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Sorin Investments

Early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru, backing founders in fintech, health tech, D2C, consumer tech, B2B tech and AI/SaaS.

Next Star Venture Capital

Venture capital and startup incubator focused on multiple sectors

Cactus Partners

A venture capital firm with offices in Mumbai, Gurugram, Bengaluru and GIFT City, backing early growth-stage Indian companies in advanced manufacturing, technology and consumer.

Incubein Foundation (RTMNU BIC), Nagpur

Nagpur University’s business incubation centre — a Section 8 non-profit taking applications from founders, students and unregistered teams across twelve sectors.

Blume Ventures

Mumbai-based early-stage venture firm backing Indian founders from pre-seed to pre-Series A across consumer, SaaS, fintech, deep tech and more; pitches by cold write-in or mutual friend.

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is a Mumbai-based FMCG company whose R&D team invites start-ups, suppliers, academics and inventors to submit technical solutions against posted open innovation challenges.