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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 3: India’s startup ecosystem is changing very quickly, with new companies driving progress in education, healthcare, finance, and sustainability. The ecosystem is also moving into a new stage of innovation, with forward-looking companies leading important changes in these areas. These startups are changing industries, making a strong social and economic impact, and shaping the country’s future with new ideas and actions. From approaches to learning that adapt to the student’s needs, to AI-based solutions, these examples are evidence of how entrepreneurship is fuelling growth in India while enriching the lives of citizens.
1. XSpecies.ai
XSpecies.ai, incubated at the Scaler School of Technology Innovation Lab, is India’s most ambitious robotics venture, positioning the nation as a global hub. Founded by Srikanth Vidapanakal (former Director of AI at Ola Electric) and Puneet Panwar (Ex Scientist at BARC), the startup is building the full tech stack–from the AIWare learning engine to the multi-fingered DexteraX hand–for general-purpose and humanoid robots like the bipedal HOMIE. Their highly consequential roadmap targets mass robot deployment in home, healthcare, and logistics by 2026, culminating in a fully autonomous humanoid by 2027. This blend of cutting-edge AI and hardware, leveraging India’s cost advantage, signals a huge national technological leap toward a harmonious, robot-integrated future.
2. Vyuhaa Med Data
Vyuhaa Med Data, a startup from IIT Hyderabad, is improving digital pathology with its AI platform CerviAI, which is used for cervical cancer screening. Supported by ICMR and listed among India’s top healthcare startups, the company has represented India at major global events like the NVIDIA Conference in San Francisco and Slush Helsinki. Now, Vyuhaa is expanding its focus to detect other types of cancer as well. Vyuhaa is also developing edge AI microscopes using NVIDIA technology to give people in underserved areas better and cheaper cancer tests.
3. Thriwin.io
Started in 2016 by IIM Indore graduates Vamshi and Arnav , Thriwin.io is a sales and marketing automation platform that uses AI to help companies build brand and get customers by stopping funnel leakages. Its multi channel AI-Agents works all the time, conversing on emails, WhatsApp and calls, ensuring you don’t lose leads to your competitors. Thriwin’s pricing is very affordable and have one of the strongest free plans in the market, helping companies save a lot on software, up to 90%, and grow their sales in India and the USA.
4. Capabl
Capabl.in, founded by Mayank Arora (over a decade experience in education) and Umang Surana (IIT Madras graduate) is an Indian ed-tech focused on Agentic AI and Electric Vehicles – most relevant technologies of today. Working with the Ministry of Education’s IIC and Computer Society of India, Capabl has reached 1.5 lakh+ learners across 100+ companies and 800+ colleges. Its courses are project-based, blending mentorship with hands-on practice and even low-code/no-code tools. The aim is simple: prepare CXO’s in boardrooms to students in classrooms for tomorrow’s needs.
5. Early Steps Academy
Started in 2021 by Sneha Biswas, an IIT and Harvard graduate, Early Steps Academy is changing how kids learn. Instead of only reading from textbooks, students take live classes based on real-life cases on topics like AI, climate change, and space technology–making learning more interesting, practical, and fun.The platform has more than 50 countries represented and a retention rate of over 90%. Instead of rote learning, it focuses on building critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills in children aged 8-18.
6. Bacuti
Started by two IIT Madras classmates and friends, who returned to India after 25 years in the US, BACUTI uses AI to analyze ERP data and optimize manufacturing operations. BACUTI helps companies in steel, auto-components, chemicals, and semiconductor industry reduce emissions and improve profitability. BACUTI initial focus was to calculate and reduce Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), including Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions – thereby helping companies win RFPs and charge premium prices. Founded by former Silicon Valley executives, BACUTI is now expanding to drive process optimization and supplier risk reduction and demonstrates how AI drives both sustainability and efficiency.
7. Kouzina Foods
Kouzina Foods, led by Gautam Balijepalli (IIT Madras, London Business School), is one of India’s fastest-growing companies that uses technology to run food businesses. It runs digital-first F&B brands like The Bowl Company, WarmOven, Istah, and KaatiZone, with 300+ outlets across 100+ cities. With the support of entrepreneurial partners, Kouzina is reshaping food delivery and quick service restaurants in India by combining scalable operations with tech-driven brand management.
8. Melooha
Melooha is an astrology-tech startup from Bengaluru, started by Vikram Labhe, a graduate of IIM Bangalore. It combines AI with traditional astrology to give very personal predictions.. Melooha uses 200+ smart algorithms and real astronomical data to give insights on marriage, career, education, money, health, and more. Built for today’s digital users, it helps make life choices simpler and more accurate. Its most popular feature is the Life Partner report.
9. Flexcel
Flexcel was started by Puneet, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus with 20+ years of domain expertise. Flexcel addresses the limitations of Excel with automations, reminders & enterprise grade workflows without any new software. With zero learning curve and fully tailored based on existing excel format of clients, Flexcel is redefining business automation for MSME and SMEs. Now your spreadsheet can be automated for inventory, orders, purchases, projects, enquiries – any B2B workflow. Flexcel is popular in smaller cities and is now growing in big cities and abroad. It helps businesses grow faster, cut errors, make work easier, and increase team productivity.
10. Maximem
Maximem, created at Scaler School of Technology’s Innovation Lab, adds memory to AI so it doesn’t forget. It lets AI keep context, share knowledge between apps, and store data safely under the user’s control. Made for builders and AI enthusiasts, Maximem makes interactions more consistent, personalized, and secure–bringing AI closer to being truly context-aware and human-like.
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