Agentic platform that automates large parts of the embedded software lifecycle, from hardware-optimized code generation to AI deployment. The company targets clients in IOT, robotics, surveillance, industrial automation and autonomous systems. It is at the pilot stage with Indians OEMS across these domains, as well as a semiconductor company in the US. $3M (~₹27CR) seed round. Other investors in the round: Antler. Founded in Dec 2024, Bangalore/SF based. Founders Pratik and Yashwant are both NIT Kurukshetra '14. Pratik (also MDI Gurgaon) started out as a software engineer at Netlink Softwares and TEKsystems before close to five years at PhonePe (most recently as Category Lead for Devices); Yashwant (also NIT Tiruchirappalli) was Founder & CEO of Intelligent Edge Systems (a year) and was Senior System Design Engineer at Xilinx (part of AMD).

AI-powered marketing automation platform with an MVP that launched in Q4 2025. The platform covers six areas of marketing executuon, including outbound campaigns, AI voice calling, paid media optimization and RevOps. $1M pre-seed round. Based in Hyderabad and Raleigh, North Carolina. Founder & CEO Pallav (Penn State; WSU Carson College of Business) held brand management roles in the US at P&G, Kraft Foods and Pepsico before joining ESPN as Head of Brand Strategy. He was then CMO at Merrell (part of Wolverine Worldwide, a listed footwear manufacturer).

AI and digital transformation company which helps enterprises and GCCs adopt AI solutions by providing consulting, architecture and implementation. Some of these solutions include RetailBOT, HR Data Analytics, Spend Analytics, for clients including the top three pharma and life sciences companies, as well as in manufacturing and insurance. $7.5M seed round. Founded in Oct 2020, Noida, Bangalore and New Jersey based. Founders: CEO Anjan (Birla Institute of Technology '87) was the CEO of Birlasoft and of Sasken, after 13 years at MindTree; Co-Founder & Chief of People Success Samit (XLRI Jamshedpur) was CHRO at Airtel and Chief People Officer at Birlasoft, and spent 13 years at Infosys.

Software testing startup offering Autonomous QA as a Solution as an alternative to traditional QA as a service. Agentic testing and human domain experts get enterprises to 80% test coverage in two weeks instead of the typical four months, with agents that build, run and maintain end-to-end tests. $2M round. SF and Bengaluru based. The fourth founder, Sreepad Krishnan Mavila.

Marketing tech platform which uses agentic AI to help websites adapt to visitor context in real time. On-site experience is optimised for both humans users as well as AI-driven traffic. Autonomous agents are embedded into existing URLS which allows for continuous optimization without the traditional A/B testing process. For example, ad intent is used to customise pages, visitors asking questions on AI chatbots also get a customised page. This helps improve CaC and drive engagement, for enterprises across BFSI, telecom and healthcare to start with. $5.7M seed round led by Accel. Last raised a $1.8M pre-seed round in 2024, also led by Accel. Founded in Oct 2022, SF/BLR based. Founders: CEO Ankur (IIT Delhi '11; Stanford MBA '17) is ex-Nestle (R&D Centre); PaperBoat (new product dev.) before founding andMe (supplements for women's health), acquired by GlobalBees; co-founder Pritam (IIT Bombay '14) was Co-Founder & CEO of Manch (hyperlocal content) before product roles at Rippling and CRED.

Software development company for the gaming industry, which uses AI to improve player experiences by enhancing realism; creating dynamic, personalized and infinite content; and accelerating development cycles through automated testing. Some of the work they do includes creating AI-driven NPCs that demonstrate lifelike behaviour, procedural generation of expansive worlds and intelligent matchmaking. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Based in Palakkad, Kerala. No background on the founders.

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).

Integrates AI into company workflows with enterprise-grade agents. Has 25 enterprise clients across BFSI, retail, travel and hospitality. $1M seed round from Bhavesh Gupta (former Paytm COO). Founderd in Jul 2025, Gurgaon based. Founder & CEO Akshat (Dhirubhai Ambani Univ. '05; MDI '07) was a sales manager at Oracle and IBM before founding ePaylater (SME inventory financing).

Market intelligence platform which uses AI agents and workflows to turn unstructured market and consumer data into ready-to-use insights that strategy and business teams can use to make decisions. For example, AI agents track competitor pricing across thousands of SKUs in e-commerce and quick commerce, and map expansion opportunities and footfall patterns across offline retail locations. Clients include Nestle, Apollo Pharmacies, Plaza. ₹1.5CR pre-seed round. Founded in May 2024, Gurgaon based. Founders: Kritish (DTU '19; IIMA '24) was a software engineer at Citi; Saurabh (IIT Roorkee '19; IIMA '24) an AVP at HSBC.

Cloud PC platform for enterprises to stream applications and desktops on any device using a web browser. This is a cloud-native alternative to traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), i.e. without requiring on-device installation. Clients include Tally, Porter, Alliance Broadband, Primebook. Seed round of an undisclosed amount. Founded in Mar 2021, Bangalore based. Founders: Ram (Vignan's Institute of Information Technology) is a software engineer from AJIO, Technicolor, Thermo Fisher and Accenture; Lakshman (IIT Kharagpur '13) was Co-Founder & CTO of Chutney (YC W20) and is software engineer from GiveIndia, Planetworx and Turannt.