SaaS tools for hospitals and other healthcare service providers, including an outpatient (OPD) department management system, an end-to-end hospital OS, a clinical AI notetaker and an app for patients. Incubated at IIT Madras, the company is also integrating blockchain into a number of tools, for e.g. in managing sensitive organ donation databases. ₹6.5CR seed round. Founders: all three are IIT Madras. Prabhu is Head of the School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at IIT Madras; Vijayaraja was co-founder at Gemicates (automation systems) for six years; Anirudh started out while still studying at IIT. Founded in Apr 2023.

AI research startup developing models using small datasets particularly for drug discovery. The goal is to create creative co-pilots and lifelong learning agents, with initial results expected by this December. The idea is that AI could recombine known patterns to propose novels ones, with the potential to revolutionise drug discovery. $2.6M seed round. Angels in the round include Girish Mathrubootham (Freshworks), Manav Garg (Eka Software). Founders: two of the co-founders Govind and Srikant built Curio, the AI-driven news companion, together for eight years. Co-founder Suzanne (PhD in Biological Sciences, Monash) has been an external collaborator at DeepMind the past five years, while Edgar (not linked here) has been at Google for a decade including as Staff Research Scientist at DeepMind. Founded in Apr 2025.

Kids focused health and wellness brand, with a range of clean-label products for coughs and colds - sore throat lollipops and throat sprays. For kids aged 2-12, going live D2C and on e-commerce this month/August. ₹8CR seed round. Angels in the round: Arjun Purkayastha (Reckitt), Arjun Vaidya (V3 Ventures), Avnish Chhabria (Wellbeing Nutrition), Mohit Gupta (Lyskraft), Siddhartha Nangia + Swagat Saranagi (Smytten). Founders: Sanil is ex-Flipkart (category head), Uber (GM), Udaan (pharma/medicines) with brief stints as a co-founder building Pharma.Tech (B2B pharma manufacturing marketplace) and Relymeds (15 min medicine delivery). Vishakha is ex-Agro Tech Foods (marketing), Ferrero (brand manager), Glenmark (marketing). Founded in Oct 2024.

Chain of IVF clinics which has started with a flagship location in Bandra, Mumbai. Services include IVF, egg and embryo freezing, fertility assessments and pre-conception consultations. It claims to be the first IVF chain with an integrated app, allowing patients to track treatment, access reports and stay informed. $4M seed round. Angels in the round: Ameera Shah (Metropolis Healthcare), Vijay Taparia (B2V Ventures). Founder Neha (Narsee Monjee) ran Fitternity.com for a decade (marketplace for 12K gyms and fitness centres - funded by Sixth Sense and Exfinity). Founded in 2024. Comps: Arva Health (All In, iSeed, Bharat Founders Fund).

AI agents for workflows across the lifesciences industry, starting with medical writing. As explained by Forbes, "the highly-regulated process of creating literature for regulators, healthcare professionals, patients and other key stakeholders is hugely costly for life sciences business" and also adds significant time to bring new treatments to market. "LogicFlo's approach has therefore been to develop a set of AI agents that can interact with life science companies existing technologies - systems such as Veeva and IQVIA - in order to automate the creation of the content they need. Every piece of literature produced can then be checked by a human being, but staff no longer need to spend countless hours developing the documents from scratch in the first place." $2.7M seed round. Founders: Udith (IIT Madras, HBS) is ex-BCG, Abbott and Dynamo AI; Arun (IIT Madras, Purdue) is a data scientist from AB InBev, Solinftec and Intuitive. Founded in May 2024.

Startup working on vaccine delivery through a needle-less Microneedle Array Patch (MAP). The technology eliminates the need for a cold chain, with vaccine viability maintained on the patch for up to 120 days at 40 degrees C. Clinical trials begin next year - built for the Indian market as well as other low and middle income countries. ₹5.5CR ($650K) seed round. The founders spun this out of IIT Kharagpur’s Microelectronics and MEMS Lab. Founded in Calcutta in 2020.

$1.5M seed round. Founders: CEBiotech company developing a vaccine targeting obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver. Funding is towards the the preclinical development of UT009, its immunotherapeutic candidate, and eventually Phase I human trials. "UT009 represents a paradigm shift by differentiating it from current obesity drugs by addressing the root causes of weight gain". $1.5M seed round. Founders: CEO Gopi (VIT) was the CEO of Kyntox Biotech (diagnostics kits for snakebites); co-founder Uday was Chief Scientific Officer at Dr Reddy's and has been the CEO of two nutraceuticals companies since. Founded in Mar 2024.O Gopi (VIT) was the CEO of Kyntox Biotech (diagnostics kits for snakebites); co-founder Uday was Chief Scientific Officer at Dr Reddy's and has been the CEO of two nutraceuticals companies since. Founded in Mar 2024.

Microbiome-based life sciences company, with a customer facing solution to improve gut health. ₹4CR pre-seed round. Founders: CEO Bipin was co-founder at Gaia Smart Cities (IOT devices for trains and airports); the Chief of Science and Technology has been a Senior Research Scientist at The Systems Biology Institute in Japan for 17 years; and the CEO of SBX Technologies (Japan) for a decade; Hiroaki Kitano, the Chief of Research and Collaboration, is the Head of the The Systems Biology Institute.

Preventive healthcare startup focused on wellness and longevity. The company provides personalised health services through in-house clinics, combining molecular diagnostics, high-resolution imaging and non-invasive testing. The first clinic opened in Bengaluru this March. It caters to two types of customers : those improving their overall health and performance; and those managing chronic or complex problems. "“We’re at a rare moment in time - where advances in molecular science, AI, and diagnostic precision now make it possible to understand the body like never before and take highly customised, timely actions to maximise your healthspan". $3.5M seed round led by Accel's Prashanth Prakash. Founders: CEO Rishi was the CEO of United Breweries for 3 years, was a VP at Avery Dennison (manufacturer of adhesive labels and other branding solutions for apparel retailers) for 9 years and was with Unilever for over 13 years. CTO Shiva has been the Chairman of Connect Ventures for 20 years, which "operates as a collaborative network of companies dedicated to advancing Health, Performance and Sustainability Initiatives".

Medical devices company. It's first product, NoWound, is a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device designed for controlled healing of complex wounds. NPWT is a treatment method that uses a device to create suction on a wound, promoting healing. ₹8.4CR pre-seed round towards expanding its product range and building distribution across hospitals, clinics and for home-care. Angels in the round: founders of Tata 1mg, NephroPlus, SafeExpress, Eye Q Hospital, Hexa Health, AstroTalk. Founders: The CEO comes from Tata 1mg, Pristyn Care and most recently, as CBO of Antara Senior Care; the COO is from Pristyn, Apollo Hospitals and E&Y.