India claims the third-largest ecosystem for startups, with more than 100,000 early-stage businesses creating innovative solutions for a diverse range of sectors from IT, edtech and life sciences to food and beverages. In fact, it’s estimated that one in every ten unicorns — that is, top projects valued at $1 billion and beyond — was founded in India.
The following Pune-based startup companies are fueling the country’s exponential growth.
Top Startup Companies in Pune
- Chainlink Labs
- FirstCry
- Xpressbees
- Rebel Foods
- Fibe
- MindTickle
Top Startup Companies in Pune
Chainlink Labs has a fully distributed workforce and a work-from-anywhere policy. Through its blockchain-based technology, the company aims to maximize trust by decentralizing data authentication to establish cryptographic truth. This approach aims to enhance security and transparency in digital transactions to support the integrity of blockchain applications. The company hires in Pune.
Mindtickle is a SaaS company known for its cloud-based sales platform that combines training, enablement and call insights in one place. This startup’s all-in-one solution features sales forecasting, onboarding, content management, digital sales rooms and AI-enabled insights. Mindtickle’s sales-readiness tech is used by Fortune 500 companies and was awarded the top spot in G2’s ‘Best Software Companies’ list of enterprise products in 2020.
FirstCry is an online marketplace for baby products that sells a range of goods from diapers and baby food to strollers and toys. Founded in 2010, the $2.7 billion company provides parents access to a 90,000-item inventory that supplies in-demand brands such as Pampers, Gerber and Fisher Price.
Xpressbees is an e-commerce logistics startup that offers collection, storage, transportation and door-step delivery of goods. In operation since 2015, it uses a hub-and-spoke model made up of 4,500 dispatch centers to carry out same-day and next-day delivery, multi-package shipments as well as banking, financial and insurance-related deliveries. The company completes 3 million shipments per day to over 20,000 pin codes.
Rebel Foods is a food delivery platform with hundreds of cloud kitchens spread across 75 cities. These takeout-only facilities are used by more than 4,000 virtual restaurants, and can be outsourced to other restaurateurs to expand an existing brand or build a new one online at low cost. Since its 2011 launch, Rebel Food has raised over half-a-billion dollars in various funding rounds.
Fintech startup Fibe, formerly known as EarlySalary, launched its money lending app in 2015 with the goal to make financial assistance accessible and affordable to mid-income groups. The platform features quick turnaround cash, one-time application for multiple loans, credit score checks and salary advances for B2B applications. To date, Fibe has been downloaded over 20 million times, distributing more than 5.7 million loans.
Amdocs provides enterprise software that facilitates communications and project management. Its SaaS products offer solutions for payment management, data entry and document generation. Amdocs also infuses many of its products with generative AI features that further increase usability and provide automation features.
Peppermint Robotics develops autonomous systems for use in commercial and industrial applications. Its systems come equipped with lidar and ultrasonic sensors to map its surroundings and use its vacuum and mopping features accordingly. Peppermint Robotics launched in 2019 and has already entered several international markets.
Quantian Technologies is an AI startup developing novel computer vision systems. Its tech provides advanced facial recognition algorithms to help companies monitor their facilities as well as track attendance and productivity. Paired with its recognition software is a comprehensive analytics platform that can help business leaders make informed decisions using the captured geospatial data.
LoanTap provides an easy-to-use fintech platform that helps people find loans. The company’s web app facilitates applications and document sharing and can approve or deny customers in as little as 30 minutes. Although LoanTap is most known for connecting users with personal loans, it can also help with business, home and medical financing.
Kreeda Labs is a software start-up rapidly expanding its global customer base. The firm specializes in bespoke full-stack applications, AI platforms and generative chatbot tools. Since launching in 2019, Kreeda Labs has partnered with clients in healthcare and fashion, among others.
Founded as a fintech solution for supply chain and logistics firms, Vayana has built an expansive business financing network. Its platform enables financial institutions and large enterprises to create and easily manage financing solutions. Besides connecting firms and financial institutions, Vayana acts as the account processor and services the various products offered through its platform by calculating fees, interest and settlements.
Fitter is a mobile app that provides personal training and self-improvement content. Available on iOS and Android, the platform helps track key vitals, including calorie expenditure, sleep quality and water consumption. It also helps users stay committed to their goals through one-on-one coaching. Fitter also recently launched its HART product, a wearable ring that syncs with its platform and tracks sleep and recovery.
ElasticRun is an e-commerce platform for rural India. Its platform provides retailers with a direct reach to over 10 million customers, as it specializes in transporting goods to local village stores. According to ElasticRun, it can do this with its tech platform, which manages inventory and can provide insight into product demand based on location.
Bonzai is an adtech startup that uses its platform to help media owners earn more revenue. Its platform provides companies with web design templates that feature strategic ad placement and can lead to more user engagement. Bonzai also provides an analytics platform that tracks engagement and can automate ad campaigns.
Devourin develops restaurant software that runs on mobile phones and its proprietary hardware. The company’s hardware includes point-of-sale systems that process payments, facilitate reservations and schedule employees, among other features. Devourin aims to improve the restaurant experience through its tech and designed a mobile platform that turns a patron’s phone into an ordering kiosk.
Pune-based Ugaoo operates an e-commerce startup that sells a variety of plants and gardening materials. In 2024, the company secured new funding and is looking to scale its business by expanding its retail locations and building its supply chains.
Haber is a software startup company that develops systems for unique applications. For example, it has developed renewable tech solutions that help industrial facilities monitor and reduce water consumption by providing real-time analytics and actionable insights. It has also helped e-commerce brands speed up their delivery process by redesigning their order management software.
LogicMonitor develops a SaaS IT platform for observability for on-prem and multi-cloud networks. Its hybrid visibility approach enables companies to monitor various metrics and event logs to help keep clients’ cloud and storage environments in tip-top shape.
Yan IT Solutions provides several tech services to help companies deliver the best digital experiences. For example, it employs software engineers to help develop custom web and data applications but can also consult on tech migration.
