The startup picture in Ghaziabad

Venture capital is the clear weak spot. Only 66 local companies ever raised outside money, against 963 funded startups in Noida and 2093 in Gurugram.

Startups in Ghaziabad - 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.

Goodluck India

Manufacturing and exporting of Steel Pipes and other products

est. 1986 · 3,750 staff · raised outside money

Mahesh Garg — Founder · BE Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Tushar Garg — Owner

Sheela Group

Sheela Group Polyurethane Foam Innovation

est. 1971 · 2,462 staff · raised outside money

Tushaar Gautam — Managing Director

Mann Ventures

Manufacturing and packing services to well-known multinational corporations.

est. 2007 · 825 staff · raised outside money

Sukhbir Mann — Founder

Sybly

Sybly Industries: Traditional Textile Manufacturing with Expanded Polyester Yarn Capacity

est. 1988 · 375 staff · raised outside money

Nishant Mittal — Managing Director

Aamor Inox

Exporter of Stainless Steel Bars and Wires in India

est. 2001 · 366 staff · raised outside money

Anand Gupta — Founder & CEO · University of Portsmouth

ClearDekho

ClearDekho - Affordable eyewear for low-income consumers across Tier II/III/IV towns of India

est. 2016 · 350 staff · raised outside money

Shivi Singh — Founder & CEO

Gaurav Singhvi —

Moon Beverages

Provider of diverse soft drinks and water products

est. 1994 · 175 staff · raised outside money

M.M. Agrawal — Founder Chairman

Amit Bedi — CEO

North Street Cooling Towers

Company specializing in the design, manufacturing, and supply of cooling towers

est. 1989 · 175 staff · raised outside money

Jitendra Rajput — CEO

Radiant

Advanced Precision Plastic Components for Automotive and Industrial Applications

est. 1988 · 118 staff · raised outside money

Nitin Bahl — CEO & Director

Gaurs Group

Real Estate Development Company in Delhi/NCR Region

est. 1995 · 75 staff · raised outside money

Manoj Gaur — Founder & MD

Kathuria Rollmill

Leading provider of turnkey rolling mills for steel industry

est. 1994 · 75 staff · raised outside money

Dhruv Kathuria — Owner

Kamal Kathuria — CEO

Adroitfinancial

Adroit Financial Services: Traditional Financial Market Services

est. 1994 · 59 staff · raised outside money

Vijay Vishwakarma — CEO

Mohit Sharma — President

Exampur

Exampur - Hybrid model for exam preparation in regional languages

est. 2018 · 55 staff · raised outside money

Vardaan Gandhi — Co-Founder

Carbiqi

C2B auction marketplace to sell pre-owned cars

est. 2017 · 51 staff · raised outside money

Akansh Sinha — Co-Founder

Gaurav Srivastava — Executive Director · Strategy & Direction IIT Delhi

Cohoma

Brand of roasted coffee beans & coffee based products

est. 2018 · 31 staff · raised outside money

Paritosh Birla — Co-Founder & Director

Kanika Birla — Co-Founder

Kreatryx

Online preparation platform for GATE and ESE exams

est. 2014 · 27 staff · raised outside money

Ankit Goyal — Co-Founder

Rohit Nitin Joshi — Co-Founder

Mahalaxmi Metalloys

Provider of recycling services for metal alloys and e-waste

est. 2010 · 21 staff · raised outside money

Sunil Gupta — CEO & Director

Carnation Auto

Limited information available

est. 2008 · 19 staff · raised outside money

Jagdish Khattar — Managing Director

Bodhi

Platform providing on demand astrology consultation services

est. 2020 · 18 staff · raised outside money

Sachin Goel — Co-Founder · Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) IIT Delhi

Vinita Choudhury — Co-Founder

LetzPay

Innovative payment solutions for entities of all sizes

est. 2016 · 14 staff · raised outside money

Himanshu Ram Gupta — Co-Founder & Managing Director

Niraj Prakash Saxena — Co-Founder

Blue Sky Analytics

AI-powered geospatial data refinery for real-time air quality tracking

est. 2018 · 9 staff · raised outside money

Abhilasha Purwar — Co-Founder & CEO · MS Yale University

Kshitij Purwar — Founder & CTO

BookBySlot

Online platform for hourly hotel booking

est. 2016 · 6 staff · raised outside money

Anubhav Agarwal — Founder & CEO

Atul Krishan — Co-Founder & Director

Ayata Intelligence

Developer of AI-powered wearable smart eyewear for visually impaired navigation and assistance

est. 2016 · 3 staff · raised outside money

Sanchit Aggarwal — Co-Founder

Rahul Karunakaran — Co-Founder & COO

Solabot

Provider of independent power plant and solar panel cleaning services

est. 2017 · 3 staff · raised outside money

Amit Aggarwal — Founder & CEO

cluster · 397 companies

Business Services

110 founded since 2018 · 4 funded

Sub-themes

it services · 119marketing services · 89hr services · 38facility management services · 31management consulting services · 18legal services · 13

e.g. Impact Infotech, Cliff Security Services, Watermelon Group

cluster · 266 companies

Consumer

121 founded since 2018 · 14 funded

Sub-themes

fashion tech · 43local services · 35logistics tech · 28professional consumer services · 26b2c e-commerce · 21road transport tech · 20

e.g. ClearDekho, Fast Track, Kalyani Innerwear

cluster · 251 companies

Retail

119 founded since 2018 · 12 funded

Sub-themes

fashion tech · 44home improvements · 25horizontal e-commerce · 24beauty tech · 24consumer electronics e-commerce · 18b2b e-commerce · 16

e.g. ClearDekho, Kalyani Innerwear, NewU

cluster · 204 companies

Consumer Goods

73 founded since 2018 · 6 funded

Sub-themes

food & beverage products · 42home furnishing products · 36household durables · 26beauty & personal care products · 20apparel brands · 16fashion accessories · 12

e.g. Kiehberg, Radon India, Kalyani Innerwear

cluster · 191 companies

Real Estate And Construction

48 founded since 2018 · 3 funded

Sub-themes

building materials · 45real estate & infrastructure developers · 36facility management services · 31construction management services · 19interior designers · 17construction contractors · 15

e.g. Cliff Security Services, Shipra, Aamor Inox

cluster · 167 companies

Enterprise Applications

74 founded since 2018 · 8 funded

Sub-themes

marketingtech · 40hrtech · 32saas · 27enterprise software · 20enterprise resource planning · 17k-12 edtech · 15

e.g. Ideabox, deetyasoft, Sisoft Technologies

cluster · 144 companies

Healthcare

45 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes

hospitals · 16medical device distributors · 12alternative medicine products · 11clinics · 11pharmaceutical distributors · 10clinic chains · 8

e.g. Narinder Mohan Hospital and Heart Centre, Sunetra, PERCOS INDIA

cluster · 125 companies

Industrial Goods And Manufacturing

29 founded since 2018 · 4 funded

Sub-themes

manufacturing services · 68industrial automation equipment · 30industry 4.0 · 9contract manufacturers · 9manufacturing tech · 5dpiit registered · 5

e.g. rucha engineers, Micromatic Grinding Technologies, Precision Moulds And Dies Pvt Ltd

cluster · 121 companies

Education

27 founded since 2018 · 3 funded

Sub-themes

k-12 schools · 36higher education institutions · 30continuing education centres · 12educational support services · 9continuing education chains · 8test preparation centres · 7

e.g. Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology, IMT Ghaziabad, AaptPrep

cluster · 118 companies

Edtech

57 founded since 2018 · 3 funded

Sub-themes

k-12 edtech · 53continued learning · 33higher education tech · 24test preparation tech · 19enterprise resource planning · 13pre-k edtech · 6

e.g. Lyriclious - Learn with us, InCampus, Exampur

Founder & Background	Role	Company
Mahesh Garg IIT Roorkee BE 1992	Founder	Goodluck India
Tushar Garg Owner-Goodluck India,Co-Founder The Yummy Idea,Owner Goodluck Warehouses \| Motivational Pathway BTech 2010, University of Wales 20	Owner	Goodluck India
Nishant Mittal Co-Founder Storme Systems. JIIT Noida BTech 2009	Managing Director	Sybly
Anand Gupta Ex-Ambica Steels. University of Portsmouth 2000	Founder & CEO	Aamor Inox
Shivi Singh Cleardekho Com, ex-Visionspring, ex-Hdfc Bank, IBS Hyderabad, 2012	Founder & CEO	ClearDekho
Amit Bedi Ex-Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Vodafone Idea. Hansraj College BS 1989, SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research MBA 1991	CEO	Moon Beverages
Nitin Bahl Radiant Polymers	CEO & Director	Radiant
Manoj Gaur Gaurs	Founder & MD	Gaurs Group
Kamal Kathuria Ex - Kathuria Rollmill.	CEO	Kathuria Rollmill
Naresh Kathuria Hollteck India Guides, VR Creative Studio. M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology BE 1997	Managing Director	Kathuria Rollmill
Mohit Sharma Ex-Abhik Finance	President	Adroitfinancial
Vardaan Gandhi Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad 2017	Co-Founder	Exampur
Akansh Sinha Vice President - Demand - Spinny	Co-Founder	Carbiqi
Gaurav Srivastava Strategy & Direction IIT Delhi	Executive Director	Carbiqi
Ankit Goyal Ex-Qualcomm. IIT Indore 2013. AIR-1 in EE GATE-2014.	Co-Founder	Kreatryx
Rohit Nitin Joshi The Healthy Cravings, Co-Founder Stealth Mode, Ex-Plancess Edu-Solutions Total Duration, IIT Indore. IIT Indore BE 2013	Co-Founder	Kreatryx
Akash Porwal Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.) MNNIT	Co-Founder	Kreatryx
Sachin Goel Co-Founder Bodhi \| Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) 2006	Co-Founder	Bodhi
Ayush Srivastava Ex-LEAD School, Dream11, Co-Founder Moneytor, Birds Eye Systems, GOAL. Savitribai Phule Pune University BE 2012	Co-Founder & CEO	Bodhi
Sachin Goel Unmanned Technologies, ex-Jabong, Co-Founder & CEO f2SO4, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi BTech 2010	Co-Founder	Bodhi

backgrounds shown where available

373 investors are on record backing Ghaziabad companies. The most committed:

Most active — backed 2+ companies

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Center

IIT Mandi Catalyst

Sharad Saluja

Ramit Bhatnagar

Ankit Pagariya

Krishnan Akhileswaran

Amit Kalra

Shradha Mehta

Aryan Bachhawat

India Accelerator

Sameer Sadana

Shalini Gupta

Institutional

IIT Mandi Catalyst · accelerator / incubatorIndia Accelerator · accelerator / incubatorPusa Krishi · accelerator / incubatorZ Nation Lab · VC fundSOSV · VC fundAroa Venture Partners · VC fundNB Ventures · VC fundVenture Catalysts · VC fundMOX · accelerator / incubatorGemba Capital · VC fundOrbit Ventures · VC fundSamyakth Capital · VC fundGSV · VC fundSphiticap · VC fund+ 48 more

Private & corporate backers

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation CenterSharad SalujaRamit BhatnagarAnkit PagariyaKrishnan AkhileswaranAmit KalraShradha MehtaAryan BachhawatSameer SadanaShalini Gupta+ 301 more

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Funded startups — peer cities

Gurugram

2,093

Noida

963

90Faridabad

66Ghaziabad

11Meerut

Companies that have raised

Company	Industry	Rounds	Latest Round	Founded
LetzPay	financial services	2	2022-01	2016
Cohoma	food & beverages	2	2023-12	2018
Raasa Karts	food & beverages	1	2023-01	2022
Jain Shikanji	food & beverages	1	2022-02	1957
Aamor Inox	mining & metals	5	2015-05	2001
Adroitfinancial	financial services	0	—	1994
Arata	computer games	1	2021-09	2021
Auspice	food & beverages	0	—	2019
Avocare Biotech	health, wellness and fitness	1	2019-05	2019
Ayata Intelligence	computer hardware	1	2017-02	2016
Basil Alliance	beverages	0	2025-02	2021
Blue Sky Analytics	information services	3	2020-07	2018
Bodhi	other services (b2c non-financial)	1	2023-02	2020
BookBySlot	hospitality	0	—	2016
Campus Puppy	education management	0	—	2016
Carbiqi	automotive	0	—	2017
Carnation Auto	information services	0	—	2008
ClearDekho	internet	10	2022-12	2016
Daikcell	electrical/electronic manufacturing	0	2025-05	2022
Edu Wizards Infosolutions	energy infrastructure	0	—	2007
Exampur	e-learning	2	2024-01	2018
Floralbay	retail	0	—	2017
Gaurs Group	real estate	2	2019-04	1995
GetBoarded	education management	0	—	2019
Goodluck India	mining & metals	0	2024-01	1986

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

Company	Industry	Founded	Employees
Zosito	health, wellness and fitness	2025	—
Pure Project	food & beverages	2025	—
A2-bs.in	management consulting	2025	—
Alarth Green	environmental services	2025	—
A & S Law Ventures	law practice	2025	—
Archanion Engineering	defense & space	2025	—
Blue360	marketing and advertising	2025	—
CyberMitra.ai	computer & network security	2025	—
Drawfix Social	internet	2025	—
Experts2Hire	human resources	2025	—
Finesse Fabricare	other services (b2c non-financial)	2025	—
Galaxy Innovations	medical devices	2025	—
House Of Kiri	apparel & fashion	2025	—
LegalXpress	legal services	2025	—
Nawabcontractor	construction	2025	—
Pranraksha	information technology and services	2025	—
Retail Bandhu	internet	2025	—
SKILLGORITHM	education management	2025	—
SpeechLabs	computer software	2025	—
The Wandering Fever	leisure, travel & tourism	2025	—

The startup picture in Ghaziabad

Goodluck India

Sheela Group

Mann Ventures

Sybly

Aamor Inox

ClearDekho

Moon Beverages

North Street Cooling Towers

Radiant

Gaurs Group

Kathuria Rollmill

Adroitfinancial

Exampur

Carbiqi

Cohoma

Kreatryx

Mahalaxmi Metalloys

Carnation Auto

Bodhi

LetzPay

Blue Sky Analytics

BookBySlot

Ayata Intelligence

Solabot

Business Services

Consumer

Retail

Consumer Goods

Real Estate And Construction

Enterprise Applications

Healthcare

Industrial Goods And Manufacturing

Education

Edtech

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