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Startups · New Delhi

The startup picture in New Delhi

Everything startup in one place: who's building, how the landscape clusters, the people and investors behind it, and whether the capital is real.

Summary

Venture capital is conspicuously thin inside the city: only 12 of 6033 tracked companies ever raised outside money, beside 2093 funded startups in Gurugram. The contrast suggests New Delhi forms businesses while much of the region's venture gravity sits beyond its boundary.

WATCH Watch whether more regional funding begins flowing into companies registered inside New Delhi.
Summary

Company formation is active but mostly unfunded: 419 businesses were founded since 2018, and 326 are listed as unfunded. Public and acquired companies exist, yet the stage mix reinforces a city good at starting firms and less successful at financing them.

WATCH Watch whether unfunded young firms begin converting into privately financed or acquired businesses.
Who's building in New Delhi
Vedanta Aluminium logo
VA

Vedanta Aluminium

Producer of aluminum

est. 2003 · 8,244 staff · raised outside money
Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya — Chief Executive Officer( Alumina Business )
Debbie Shaw — EA to the CEO Aluminium and Power
defindia logo
D

defindia

Digital Empowerment Foundation: Empowering Rural India Through ICT

est. 2002 · 175 staff · raised outside money
Osama Manzar — Founder
Lets Hash logo
LH

Lets Hash

Let's Hash: Disrupting traditional cigarette industry with digital technology

est. 2020 · 3 staff · raised outside money
Shwetank Jain — Founder · Bachelor of Commerce The University of Delhi
The Convo Space logo
TC

The Convo Space

Provider of convo API for enabling conversations and communications

est. 2021 · 1 staff · raised outside money
Anudit Nagar — Co-Founder · Bachelor of Technology Bennett University
C4rb logo
C

C4rb

Provider of sustainability consulting and capacity building services

est. 2010 · raised outside money
Rijit Sengupta — Chief Executive Officer
CSEP logo
C

CSEP

CSEP India - CSEP

est. 2020 · 78 staff · raised outside money
Biotech logo
B

Biotech

Company that plays a major role in the socio-economic growth of the state by implementing various schemes for

est. 1990 · 50 staff · raised outside money
Sightsavers logo
S

Sightsavers

Global Eye Care and Disability Rights Advocacy

est. 1950 · 25 staff · raised outside money
Amaze Studio logo
AS

Amaze Studio

Developer of no-code platform for website and application creation

est. 2016 · raised outside money
Packagingexhibition logo
P

Packagingexhibition

Organizer of packaging industry exhibitions and conferences

est. 2016 · raised outside money
Timesofhemp logo
T

Timesofhemp

Operator of a hemp industry information and content platform

est. 2020 · raised outside money
Virtualcyberlabs logo
V

Virtualcyberlabs

21st century Cybersecurity Edu-Tech Platform with exclusive courses & real-time hacking labs

raised outside money
CH

City Hawks

Customized security and facility management solutions provider

est. 2008 · 1,000 staff
Major N S Chauhan — CEO
CPM India Sales & Marketing logo
CI

CPM India Sales & Marketing

Sales, marketing, & CX under one roof, delivering customized solutions

est. 2008 · 522 staff
Mandeep Singh — CEO
Focus Executive Search logo
FE

Focus Executive Search

Focus Executive Search in Delhi offers a host of integrated services that succumb to the various requirements

est. 1998 · 501 staff
Deepak Vig — CEO
BN

Balaji Nursery

Balaji Nursery for healthiest agricultural and landscape plants

est. 2001 · 500 staff
Shubham Singh — CEO
C

Celsiushealthcare

Old pharmaceutical company with a focus on quality products.

est. 1993 · 500 staff
Arpit Karnwal — CEO
Arvind Kumar — Founder
Adsun logo
A

Adsun

Brand of tempered glasses for mobile phones

est. 2019 · 222 staff
Bhaskar Rawat — CEO
OP

o p bagla and co

O P BAGLA & CO was established in 1967 and converted to a LLP in 2018

est. 1967 · 200 staff
O P BAGLA — Founder
Xpert Times logo
XT

Xpert Times

Xpert Times: Independent, Informative & Lively Platform for Ground Reports & Analytical Stories

est. 2021 · 200 staff
Umesh Kaushik — CEO
Jiitendra Kumar — Founder
Hugheschem logo
H

Hugheschem

Hughes & Hughes Chem Ltd.: Tech-Enabled Industrial Production

est. 2001 · 175 staff
Rajat Singhal — CEO & Proprietor & Managing Director · Bachelor of Arts Brandeis University
Qubik Infra logo
QI

Qubik Infra

Building Infrastructure assets for the country, Also reducing the cost of infra, via competitive procurements

est. 2015 · 125 staff
Nikhil Jain — CEO
SI

Svayam Incarnation

est. 2012 · 125 staff
Svayam Malhotra — CEO
Alstone Industries logo
AI

Alstone Industries

Alstone's Tech-Enabled ACP & Silicone Manufacturing

est. 2002 · 120 staff
Sumit Gupta — Managing Director
Pawan Garg — Managing Director
The startup landscape, clustered
cluster · 2105 companies

Business Services

254 founded since 2018 · 2 funded

Sub-themes
marketing services · 723it services · 623hr services · 190event management services · 110legal services · 104management consulting services · 51

e.g. Indian Coast Guard, National Informatics Centre, Bluestream Software Solution

cluster · 509 companies

Consumer

16 founded since 2018

Sub-themes
b2c e-commerce · 349marketplaces · 68hrtech · 62fashion tech · 60b2c fashion e-commerce · 55job boards · 48

e.g. Erekrut... Recruitment Made Easy, Rooter, United Capital Club

cluster · 401 companies

Enterprise Applications

45 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes
saas · 211enterprise software · 182marketingtech · 127hrtech · 84b2c e-commerce · 59job boards · 48

e.g. Hitachi MGRM Net, Paytm for Business, Erekrut... Recruitment Made Easy

cluster · 379 companies

Retail

12 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes
b2c e-commerce · 166internet first brands · 99fashion tech · 60b2c fashion e-commerce · 55e-commerce support services · 50apparel brands · 39

e.g. Orient fashions pvt ltd., Paytm for Business, Afflatus International

cluster · 343 companies

Media & Entertainment

15 founded since 2018

Sub-themes
internet first media · 182internet first news publishers · 92film & tv studios · 81book tech · 34b2c e-commerce · 20self publishing platforms · 17

e.g. BECIL, cinemax india, the times of india

cluster · 262 companies

Consumer Goods

6 founded since 2018

Sub-themes
internet first brands · 53home furnishing products · 48food & beverage products · 41apparel brands · 39beauty & personal care products · 25household durables · 23

e.g. Orient fashions pvt ltd., Bindals Papers Mills, Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd.

cluster · 244 companies

Travel And Hospitality

7 founded since 2018

Sub-themes
tour operators · 91travel agencies · 79hotels · 20hiking camping & adventure tour operators · 10museums & galleries · 7aviation ground handling services · 5

e.g. GMR Airport Developers (p) Limited, Hyatt regency, Delhi International Airport

cluster · 226 companies

Real Estate And Construction

8 founded since 2018

Sub-themes
architects · 55real estate & infrastructure developers · 48building materials · 38interior designers · 29construction management services · 17real estate brokers · 14

e.g. multicolor steels india pvt. ltd, Skbbuild

cluster · 218 companies

Education

9 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes
continuing education centres · 64educational support services · 54higher education institutions · 32test preparation centres · 21k-12 schools · 18educational publishers · 9

e.g. Indian Air Force, Prasar Bharati, Bada Business Pvt. Ltd.

cluster · 184 companies

Healthcare

6 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes
clinic chains · 23fitness and wellness centers · 16medical device distributors · 14traditional pharmaceuticals · 13services for healthcare providers · 13rehabilitation and long-term care · 9

e.g. St Stephens Hospital, Rockland Hospital, Dharamshila Hospital And Research Centre

Business models in play
diversified · 1057horizontal · 1031full service marketing agency · 687application development · 438suite · 288multi-category · 227multi category · 210e-distributor · 176marketplace · 168internet first brand · 150retailer · 131end to end services · 123
The people behind them
Founder & BackgroundRoleCompany
Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya
Vedanta Limited Aluminium Business, ex-Paradeep Phosphates, ex-Zuari Fertilizers And Chemicals, Northwestern University - Kellogg
Chief Executive Officer( Alumina Business )Vedanta Aluminium
Debbie Shaw
Vedanta Limited Aluminium Business, ex-Cairn Oil And Gas, ex-Egon Zehnder International, Universal Polytechnic, 1991
EA to the CEO Aluminium and PowerVedanta Aluminium
Sunil Kumar Satya
Vedanta Limited Aluminium Business, ex-Ntpc, National Institute of Technology Surat
CEO PowerVedanta Aluminium
Shwetank Jain
Ex-Tapisserie, The Alumni Fraternity, AIESEC. Delhi University BCom 2012, UCLA MS 2014
FounderLets Hash
Anudit Nagar
Ex- Ginete Technologies, The VOID Club. Bennett University BTech 2022
Co-FounderThe Convo Space
Rijit Sengupta
Crb, ex-Centre For Responsible Business, ex-Cuts International, United Nations University, 2006
Chief Executive OfficerC4rb
Rajat Singhal
Ex-Macquarie Group, BofA Merrill Lynch. Brandeis University BA 2006, Columbia University MA 2008
CEO & Proprietor & Managing DirectorHugheschem
Sumit Gupta
Managing Director-Alstone Industries
Managing DirectorAlstone Industries
Pawan Garg
Managing Director-Alstone Industries,Reynobond India | Ex-Alstone international
Managing DirectorAlstone Industries
Romira Roy
Seed Csr, ex-Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust, ex-Youthreach, International Management Institute - IMI, 2003
Founder & AdvisorSeed
Nishant Gupta
ex- Discovery Communications, Chipsoft Technologies. Global Open University BBA 2012
Founder & CEORadiant
Himmat Singh
Delhi University
Co-FounderBallistic Learning
Sumit Kumar
Snware Research, ex-Snware Research Services, ex-Exevo, St. Gabriel Roorkee, 1996
President and CEOSnware Research
Rakesh Soni
Ex-Perot Systems TSI, Tata Consultancy Services, Engineers India
CEOTech Mahindra Foundation
Pravesh Dudani
Ex-Co-Founder iDreamCareer.com, IndiaCan, Educomp Solutions. IIT Kharagpur BTech, MTech 2008
Founder & PromoterMedhavi Foundation
Sudhanshu Bhasin
Krishna INternational, KRS United Kingsom and European UNion, KRS Hong Kong. Delhi University B.com 2004
FounderLens Bazaar

backgrounds shown where available

Investors active in New Delhi

15 investors are on record backing New Delhi companies. The most committed:

Most active — backed 2+ companies
Institutional
none on record
Private & corporate backers
European UnionFABQNBCTBC BankMashreqU.S. Department of StateKunal ShahJitendra GuptaAshneer GroverAnkur Jain+ 5 more

hover a name to see who they backed

Venture capital
Funded startups — peer cities
Companies that have raised
CompanyIndustryRoundsLatest RoundFounded
Amaze Studiodesign02016
Biotechbiotechnology01990
C4rbinternational trade and development02024-012010
CSEPthink tanks12015-052020
Defindianon-profit organization management02015-042002
Lets Hashconsumer goods12021-082020
Packagingexhibitionpackaging and containers02016
Sightsaversnon-profit organization management12016-081950
The Convo Spacecomputer software02021
Timesofhempinternet02020
Vedanta Aluminiummining & metals12023-012003
Virtualcyberlabscomputer & network security0

round amounts sparse for tier-3 cities — counts shown, dollar totals withheld

Founded by year
2023: 6200820236
Stages
Recent founds (2018+)
CompanyIndustryFoundedEmployees
Digitlayinformation technology and services2023
Digital World Techonline media2023
Digital Shaileshmarketing and advertising2023
.BOTNETinternet2023
eMarketing Depotmarketing and advertising2023
Skill Source Management Serviceseducation management202310
3s IT Servicescomputer software2022
Amazed Hypemarketing and advertising2022
Azamita Digitalmarketing and advertising2022
BlockCod Technologies Private Limitedcomputer software2022
CloudConvergeinformation technology and services2022
Develomartinternet2022
Digitalvarunmarketing and advertising2022
KPTECH DigitallyGro Pvt.Ltdmarketing and advertising2022
Blurb Up Advertisingmarketing and advertising2022
Clan Coastermanagement consulting2022
Design Museumoutsourcing/offshoring20227
Ecom Media Agencymarketing and advertising2022
ExpGrowthmarketing and advertising2022
Golang Companyinternet2022

gate: ≥150 companies & ≥20 recent founds — passed (6033/419)

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