The startup picture in Prayagraj

Outside funding is scarce: just 12 of 335 tracked companies have ever raised it. Nearby Kanpur has 95 funded startups, a sharp gap that makes Prayagraj's company creation look more bootstrapped than venture-backed.

Startups in Prayagraj - 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.

Awaaz

App-based online news portal focused on Uttar Pradesh

est. 2018 · raised outside money

Firasat Durrani — Co-Founder

Best MediPlus

Online store focuses on the sale of medicines and other healthcare products

est. 2019 · raised outside money

Sadaquat Hussain — Co-Founder

Khan Shabaz — Co-Founder

CashCry

CashCry: Rewards & discovery platform for cashback on online shopping & performance-based marketing

est. 2019 · raised outside money

Bhanu Singh — Co-Founder & CEO

Harshit Singh — Chief Product Officer & Co-founder

DGRakshak

Provider of a real-time monitoring system for cancer detection

est. 2023 · raised outside money

Deepak Singh — Founder & CEO · Master of Technology MNNIT

Elchico

Casual dining restaurant & banquet hall

est. 1964 · raised outside money

Ganpat Roy — Founder

Examarly

Outcome-based ed tech platform for higher education and test prep

est. 2020 · raised outside money

Nishant Shukla — Co-Founder & CEO

Sushant Shukla — Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Glexpace

Mental Health platform connecting students with psychologists in a unique way

est. 2020 · raised outside money

Shashank Singh — Co-Founder & CIO

Ayush Chaurasia — Co-Founder & CEO

PS-1925

Developer of UAVs for commercial applications

est. 2018 · raised outside money

Paawan Kumar — Co-Founder & CEO

Shefali Ramteke — Co-Founder & COO

Taiyaar

Skills development and mentoring organisation dedicated to discovering and empowering raw talent from hundreds

est. 2023 · raised outside money

Aparna Sinha — Co-Founder

Vishal Makhija — Co-Founder · Bachelor of Science University of Allahabad

IIIT-Allahabad

World-class 'Apex Center of Excellence' in Information Technology

est. 1999 · 829 staff · raised outside money

Alitronz Profit

Bot-enabled trading platform for forex market

est. 2023 · raised outside money

PACE

Provider of online academic evaluation and performance monitoring for students

est. 2023 · raised outside money

Sprint Medical

Nurse-Assisted mobile consultation, Micro Clinics, and HomeDoc services

est. 2019 · 15,899 staff

Tauseef Ahmad — Founder

Optho Life Sciences

Developing products for multiple ophthalmic diseases

est. 1973 · 155 staff

Rakesh Agarwal — Managing Director

Srijan Hospital

CGHS approved and NABH Accredited multi-specialty hospital in Prayagraj

est. 1998 · 92 staff

BB AGRAWAL — Co-Founder

Sabita Agrawal — Co-Founder

Railtech Infraventure

Provider of railway construction, rehabilitation, and engineering services

est. 1984 · 85 staff

Ajai Bansal — Founder

Nadcab Labs

Provider of blockchain application development solutions for finance and cybersecurity

est. 2015 · 76 staff

Naman Singh — Co-Founder

Wazid Khan — Co-Founder & Managing Director

Imperial Motors

Dealer of two-wheelers

est. 2018 · 9 staff

Amit Sanghrajka — CEO

AKL SUPPORTER

Provider of IT support, domain selling, and other services

est. 2018 · 5 staff

Dr. AKASH K. LALL — CEO

Dr. AKASH K. LALL — Founder

Hirmatic

Provider of recruitment services for technical and product development roles

est. 2025

Aditya Tripathi — Founder

Aadyanvi Wealth

Long-term Wealth Management with a Personal Touch

est. 2021

Atul Shukla — Founder · BCom University of Allahabad

Aamika

Online retailer of beauty, wellness, and Ayurvedic products

est. 2024

Mohammed Laraib — Co-founder

Khalid Hashmat — Founder

Agrobricks Technologies

Provider of ERP solution for cold storage

est. 2022

Anubhav Srivastava — Founder

Anjali Enterprises

Anjali Enterprises - Best Placement Consultant in Prayagraj | Corporate Training Services India

est. 2002

Anju Mangar — CEO

cluster · 34 companies

Business Services

24 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes

marketing services · 9it services · 6hr services · 6event management services · 3ai services · 3bpo services · 2

e.g. Nadcab Labs, Perform Digital, AKL SUPPORTER

cluster · 30 companies

Education

9 founded since 2018 · 4 funded

Sub-themes

k-12 schools · 10higher education institutions · 7continuing education chains · 5test preparation chains · 3educational support services · 2academic tutoring · 1

e.g. IIIT-Allahabad, Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology Allahabad, St. Mary's Convent Inter College Prayagraj

cluster · 30 companies

Consumer

21 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes

local services · 7professional consumer services · 4sports tech · 3social platforms · 3online gifting · 3road transport tech · 3

e.g. Bharat Track, CoolieWale, Dhobiapp

cluster · 26 companies

Edtech

17 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes

k-12 edtech · 13test preparation tech · 6continued learning · 6enterprise resource planning · 4higher education tech · 3online courses · 1

e.g. LetsGrowMore, Allcoaching, BBTSAP

cluster · 26 companies

Healthcare

9 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

hospitals · 10clinics · 6biopharma outsourcing · 2clinic chains · 2hospital chains · 1traditional pharmaceuticals · 1

e.g. Optho Pharma, Srijan Hospital, United MediCity

cluster · 23 companies

Enterprise Applications

11 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

enterprise resource planning · 5legal tech · 5k-12 edtech · 4marketingtech · 4data as a service · 2nonprofit tech · 2

e.g. Hirmatic, Constitution, ADJ Online

cluster · 20 companies

Retail

13 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes

online gifting · 3wholesalers · 3retailers · 3horizontal e-commerce · 3beauty tech · 2fashion tech · 2

e.g. 4Square Group, Aamika, Amrium Grocery

cluster · 19 companies

Consumer Goods

8 founded since 2018

Sub-themes

food & beverage products · 10apparel brands · 2diversified consumer electronics brands · 2household durables · 2retailers · 1fashion accessories · 1

e.g. Ecavo Agro Daily, Purva Agro Food, BachatCoins

cluster · 18 companies

Healthtech

16 founded since 2018 · 2 funded

Sub-themes

healthcare booking platforms · 14healthcare it · 3fitness & wellness tech · 1

e.g. Sprint Medical, Best MediPlus, CARECLUB

cluster · 16 companies

Food And Agriculture

7 founded since 2018 · 1 funded

Sub-themes

food & beverage products · 10restaurants · 2food service chains · 1food processing · 1restaurant franchisees · 1services for crop farming · 1

e.g. University of Allahabad, Ecavo Agro Daily, Purva Agro Food

Founder & Background	Role	Company
Firasat Durrani Co-Founder Loco, ex-CREO, Teewe.in. SRM IST Chennai BE 2012	Co-Founder	Awaaz
Sadaquat Hussain Saeed Mohammed Al Ghandi & Sons, DULSCO,Qatar, C. S. ENVIRO ENGINEERING SERVICES, Aligarh Muslim University B.Tech 2007	Co-Founder	Best MediPlus
Bhanu Singh Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University BCom 2017	Co-Founder & CEO	CashCry
Harshit Singh Kuware, ex-Abbzorb Nutrition, ex-Growthjockey, Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur, 2021	Chief Product Officer & Co-founder	CashCry
Deepak Singh Mgm College Of Engineering & Technology BE 2002, Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology MTech 2010, IIT Allahabad 2022	Founder & CEO	DGRakshak
Nishant Shukla Association of IIT BHU Alumni (AIBA), ex-Mining Society IIT BHU, ex-VIMARSH, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu Univers	Co-Founder & CEO	Examarly
Ayush Chaurasia Ex-Ponderdo, NexGen, Upwork, DigiOwner.	Co-Founder & CEO	Glexpace
Paawan Kumar Cisco, Thought For Food, ex-Google, Dainik Jagran. Indian Institute Of Information Technology BTech 2019	Co-Founder & CEO	PS-1925
Shefali Ramteke Thought For Food, Cisco, Atal Innovation Mission, ex-Qualcomm Ventures. Indian Institute Of Information Technology BTech 2018, MTe	Co-Founder & COO	PS-1925
Aparna Sinha Founder-Fabulinus,Co-Founder-Taiyaar \| Ex - Co-Founder DRUTAccelerating Sales!, MARG, Author Of 7 Political Thrillers \| Indian Ins	Co-Founder	Taiyaar
Vishal Makhija CEO-𝐂 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 \| Ex-Co-Founder-Taiyaar,SuperProcure \| University of Allahabad BSc 2004,NMIMS MBA 2007	Co-Founder	Taiyaar
Tauseef Ahmad Global Consortium For Sustainable, ex-Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, ex-Varite, Maharshi Dayanand University, 2008	Founder	Sprint Medical
Rakesh Agarwal Optho Remedies	Managing Director	Optho Life Sciences
BB AGRAWAL Motilal Nehru Medical College MBBS	Co-Founder	Srijan Hospital
Sabita Agrawal ex-Vatsalya Hospital, ex-Loknath Nursing Home, saroop rani medical collage allahabad, 1986	Co-Founder	Srijan Hospital
Naman Singh Co-Founder INRx Foundation. Extol College BBA 2012, RKDF UNIVERSITY MBA 2015	Co-Founder	Nadcab Labs
Wazid Khan Co-Founder Seedx, INRx Foundation, Alitronz Technology. Central Board of Secondary Education BTech 2013	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Nadcab Labs
Aman Vaths Co-Founder-DigiGo,Sudo Messenger \| Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology MTech 2017	Founder & CTO	Nadcab Labs
Amit Sanghrajka University of Mumbai 1990.	CEO	Imperial Motors
Aditya Tripathi Founder-Hirmatic,Skyway Techlab \| Co-Founder-POOlNT \| Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad BTech 2013	Founder	Hirmatic

backgrounds shown where available

13 investors are on record backing Prayagraj companies. The most committed:

Institutional

Z47 · VC fundViridian Accelerator Centre · accelerator / incubatorPontaq · VC fundStartup Incubation and Innovation Centre · accelerator / incubatorAIC Sangam · accelerator / incubatora-IDEA · accelerator / incubator

Private & corporate backers

Carbona CapitalRenu SattiRakesh SarinAtal Innovation MissionPunjabAngelsNetworkEuropaDundon Capital Partners

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Funded startups — peer cities

Kanpur

18Varanasi

14Agra

12Prayagraj

11Meerut

Companies that have raised

Company	Industry	Rounds	Latest Round	Founded
Alitronz Profit	financial services	0	—	2023
Awaaz	internet	1	2019-01	2018
Best MediPlus	healthcare & lifesciences	0	—	2019
CashCry	internet	0	—	2019
DGRakshak	other healthcare technology systems	0	—	2023
Elchico	hospitality	0	—	1964
Examarly	e-learning	1	—	2020
Glexpace	mental health care	0	—	2020
IIIT-Allahabad	information technology and services	0	2023-03	1999
PACE	e-learning	0	—	2023
PS-1925	aeronautics aerospace & defence	0	—	2018
Taiyaar	education management	0	—	2023

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

Company	Industry	Founded	Employees
Netigo	internet	2026	—
Hirmatic	staffing and recruiting	2025	—
Constitution	legal services	2025	—
EximHub	international trade and development	2025	—
RoastNest	computer software	2025	—
Shivicx	computer software	2025	—
Tivra	e-learning	2025	—
Aamika	cosmetics	2024	—
Allcoaching	e-learning	2024	—
Angan	financial services	2024	—
Bhagwat Test House	construction	2024	—
Bizz Buzz Creations	marketing and advertising	2024	—
Dataoorts	computer software	2024	—
Doorstep Solution	construction	2024	—
Gajari Brisk	automotive	2024	—
I-Genius	education management	2024	—
Infinity Consultancy Service	human resources	2024	—
Lawsaathi	legal services	2024	—
Myfa Chocolates	food & beverages	2024	—
NextAISense	computer software	2024	—

The startup picture in Prayagraj

Awaaz

Best MediPlus

CashCry

DGRakshak

Elchico

Examarly

Glexpace

PS-1925

Taiyaar

IIIT-Allahabad

Alitronz Profit

PACE

Sprint Medical

Optho Life Sciences

Srijan Hospital

Railtech Infraventure

Nadcab Labs

Imperial Motors

AKL SUPPORTER

Hirmatic

Aadyanvi Wealth

Aamika

Agrobricks Technologies

Anjali Enterprises

Business Services

Education

Consumer

Edtech

Healthcare

Enterprise Applications

Retail

Consumer Goods

Healthtech

Food And Agriculture

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