The startup picture in Jaipur

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

AU Small Finance Bank

Convenient Banking Experience for All

est. 1996 · 31,943 staff · raised outside money

Sanjay Agarwal — Founder & CEO

SK Finance

SK Finance - Used vehicle and small business financier in Jaipur.

est. 1994 · 12,217 staff · raised outside money

Shalini Setia — Co-Founder

Rajendra Kumar Setia — Founder & CEO

AAVAS

Aavas Financiers: Innovative housing finance for low and middle income semi-urban and rural customers

est. 2011 · 6,075 staff · raised outside money

Sachinder Bhinder — CEO & Managing Director · MBA Nirma University

Kogta Financial India

Financial Services for the SME/MSME Sector

est. 1996 · 5,650 staff · raised outside money

Nidhi Kogta — Co-Founder

Bal Kogta — Co-Founder

HG Infra

Highway construction company with traditional approach

est. 2003 · 5,065 staff · raised outside money

Hodal Singh — Founder

Harendra Singh — Managing Director

Finova Capital

Finova Capital: Providing Loans to Urban and Rural Entrepreneurs

est. 2015 · 4,415 staff · raised outside money

Sunita Sahney — Co-Founder · BE Jai Narain Vyas University

Mohit Sahney — Co-Founder & CEO · BE Jai Narain Vyas University

GirnarSOFT

Provider of website, web & mobile application development, BI, and digital marketing services

est. 2007 · 3,221 staff · raised outside money

Anurag Jain — Co-Founder & COO · IIT Delhi

Amit Jain — Co-Founder & CEO · Bachelor of Technology IIT Delhi

Digamber Finance

Traditional NBFC offering microfinance solutions in rural India

est. 1995 · 2,307 staff · raised outside money

Amit Jain — Co-Founder & CEO

Rajiv Jain — Co-Founder & MD

CarDekho

CarDekho - Indias Largest Auto Portal with Pre-owned Car Buying and Selling Solutions

est. 2008 · 2,279 staff · raised outside money

Anurag Jain — Co-Founder & COO · IIT Delhi

Amit Jain — Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Bachelor of Technology IIT Delhi

Gravita India

Lead processing unit with proven technology & processes

est. 1992 · 1,927 staff · raised outside money

Rajat Agrawal — Co-Founder & Managing Director

Yogesh Malhotra — CEO

Celebal Technologies

Cloud Migration App Modernization Analytics & Blockchain solutions

est. 2016 · 1,826 staff · raised outside money

Anupam Gupta — Co-Founder & CSO · Bachelor of Technology IIT Bombay

Anirudh Kala — Co-Founder & CEO · Bachelor of Engineering University of Rajasthan

Wonder Home Finance

Provider of home loan financing solutions for individuals

est. 2017 · 1,806 staff · raised outside money

Sanjay Rajawat — Founder Director & CEO

Namdev Finvest

Priority Sector Lending for Agriculture in Rajasthan

est. 1997 · 1,347 staff · raised outside money

Jitendra Tanwar — Founder & Managing Director

LIFC

Provider of consumer and business loans.

est. 2011 · 1,286 staff · raised outside money

Prem Baid — Co-Founder

MK Exim

Old business of clothing and jewellery manufacturing & distribution

est. 1992 · 1,231 staff · raised outside money

Manish Murlidhar Dialani — CEO & MD

Kanha

Brand of bakery food products

est. 2008 · 1,143 staff · raised outside money

Seema Atreya — CEO · Bachelor of Science The University of Delhi

Dotsquares

Offshore IT Outsourcing for Cost-Effective Business Solutions

est. 2002 · 1,106 staff · raised outside money

Bankim Chandra — CEO · Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Eternal Hospital

Provider of multispecialty tertiary care hospital services

est. 2013 · 750 staff · raised outside money

Pracheesh Pandey — CEO

Elite Techno Groups

Interactive technical training programs with real-world applications

est. 2013 · 722 staff · raised outside money

Himanshu Arora — Founder

Lehar Footwear

Manufacturer and suppliers footwear for men, women and kids

est. 1994 · 707 staff · raised outside money

Shri Ramesh Chand Agarwal — Chairman & CEO

WeVOIS Labs

Eco-friendly cost-effective waste management solutions for Municipalities

est. 2018 · 677 staff · raised outside money

Abhishek Gupta — Co-Founder & CEO · Bachelor of Technology IIITDM Jabalpur

Abhinav Vashistha — Co-Founder · Bachelor of Technology IIITDM Jabalpur

Lotus Dairy

Growth and Development for All Sectors and Stakeholders

est. 2001 · 656 staff · raised outside money

Khanna Pradeep — CEO marketing

Ashok Modi — Managing Director

Rominus Pizza And Burger

Chains providing pizza, burgers, side orders, beverages, desserts, and combos

est. 2019 · 640 staff · raised outside money

Sanjeev Pathak — Co-Founder

Pankaj Joshi — Co-Founder

Rays Power Infra

Co-Developer Solar EPC Model for Rapid Expansion

est. 2011 · 618 staff · raised outside money

Ketan Mehta — Co-Founder & Managing Director · BTech IITR

cluster · 1174 companies

Business Services

342 founded since 2018 · 31 funded

Sub-themes

it services · 602marketing services · 294hr services · 51management consulting services · 37bpo services · 32event management services · 26

e.g. GirnarSOFT, NAV, Celebal Technologies

cluster · 1067 companies

Consumer

508 founded since 2018 · 68 funded

Sub-themes

fashion tech · 344local services · 123b2c e-commerce · 93logistics tech · 65road transport tech · 63apparel brands · 62

e.g. CarDekho, ZigWheels, Gemporia

cluster · 929 companies

Retail

446 founded since 2018 · 60 funded

Sub-themes

fashion tech · 345apparel brands · 88home improvements · 84b2b e-commerce · 66horizontal e-commerce · 65b2c e-commerce · 57

e.g. Gemporia, Minimalist, Freewill

cluster · 632 companies

Consumer Goods

250 founded since 2018 · 46 funded

Sub-themes

fashion accessories · 151apparel brands · 134home furnishing products · 118food & beverage products · 99fashion tech · 66internet first brands · 30

e.g. P. B. Chopra Impex, Shree Krishna Fashions, Vivo Rajasthan

cluster · 514 companies

Enterprise Applications

247 founded since 2018 · 29 funded

Sub-themes

hrtech · 134marketingtech · 109enterprise resource planning · 80saas · 51k-12 edtech · 49enterprise software · 48

e.g. GST Software, Bottom Funnel, Bouncelytics

cluster · 333 companies

Edtech

159 founded since 2018 · 33 funded

Sub-themes

k-12 edtech · 121continued learning · 93test preparation tech · 81higher education tech · 69enterprise resource planning · 48online courses · 16

e.g. ARTH - The School of Technologies, ToppersNotes, Mittlearn

cluster · 301 companies

Fintech

170 founded since 2018 · 34 funded

Sub-themes

payments · 88finance & accounting tech · 68investment tech · 63alternative lending · 39cryptocurrencies · 18banking tech · 14

e.g. beemabank, Tax2win, EXPRESS GST

cluster · 293 companies

Real Estate And Construction

91 founded since 2018 · 7 funded

Sub-themes

building materials · 91real estate & infrastructure developers · 62architects · 30real estate brokers · 27construction management services · 27facility management services · 12

e.g. HG Infra, Mahima Group, Manglam Group

cluster · 264 companies

Healthcare

92 founded since 2018 · 16 funded

Sub-themes

hospitals · 56clinics · 33traditional pharmaceuticals · 22alternative medicine products · 21pharmaceutical distributors · 17home healthcare · 16

e.g. Eternal Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, JNU Hospital Jaipur

cluster · 236 companies

Education

51 founded since 2018 · 13 funded

Sub-themes

higher education institutions · 68k-12 schools · 44continuing education centres · 34educational support services · 23continuing education chains · 22academic tutoring · 12

e.g. NIMS University, Elite Techno Groups, Arya Group of Colleges-Jaipur

founder & background	role	company
Sanjay Agarwal The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India CA	Founder & CEO	AU Small Finance Bank
Sachinder Bhinder Ex-Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Lombard. Nirma University MBA 1998	CEO & Managing Director	AAVAS
Varun Kogta Ex-ICICI Bank, Ernst & Young. Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics BCom 2004, Institute of Chartered Accountants in India 2005	CFO	Kogta Financial India
Nayan Kogta Chief Operating Officer - KOGTA FINANCIAL (INDIA) LIMITED	COO	Kogta Financial India
Hodal Singh Founder-H.G. Infra Engineering	Founder	HG Infra
Harendra Singh MD-H.G. Infra Engineering	Managing Director	HG Infra
Sunita Sahney Ex-Lakme Lever. Jai Narain Vyas University BE 1995	Co-Founder	Finova Capital
Mohit Sahney Ex-ICICI Bank, Onicra Credit Rating Agency of India, GRASIM INDUSTRIES. Jai Narain Vyas University BE 1995, Maharshi Dayanand Sars	Co-Founder & CEO	Finova Capital
Anurag Jain Co-Founder & COO-GirnarSoft \| Ex-Sabre Holdings,i2 technologies \| IIT Delhi MTech 2002	Co-Founder & COO	GirnarSOFT
Amit Jain Co-Founder & CEO-GirnarSoft,CarDekho \| Ex-Trilogy,TCS \| IIT Delhi BTech 1999	Co-Founder & CEO	GirnarSOFT
Amit Jain Ex- Pehal Associate Services.	Co-Founder & CEO	Digamber Finance
Rajiv Jain CEO ThinkSys, ex-Perion, Corbis, American Greetings, CEO Charles Schwab. IIT Kanpur BTech, University of Rochester MS	Co-Founder & MD	Digamber Finance
Anurag Jain Co-Founder & COO-GirnarSoft \| Ex-Sabre Holdings,i2 technologies \| IIT Delhi MTech 2002	Co-Founder & COO	CarDekho
Amit Jain Co-Founder & CEO-GirnarSoft,CarDekho \| Ex-Trilogy,TCS \| IIT Delhi BTech 1999	Co-Founder & Co-CEO	CarDekho
Umang Kumar Cardekho, ex-Accentium Web, ex-9 9 Mediaworx, Harvard Business School - Naspers Program, 2011	Co-Founder & President, Cardekho.com	CarDekho
Rajat Agrawal National Institute of Technology BE 1989, Malaviya National Institute of Technology ME 1990	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Gravita India
Yogesh Malhotra Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur BE 1991, National University of Singapore MBA 2007	CEO	Gravita India
Anupam Gupta Co-Founder & CSO-Celebal Technologies \| Ex-The Principal Consulting,Deloitte Consulting,SAP Labs India \| IIT Bombay BTech 1999	Co-Founder & CSO	Celebal Technologies
Anirudh Kala Co-Founder & CEO-Celebal Tech \| Ex-Vitrana,IBM,Infosys \| University of Rajasthan BE 2009	Co-Founder & CEO	Celebal Technologies
Sanjay Rajawat Wonder Home Finance, ex-Au Small Finance Bank, ex-Au Financiers, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 1991	Founder Director & CEO	Wonder Home Finance

backgrounds shown where available

1,077 investors are on record backing Jaipur companies. The most committed:

Most active — backed 2+ companies

Institutional

Peak XV Partners · VC fundAvataar Ventures · VC fundNorwest · VC fundLenarco · VC fundOrios Venture Partners · VC fundUnilever Ventures · VC fundTwenty Nine Capital Partners · VC fundSurge · accelerator / incubatorNavlok Ventures · VC fundIIMA Ventures · VC fundRoseview Enterprises · VC fundJavelin Venture Partners · VC fundSofina · VC fundSC GG India Mobility · VC fund+ 56 more

Private & corporate backers

British International InvestmentWestBridge CapitalFranklin Templeton IndiaVivek JainVivek LodhaManorama KoolwalYogesh ChaudharyIFCMotilal Oswal Private EquitySanjay Agarwal+ 997 more

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Funded startups — peer cities

Companies that have raised

company	industry	rounds	latest round	founded
SK Finance	financial services	13	2023-09	1994
Shera Group Private Limited	electrical/electronic manufacturing	1	2015-03	2014
Mentor Home Loans India	financial services	3	2016-03	1995
ABOK	mechanical or industrial engineering	2	2013-02	1969
Baheti Gems and Jewels	luxury goods & jewelry	3	2013-03	1999
Clay Craft	glass, ceramics & concrete	1	2013-07	1994
Bix42	computer software	1	2017-09	2017
Sara Analytics	outsourcing/offshoring	1	2015-01	2010
CultureAlley	e-learning	0	—	2012
AITS	education management	0	2026-04	2023
AbsorbX	environmental services	0	—	2025
11TechSquare	information technology and services	0	—	2013
121 Finance	financial services	1	2025-03	1984
Aaditya Finechem	chemicals	1	2016-03	2005
Aaklan	e-learning	0	2025-09	2021
Aapkabima	insurance	0	—	2019
AAVAS	financial services	6	2022-03	2011
Acadly	e-learning	2	2017-05	2013
AcciLives	electrical/electronic manufacturing	0	—	2020
Adroitbot	information technology and services	0	—	2016
Adsys	medical devices	1	2025-10	2021
Aeyi	security and investigations	0	—	2025
Aguken AI	computer software	0	—	2023
Aignosis	health, wellness and fitness	0	2025-01	2024
Alea	information technology and services	0	—	2004

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

company	industry	founded	employees
Pashudhan Praharee	online media	2026	—
AbsorbX	environmental services	2025	—
Lifion Energy Systems	renewables & environment	2025	—
AlgoKart	financial services	2025	—
Framora AI	internet	2025	—
Aakaura	retail	2025	—
Aao Hukum	leisure, travel & tourism	2025	—
Ad2Ship	marketing and advertising	2025	—
Aeyi	security and investigations	2025	—
Airthra	environmental services	2025	—
ApplyLynk	education management	2025	—
Altevius Partners	financial services	2025	—
Ballyfin Tech	computer software	2025	—
BlipMQ	computer software	2025	—
BowlerAcademy	sports	2025	—
Byte Sphere Digital	it consulting and outsourcing	2025	—
CarSaarthi	internet	2025	—
ChargerJet	consumer electronics	2025	—
ClusterX	computer software	2025	—
Covoron	insurance	2025	—