineering '04) was at Sabarmati Gas Limited for eighteen years; Ashwin (also L.D. College '05) is a former software engineer (Infostretch, KPIT).

Provider of optical fiber equipment. It imports fiber strippers, cleavers, visual fault locators, power meters and splicing machines, and sells them through a network of over 450 resellers, as well as to directly to end customers, across India. This round will go towards establishing manufacturing facilities in India. $1M round. No background information available on the founder, Priyanka Ojha.