• Solinas Integrity

  Participated · Series A · Aug 2026

  Founded by Divanshu Kumar and Moinak Banerjee and incubated at IIT Madras, Solinas Integrity develops robotics and AI systems to inspect, clean and digitise underground water and wastewater infrastructure. The Chennai-based startup supplies robotic inspection and cleaning technologies alongside AI-powered asset management software for water and sanitation networks. It aims to expand geographically across additional Indian states and municipal corporations and to establish an international presence in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The company plans to broaden into adjacent high-stakes sectors such as oil & gas and defence while expanding its industrial solutions portfolio. Solinas is accelerating development of next-generation robotics and strengthening its software platforms to support growth, and is targeting Rs 100 crore in revenue by FY28.

• Tiea Connectors

  Participated · Series A · May 2026

  Tiea Connectors designs and manufactures high-performance connectors, precision contacts and interconnect solutions for mission-critical applications. The Bengaluru-based firm works with OEMs and manufacturers across sectors that demand high-reliability interconnection systems, including electric mobility, aerospace, defence, avionics and industrial markets. Tiea focuses on product design, rapid prototyping, tooling, material engineering, miniaturisation and precision manufacturing. The company intends to use its recently raised Series A capital to expand manufacturing infrastructure, bolster R&D and product engineering, improve automation, and scale operations across its target sectors. The startup was founded by Ajith Sasidharan and team.

• Armory

  Led · Equity · May 2026

  Armory develops counter-drone technologies aimed at strengthening airspace security. The company is participating in a Ministry of Defence initiative to advance homegrown counter-drone capabilities. Its work is positioned to support the government's goals of reducing import dependency and boosting domestic defence manufacturing innovation. Armory recently secured part of a ₹20 crore funding round that included investment from 8X Ventures Fund. Legal advisory on that investment was provided to the investor by Sequitur Advocates & Legal Consultants. The articles do not provide information on founding year, location, revenues, users, or prior operating metrics.

• LightSpeed Photonics

  Participated · Series A · Nov 2025

  Founded in 2021 by Rohin Y and Ramana Pamidighantam, LightSpeed Photonics is building Near-Packaged Optical interconnects that use short-wavelength lasers to move data up to four times faster while consuming half the power of conventional solutions and cutting the carbon footprint twenty-fold. The platform targets data-intensive markets such as AI, cloud and high-performance computing, 5G telecommunications, aerospace, satellites and advanced electronics manufacturing. LightSpeed’s products are designed to integrate seamlessly with existing data-centre architectures, eliminating costly system redesigns. The company holds more than 10 granted patents and has filed for 20 additional patents, underscoring its deep-tech IP position. Management plans to use new capital to accelerate time-to-market and expand collaborations with global partners, thereby advancing the indigenous semiconductor and photonics ecosystem. Including the most recent round and prior grants, LightSpeed has secured approximately $8.5 million in total funding to date.

• Enerzi

  Participated · Seed · Nov 2025

  Enerzi is a Belagavi-based industrial technology company building a methane-to-hydrogen platform that relies on proprietary microwave plasma reactors. The system splits methane to yield clean hydrogen gas and solid carbon nanopowder, improving hydrogen economics and enabling downstream applications in batteries, composites, and advanced materials. Beyond its core plasmolysis technology, Enerzi also produces industrial microwave-based heating equipment for rubber processing, polymer curing, and foundry drying. The company’s multidisciplinary expertise in hardware design, materials science, and process engineering underpins its move into methane conversion and engineered carbon materials. Fresh capital will be directed toward scaling manufacturing capacity, expanding engineering and plasma science teams, and accelerating commercial deployments in India and abroad. Enerzi is one of the startups selected for Maxcel, an accelerator program run by Capital-A and SanchiConnect, positioning it for additional industrial partnerships and market access.

No current team members are available.