Deshpande Startups
Foundation for Sandbox startup Initiatives, Gokul Rd, next to International Airport, opposite Gokul, Hubballi, Karnataka, 580030, India
Overview
Deshpande Startups of Deshpande Foundation is Not-for-profit Technology Business Incubator.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 3
Investment portfolio
- Serri
Participated · Equity · May 2023
Serri offers SerriOS, an AI-powered insights and outreach platform that uses chatbots and multi-platform dashboards to help brands engage communities on WhatsApp, Discord and integrate with business tools like CRM. The company says it supports more than 250 communities and has over half a million members on its waitlist. It is running three paid pilot projects with D2C Insider, Truxport, and Antler-backed Unsnarl. Serri plans to use new funding to accelerate its product roadmap and expand into the USA and Southeast Asian markets. The startup is hiring engineering talent to grow the team. Founded in 2022, Serri recently won the Eureka business model competition organized by IIT Bombay.