Fashion marketplace with a first of its kind try first, pay later model. i.e., customers can order up to ten items with no upfront cost, try them out and pay for the items they keep. “The idea for Tryo emerged when we noticed that even tech-savvy users were avoiding fashion shopping online. There was a clear trust gap around how clothes would actually feel and look. We want to give users the convenience of online shopping without compromising on the confidence they get from trying things on.” Operating through a dark-store model in Bangalore, it currently offers 25 brands through 60 minute express delivery as well as scheduled delivery. ₹3CR pre-seed round. Founders: CEO Meet (IIR Roorkee) managed growth at Uni Cards and PowerUp Money; co-founder Arjav (also IIT Roorkee) was a PM at Inkle (accounting SaaS) and briefly a co-founder of Rent-It (hyperlocal P2P renting); CTO Shiva (IIT Delhi) was a full stack dev at Wishlink. Founded in Jan 2025. Comps: KNOT (Kae, Sparrow), Slikk Club (Lightspeed, Nexus), Zilo (InfoEdge, Chiratae), Zulu Club (TDV Partners).

Game development studio developing Takedown Genesis, a third person shooter game for PC and console. Funding is towards developing a "vertical slice", a 5-8 minute prototype that demonstrates game narrative and core mechanics. The studio will then bring on publishers and raise a further $5M to take the prototype to full production. The studio is collaborating with Vicky Arora, a Bollywood action director (URI, RRR) to lead action design and choreography. $1M seed round from undisclosed angels. Founders: Jeet built Bizdateup, an angel investing platform; Vidhit joined out of university.

AI powered travel discovery and booking app. With a hyper personalized discovery experience, they plan to offer 20 destinations in APAC and the Middle East. “The holiday booking experience is broken. Most travellers still rely on offline agents and get pre-packaged itineraries with limited flexibility. At Passprt, our goal is to empower users to travel their way with more choice, freedom, and context.” $500K pre-seed round. Founders: CEO Ujjwal is a software engineer who worked on product at Lokll (also travel discovery) before joining Barco as an R&D Engineer; co-founder Manoj is from WheelsEye (BD) and ApinBus (supply growth). Founded in Apr 2023. Comps: The Tarzan Way (IPV), Holiday Tribe (GSF, Powerhouse), Rimigo (Reazon, SGgrow), 30Sundays (InfoEdge), GydeXP (Rukam Sitara).

Fitness sessions organised within apartment complexes - strength training, yoga, weight loss offered via both individual and group training. ₹2CR pre-seed round. Currently operational in 40 complexes in Bangalore, with 500 customers to date. Angels in the round include Pranay Jivrajka (Allo Health). Founder Shalabh (IIT Guwahati, IIM Lucknow) managed growth and brand marketing at Allo Health, worked across various verticals at and spent two years with Ola. Curefit Founded in Oct 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).

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).

Home services marketplace - deep cleaning, painting - that is now expanding into civil construction and home renovation. Currently at ₹2CR annualised revenue from 2,500 homes served monthly in Bengaluru. ₹17CR (~$2M) seed round. Founders: CEO BJ Arun was previously CEO of July Systems (acquired by Cisco), Librato (acquired by SolarWinds) and California Digital. He is the Chairman of the TiE Global Board of Trustees; COO Nishant (NIT, IIM) is from Glenmark, HP and Renoir Consulting. Comps that are focused on daily home tasks: Snabbit (Lightspeed, Nexus, Elevation), Pronto (Bain), Pync (rumoured to have raised).

Chain of eggless dessert cafes starting with Gurgaon, with 10K monthly orders in June. Aiming at 100 stores by FY27. ₹3CR (~$350K) seed round. Founder Vidur had brief stints at OYO and Vodafone Idea, before founding Mulberry Experiences (catering co.).

Home services and house help on demand, currently operating in Bengaluru. Started off with car care, now covers all services (cooking, cleaning, gardening). Rumoured seed funding round which is unconfirmed. The three co-founders are IIT Delhi/IIT Roorkee - two of them worked at Apna Mart together. The third was with Peak XV for a year before starting Vah Vah (live online vocational training). Comps: Snabbit (Lightspeed, Nexus, Elevation), Pronto (Bain). Founded in Oct 2023.

Fashion quick commerce, with 250 brands offered in under 60 minutes to customers in Mumbai. Customers can use its Scheduled Home Trials option to try multiple sizes while the delivery agent waits. Now expanding to other cities. $4.5M seed round. Founders: CEO Padmakumar was VP - Fashion at Flipkart; and a Board Member and Head of Apparel & Fast Fashion at Myntra for eight years; after over a decade at Shoppers Stop; co-founder Bhavik is an engineer who was Senior Director of Product Management at Myntra for over six years. Founded in Mumbai in Feb 2025. Comps: Slikk Club (Lightspeed, Nexus), Newme (Accel, Fireside, 2am, All In, AUM), M-Now (by Myntra), Knot and Blip (both currently out in market to raise).