The startup picture in Kota

Venture depth is thin. Only 15 of 385 tracked companies have ever raised outside money, and just 5 are at seed stage; nearby Indore has a much deeper funded-company pool.

Startups in Kota - Funding, Founders & Investors

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

Allen Career Institute

ALLEN Career Institute: Pioneer in IITJEE & NEET Test Preparation

est. 1988 · 10,015 staff · raised outside money

Vikash Binani — Co-Owner & Director

Prateek Garg — Co-Owner & Director

ALLEN

Provider of online classroom coaching for competitive exams and school courses

est. 1988 · 6,043 staff · raised outside money

Rajesh Maheshwari — Founder

Kamal Fincap

Financial inclusion services provider delivering microloans, micro business loans, and credit-linked insurance

est. 2013 · 2,324 staff · raised outside money

Deshidhi Kasliwal — Founder

Motion Education

Motion Education's E-Learning Driven Test Prep Expansion

est. 2007 · 413 staff · raised outside money

Nitin Vij — Founder & MD

SURENDRA VIJAY — Chairman & CEO

Resonance Eduventures

Digitizing JEE, NEET preparation through Resonance

est. 2001 · 353 staff · raised outside money

RK Verma — Founder

Sunita Verma — Co-Founder

Eeki

Tech-driven sustainable farming company building large-scale polyhouse farms with IoT automation

est. 2018 · 284 staff · raised outside money

Abhay Singh — Co-Founder & CEO · Bachelor of Technology IIT Bombay

Amit Kumar — Co-Founder & COO · Master of Technology IIT Bombay

Career Point

Career counseling & test prep

est. 1993 · 158 staff · raised outside money

Pramod Maheshwari — Founder & CEO

Bansal Classes

Professional development initiative focusing on differentiated instruction

est. 1991 · 15 staff · raised outside money

Vinod Bansal — Founder

Nilesh Gupta — CEO

Clickzy Creative Technologies

Clickzy: Digital Transformation through Digitalization, Automation, and IoT

est. 2021 · 15 staff · raised outside money

Jitender Singh — Founder & CEO · Master of Technology NIFT

Krupal Variya — Founder

MedCords

MedCords - Tech connecting Last-Mile Healthcare Patients with Doctors Medical Stores & Labs.

est. 2017 · 12 staff · raised outside money

Pranav Mehta — Co-Founder · Harvard University

Saida Dhanavath — Co-Founder

Eduncle India

Eduncle - Holistic Learning Platform for Higher Education Exams

est. 2016 · 11 staff · raised outside money

Amit Pareek — Co-Founder & CEO

ATPSTAR

Online Learning Platform for IIT JEE and NEET education

est. 2019 · 3 staff · raised outside money

Vineet Khatri — Founder & CEO

Aayush Bharat

A platform connecting users with Ayush specialists and suppliers for tele-consultancy

est. 2020 · raised outside money

Prateek Kasliwal — Co-Founder

Abhinav Monga — Co-Founder · Bachelor of Engineering University of Rajasthan

MoodBuddy

An emotional wellness platform to connect individuals with psychologists and experts

est. 2023 · raised outside money

Piyush Chandwani — Founder

Mr. Hot

Online portal to order customized tiffin services from local tiffin centers and chefs

est. 2014 · raised outside money

Pankaj Sharma — Co-Founder

Achal Bansal — Co-Founder

Motion

Motion Transforming Lives Through Quality Coaching

est. 2007 · 400 staff

Nitin Vijay — Co-Founder & MD

Surendra Vijay — Co-Founder & Chairman

MyBizKid

Online platform providing business skill development solutions for kids

est. 2021 · 400 staff

Swati Vijay — Co-Founder

Nitin Vijay — Co-Founder & CEO

Sudha Hospital & Medical Research Centre

Sudha Hospital: A 150-bedded Multi-specialty Hospital in Kota, India

est. 1996 · 215 staff

Sudha Agrawal — Co-Founder

Rajendra Agrawal — Co-Founder & Owner

Kay Cee Energy

Provider of power transmission services

est. 1996 · 178 staff

Lokendra Jain — Managing Director

AIC

Leading manufacturer of gas and water analysis systems

est. 1970 · 75 staff

Satyendra Kumar Gupta — Managing Director

SpiceGems

Software-as-a-Service Shopify apps for Ecommerce Entrepreneurs

est. 2016 · 46 staff

Ankit Agrawal — Co-Founder

Varun Batra — Co-Founder

Shiv

Manufacturer of edible oil products

est. 1985 · 32 staff

Sanjay Vaghasiya — Owner

Angstrom Education

Angstromedu - Doubt-solving app for global students

est. 2020 · 30 staff

Shubham Kumar Gupta — Founder & CEO · Bachelor of Engineering Uttaranchal University

Domain E

JEE and CBSE Coaching Classes in Kota

est. 2006 · 25 staff

Abhishek Jain — Founder

cluster · 55 companies

Edtech

26 founded since 2018 · 2 funded

Sub-themes

test preparation tech · 32k-12 edtech · 16higher education tech · 7continued learning · 4enterprise resource planning · 4online courses · 3

e.g. ALLEN IntelliBrain, MyBizKid, eCareerPoint

cluster · 44 companies

Consumer

20 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

local services · 7matchmaking · 6wedding tech · 5residential real estate tech · 5b2c e-commerce · 5fashion tech · 4

e.g. SpiceGems, linkusol technologies private limited, Geek Bots

cluster · 43 companies

Education

7 founded since 2018 · 6 funded

Sub-themes

k-12 schools · 11test preparation centres · 9higher education institutions · 8test preparation chains · 7educational support services · 4academic tutoring · 2

e.g. Allen Career Institute, ALLEN Global Studies, ALLEN

cluster · 41 companies

Business Services

11 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes

it services · 18marketing services · 12iot services · 4hr services · 3management consulting services · 2bpo services · 2

e.g. Kriscent Techno Hub, Clickzy Creative Technologies, Infigo software

cluster · 30 companies

Retail

14 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

coupons and deals · 5e-commerce enablers · 4fashion tech · 4e-commerce support services · 3online gifting · 3b2c e-commerce · 3

e.g. SpiceGems, dazzler software, deals dekho

cluster · 24 companies

Food And Agriculture Tech

15 founded since 2018 · 2 funded

Sub-themes

crop tech · 12online grocery · 8food tech · 5drones · 1b2c e-commerce · 1iot applications · 1

e.g. Eeki, Chalka Agritech, Falcon Info Solutions

cluster · 22 companies

Enterprise Applications

12 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

hrtech · 6marketingtech · 6k-12 edtech · 5enterprise resource planning · 4saas · 3enterprise software · 3

e.g. SkoolStream, Workbook.ai, AiBiPlans

cluster · 19 companies

Food And Agriculture

11 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

food & beverage products · 6restaurants · 3food processing · 2food service chains · 2food distributors · 2crop research and training services · 1

e.g. Shiv, Chambal Breweries & Distilleries, Amar Punjabi Group

cluster · 18 companies

Healthcare

5 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

hospitals · 10clinics · 2medical device distributors · 2b2b e-commerce · 1pharmaceutical distributors · 1pharmacies · 1

e.g. Sudha Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Adila Biotech, Ayupra

cluster · 16 companies

Healthtech

9 founded since 2018 · 3 funded

Sub-themes

healthcare booking platforms · 10healthcare it · 3fitness & wellness tech · 2telemedicine · 1social platforms · 1pharmacy it · 1

e.g. Aayu, MedCords, kureup

Founder & Background	Role	Company
Rajesh Maheshwari Govt. Polytechnic College, Kota BE	Founder Director	Allen Career Institute
Abhinav Somani Ex-SplashLearn, goAktive, Star TV . Indian School of Business MBA 2010	Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer	Allen Career Institute
Nitin Kukreja Managing Director Marigold Park, ex-CEO IQuest Enterprises, Star India, Morgan Stanley. Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi Univers	CEO	Allen Career Institute
Rajesh Maheshwari Govt. Polytechnic College, Kota BE	Founder	ALLEN
Sunita Verma Co-Founder of Worldoflending	Co-Founder	Resonance Eduventures
Abhay Singh Co-Founder-Eeki \| Ex-Embryyo \| IIT Bombay BTech 2013	Co-Founder & CEO	Eeki
Amit Kumar Co-Founder & COO-Eeki \|IIT Bombay BTech,MTech 2014	Co-Founder & COO	Eeki
Pramod Maheshwari Founder Career Point University, Career Point Gurukul, CP Publications & Srajan Capital. IIT Delhi 1993	Founder & CEO	Career Point
Vinod Bansal Banaras Hindu University	Founder	Bansal Classes
Jitender Singh Ex-Founder Online Idea Lab, Jubilant Retail, Madura Garments, Reliance Retail. M.L.V Textile & Engineering College,Bhilwara BTech	Founder & CEO	Clickzy Creative Technologies
Krupal Variya Online Idea Lab, founder Voidspes. R. N. G. Patel Institute of Technology BE 2018	Founder	Clickzy Creative Technologies
Pranav Mehta Harvard University	Co-Founder	MedCords
Saida Dhanavath Medcords, ex-Druva, ex-Druva Software, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 2012	Co-Founder	MedCords
Shreyans Mehta Aayu,,ex-Co-Founder IndiaReads.com. Manipal Institute of Technology 2012	Co-Founder & CEO	MedCords
Amit Pareek Govt Medical College Kota MBBS 2010	Co-Founder & CEO	Eduncle India
Vineet Khatri Ex-BANSAL CLASSES. IIT Roorkee BTech	Founder & CEO	ATPSTAR
Abhinav Monga Ex-NIS Sparta. University of Rajasthan BE 2006	Co-Founder	Aayush Bharat
Vishal Bhatnagar Ex-CWT, Aptara, Kaplan Test Prep, Fiserv, Economico. University of Rajasthan BE 2006	Co-Founder	Aayush Bharat
Vaibhav Jain Colnovation Technologies, ex-ICF International. JECRC BE 2006, Duke University 2007	Co-Founder & CEO	Aayush Bharat
Piyush Chandwani Ex-BYJU'S. University of Kota BS 2018	Founder	MoodBuddy

backgrounds shown where available

263 investors are on record backing Kota companies. The most committed:

Most active — backed 2+ companies

Bodhi Tree Systems

Brand Capital

Dinesh Agarwal

Arjun Vaidya

IIT Mandi Catalyst

WaterBridge

Info Edge

Neha Parakh

Punit Saruparia

Nikhil Johri

Earlsfield Capital

Alder Capital

Institutional

Brand Capital · VC fundIIT Mandi Catalyst · accelerator / incubatorWaterBridge · VC fundEarlsfield Capital · VC fundVillage Global · VC fundIIMA Ventures · VC fundRajasthan Venture Capital Fund · VC fundAstarc Ventures · VC fundAvaana Capital Advisors · VC fundBetter Capital · VC fundLogx Venture Partners · VC fundDGC Venture · VC fundGeneral Catalyst · VC fundAarem Ventures · VC fund+ 15 more

Private & corporate backers

Bodhi Tree SystemsDinesh AgarwalArjun VaidyaInfo EdgeNeha ParakhPunit SarupariaNikhil JohriAlder CapitalSpinnex IndiaUtkarsh Kalani+ 224 more

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Funded startups — peer cities

Indore

181

Bhopal

18Varanasi

15Kota

12Prayagraj

Companies that have raised

Company	Industry	Rounds	Latest Round	Founded
Resonance Eduventures	education management	3	2016-07	2001
MoodBuddy	mental health care	0	—	2023
Motion Education	education management	0	—	2007
Mr. Hot	food & beverages	1	2016-12	2014
Aayush Bharat	hospital & health care	1	2023-07	2020
Allen Career Institute	education management	2	2022-05	1988
ALLEN	education management	0	2022-07	1988
ATPSTAR	educational software	1	2023-03	2019
Bansal Classes	primary/secondary education	3	2006-03	1991
Career Point	education management	2	2010-01	1993
Clickzy Creative Technologies	information technology and services	0	—	2021
Eduncle India	e-learning	1	2021-12	2016
Eeki	horticulture	9	2025-06	2018
Kamal Fincap	financial services	1	2018-04	2013
MedCords	health, wellness and fitness	6	2021-10	2017

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

Company	Industry	Founded	Employees
Intelli Docs	information technology and services	2025	—
Jatayu Aviations	aviation & aerospace	2025	—
Mowka	staffing and recruiting	2025	—
Wisegg.com	food & beverages	2025	—
AcadXL	e-learning	2024	—
Charved Aashray Foundation	non-profit organization management	2024	—
Dildarcafe.com	restaurants	2024	—
Gifsho	retail	2024	—
Grovefield	food & beverages	2024	—
HOSPkart	medical devices	2024	—
Kebangkitan Jambi	online media	2024	—
KotaMentrs	education management	2024	—
Nanoverse	nanotechnology	2024	—
Rajwadi Snacks	food production	2024	—
Rkclub	events services	2024	—
OM ShivShakti Biz	security and investigations	2024	—
Sou9	internet	2024	—
Beaux Hair Extension	consumer goods	2023	—
Biomass Energeons India	renewables & environment	2023	—
Braun Stones	building materials	2023	—

The startup picture in Kota

Allen Career Institute

ALLEN

Kamal Fincap

Motion Education

Resonance Eduventures

Eeki

Career Point

Bansal Classes

Clickzy Creative Technologies

MedCords

Eduncle India

ATPSTAR

Aayush Bharat

MoodBuddy

Mr. Hot

Motion

MyBizKid

Sudha Hospital & Medical Research Centre

Kay Cee Energy

AIC

SpiceGems

Shiv

Angstrom Education

Domain E

Edtech

Consumer

Education

Business Services

Retail

Food And Agriculture Tech

Enterprise Applications

Food And Agriculture

Healthcare

Healthtech

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