Antler India introduced nine early-stage startups from its portfolio during the Antler India Showcase held in Bengaluru earlier this week, providing investors and industry stakeholders with an early view of ventures developing solutions across artificial intelligence, climate technology, enterprise software, fintech, mobility, consumer technology and healthtech. The startups, which had spent several months developing their products with Antler's support while operating in stealth mode, publicly presented their technologies, initial market traction and long-term business strategies before embarking on wider fundraising activities. 
The latest cohort reflects Antler India's investment approach of backing founders from the earliest stages of company formation. Previous editions of the Showcase have featured startups including Armory, HouseEazy, Milo, Infer and Dusq, several of which subsequently secured funding worth tens of millions of USD from venture capital firms. 
Among the companies introduced, Aspera Industries, founded by Khushi Mittal, is developing Eureka, a fully autonomous amphibious cargo seaplane designed to operate from water using hydrofoil technology instead of a conventional hull. The company stated that the aircraft aims to reduce freight costs to approximately USD 0.4 per tonne-kilometre while expanding access to routes currently dependent on ocean transport. The startup has progressed from design and simulation to a working-scale prototype and is preparing larger prototypes ahead of its first flight. 
Meine Electric, founded by Priyansh Mohan and Stuti Kakkar, is developing a fast-charging iron-air battery for long-duration energy storage. The company said its technology reduces charging time from around 100 hours to six hours while providing an 18-hour discharge cycle. It has secured 11 patents, completed independent validation of its technology, signed more than 100 MWh of commercial interest and obtained a pilot project with India's largest power producer. 
Other startups unveiled included Wavelength, an AI-assisted matchmaking platform founded by Ishaan Gupta, Vinit Sarode and Jayanth Emmadi; Rovia, founded by Shivang Badaya and Arnav Grover, which has tracked more than USD 100 million in assets within six months through its wealth platform for professionals holding restricted stock units; and Cravv, founded by Manthan Desai and Prithvi Shetty, which is building an AI-powered cooking assistant that combines computer vision with real-time recipe guidance. 
The remaining portfolio companies include Resollect, founded by Abhishek Rao, which has developed an AI-driven platform for non-performing asset recovery and reported annual recurring revenue exceeding INR 19 crore across four enterprise clients. Naptick Labs, founded by Anubhab Goel and Nadeem Shaikh, has launched AI-enabled sleep hardware, shipping more than 50 devices to customers in the United States while recording a 211% week-on-week increase in pre-orders. Hexo Labs, established by Kunal Bhatia and Vignesh Baskaran, is building continuous learning infrastructure for enterprises adopting open-weight AI models, while Kenko, founded by Vistar Singh and Rajat Hans, has developed AI agents for local service businesses in the United States, serving more than 400 businesses and reporting annual recurring revenue of USD 4.6 million. 
Rajiv Srivatsa, Partner at Antler India, said the cohort demonstrated the growing ambition of Indian founders building globally relevant businesses across sectors including AI, climate technology, fintech, mobility and enterprise software. He added that AI was increasingly becoming a foundational technology across industries and that Antler expected the next generation of globally competitive, AI-native companies to emerge from India. 
Nitin Sharma, Partner at Antler India, stated that the startups reflected a combination of domain expertise and AI-first thinking across sectors ranging from scientific research and financial services to energy, enterprise automation and consumer technology. He said Antler remained focused on supporting founders at the earliest stage by providing access to capital, networks and the broader startup ecosystem. 
Following the product presentations, Antler India hosted an investor mixer attended by venture capital firms, angel investors, corporate leaders and ecosystem partners, enabling founders to discuss their products, market opportunities and future growth plans ahead of their fundraising initiatives.