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Startups · Mumbai

The startup picture in Mumbai

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

Capital access is deep, but most companies still stand outside it. The registry tracks 4577 businesses that have ever raised outside money, while 23381 remain unfunded; Mumbai has scale without making fundraising the default condition.

WATCH Watch whether more of Mumbai's unfunded companies move into seed funding.
Summary

Company formation is energetic, but mortality is part of the bargain: 11761 companies have been founded since 2018, while 14.0% of all tracked companies have shut down. That combination signals a large, active and unforgiving ecosystem.

WATCH Watch whether new formation continues while the shutdown share begins to ease.
Who's building in Mumbai
SBI logo
S

SBI

State Bank of India (SBI): A Fortune 500 Banking Giant with 200+ Years of Legacy

est. 1806 · 235,858 staff · raised outside money
Jankiballabh — Ex-Chairman
Balasubramanyam Sriram
Centurion Bank logo
CB

Centurion Bank

Diversified financial institution

est. 1994 · 213,527 staff · raised outside money
Aditya Puri — CEO
HDFC logo
H

HDFC

HDFC: Expanding Housing Finance through Digital Integration

est. 1977 · 213,527 staff · raised outside money
Keki Mistry — CEO
Renu Sud Karnad — Managing Director
HDFC Bank logo
HB

HDFC Bank

Digital Banking Expansion

est. 1994 · 213,527 staff · raised outside money
Sashidhar Jagdishan — CEO & Managing Director
ICICI Bank logo
IB

ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank: Traditional Banking with Innovative Tech

est. 1994 · 133,131 staff · raised outside money
Sandeep Bakhshi — CEO & MD
Vishwanathan Mavila Nair
Life Insurance Corporation of India logo
LI

Life Insurance Corporation of India

Family-owned life insurance business with a focus on trust

est. 1956 · 98,667 staff · raised outside money
Usha Sangwan — CEO & MD
Ramachandran Doraiswamy — Managing Director
Shriram Finance logo
SF

Shriram Finance

Provider of consumer and SME loans

est. 1979 · 75,643 staff · raised outside money
Yalamati Srinivasa Chakravarti — CEO & Managing Director
L&T Infotech logo
LI

L&T Infotech

Digital Transformation Platform for Enterprise Mobility and Analytics

est. 1997 · 59,299 staff · raised outside money
Sanjay Jalona — CEO & MD
Sekharipuram Narayanan Subrahmanyan — Chairman & Managing Director
LTIMindtree logo
L

LTIMindtree

Global Technology Consulting and Digital Solutions

est. 1996 · 57,422 staff · raised outside money
Roopal Joshi — Director Human Resources
Mahindra Finance logo
MF

Mahindra Finance

Rural Financial Services Expansion

est. 1991 · 53,918 staff · raised outside money
Anuj Mehra — Managing Director
Raul Rebello — CEO & Managing Director
Bank of India logo
BO

Bank of India

Digital Banking Expansion for Bank of India

est. 1906 · 51,825 staff · raised outside money
Rajneesh Karnatak — CEO
Hindalco logo
H

Hindalco

Hindalco Industries- Industry leading aluminium and copper manufacturer with world-class facilities

est. 1958 · 49,909 staff · raised outside money
Rohit Pathak — CEO
Satish Pai — CEO & Managing Director · Bachleor Of Technology IIT Madras
L&T logo
L

L&T

Leading provider of innovative solutions for various industries.

est. 1946 · 45,939 staff · raised outside money
S N Subrahmanyan — CEO & MD
Surya Ravi — Deputy General Manager
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility logo
TP

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility

Manufacturer of electric cars

est. 2021 · 33,565 staff · raised outside money
Shailesh Chandra — Managing Director
HDFC Life logo
HL

HDFC Life

HDFC Life: Expanding Insurance Reach via Digital Partnerships

est. 2000 · 32,486 staff · raised outside money
Adil Majeed — Chief Manager · Bachelor of Business Administration
Sanjay Tripathy — Senior Executive Vice President
Central Bank of India logo
CB

Central Bank of India

Traditional Banking with Potential for Digital Expansion

est. 1911 · 30,770 staff · raised outside money
Pallav Mohapatra — CEO & Managing Director
Sorabji Pochkhanawala — Founder
Hexaware logo
H

Hexaware

Automate, Cloudify, Transform Customer Experiences

est. 1990 · 30,000 staff · raised outside money
Vikash Jain — CFO · Bachelor of Commerce St. Xaviers College
Apurva Shah — Investor
Pantaloons logo
P

Pantaloons

Pantaloons Retail Expansion and Digital Integration

est. 1997 · 29,551 staff · raised outside money
Pranab Barua — Managing Director
Shital Mehta — Ex-CEO
Yes Bank logo
YB

Yes Bank

Digital Banking Platform for MSME and Corporate Clients

est. 2004 · 29,387 staff · raised outside money
Rajan Pental — Executive Director
Prashant Kumar — CEO & MD
Firstsource logo
F

Firstsource

Outsourced Business Process Solutions for Diverse Industries

est. 2001 · 27,940 staff · raised outside money
Ritesh Idnani — CEO & Managing Director
Ritesh Idnani — CEO & Managing Director
L&T Finance logo
LF

L&T Finance

Provider of vehicle, rural and construction equipment loans

est. 1994 · 27,482 staff · raised outside money
Dinanath Dubhashi — CEO & Managing Director · Bachelor of Engineering Sardar Patel College of Engineering
L & T Finance Holdings logo
L&

L & T Finance Holdings

Diversified lending NBFI

est. 1994 · 27,482 staff · raised outside money
Dinanath Dubhashi — CEO & Managing Director · Bachelor of Engineering Sardar Patel College of Engineering
Virender Pankaj — Ex-Manager
Reliance Life logo
RL

Reliance Life

Digital Insurance Platform for Mass Market

est. 2000 · 27,428 staff · raised outside money
P. Nandagopal — CEO & President
Ashish Gudka — Avp | Strategy And Ceos Office
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A

ABFRL

Part of Aditya Birla Group, a global conglomerate, in the league of Fortune 500

est. 1997 · 26,965 staff · raised outside money
Ashish Dikshit — Managing Director
Sangeeta Pendurkar — Co-CEO
The startup landscape, clustered
cluster · 5535 companies

Business Services

1072 founded since 2018 · 276 funded

Sub-themes
it services · 1327marketing services · 1323hr services · 626management consulting services · 431event management services · 313legal services · 271

e.g. L&T Infotech, LTIMindtree, Hexaware

cluster · 4506 companies

Consumer

1575 founded since 2018 · 578 funded

Sub-themes
fashion tech · 1082local services · 477logistics tech · 348online travel · 343b2c e-commerce · 333professional consumer services · 289

e.g. Quiklyz, Jamshedpur FC, Justdial

cluster · 3959 companies

Retail

1520 founded since 2018 · 530 funded

Sub-themes
fashion tech · 1084beauty tech · 379b2b e-commerce · 323apparel brands · 270mom & baby care · 216e-commerce enablers · 215

e.g. Aditya Birla Nuvo, Pantaloons, Misbu

cluster · 3077 companies

Enterprise Applications

1120 founded since 2018 · 411 funded

Sub-themes
hrtech · 780marketingtech · 523enterprise resource planning · 271sales force automation · 225enterprise software · 220saas · 202

e.g. BigSunWorld Techo., TeamLease Edtech, Datamatics

cluster · 2850 companies

Consumer Goods

863 founded since 2018 · 400 funded

Sub-themes
food & beverage products · 574fashion accessories · 464apparel brands · 434beauty & personal care products · 378home furnishing products · 271fashion tech · 213

e.g. Aditya Birla Nuvo, Mahavir Packaging, Zudio

cluster · 2301 companies

Fintech

1057 founded since 2018 · 627 funded

Sub-themes
investment tech · 930alternative lending · 388payments · 326finance & accounting tech · 228banking tech · 211cryptocurrencies · 99

e.g. Future Pay, Moneyfy, SBICAP

cluster · 2278 companies

Financial Services

596 founded since 2018 · 277 funded

Sub-themes
asset management · 664finance & accounting services · 335consumer and sme loans · 304services for investment industry · 292service providers to banks · 149brokers and dealers · 146

e.g. State Bank of India, SBICAP, SBI

cluster · 2226 companies

Healthcare

508 founded since 2018 · 227 funded

Sub-themes
biopharma outsourcing · 377traditional pharmaceuticals · 325clinics · 197pharmaceutical distributors · 192hospitals · 131clinic chains · 130

e.g. Sun Pharma, Lupin, Macleods

cluster · 2054 companies

Real Estate And Construction

419 founded since 2018 · 196 funded

Sub-themes
real estate & infrastructure developers · 589building materials · 295facility management services · 221architects · 185interior designers · 177real estate brokers · 174

e.g. Hindalco Everlast, Rubberwala, SILA

cluster · 2034 companies

Media & Entertainment

625 founded since 2018 · 233 funded

Sub-themes
film & tv studios · 498internet first media · 476social platforms · 248ott video · 194tech for film & tv · 119book tech · 103

e.g. Premier India, Inox Leisure, Times Now News

Business models in play
diversified · 7761horizontal · 3885internet first brand · 2175multi category · 2008multi-category · 1646suite · 1369b2c commerce · 1219full service marketing agency · 1165marketplace · 1131ecommerce · 846retailer · 780apparel · 695
The people behind them
Founder & BackgroundRoleCompany
Swaminathan Janakiraman
University of Madras BCom 1984, National Institute of Business Management EMBA 2016
Managing DirectorSBI
Sanjay Jalona
Xoriant, ex-Larsen And Toubro Infotech, ex-Infosys, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, 1990
CEO & MDL&T Infotech
Satish Pai
Ex - Schlumberger. St. Lawrence Kolkata St. Lawrence Kolkata 1980. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras BTech 1985
CEO & Managing DirectorHindalco
S N Subrahmanyan
Managing Director & Chairman-L&T Shipbuilding,L&T
CEO & MDL&T
Shailesh Chandra
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
Managing DirectorTata Passenger Electric Mobility
Adil Majeed
Co-Founder & CGO-Byteflow | Ex-HDFC Life | M.E.S, College BBA 2013,Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies MBA 2015
Chief ManagerHDFC Life
Amitabh Chaudhry
CEO & MD-Axis Bank,HDFC Standard Life Insurance | Ex-Infosys BPO | BITS Pilani BE 1985
CEO & Managing DirectorHDFC Life
Vikash Jain
Bachelor of Commerce St. Xaviers College
CFOHexaware
Srikrishna Ramakarthikeyan
Ex- HCL Technologies America. IIT Madras BTech 1991, IIM Calcutta MBA 1993.
Co-CEOHexaware
Ritesh Idnani
Ex-Uniphore, BORN Group, Mad*Pow, Co-Founder Accretive. Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics BCom 1993, Faculty of Mana
CEO & Managing DirectorFirstsource
Dinanath Dubhashi
Ex-L&T Finance, BNP Paribas. Sardar Patel Collage Of Engineering BE 1987, IIM Bangalore PGDM 1990
CEO & Managing DirectorL&T Finance
Dinanath Dubhashi
Ex-L&T Finance, BNP Paribas. Sardar Patel Collage Of Engineering BE 1987, IIM Bangalore PGDM 1990
CEO & Managing DirectorL & T Finance Holdings
Virender Pankaj
CEO Aseem Infrastructure Finance, State Bank of India. TIT Bhiwani BTech 1989, Kurukshetra University 1992
Ex-ManagerL & T Finance Holdings
P. Nandagopal
Ex-IndiaFirst Life Insurance, Birla Sun Life Insurance, DSP Merrill Lynch. Andhra University Degree Name MBA 1982, PhD 2007
CEO & PresidentReliance Life
Ashish Gudka
Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, ex-Vakrangee, ex-Sutherland Global Services, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, 2012
Avp | Strategy And Ceos OfficeReliance Life
Kharbanda Insurance
Sbi Life Insurance, IDRA
FounderSBI Life Insurance
Amit Jhigran
Ex-SBI. Christ Church College, Kanpur MA 1987
CEO & MDSBI Life Insurance
Anish Shah
CEO & MD-Krish-e,Mahindra Group,Swaraj Tractors | Ex-GE Capital | Sydenham College BCom 1990,Carnegie Mellon University PhD 1996
CEO & Managing DirectorMahindra
Vikram Puri
Punjab Agricultural University MSc 1982
Mahindra
Anup Bagchi
IIT Kanpur BTech 1990
CEO & MDICICI Prudential Life Insurance

backgrounds shown where available

Investors active in Mumbai

291 investors are on record backing Mumbai companies. The most committed:

Most active — backed 2+ companies
Institutional
Norwest · VC fundTrayi · VC fundBessemer Venture Partners · VC fundIntersouth Partners · VC fundDFJ · VC fundGruhas · VC fundSequoia Capital · VC fundElevation Capital · VC fundSapphire Ventures · VC fundAcumen · VC fundSaama · VC fundPolaris Banyan Holding · VC fundLok Capital · VC fundAavishkaar Capital · VC fund+ 3 more
Private & corporate backers
IFCChrysCapitalWestBridge CapitalBritish International InvestmentSBIThe Carlyle GroupTrue NorthBeacon IndiaTemasekICICI Bank+ 264 more

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Venture capital
Funded startups — peer cities
Companies that have raised
CompanyIndustryRoundsLatest RoundFounded
Future Groupretail32020-081997
Zeptoretail92024-082020
Tata Playcable service providers72014-092001
Dream11sports22021-032008
Aadhar Housing Financefinancial services32022-042010
Welspun Grouptextiles22014-061985
Idea Cellulartelecommunications102018-021995
HPCLoil & energy12017-071974
NSEfinancial services72023-071992
IndoSpacewarehousing22020-052007
Videocon D2Hentertainment22016-022003
Hindustan Portsmaritime12022-062008
Radiant Life Carehospital & health care52017-072000
Sapphire Foodsrestaurants42021-032009
Magma HDI General Insuranceinsurance52022-051988
MCXfinancial services22014-062003
Naaptolretail52018-072008
RBL Bankbanking82020-081943
Dharma Productionsentertainment12024-101976
MakeOclinics/outpatient services102024-012017
AMW Motorstransportation/trucking/railroad12012-042002
Hiranandani Groupreal estate12008-121978
SICOMfinancial services12007-111966
SEVEN ISLANDS SHIPPINGmaritime42019-032002
SUGAR Cosmeticscosmetics142024-082012

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

Founded by year
2026: 262008202626
Stages
Recent founds (2018+)
CompanyIndustryFoundedEmployees
Speedcomtelecommunications2026
Preinvestfinancial services2026
VOOMMNapparel & fashion2026
Daily Contestentertainment2026
Swadharmasetureligious institutions2026
4U Venture Partnersventure capital & private equity2026
Agenseedmedia and information services (b2b)2026
Apec Traininge-learning2026
B2I Platformsfinancial services2026
Bhajan Pustikamusic2026
Code Mye-learning2026
Crictezcomputer games2026
Ekatraluxury goods & jewelry2026
Folioexfinancial services2026
Global Olympiadseducation management2026
ITKhidmainformation technology and services2026
Just Duniyaonline media2026
LaunchTankinternet2026
Nonnaeducation management2026
Nyailegal services2026

gate: ≥150 companies & ≥20 recent founds — passed (41200/11761)

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