Indian AI Startup Tracker: 140+ Startups Putting India On The Global AI Map
Until November 2022, OpenAI was a relatively little-known artificial intelligence (AI) startup based in the US. That changed dramatically when the company launched ChatGPT that month – a conversational AI chatbot that reached 100 Mn monthly active users within just two months, making it the fastest-growing consumer platform in history.
The rapid adoption of ChatGPT paved the way for the development and release of more advanced large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI.
Thousands of miles away, in India, an AI revolution similarly captured the imagination of entrepreneurs and investors. Since 2022, the country’s AI ecosystem has made steady strides.
Not only has India seen the emergence of its first AI unicorn, Krutrim, but a wave of innovative use cases has also been developed by Indian AI startups. From using AI for early disease detection to building human-like conversational platforms, the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem is undergoing a major transformation.
The Indian government has also taken a proactive role in advancing AI initiatives. In 2024, it launched the ambitious IndiaAI Mission, aimed at enhancing the nation’s computing capacity, developing robust datasets, creating innovation centres, supporting startup funding, and upskilling talent in the field of AI.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has allocated INR 10,372 Cr for the initiative and is in the process of acquiring more than 38,000 graphic processing units (GPUs) to bolster AI infrastructure.
The Centre will also fund startups focused on building indigenous foundational models and has introduced accelerator programmes to drive innovation.
As a result, India is now home to over 140 native AI startups, which have collectively raised more than $1.5 Bn since 2020.
Leading the charge are companies like SarvamAI and Krutrim, which are developing Indic LLMs. Others like Observe.AI, which has raised over $214 Mn, and Avaamo are leveraging AI to deliver tailored customer service and operational support to enterprises.
Moreover, a growing number of startups are applying AI to improve user experiences and streamline internal operations. According to Inc42, India’s homegrown AI market is projected to surpass the $17 Bn market by 2030.
In light of this rapidly growing opportunity, we’ve curated a list of Indian AI startups that are making significant waves in this dynamic and fast-evolving sector.
Meet The AI Startups Putting India On The Global AI Map
| Name | Website | Segment | Target Industries | HQ | Founding Year | Funding Stage | Total Funding Amount (USD) |
Notable Investors |
| Eightfold AI | eightfold.ai | AI Application | Horizontal | Delhi NCR | 2016 | Late Stage | 391,000,000 |
Foundation Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Capital One Ventures |
| Observe AI | observe.ai | AI Application | Horizontal | Bengaluru/San Mateo | 2017 | Late Stage | 214,000,000 |
Y Combinator, Menlo Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, SoftBank
Pixispixis.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2020Late Stage209,000,000
SoftBank, General Atlantic, Chiratae Ventures, PremjiInvest
Qure AIqure.aiAI ApplicationVerticalMumbai2016Late Stage125,200,000
Lightspeed Venture Partners, 360 ONE Asset Management, Kae Capital, Novo Holdings
Nexus Venture Partners, Eight Roads Ventures, Iron Pillar, Rebright Ventures
Video Versevverse.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalMumbai2016Growth Stage58,300,000
InnoVen Capital, VenturEast, Anthill Ventures, Moneta Ventures, SOSV
UBS Optimus Foundation,1Crowd
InVideoinvideo.ioAI ApplicationHorizontalMumbai2019Growth Stage52,500,000
Tiger Global Management, Peak XV, RTP Global
MathCothemathcompany.comAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2016Growth Stage50,000,000
Brighton Park Capital, Patni Financial Advisors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Peak XV Partners
Leena AIleena.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalDelhi NCR2018Growth Stage40,000,000
Bessemer Venture Partners, Greycroft, B Capital Group
Atomicworkatomicwork.comAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2022Growth Stage
We Founder Circle, YourNest Venture Capital, HEM Angels
Nanonetsnanonets.comAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2017Growth Stage39,000,000
Khosla Ventures, Z47, Blume Ventures
QpiAIqpiai.techAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2019Early Stage38,500,000
Y Combinator, Elevation Capital, Accel
Neysaneysa.aiAI Infrastructure
Nexus Venture Partners, NTT Venture Capital, Z47
Avaamoavaamo.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalLos Altos2014Growth Stage27,500,000
Wipro Ventures, LIQUiDITY Group, Intel Capital, Alchemist Accelerator
Nurix AInurix.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2024Early Stage27,500,000
Accel, General Catalyst, Meraki Labs
Trifecta Capital, Alteria Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners
Superopssuperops.comAI ApplicationHorizontalChennai2020Late Stage25,000,000
Elevation Capital, Z47, Addition, Tanglin Venture Partners
PlayAIplay.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalPalo Alto2019
Y Combinator, 500 Global, Soma Capital
Spynespyne.aiAI ApplicationVerticalDelhi NCR2018Growth Stage23,590,000
Accel, Storm Ventures, Pentathlon Ventures, Smile Group
Enterpretenterpret.comAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2020Growth Stage20,800,000
Kleiner Perkins, Canaan Partners, Peak XV Partners
Eureka AI
Mars Growth Capital, Apis Partners, Gobi Partners
Unifyappsunifyapps.comAI ApplicationHorizontalDelhi NCR2023Growth Stage20,000,000
ICONIQ Growth, Elevation Capital
Truefoundrytruefoundry.comAI InfrastructureHorizontalBengaluru2021Growth Stage19,000,000
Peak XV Partners, Intel Capital, Trajectory Ventures
Two Platformstwo.aiAI InfrastructureHorizontalMumbai2021Early Stage15,000,000
Reliance Jio, Naver
SuperAGISuperAGI.comAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2021Growth Stage14,300,000
Titan Capital, Better Capital, Arjun Vaidya, Varun Alagh, Kae Capital
Firefliesfireflies.aiAI Application
Canaan Partners,Khosla Ventures
Prismforceprismforce.comAI ApplicationHorizontalMumbai2021Growth Stage13,600,000
Peak XV Partners
NextBillionAInextbillion.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalHyderabad2020Growth Stage13,500,000
Lightspeed India Partners, Falcon Edge Capital, M12
Actyv AI
Z47, Elevation Capital
Singulrsingulr.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalPune2023Early Stage10,000,000
Dell Technologies Capital, Nexus Venture Partners
Vahan AIvahan.coAI ApplicationHorizontal
Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Persol Venture Partners
Dhiwisedhiwise.comAI ApplicationHorizontalSurat2021Growth Stage9,500,000
Accel, India Quotient, Together Fund
Nektar AInektar.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2020Growth Stage8,150,000
3one4 Capital, B Capital, Nexus Venture Partners
Myelin Foundry
Endiya Partners, Beyond Next Ventures, SIDBI Venture Capital
MaxIQgetmaxiq.comAI ApplicationHorizontalSan Francisco2022Growth Stage7,800,000
Intel Capital, Dell Technologies Capital
Beacon.Libeacon.liAI ApplicationHorizontalSan Francisco2023Growth Stage
Sorin Investments, Unicorn India Ventures, JAFCO Asia
BrainsightAIbrainsightai.comAI ApplicationVerticalBengaluru2019Early Stage6,600,000
NetApp Excellerator, IAN Group, Redstart Labs
Rumik AIrumik.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalLucknow2024Early Stage6,500,000
Elevation Capital, Info Edge, Huddle Ventures
Assert AIassertai.com
AlphablockZ, Momentum 6, NVIDIA, Halvings Capital
Blume Ventures, Z47, Mars Shot Ventures
Wokelowokelo.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalSeattle2022Early Stage5,500,000
Untapped Capital, Pack Ventures, SeaChange, Array Ventures, Upsparks, Geek Ventures
Uplianceupliance.aiAI ApplicationConsumer AIBengaluru2021
Rainmatter Capital, Google For Startups, Khosla Ventures
Limechatlimechat.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2020Early Stage4,950,000
Pi Ventures, Stellaris Venture Partners, Google For Startups
Raga AIraga.aiAI InfrastructureHorizontalBengaluru2022Early Stage4,700,000
Pravega Ventures, Pi Ventures, Exfinity Venture Partners
Y Combinator,Sequoia Capital India
Kombaikombai.comAI ApplicationHorizontalPune2022Early Stage4,500,000
Stellaris Venture Partners,Foundation Capital
BarRaiserbarraiser.comAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2020Early Stage4,200,000
021 Capital, Global Founders Capital
Endiya Partners, Exfinity Venture Partners
Binocsbinocs.coAI ApplicationVerticalBengaluru2022Early Stage4,000,000
BEENEXT, Better Capital, Arkam Ventures
CoRoverCoRover.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2016Growth Stage4,000,000
Venture Catalysts, IIT Delhi Endowment Fund, Karekeba Ventures
Gnani AIgnani.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2016Growth Stage4,000,000
Info Edge Ventures, Samsung Ventures
Navikenznavikenz.comAI ApplicationHorizontalPrinceton2020Early Stage4,000,000– Thesysthesys.devAI ApplicationHorizontalCalifornia2024Early Stage4,000,000
Together Fund, 8VC
Phot.AIphot.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalDelhi NCR2022Early Stage3,700,000
Info Edge Ventures, AWS
Obviously AIobviously.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBerkeley2018Early Stage3,600,000
UTEC – The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, Arka Venture Labs, TMV
Highperforrmr AIhighperformr.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalChennai
DeVC India, Neon Fund, Venture Highway
Nexstemnexstem.aiAI InfrastructureHorizontalBengaluru2020Growth Stage3,500,000
Gruhas, Info Edge Ventures, Smile Group
Scalenutscalenut.comAI ApplicationHorizontalDelhi NCR2020Early Stage3,500,000
Titan Capital, Saama Capital, AngelList India, Amit Singhal, First Principles
Surge Ventures, Surge, PointOne Capital
Athina AIathina.aiAI InfrastructureHorizontalBengaluru2022Early Stage3,000,000
Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins
Finbots AIfinbots.ai
Elevation Capital
Portkeyportkey.aiAI InfrastructureHorizontalBengaluru2023Early Stage3,000,000
NetApp Excellerator, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Presentations AIpresentations.ai
Accel, Google For Startups
Zocketzocket.comAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2021Early Stage3,000,000
AWS, Google, Kalaari Capital
KOGO AIkogo.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2018Early Stage2,700,000MapmyIndia Drizzdrizz.devAI InfrastructureHorizontalBengaluru
Stellaris Ventures Capital, Shastra VC, Better Capital
Neuralzome Cyberneticsneuralzome.comAI InfrastructureHorizontalBengaluru2023Early Stage2,700,000
8X Ventures, SIDBI, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, Turbostart, Avinya Ventures
Orbo AIorbo.aiAI ApplicationVerticalMumbai2019Early Stage
AWS, Venture Catalysts, YourNest Venture Capital, GenNext Ventures
CompUPcompup.ioAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2019Early Stage2,500,000
Three State capital, Y Combinator
NeuralGarage (VisualDub)visualdub.comAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2021Early Stage2,500,000
Exfinity Venture Partners, AWS, Google for Startups
Pioneer Fund, Tribe Capital, Three State Capital, Y Combinator
ZINIzini.aiAI ApplicationConsumer AIDelhi NCR2017Early Stage2,500,000
Solarus Group, Software Technology Parks of India
CodeKarmacodekarma.aiAI InfrastructureHorizontalBengaluru
Prosus Ventures, Accel, SenseAI Ventures, Xeed Ventures, Stargazer Ventures
Alltiushttps://www.alltius.ai/AI ApplicationHorizontalIrvine, CA2022Seed Stage2,400,000
Stellaris Venture Partner, Blume Ventures, Gemba Capital, peercheque,
Beatoven AIbeatoven.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2021Early Stage
Entrepreneurs First, Redstart Labs, Google For Startups, JioGenNext
Vodexvodex.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2022Early Stage2,300,000100X.VC Slang Labsslanglabs.inAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2017Early Stage2,200,000
Endiya Partners, Neon Fund, Google
Gushwork.AIgushwork.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru
Lightspeed India Partners, NexWave Capital
Clodura AIclodura.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalPune2016Early Stage2,000,000
Bharat Innovation Fund, Malpani Ventures
Frammer AIframmer.comAI ApplicationHorizontalDelhi NCR2023Early Stage2,000,000Lumikai Almonds AIalmonds.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalDelhi NCR2017
Venture Catalysts, JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation (JIIF)
Gobblecubegobblecube.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalDelhi NCR2022Early Stage1,900,000
Kae Capital, CRV
Maino AImaino.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalBengaluru2022Early Stage1,800,000India Quotient Nitro Commercenitrocommerce.aiAI ApplicationHorizontal
Cornerstone Ventures, Lead Angels Network, India Accelerator
Grexa AIgrexa.aiAI ApplicationHorizontalMumbai2024Early Stage1,800,000
DeVC, Bharat Founders Fund, Vernalis Capital
Crackle Technologiescrackle.techAI ApplicationHorizontalDelhi NCR2023Early Stage1,700,000
We Founder Circle, DeVC, Misfit Capital