Backing India's Deeptech Revolution

Recruitment Smart is a London-based HR technology company whose talent intelligence platform, SniperAI, uses machine learning and natural language processing to match CVs to job specifications, parse resumes and surface internal talent. Its companion product JeevesAI handles conversational candidate pre-screening and interview scheduling, and the platform integrates with enterprise systems including SAP SuccessFactors.

Finin was a Bengaluru-based consumer neobank that combined savings accounts, account aggregation, smart budgeting and goal-based saving in a single AI-driven app, launched in partnership with SBM Bank India. Finin was acquired by Open in late 2021.

Fedo is a Bengaluru-based health AI company that predicts health risks and monitors body vitals using computer vision and machine learning. Its Fedo Score, built on 250+ medical studies and analysis of over 50 million global health records, allows insurers to automate underwriting in health and life insurance, while Fedo Vitals captures vitals such as blood pressure, heart rate and BMI from a short video.

FairPlum is a Mumbai-based food technology company working with regional and heritage Indian food brands to make their specialities available nationally through a network of cloud kitchens, kiosks and physical experience centres. Its 'Food Karavan' concept partners with established regional food entrepreneurs to deliver authentic dishes within an hour.

Esmito is a Chennai-based Energy-as-a-Service company building battery swapping infrastructure for two- and three-wheeler electric vehicles. Incubated at IIT Madras with technology co-developed with the Centre for Battery Engineering and Electric Vehicles (C-BEEV), it offers swap stations, vehicle control units and analytics software for logistics and last-mile mobility operators, and has helped shape battery swapping standardisation in India.

ChitMonks is a Hyderabad-based fintech company using permissioned blockchain to bring transparency and process efficiency to India's chit fund industry. Its platform connects chit fund companies, state regulators, subscribers and banks, digitising payment collections, online auctions, eKYC and eSign. The company partnered with the Telangana government to launch the blockchain-based 'T-Chits' system.

Sewport is an online marketplace that connects apparel brands with verified manufacturers for sampling and production, rather than operating as an AI company. It facilitates the transition from AI-generated designs to physical manufacturing.

GrabOnRent was an Indian online product rental marketplace founded in 2015 by IIT Guwahati alumni that allowed users to rent furniture, appliances, electronics, and event gear. Operating in cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, the startup eventually shut down around 2020 due to capital constraints, scaling challenges, and trademark issues.

VLCC (originally named Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves) is a prominent multinational wellness and beauty brand founded in India in 1989 by Vandana Luthra. The company specializes in weight management, skin, hair, and body care services, alongside manufacturing personal care products and running vocational training institutes.

Sequretek develops AI-driven cybersecurity products that give enterprises proactive threat detection and defence capabilities, helping organisations identify and respond to cyber threats before they cause damage.

Pharmarack provides SaaS-based order processing and inventory management software for pharmaceutical retailers and distributors, digitising the pharmaceutical supply chain and helping retailers streamline procurement and stock management across a large distributor network.

Inntot Technologies designs cost-effective, software-defined radio IP solutions for next-generation digital media broadcast receivers, including Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM/DRM+), DAB/DAB+, ISDB-T, and HD-Radio. Its licensees include Tier-1 automotive customers such as Clarion and Telechips. Founded in 2014 by Prasanth Thankappan and Rajith Nair.

Genrobotics is a Kerala-based robotics company known for developing robots that eliminate the need for manual scavenging in sewer and manhole cleaning, replacing hazardous manual labour with automated systems for India's municipal sanitation infrastructure.

Boxx.ai builds AI-powered personalisation technology that helps ecommerce businesses tailor product recommendations and customer experiences to individual shoppers, aiming to improve conversion and engagement across digital storefronts.

Inc42 is a technology-led media platform providing news, data, and analysis on the Indian startup ecosystem, covering funding activity, entrepreneurial trends, and the broader startup economy.

Open (Open Financial Technologies) is a neobanking platform for small and medium businesses, offering current accounts, payments, expense management, and automated bookkeeping in one integrated product. The company has raised large rounds since its UIV-backed seed, including a $30M round led by Tiger Global.

Olyv (previously SmartCoin) is a fintech platform that offers small-ticket loans to mobile users in India, using a proprietary credit score built on data science and machine learning to extend credit access to financially underserved segments. Founded by Rohit Garg.

Hubler is a no-code platform that lets enterprises digitally transform business processes without custom development, with solutions spanning retail, manufacturing, procurement, lease management, and asset management. The platform supports both web and mobile applications and integrates with existing enterprise tech stacks.

HiWiPay is a cross-border payments platform focused on international remittances for students, with a growing network of education consultants and SME exporters. The company is working to expand transaction volumes and strengthen banking partnerships to improve FX rates and trade-remittance efficiency for its users.

Gamerji is an esports and gaming platform for Indian mobile gamers, providing tournament hosting, matchmaking, and competitive gaming infrastructure for casual and semi-professional players.

SectorQube (Ikin Global) builds IoT-enabled smart lock and cargo security solutions for logistics and enterprise supply chains, with deployments securing thousands of trucks and facilities against cargo theft and tampering. Founded in 2011 by Sabarish Prakash, Nibu Alias, Ani Abraham Joy, Arjun S, Midhun Skaria, and Biniyas VL.

Probus Smart Things builds integrated hardware and software for utility providers, digitising the last-mile electricity distribution grid through asset management, outage management, smart metering, and data analytics.

Daalchini is a retail-tech company building a network of smart vending machines and autonomous micro-stores that bring snacks and home-style meals to corporate campuses, co-living spaces, and public areas across India. Founded in 2017 by ex-Paytm colleagues Prerna Kalra and Vidya Bhushan.

Exsure is a Bhubaneswar-based biotech startup developing a patented exosome-based drug-delivery platform designed to reduce the toxicity and side effects of anti-cancer chemotherapy drugs while targeting cancer and cancer stem cells more precisely. Founded in 2021 by Swastika Paul and Abhishek Dutta.

Bioscan Research is a Mumbai-based medtech company developing non-invasive medical devices for early detection of traumatic brain injuries. Its flagship product, CEREBO, uses near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning to detect intracranial bleeding before symptoms become visible. Founded in 2017 by Anupam Lavania and Shilpa Malik.

StampMyVisa is an AI-powered B2B platform based in Mumbai, India, that automates and streamlines visa processing for travel agents, corporations, OTAs, and MICE operators. Using its proprietary AI engine "Nucleus," it targets error-free documentation and rapid application processing for over 80 countries.

OrbitAID is a Chennai-based aerospace startup developing on-orbit refuelling and docking technology to extend satellite lifespans and reduce space debris. Its Standard Interface Docking and Refuelling Port (SIDRP) is designed to create a network of in-space fuel stations, with an in-orbit demonstration of docking and refuelling planned as a near-term milestone. Founded in 2021 by Sakthikumar R, Nikhil Balasubramanian, and Mano Balaji K.

Zealthix is an AI native comprehensive Healthcare Infrastructure Platform for Payers/Insurers to be able to offer seamless healthcare to their customers.  It has two flagship modules, ZyncFlo, AgenticAI based unified IPD claim management platform and Zive, Healthcare deliver as a service for Insurers to be able to launch OPD Insurance with unparalleled efficiency and innovation.

ZyncFlo enables payers to manage IPD claims seamlessly across network of hospitals. By leveraging Generative AI and Machine Learning, ZyncFlo digitizes and intelligently processes discharge summaries and clinical documents - automatically extracting and assigning accurate ICD codes, identifying approved procedures, matching billed amounts against contracted pricing, and cross-verifying submitted claims against policy inclusions, exclusions, waiting periods, sublimits, and proportionate deduction rules. This creates an automated adjudication layer that significantly reduces manual effort, accelerates claim processing, minimizes leakage, and delivers transparent, consistent outcomes for both payers and hospitals.

Zive empowers payers to launch OPD insurance products rapidly by offering OPD coverage as a fully managed service. It provides a ready-to-deploy module with embedded rules engines, network integration, claims workflows, and real-time verification - allowing insurers to go live in weeks rather than months, without building complex internal infrastructure.

Together, ZyncFlo and Zive form a unified, AI-first platform that bridges the divide between payers and hospitals, turning fragmented, error-prone claim workflows into intelligent, automated, and scalable processes. The result is faster settlements, improved compliance, lower costs, and stronger stakeholder trust - enabling the next generation of healthcare claim management in India.

Zealthix Health Cloud Exchange, a middleware integrates disparate Health systems and providers in India. Zealthix follows global standards such as FHIR, LOINC, ICD10 and SNOMED CT and also helps providers comply with Govt initiatives such as ABDM , NHCX and ONDC in line with standards released by NRCeS.

Vodex builds AI voice agents that handle customer conversations at scale. Businesses use Vodex to automate collections, customer support, lead qualification, appointment booking, and other high-volume phone interactions while maintaining natural, human-like conversations. Our platform combines voice AI, workflow automation, and real-time integrations to help teams improve efficiency, increase reach, and deliver better customer experiences.

At Vervesemi, we bridge the real and digital worlds with precision analog signal chain solutions. Our mission is to empower industries with intelligent and reliable technologies that enhance performance, improve efficiency, and create innovative applications. Through our cutting-edge IC designs and commitment to excellence, we enable our customers to achieve unprecedented levels of accuracy and reliability in their products.

Verdant Impact is an climate smart agri-biotech company dedicated to modernizing animal husbandry and building a climate-resilient livestock economy in India. By integrating advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence (Pashu.AI), IoT (Bharat Pashudhan), and blockchain, the company provides small-scale farmers and women dairy entrepreneurs with real-time health monitoring, localized data insights, and secure supply chain traceability. At its core, Verdant Impact leverages reproductive biotechnology and genetic intelligence to enhance indigenous cattle breeds, significantly boosting milk yields and farmer incomes while championing sustainable, net-zero dairy initiatives.

Venttup, an innovative B2B manufacturing company dedicated to building a global network of scalable manufacturing capabilities in India. We are transforming the industry by focusing on Indigenization/localisation and sustainability, with a strong emphasis on the New Part Development of critical electrical, mechanical, and electronic components.

Venttup operates as a Manufacturing-as-a-Service (MaaS) company, offering businesses a seamless solution to outsource their manufacturing requirements.

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TakeMe2Space is a Hyderabad-based spacetech company building orbital data centres. In Phase-1, through their proprietary satellite technology, on-orbit computing platform OrbitLab, and radiation-shielding innovations, TM2Space enables real-time processing of Earth observation data directly in space — dramatically reducing latency, transmission costs, and dependence on ground infrastructure. The company’s mission is to democratize access to space by making orbital computing and satellite infrastructure accessible to researchers, enterprises, and developers globally.

Satleo Labs is an Indian space-tech startup building next-generation thermal observation systems powered by AI and satellite intelligence. The company is developing a constellation of thermal imaging satellites capable of detecting missile launches, monitoring strategic infrastructure, and delivering real-time geospatial intelligence for defense and civilian applications. By combining advanced infrared sensing, remote sensing analytics, and AI-driven insights, Satleo Labs aims to provide scalable, cost-effective thermal intelligence solutions for national security, disaster monitoring, industrial analysis, and Earth observation.

We are an emerging presence in the Indian MedTech industry, focused on the development of biophotonic devices based on multimodal imaging and photobiomodulation therapy for early detection and management of non-communicable diseases. Our flagship product OralScan, for oral cancer screening and biopsy guidance, is a first of its kind in the world that utilise multispectral imaging technology and a machine learning algorithm at its core for a more accurate and cost-effective disease diagnosis.

Runo provides businesses with an AI-powered Call Management CRM designed for teams where sales happen over calls.

The platform captures, tracks, and analyzes every conversation, helping teams automate workflows, improve productivity, close more deals, and ensure no lead is ever missed.

By turning everyday sales calls into actionable intelligence, Runo helps teams operate more efficiently and drive higher revenue outcomes.

QubeHealth-Pay is building India’s healthcare payments and financing infrastructure — a specialised platform designed to help families pay for healthcare more affordably, intelligently, and seamlessly. Through its healthcare-focused payments ecosystem, users can pay for medicines, diagnostics, clinics, hospitals, and other medical expenses using UPI, while accessing instant cashback, healthcare-focused credit, insurance-linked services, and medical financing solutions.

Distributed through employers, insurers, associations, and ecosystem partnerships, Qube combines healthcare payments, medical credit, insurance integration, and healthcare data infrastructure into a single platform. With deep healthcare-provider relationships, embedded financing, and category-specific payment intelligence, Qube is building what it believes can become the default healthcare payments rail for India.

Pelocal is a WhatsApp-native conversational AI and payments platform built for India's enterprise and public sector markets. It enables organizations to collect payments, send reminders, resolve queries, and manage customer journeys entirely within WhatsApp — eliminating the need for separate apps or portals. By combining UPI-based payments with intelligent automation, Pelocal helps clients reduce collection costs and improve recovery rates on a channel customers already use daily. Its enterprise clients include MSEDCL, one of India's largest utilities, with active expansion into metro rail and BFSI sectors. Pelocal is foundational infrastructure for digital-first citizen and customer engagement at scale.

Pehle Jaisa is an innovative Indian agritech startup dedicated to reversing soil degradation and solving rural waste management challenges. Founded in 2022 by Pankaj Pandey and Ehtesham Farooqui, the company uses a unique decentralized model where they set up processing units directly inside local dairy, poultry, and bio-CNG plants to convert animal waste into premium organic fertilizers and bio-stimulants right at the source. By eliminating heavy "first-mile" transportation costs, Pehle Jaisa delivers highly affordable, nutrient-rich organic inputs that improve soil water retention and biodiversity while cutting chemical fertilizer dependence by up to 25%. Serving a rapidly growing network of over 70,000 farmers across states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, the company is actively scaling its self-reliant, circular agricultural ecosystem to restore regional farmland back to its original, fertile state—exactly as its name implies.

Netrasemi is an Indian fabless semiconductor company building system-on-chips for Edge AI applications. They bring real-time video analytics and sensor fusion capabilities on devices without the need of sending data to cloud. Their family of secure and power efficient AI chips target applications like smart cameras for surveillance, AIoT sensors and Edge servers and gateways. The company has a unique portfolio of silicon IPs and scalable architecture for addressing domain specific features and ever growing performance requirements of AI.

Nava is building a full-stack neo-cloud platform purpose-built for AI workloads. Nava is a vertically integrated stack that brings together AI-optimised data centres, high-performance GPU compute, AI-native orchestration and inferencing layers, and developer-friendly access and tooling.

Medyseva Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a health-tech startup building trusted neighborhood healthcare access points through its network of company-owned Medyseva Kendras. By combining assisted doctor consultations, diagnostics, pharmacy access, preventive healthcare, and community outreach under one roof, we are making quality healthcare more accessible, affordable, and reliable. We work with hospitals, medical colleges, educational institutions, and local organizations to strengthen healthcare delivery and expand access at scale. Our vision is to build a scalable, community-driven primary healthcare network designed for India.

Finsall is a tech-embedded fintech platform that converts hefty insurance premiums into affordable EMIs, ensuring affordability across all insurance products for individuals and SMEs. Finsall's seamless credit underwriting, quick loan disbursements and high-end customer service delivers a flexible and transparent financing experience, enabling greater insurance penetration and financial inclusion.

EyeROV is a full-stack marine robotics and AI deep-tech company building intelligent ROVs, AUVs, and ASVs for the future of marine infrastructure, security, and defence. From subsea inspection to surface autonomy, we design and deploy advanced robotic systems that help industries and governments operate safer, faster, and smarter in challenging marine environments.

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ForeignAdmits operates as a comprehensive ecosystem with tools like AI-driven CRM, University matching, Visa Prep (via VisaMonk), and integrations for loans from 15+ banks, accommodation, forex, and insurance. The platform emphasizes white-label solutions for consultants to brand services while boosting revenue by up to INR 50,000 per student through streamlined processes. It has raised funding from investors like SEA Fund and UIV, earning recognitions from Stanford Seed Spark and AWS Activate.

Key Services

For Consultants: AI lead generation, custom CRM, application tracking, and partnerships with 50+ vendors for end-to-end support.

For Students: Personalized university recommendations, SOP guidance, loan access, visa simulators, and housing options.

Additional Tools: F1 visa interview prep, education loan assessments, and digital remittance.

Growth and Impact: The company supports 600+ partners globally, including from India, Africa, and the Middle East, with a focus on data-driven insights and automation to simplify cross-border mobility. Recent expansions include AI university matching and visa roadmap tools like VisaMap.

Deep Algorithms is a cybersecurity and AI company focused on securing digital ecosystems through advanced identity protection, fraud prevention, privacy compliance, and autonomous cyber defense solutions. Our platforms leverage AI, behavioral biometrics, adaptive authentication, bot intelligence, and autonomous red-blue team agents to help enterprises detect evolving and automated threats, prevent fraud, strengthen compliance, and enhance customer trust across digital channels.

Clootrack analyzes 100% of customer feedback across multiple touchpoints (such as e-commerce websites, social media platforms, blog articles, forums, and other public sources), uncovering hidden patterns and drivers of satisfaction or churn. Our clients have achieved a 35% reduction in churn, an 18% drop in returns, and significantly improved NPS and CSAT scores within months. Customizable workflows and AI integrations allow multiple data driven insights ac

BonV Aero is an Indian deep‑tech aerospace company that engineers and manufactures indigenous heavy-lift UAVs for defence, logistics, and high-altitude mission critical aerial mobility. The company combines multi‑modular, customisable platforms with in‑house design, autonomous navigation, and scalable manufacturing to deliver agile, future‑ready solutions for India’s evolving security and connectivity needs.

Aurassure is a climate intelligence platform that delivers real-time, hyperlocal visibility into environmental risks for governments and enterprises. By combining IoT-powered sensing networks, AI-physics models, and climate analytics, Aurassure transforms raw environmental data into actionable intelligence across air quality, flooding, heat stress, weather, and emissions, helping organisations anticipate risks, respond faster, and build climate resilience at scale.