Startup Spotlights

LTTS Launches AgenticIQ: An End-to-End Agentic AI Platform for Engineering and Manufacturing

L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has unveiled AgenticIQ, an end-to-end agentic AI platform designed to help engineering and manufacturing organizations move autonomous AI agents from pilots to production . The platform is built to enable enterprises to deploy multi-agent workflows across engineering, product development, manufacturing, industrial operations, and customer experience .

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E3 Electric.AI Launches Trion Scooter: India’s First AI-Powered Electric Two-Wheeler

Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup E3 Electric.AI has officially entered India’s passenger electric two-wheeler market with the launch of the Trion electric scooter. Priced from an introductory ₹99,999 (ex-showroom, Bengaluru), the company is positioning the Trion as India’s first AI-powered intelligent scooter, entering a market where rivals like Ather Energy and River have already established a presence .

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India’s DeepTech Funding Surge: A Maturing Ecosystem

India’s deeptech ecosystem is witnessing a significant acceleration, with investors increasingly backing startups in AI, robotics, and critical infrastructure. This wave of funding signals a shift toward long-term, high-impact technologies that promise to reshape industries and strengthen India’s position in the global innovation landscape.

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Ex-Swiggy and Zomato Leaders Launch Profound with $1.5 Million

In a world where talent is abundant but meaningful connections are scarce, two of India’s most experienced product and technology leaders are building a solution. Former Swiggy executive Anuj Rathi and former Zomato CTO Prashant Parashar have launched Profound, an AI-native platform that gives every professional their own AI representative. The company has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from a stellar roster of technology founders and institutional investors, and opened early access to its first cohort.

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AI Startups Continue to Dominate Investor Interest as India’s AI Ecosystem Matures

Artificial intelligence has become the defining investment theme of India’s startup ecosystem in 2026. After years of cautious experimentation, venture capital is now flowing steadily into AI-first startups, making them the centerpiece of the country’s innovation narrative. The data is unambiguous: Indian AI startups raised **$1.07 billion** in the first half of 2026, a 33% increase from $802 million a year earlier. For the whole of 2025, Indian AI startups had raised $1.6 billion.

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The Superleap Playbook: Why Peak XV Backed an AI CRM Built by Ex-Unacademy Operators

The enterprise software market has a long-standing reputation for inertia. For over a decade, the customer relationship management (CRM) landscape has been largely unchanged, with legacy vendors like Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, and Zoho controlling the majority of the market. This has left enterprise sales teams burdened with systems that function primarily as “systems of record”—places where data is manually entered rather than intelligence being actively generated.

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