AI-driven end-to-end vacation planning solution. In beta - 50 vacations taken, 70 at the planning stage - by customers so far. Seems to be an affiliate - booking is off platform (TBC). $550K pre-seed round. The three founders are from from the Pune Institute of Computer Technology and built GigIndia together (B2B on-demand task completion, acquired by PhonePe). Comps: Holiday Tribe (GSF, Powerhouse), 30Sundays (InfoEdge).

AI-powered visa application platform - 1.5 lakh visas processed so far. Available on its own website and embedded into partners like ixigo and SpiceJet. $2M seed round, other investors include Thinkuvate. Founders: Vijayendra (ex-Zomato, ixigo, MobiKwik) was most recently VP of International Sales at White Hat Jr, while Dhruv is a software engineer from MobiKwik. Comps: StampThePassport (angels), Atlys (A16Z, Peak XV, Elevation, DST). How is this space evolving? This February, Atlys acquired the UK subsidiary of Artionis, a Swiss outsourcing partner for governments worldwide. Beyond visas, Atlys now provides eSIMs, forex and travel insurance.

Dental care at home, currently in Bengaluru. Dental cleaning starts at ₹1299. Best summed up by Bipin (Zeropearl): "Reality yeh hai ki daant sabke paas hain, dental problem almost sabke paas hai, INR 1500/session bhi sabke paas hai… par time kisi ke paas nahi. That's exactly where Cura Care comes in—bringing expert dental care to your doorstep, saving time without compromising on quality." ₹5CR pre-seed round. Angels in the round include Shripad Nadkarni (Hector) and the late Rohan Mirchandani. Founders: Abhinav comes from 82°E (Deepika Padukone), Purplle, Urban Company; Chinmay is ex Anar, Hero Electronix, Deloitte; Dr. Parminder Singh is a surgeon at Maulana Azad Institute Of Dental Sciences.

Enables athletes and coaches to upload and analyze videos for goal setting, skill improvement and progress tracking. Expanding internationally while opening an offline training centre. Undisclosed pre-seed round. Founders: Abhinav was ranked 285 worldwide (2015) by the PSA (Squash Association) and is a coach, Chetan founded Grand Slam Sports.

$1.2M seed round. Other investors in the round: M-League and angel including Amarnath Thombre (Match Group Americas). Co-Founders Krishna and Vivek are from MPL.

B2C re-commerce - marketplace for refurbished Apple products - iPhones and MacBooks. Seed round, amount undisclosed. Comps: Cashify (selling all brands) did ₹935CR (~$100M) of revenue in FY24.

Dashcams for retail customers and fleet operators. Dashcams now come with ADAS and driver monitoring (for fatigue etc.). Fleet customers include Shoffr, Euro Cars, Namma Yatri, Cityflo. ₹11CR seed round. Other investors in the round: Infinyte Club; MeitY through PIEDS-BITS Pilani; Gajendra Jangid and Vikram Chopra (CARS24). Founders: Ankit is from Bounce and Bounce Infinity; Pranjal was an EIR at Antler and a coder at Dream11, Urban Company. Comps: Safe Cams and NEXDIGITRON (not funded).

QSR chain of fresh fruit juice bars, starting with one location in Indiranagar, ₹99+ price points. This is India, so the juice bar also does burgers. "Drinking juice from a place you can trust for transparency, value and quality, all at an unbelievable price point.” $1.2M seed round from Prakash Sikaria (Super.money), Ravi Iyer (Flipkart), Arpan Sheth (Bain) and others. Abhishek and Vikram were Head of Marketing and Head of Business Strategy & Growth respectively at 4700BC, the popcorn brand. That brand, incidentially, is at ₹125CR of revenue for FY25.

Chain of coffee shops in North India with a vegetarian menu. Now in 35 locations. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Recent comps: Fast Coffee; First Coffee.

Hybrid-casual gaming studio. It's first game, Ludo Hero, released this Feb. $1M pre-seed round. Other investors in the round: Ventana Ventures, 91 ventures, Untitled Ventures. Dhananjai brings experience from GamesKraft/Mayhem Studios/Dream Game Studios. Neeraj spent close to nine years at Zynga.