The startup picture in Agra

Venture funding is scarce. Just 14 of 692 tracked companies have ever raised outside money, while only 5 sit at Seed, leaving formation far ahead of finance.

Startups in Agra - 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.

PNC Infratech

Infrastructure Implementation Solutions for Diverse Sectors

est. 1999 · 8,564 staff · raised outside money

Yogesh Jain — Co-CEO

Pradeep Jain — Co-CEO

Gupta HC Overseas

Global High Fashion Leather Footwear Exporter

est. 1987 · 750 staff · raised outside money

Gopal Gupta — CEO

Bizcrum Infotech

Provider of software suite solution for fashion industry

est. 2014 · 503 staff · raised outside money

Siddharth Rastogi — Co-Founder & CPO · BA The University of Delhi

Siddharth Vij — Co-Founder & CEO · BA The University of Delhi

Raghu ndan Money

Raghu ndan Money: Traditional Investment Platform with Tech-Enabled Services

est. 2004 · 182 staff · raised outside money

Saurabh Mittal — Director & Co-Founder

Kapil Mittal — Co-Founder

Doctor Soap

Manufacturer & supplier of laundry soaps

est. 2000 · 150 staff · raised outside money

Ankur Jain — Founder & Managing Director

Minzo India

Manufacturers and distributor of fashion footwear brands

est. 1995 · 13 staff · raised outside money

Hitesh Varyani — CEO & Director

Whiz League

Online platform for expert and institutional courses with placements in new age industries

est. 2020 · 12 staff · raised outside money

Sonia Bajaj — Co-Founder · Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Babson College

Natasha Jain — Co-Founder

Kaarigar Mandi

B2B marketplace connecting footwear manufacturers

est. 2017 · 5 staff · raised outside money

Hifza Afaq — Co-Founder & CTO · Bachelor of Science Dayalbagh Educational Institute

Ankit Kumar — Co-Founder & CEO · Bachelor of Science Dayalbagh Educational Institute

Daily2home

Online retailer of fruits and vegetables

est. 2014 · raised outside money

Siddharth Singh — Co-Founder

Ravi Sharma — Co-Founder

Metapass

Online platform to create NFT tickets for events

est. 2021 · raised outside money

Anoushk Kharangate — Co-Founder

Daksh Kulshrestha — Co-Founder

Tiggle

D2C organic hot chocolate brand from Agra with premium varieties

est. 2020 · raised outside money

Anuva Kakkar — Founder & CEO · BBA Banasthali Vidyapith

Ultraw

Provider of sustainable alternative leather materials

est. 2021 · raised outside money

Manish Pareek — Founder · Alliance University

Farm Creme

Brand of natural milk

est. 2018 · 1 staff · raised outside money

Diwaah

Online private label brand for handcrafted handbags

est. 2014 · raised outside money

Saloni Oil

Leading producer of high-quality mustard oil in Pan India.

est. 1990 · 750 staff

Ram Rathore — Co-Founder

Agra Chains

Supplier of silver jewelry, findings and chains

est. 1948 · 683 staff

Sidharth Gupta — Co-Founder

Mukesh Gupta — Co-Founder & CEO

Reliance Broadcast

Expanding BIG FM's Reach Through Digital Platforms

est. 2006 · 467 staff

Tarun Katial — CEO · MBA University of Mumbai

Pushpanjali Constructions

Pushpanjali Constructions: Traditional Real Estate with Quality Focus

est. 2018 · 375 staff

Gaurav Sharma — CEO

BBMFIL

Brand of milk powder

est. 1987 · 302 staff

Virendra Agarwal — Director

Hari Agarwal — Managing Director

Benara Udyog

Traditional manufacturer of engine bearings, bushings, and brake components.

est. 1974 · 274 staff

Hira Lal Jain — CEO

Oswaal360

Mobile-based platform providing school exam preparation solutions

est. 2017 · 243 staff

Prashant Jain — CEO · Amity University

Oswaal Books

Oswaal Books: Tech-Enabled Study Guides for Students and Competitive Exams

est. 1984 · 243 staff

Prashant Jain — CEO · Amity University

Leather Linkers Footwear

Provider of IT, healthcare, and program management solutions for government agencies

est. 2004 · 236 staff

Mudit Arora — CEO & MD

Promod Varma — CEO

Dycine Pharma

An emerging healthcare group focused on bringing a range of healthcare products to the market

est. 2010 · 215 staff

Piyush Singh — Founder & Director

cluster · 105 companies

Consumer Goods

32 founded since 2018 · 3 funded

Sub-themes

footwear brands · 52food & beverage products · 15home furnishing products · 10fashion accessories · 8apparel brands · 4fashion tech · 4

e.g. Saloni Oil, Agra Chains, BBMFIL

cluster · 96 companies

Consumer

47 founded since 2018 · 4 funded

Sub-themes

fashion tech · 47local services · 9wedding tech · 9b2c e-commerce · 9matchmaking · 6b2b e-commerce · 4

e.g. Bizcrum Infotech, Kaarigar Mandi, getexplore

cluster · 95 companies

Retail

46 founded since 2018 · 6 funded

Sub-themes

fashion tech · 47wholesalers · 8b2b e-commerce · 7home improvements · 7horizontal e-commerce · 6b2c e-commerce · 4

e.g. Gupta HC Overseas, Euro Safety Footwear, Bizcrum Infotech

cluster · 63 companies

Business Services

23 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

it services · 26marketing services · 18event management services · 5legal services · 4hr services · 3management consulting services · 3

e.g. Sorcflow Software, India Interactive, OMK Solutions

cluster · 45 companies

Enterprise Applications

23 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes

marketingtech · 12enterprise resource planning · 10hrtech · 9legal tech · 7k-12 edtech · 6saas · 5

e.g. Earth Analysis, BBMFIL, Digital Inspiration

cluster · 44 companies

Healthcare

11 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

hospitals · 16pharmaceutical distributors · 7medical device distributors · 3clinical laboratories · 3services for healthcare providers · 2alternative medicine products · 2

e.g. Dycine Pharma, Synergy Plus Hospital, Safecon Lifesciences

cluster · 36 companies

Travel And Hospitality

10 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

tour operators · 17travel agencies · 9hotels · 7car rentals · 3

e.g. Howard Hotels, luxury india tours, taj explore

cluster · 36 companies

Edtech

18 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes

k-12 edtech · 16test preparation tech · 13enterprise resource planning · 6continued learning · 5higher education tech · 4online test prep courses · 1

e.g. Oswaal360, Whiz League, agrawal examcart

cluster · 35 companies

Education

5 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

k-12 schools · 14higher education institutions · 5educational publishers · 4educational supplies · 3educational support services · 3continuing education centres · 2

e.g. Oswaal Books, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University Agra, Oswal Publishers

cluster · 29 companies

Food And Agriculture

14 founded since 2018 · 2 funded

Sub-themes

food & beverage products · 15food processing · 4crop inputs · 2food distributors · 2food retailers · 2video creation tools · 1

e.g. Saloni Oil, vacmet india ltd, BBMFIL

Founder & Background	Role	Company
Gopal Gupta Gupta Continental, ex-Brij Machinery Stores. KR Degree College, Mathura BSc 1975	CEO	Gupta HC Overseas
Siddharth Rastogi Co-Founder & CTPO Bijnis, ex-ED. Delhi University BA 2014	Co-Founder & CPO	Bizcrum Infotech
Siddharth Vij Co-Founder & CEO Bijnis, Ex-University Express. Delhi University BA 2014	Co-Founder & CEO	Bizcrum Infotech
Chaitanya Rathi Co-Founder & COO bijnis. Delhi University BA 2014	Co-Founder	Bizcrum Infotech
Saurabh Mittal Raghunandan Money, St. Padam Chand Institute of Management, Agra, 1998	Director & Co-Founder	Raghu ndan Money
Kapil Mittal BSA College of Engineering & Technology ,Mathura BE 2021	Co-Founder	Raghu ndan Money
Ankur Jain Shree Riddhi Siddhi Buildwell.	Founder & Managing Director	Doctor Soap
Sonia Bajaj Founder Little Chipper International, ex-Founder WHITENIFE, Donear Industries, Freshmentors. Babson College BBA 2012	Co-Founder	Whiz League
Natasha Jain Co-Founder Bentchair, ex-Founder Ruplee, Co-Founder Freshmentors, Labomed Microscopes, SunTrust Bank. Georgia Institute of Technol	Co-Founder	Whiz League
Hifza Afaq Dayalbagh Educational Institute BSc 2005, MSc 2007, PhD 2016	Co-Founder & CTO	Kaarigar Mandi
Ankit Kumar Ex-Astrazeneca India, Sanofi. Dayalbagh Educational Institute BS 2005, MBA 2014	Co-Founder & CEO	Kaarigar Mandi
Gagan Mukhi Chief Operating Officer - Kaarigar Mandi \| Dayalbagh Educational Institute (2011), MBA (2015)	Co-Founder & COO	Kaarigar Mandi
Anuva Kakkar Ex-AglaSem. Banasthali Vidyapith BBA 2019	Founder & CEO	Tiggle
Manish Pareek Ex-Co-Founder Vegan Fashion, JMN Investments Research, SKK Securities. Alliance business School BBM 2010	Founder	Ultraw
Tarun Katial Eve World Platform, ex-ZEE5, BIG FM, Sony Pictures Entertainment. H.R. College Of Commerce & Economics Bcom 1995,University of Mum	CEO	Reliance Broadcast
Prashant Jain Ex-www.Books4u.In, Procter & Gamble, World Infocomms. University of the Arts London PGDip 2004	CEO	Oswaal360
Prashant Jain Ex-www.Books4u.In, Procter & Gamble, World Infocomms. University of the Arts London PGDip 2004	CEO	Oswaal Books
Mudit Arora Amity University MBA 2011	CEO & MD	Leather Linkers Footwear
Piyush Singh Dycine Pharmaceuticals, D J Dental College Ghaziabad, 2005	Founder & Director	Dycine Pharma
Rakesh Tyagi J N Medical College Amu Aligarh	Managing Director	Synergy Plus Hospital

backgrounds shown where available

45 investors are on record backing Agra companies. The most committed:

Most active — backed 2+ companies

Paula Mariwala

Mansi Aggarwal

Neeraj Sagar

Ajay Lavakare

Anushree Tainwala

Institutional

Yukti Securities · VC fundKisho Capital · VC fundAppyhigh · VC fundMIPL · VC fundITI Growth Opportunities · VC fundAureolis Ventures · VC fundCDM Capital · VC fundUpaya Social Ventures · accelerator / incubatorIIMA Ventures · VC fundIIMCIP · accelerator / incubatorIndigram labs · accelerator / incubatorAhimsa VC · VC fund

Private & corporate backers

Paula MariwalaMansi AggarwalNeeraj SagarAjay LavakareAnushree TainwalaJacob Ballas CapitalInfo EdgeBalaji SymphonyRaghubar MittalSaurabh Mittal+ 23 more

hover a name to see who they backed

Funded startups — peer cities

Varanasi

Agra

Prayagraj

Meerut

6Bareilly

Companies that have raised

Company	Industry	Rounds	Latest Round	Founded
Bizcrum Infotech	information technology and services	2	2019-04	2014
Daily2home	food & beverages	0	—	2014
Diwaah	apparel & fashion	0	—	2014
Doctor Soap	food production	0	—	2000
Farm Creme	food production	0	—	2018
Gupta HC Overseas	consumer services	0	—	1987
Kaarigar Mandi	distributors/wholesale	1	2024-03	2017
Metapass	entertainment	0	—	2021
Minzo India	footwear	1	2020-05	1995
PNC Infratech	civil engineering	0	2011-01	1999
Raghu ndan Money	financial services	3	2021-02	2004
Tiggle	food & beverages	0	—	2020
Ultraw	textiles	1	2021-09	2021
Whiz League	e-learning	1	2021-06	2020

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

Company	Industry	Founded	Employees
Gomuul.com	computer software	2025	—
NGMB Software Solutions	financial services	2025	—
VirgoGPT	health, wellness and fitness	2025	—
Dioste	apparel & fashion	2024	—
Fellisha	internet	2024	—
The Flavour Farm Foods Private Limited	food & beverages	2024	—
Ganga Handicraft Exports	luxury goods & jewelry	2024	—
HeyyGuru	e-learning	2024	—
Leo Group Of Industries	apparel & fashion	2024	—
Miorah Shoes	apparel & fashion	2024	—
Mkite	hospital & health care	2024	—
MV Traders	farming	2024	—
Pyreign	aviation & aerospace	2024	—
Raj Travel Holidays	leisure, travel & tourism	2024	—
Smart Voice Home	consumer electronics	2024	—
Sparsh	retail	2024	—
Merit Hotel	hospitality	2024	—
VyaparFinTax	accounting	2024	—
Fiddle Back Union	apparel & fashion	2024	—
ZealIndia	apparel & fashion	2024	—

The startup picture in Agra

PNC Infratech

Gupta HC Overseas

Bizcrum Infotech

Raghu ndan Money

Doctor Soap

Minzo India

Whiz League

Kaarigar Mandi

Daily2home

Metapass

Tiggle

Ultraw

Farm Creme

Diwaah

Saloni Oil

Agra Chains

Reliance Broadcast

Pushpanjali Constructions

BBMFIL

Benara Udyog

Oswaal360

Oswaal Books

Leather Linkers Footwear

Dycine Pharma

Consumer Goods

Consumer

Retail

Business Services

Enterprise Applications

Healthcare

Travel And Hospitality

Edtech

Education

Food And Agriculture

Need to go deeper than a city?