Top 100 Startups in India 2025: Best Unicorns & Emerging Companies

Why 2025 Is a Defining Year for Indian Startups

India is now one of the fastest-growing startup hubs in the world. It has over 115 unicorns, 90,000 registered startups, and billions in venture capital (Startup India). This makes it the third-largest startup scene globally. However, 2025 is more than just another milestone. It is a turning point for founders, investors, and new entrepreneurs.

Searches for top startups in India 2025 are rising quickly. This is because the market is changing. After the funding slowdown of 2023–24, investors now focus on profitable growth and solid business models. In addition, new areas such as AI, healthtech, agritech, cleantech, and fintech are growing fast.

This Webverbal guide lists the Top 100 Startups in India 2025. It goes beyond funding or media hype. Instead, it highlights unicorns, soonicorns, and emerging startups from Tier-2 cities that show where India’s future is headed.

If you are a founder exploring India’s startup scene in 2025, this guide is for you. It will also help you test your investor readiness and learn from the best. Moreover, investors and researchers can use it as a clear view of India’s innovation journey.

In this article you will find:

• The key startup trends shaping 2025
• The 100 most promising startups across fintech, agritech, healthtech, and AI
• Predictions for the next unicorns of India

This article is your complete guide to the best startups in India 2025. It combines simple insights, useful tools, and clear data for founders, investors, and researchers.

Methodology: How We Ranked These Startups

Ranking the top startups in India 2025 requires more than just looking at funding numbers or media coverage. For this Webverbal list, we followed a structured methodology to ensure every company featured represents genuine innovation, traction, and future potential.

Our research combined data from sources like Tracxn, Crunchbase, YourStory, Inc42, and Webverbal’s independent founder analysis. We also factored in conversations with entrepreneurs from Tier-2 and Tier-3 India, offering a unique Bharat-first lens that most mainstream lists overlook.

The criteria we used for evaluation included:

• Innovation & Differentiation – Solving large problems in a new way.
• Traction & Growth – User base, adoption rate, and revenue visibility.
• Funding & Investor Confidence – Capital raised, stage, and quality of investors.
• Sectoral Impact – Contribution to high-growth categories like fintech, agritech, healthtech, edtech, SaaS, and cleantech.
• Bharat Focus – Empowering Tier-2, Tier-3, and rural entrepreneurs.
• Future Potential – Likelihood to become a unicorn or category leader by 2025–26.

What makes this list different from others is our decision to include not just unicorns and soonicorns, but also emerging startups and Bharat innovators who represent the future of India’s economy. This ensures that the Top 100 Startups in India 2025 is not just a list of big names but a true reflection of India’s dynamic startup ecosystem.

India’s Startup Ecosystem in 2025: Key Trends

India is now the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, with over 115 unicorns and 90,000 registered startups. But 2025 marks a transition year, shaped by new realities and opportunities.

Here are the defining trends:

• Shift from growth at all costs to profitable growth
  After the funding slowdown of 2023–24, investors are prioritizing startups with clear paths to profitability and strong unit economics. Founders are adapting by focusing on sustainable scaling.
• The rise of Bharat-first entrepreneurship
  Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities are driving the next wave of innovation. Startups in Patna, Indore, Jaipur, and Bhopal are attracting both domestic and global attention, solving real Bharat-first problems in agriculture, fintech, and vernacular content.
• Fintech and digital infrastructure leading the charge
  With UPI, ONDC, and India Stack, fintech remains the strongest sector. New-age neobanks, credit platforms, and merchant-focused fintechs are transforming how India transacts.
• AI and DeepTech going mainstream
  2025 is the year AI moves beyond hype. Startups in SaaS, healthcare, education, and logistics are embedding AI into daily operations, creating efficiency and personalization at scale.
• Healthtech and agritech scaling rapidly
  From AI-driven diagnostics to climate-resilient farming, startups are tackling two of India’s biggest challenges: health access and food security. These sectors are drawing strong investor and policy support.
• EVs and Cleantech powering the green economy
  Electric mobility, battery innovation, and renewable energy solutions are gaining ground, supported by both government incentives and rising consumer demand.

Fintech and SaaS lead India’s startup ecosystem in 2025, followed by strong growth in healthtech, agritech, and EV innovation.

Together, these trends show why 2025 is not just another year in the startup story—it’s a defining moment for India’s innovation economy.

After analyzing funding trends, unicorn growth, and the rise of Tier-2 founders, we’ve curated a definitive list of the Top 100 Startups in India 2025. This is not just another roundup—it’s a reflection of where India’s innovation economy is headed. From unicorns and soonicorns to early disruptors and Bharat-first innovators, here’s the complete list shaping India’s startup story in 2025.

A. Unicorns & Soonicorns (1–25)

1. Zepto (2021, Mumbai | Founders: Aadit Palicha & Kaivalya Vohra)
Zepto pioneered 10-minute grocery delivery in India. The startup, co-founded by Stanford dropouts Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, has raised over $500M and expanded via dark stores. In 2025, Zepto is focused on profitability and expanding its footprint. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

2. PhysicsWallah (2016, Noida | Founders: Alakh Pandey)
PhysicsWallah is one of India’s leading edtech companies, founded by Alakh Pandey. It became profitable and continues to expand via hybrid learning, test prep, and new markets in 2025.

3. CRED (2018, Bengaluru | Founder: Kunal Shah)
CRED started as a credit-card rewards app and expanded into a fintech super-app offering lending, P2P, wealth, and BNPL. Founder Kunal Shah has redefined the credit ecosystem in India.

4. Razorpay (2014, Bengaluru | Founders: Harshil Mathur & Shashank Kumar)
Razorpay is a payments infrastructure company powering millions of businesses. Founded by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, it has grown into a full-stack fintech platform with credit, payroll, and banking verticals.

5. Urban Company (2014, Gurugram | Founders: Varun Khaitan, Abhiraj Bhal, Raghav Chandra)
Urban Company is India’s largest home services marketplace, founded by Varun Khaitan, Abhiraj Bhal, and Raghav Chandra. They’ve leveraged AI in workforce optimization and scaled across multiple service verticals.

6. Ather Energy (2013, Bengaluru | Founders: Tarun Mehta & Swapnil Jain)
Ather Energy builds India’s premium EV scooters and charging infrastructure. Founded by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain, it’s rapidly scaling its product line and expanding charging networks. In 2025, it continues strengthening its position in India’s EV market. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

7. Molbio Diagnostics (2000, Goa | Founder: Sriram Natarajan & Chandrasekhar Nair)
Molbio Diagnostics is a pioneer in portable molecular testing, known for its Truenat platform. Co-founded by Sriram Natarajan and Dr. Chandrasekhar Nair, it’s making diagnostics accessible in rural and global markets. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

8. Slice (2016, Bengaluru | Founders: Rajan Bajaj, Biswajeet Kumar)
Slice started as prepaid card startup for millennials and pivoted into full-stack credit and banking offerings. Led by Rajan Bajaj, Biswajeet Kumar and others, it’s scaling credit products and expanding digital banking reach.

9. CarDekho Group (2008, Jaipur | Founders: Amit Jain, Anurag Jain, Gaurav Gupta)
CarDekho began as an auto classifieds portal and now spans insurance, loans, and mobility SaaS. Founded by Amit Jain, Anurag Jain and Gaurav Gupta, it’s one of India’s leading mobility-tech groups.

10. OfBusiness (2016, Gurugram | Founders: Ashneer Grover, Tarun Davda, Govind Soni)
OfBusiness is a B2B commerce platform serving construction & manufacturing SMEs with procurement + financing. Co-founded by Ashneer Grover, Tarun Davda, and Govind Soni, it’s building India’s industrial backbone.

11. Meesho (2015, Bengaluru | Founders: Vidit Aatrey & Sanjeev Barnwal)
Meesho has democratized e-commerce by enabling small sellers to sell via social networks. Founded by Vidit Aatrey & Sanjeev Barnwal, Meesho focuses on Tier-2/3 markets and is pushing profitability in 2025. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

12. Ola Electric (2017, Bengaluru | Founders: Bhavish Aggarwal, Ankit Jain, Anand Shah)
Ola Electric is India’s leading EV two-wheeler company. Founded by Bhavish Aggarwal, Ankit Jain & Anand Shah, it is aggressively building battery and charging infrastructure across India. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

13. Dream11 (2008, Mumbai | Founder: Harsh Jain & Bhavit Sheth)
Dream11 dominates fantasy sports in India, offering gaming & tournaments with millions of users. In 2025 it’s expanding into esports and Web3 gaming ecosystems.

14. Swiggy (2014, Bengaluru | Founders: Sriharsha Majety, Nandan Reddy, Rahul Jaimini)
Swiggy evolved from food delivery to a hyperlocal logistics & grocery player. With leadership by Majety, Reddy & Jaimini, it’s scaling Instamart aggressively in 2025.

15. Zomato (2008, Gurugram | Founders: Deepinder Goyal & Pankaj Chaddah)
Zomato is now a major listed food-tech brand in India. Its acquisition of Blinkit bolsters its push into quick commerce and hyperlocal delivery in 2025.

16. Eruditus (2010, Mumbai | Founders: Ashwin Damera, Chaitanya Kalipatnapu, Mukul Rustagi)
Eruditus partners with leading universities to offer executive and online courses. Its global footprint in executive edtech continues to expand in 2025.

17. Unacademy (2015, Bengaluru | Founders: Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, Hemesh Singh)
Unacademy started in test prep and now is pivoting to hybrid centers + lifelong learning. Its leadership team is expanding across formats in 2025.

18. Lenskart (2010, Delhi NCR | Founders: Peyush Bansal, Amit Chaudhary, Sumeet Kapahi)
Lenskart has grown from D2C eyewear to omnichannel retail. Co-founded by Peyush Bansal, Amit Chaudhary & Sumeet Kapahi, it continues international expansion in 2025. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

19. boAt (2016, Delhi NCR | Founders: Aman Gupta & Sameer Mehta)
boAt is a premier electronics brand known for audio wearables and lifestyle gadgets. Founded by Aman Gupta & Sameer Mehta, it is eyeing an IPO in 2025.

20. FirstCry (2010, Pune | Founders: Supam Maheshwari & Amitava Saha)
FirstCry leads babycare e-commerce in India, building both online and offline presence. Supam Maheshwari and Amitava Saha are scaling brand reach into 2025. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

21. Rebel Foods (2011, Pune | Founders: Jaydeep Barman & Kallol Banerjee)
Rebel Foods runs multiple cloud kitchen brands like Faasos. Founded by Jaydeep Barman & Kallol Banerjee, it’s scaling globally and diversifying brand portfolio in 2025. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

22. Postman (2014, Bengaluru / SF | Founders: Abhinav Asthana, Ankit Sobti & Abhijit Kane)
Postman is a global SaaS platform for API development and collaboration. The founding trio has scaled it into one of India’s most valuable SaaS unicorns.

23. Delhivery (2011, Gurugram | Founders: Sahil Barua, Mohit Tandon, Suraj Saharan, Kapil Bharati)
Delhivery is India’s logistics tech backbone, serving e-commerce and B2B. Founded by Barua, Tandon, Saharan, Bharati, it continues investing heavily in warehousing and tech. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}

24. BrowserStack (2011, Mumbai | Founders: Ritesh Arora & Nakul Aggarwal)
BrowserStack offers cloud-based software testing infrastructure. Co-founded by Ritesh Arora & Nakul Aggarwal, it serves thousands of global enterprises. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}

25. Pine Labs (1998, Noida | Founders: Lokvir Kapoor, Tarun Upaday, Rajul Garg)
Pine Labs offers POS, merchant payments and digital commerce solutions. Co-founded by Lokvir Kapoor, Tarun Upaday & Rajul Garg, it remains a key fintech infrastructure provider. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}

B. Emerging Growth Leaders (26–50)

26. Blue Tokai (2013, Delhi NCR | Founders: Matt Chitharanjan & Namrata Asthana)
Blue Tokai has transformed India’s coffee culture with specialty beans and premium cafés. Scaling its D2C e-commerce and offline cafés, it’s now raising funds to expand internationally. In 2025, Blue Tokai is seen as India’s Starbucks challenger in the premium coffee space.

27. Teachmint (2020, Bengaluru | Founder: Mihir Gupta & Mihir Gupta may co-founders)
A teacher-first edtech SaaS platform, Teachmint empowers over 15M educators with classroom tools. It supports vernacular teaching and is expanding into global markets. Positioned as an edtech SaaS success story, it remains one to watch in 2025.

28. Porter (2014, Bengaluru | Founders: Manu Aggarwal & Aneesh Reddy)
Porter is disrupting intra-city logistics by connecting truckers and SMEs through its app. With 15 cities onboard and growing, Porter provides affordable last-mile solutions. In 2025, it continues to scale India’s urban logistics backbone.

29. Zetwerk (2018, Bengaluru | Founders: Amrit Acharya, Srinath Ramakkrushnan, Hari Subramanian, Pawan Gupta)
Zetwerk is a contract manufacturing unicorn serving industries from aerospace to apparel. With global supply chain partnerships, it has become one of India’s most successful B2B startups. In 2025, Zetwerk is scaling Made-in-India manufacturing worldwide.

30. Navi (2018, Bengaluru | Founder: Sachin Bansal)
Founded by Sachin Bansal, Navi is a fintech-insurance startup with loans, insurance, and mutual funds. Preparing for IPO, Navi is building an integrated digital financial ecosystem. It’s among the most awaited fintech listings in 2025.

31. Mensa Brands (2021, Bengaluru | Founder: Ananth Narayanan)
Mensa follows a Thrasio-style roll-up model, acquiring and scaling 25+ digital brands in fashion, home, and beauty. With rapid growth under Ananth Narayanan, it’s a top e-commerce aggregator to watch.

32. Curefoods (2020, Bengaluru | Founder: Ankit Nagori)
Curefoods operates cloud kitchens behind brands like EatFit, Aligarh House, and Sharief Bhai. With Ankit Nagori leading, it competes with Rebel Foods and scales multiple digital-first food brands nationwide.

33. Bijak (2019, Gurugram | Founders: Ankur Bisen & Swapnil Bansal)
Bijak is a B2B agritech marketplace connecting farmers and traders via price transparency and digital payments. It aims to fix inefficiencies in India’s agri supply chain, making it a critical player in Bharat’s food economy.

34. Captain Fresh (2019, Bengaluru | Founder: Saurabh Goyal & Abhijeet Holla)
A B2B seafood and meat platform, Captain Fresh is digitizing India’s protein supply chain. Backed by global investors, it’s scaling exports and farmer networks.

35. Jupiter Money (2019, Bengaluru | Founders: Jitendra Gupta & Shankar Nath)
Jupiter is a millennial-focused neobank offering savings, credit, and investments. With 2M+ users, it’s part of the new wave of challenger banks reshaping Indian fintech.

36. CashKaro (2013, Gurugram | Founders: Sweta Punj & Rohan Bhatia)
CashKaro is India’s largest cashback and affiliate commerce platform with 20M+ users. By integrating with e-commerce giants, it has become a trusted brand in savings and deals.

37. Simpl (2016, Bengaluru | Founders: Nitya Sharma & Harshvardhan Lunia)
Simpl offers a BNPL checkout solution for Indian consumers. With 7M+ active users and merchant partnerships, it’s positioned strongly in India’s digital payments race.

38. Fashinza (2019, Gurugram | Founders: Nishith Rastogi & Priyank Agrawal)
Fashinza is a B2B fashion supply chain startup connecting global brands with Indian manufacturers. By digitizing sourcing and production, it is simplifying the fashion industry’s backend.

39. Jar (2021, Bengaluru | Founders: Abhishek Vishnoi & Ankit Ratan)
Jar lets users save small change in digital gold. With 15M+ users, it’s one of India’s fastest growing fintech apps, enabling financial inclusion for young savers.

40. Kutuki (2019, Bengaluru | Founders: Sairam Vedam & Ruma Balasubramaniam)
Kutuki is a vernacular preschool edtech platform offering rhymes, stories, and content in Indian languages. It addresses the early learning gap for millions of families.

41. KreditBee (2018, Bengaluru | Founders: Suveer Raju & Neeraj Khandelwal)
KreditBee provides consumer lending via personal loans and BNPL products. Serving over 5M borrowers, it’s one of India’s leading digital lending platforms.

42. Infra.Market (2016, Mumbai | Founders: Rahul Mehta & Souvik Sengupta)
Infra.Market is a B2B construction materials unicorn digitizing procurement for builders. With $1B+ valuation, it plays a key role in India’s real estate and infra boom.

43. Pepperfry (2012, Mumbai | Founders: Ambareesh Murty & Ashish Shah)
Pepperfry is an online furniture marketplace scaling with offline stores. It’s leveraging hybrid retail to compete with IKEA and Urban Ladder in 2025.

44. upGrad (2015, Mumbai | Founders: Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar & Phalgun Kompalli)
upGrad is India’s lifelong learning edtech unicorn, expanding globally into MBA, upskilling, and overseas markets. It continues to be a leader in higher education.

45. Moglix (2015, Noida | Founders: Rahul Garg)
Moglix is a B2B procurement SaaS unicorn streamlining supply chains for enterprises. With strong enterprise adoption, it’s one of India’s top SaaS success stories.

46. myHQ (2016, Delhi NCR | Founder: Sumit Kathpalia)
myHQ is a co-working space aggregator, offering affordable flexible offices. With hybrid work trends, it remains a critical player in India’s office-tech space.

47. Leap Scholar (2019, Bengaluru | Founders: Kunal Ohri & Kartik Ohri)
Leap Scholar helps students with overseas study guidance, loans, and counseling. With rising demand for overseas education, it has become India’s top edtech in the study-abroad niche.

48. Scaler (2019, Bengaluru | Founders: Mukesh Kumar & Abhimanyu Saxena)
Scaler is an upskilling platform for software engineers, offering intensive programs and job placement. It’s a top choice for India’s IT talent pipeline in 2025.

49. Turtlemint (2015, Mumbai | Founders: Dhruvesh Sanghvi & Ujjwal Pankaj)
Turtlemint is a digital insurance distribution platform, empowering agents with tech to sell insurance products. It continues to grow as India’s insurance penetration rises.

50. Reshamandi (2019, Bengaluru | Founders: Rahul Malik & Yuvraj Singh)
Reshamandi is digitizing the natural fiber supply chain, connecting farmers, reelers, and weavers. With sustainable sourcing and exports, it’s a unique player in agritech + fashion.

C. Early-Stage Rising Stars (51–75)

51. Vaaree (2022, Bengaluru | Founders: Anindita Datta & Pooja Ranjan)
Vaaree is a vernacular commerce platform designed for homemakers and Tier-2 consumers. By curating affordable lifestyle products and integrating regional language support, Vaaree is tapping into the Bharat-first e-commerce opportunity.

52. Loop Health (2018, Pune | Founders: Ameya Kulkarni, Mayank Kale, Suraj Malhotra)
Loop Health is disrupting employee health benefits with group insurance, doctor support, and wellness programs. By bundling preventive healthcare with corporate insurance, it is redefining India’s health benefits ecosystem.

53. Agrowave (2017, Gurugram | Founder: Keshav Kranthi)
Agrowave connects farmers to markets with its mobile pickup stations and logistics network. By cutting out middlemen, it ensures better prices for farmers and fresher produce for buyers.

54. Wysa (2015, Bengaluru | Founders: Jo Aggarwal & Ramakant Vempati)
Wysa is an AI-powered mental health app with global adoption. Recognized by WHO and NHS, it provides anonymous chat-based therapy, making mental health accessible worldwide.

55. Vidyut (2021, Bengaluru | Founders: Mukul Rustagi & Sameer Ranjan)
Vidyut is enabling EV financing and ownership for Indian consumers. By solving affordability challenges, it supports India’s EV adoption drive.

56. Rocketlane (2020, Chennai | Founders: Srikrishnan Ganesan, Vignesh Giridharan, Deepak Balasubramanian)
Rocketlane is a SaaS onboarding and project management tool that helps businesses deliver faster customer implementations. With a growing US and EU customer base, it’s an early-stage SaaS success story.

57. Zingbus (2019, Gurugram | Founders: Prashant Kumar, Vaibhav Sharma, Ashish Mendiratta)
Zingbus is modernizing intercity bus travel with technology, safety features, and affordable ticketing. In 2025, it continues to bridge Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities with tech-enabled travel.

58. Even (2020, Bengaluru | Founders: Mayank Kale & Sourabh Atre)
Even is a health subscription startup offering unlimited access to hospitals and doctors for a fixed membership fee. It’s a new model of preventive + emergency healthcare for middle-class families.

59. Miko (2015, Mumbai | Founders: Sneh Vaswani, Chintan Raikar, Prashant Iyengar)
Miko builds AI-powered robots for kids that combine learning and play. With a global presence in 140+ countries, Miko is one of India’s few deeptech consumer product startups.

60. Otipy (2020, Gurugram | Founder: Varun Khurana)
Otipy is a farm-to-home delivery platform that sources fresh produce directly from farmers. Using community resellers, it serves millions of households in Delhi NCR and beyond.

61. Kuku FM (2018, Mumbai | Founders: Lal Chand Bisu, Vinod Meena, Vikas Goyal)
Kuku FM is a vernacular audio content platform with 2M+ paying subscribers. By offering audiobooks and podcasts in Indian languages, it is creating the Spotify for Bharat.

62. Kutumb (2020, Bhopal | Founders: Mohit Sharma, Dheeraj Singh, Bhanu Pratap Singh)
Kutumb is a vernacular community social network with 60M+ users. It enables local groups, discussions, and cultural exchange in Indian languages, making it a true Tier-2 social media success.

63. BharatAgri (2017, Pune | Founders: Siddharth Dialani & Atul Khadse)
BharatAgri provides digital advisory and precision farming tools to farmers. With AI-driven crop advisory, it improves yields and empowers rural agriculture.

64. Gramophone (2016, Indore | Founders: Tauseef Khan, Nishant Mahatre, Harshit Gupta)
Gramophone is a full-stack agri marketplace offering seeds, fertilizers, and advisory services. It empowers 1M+ farmers with digital tools to improve productivity.

65. SaaS Labs (2016, Noida | Founder: Gaurav Sharma)
SaaS Labs builds productivity SaaS tools for SMBs worldwide, including call center automation and sales engagement products. With a global-first approach, it’s scaling rapidly.

66. BetterPlace (2015, Bengaluru | Founders: Pravin Agarwala & Uday Singh)
BetterPlace is a workforce management SaaS for India’s blue-collar economy. It provides hiring, training, and compliance solutions for enterprises employing gig workers.

67. Teachnook (2021, Bengaluru | Founders: Anuj Tiwari & Shubham Singh)
Teachnook is an upskilling platform for students and freshers, offering internships and mentorship. By bridging the industry-academia gap, it is nurturing India’s next workforce.

68. HealthifyMe (2012, Bengaluru | Founders: Tushar Vashisht, Sachin Shenoy, Mathew Cherian)
HealthifyMe is a healthtech and nutrition app with AI-driven fitness tracking and personalized diets. With 30M+ users, it’s scaling globally and adding preventive health features.

69. Park+ (2019, Gurugram | Founder: Amit Lakhotia)
Park+ is a super-app for car owners, offering parking, FASTag, challan payments, and insurance. With 15M+ users, it is streamlining urban car management.

70. GoKwik (2020, Gurugram | Founder: Chirag Taneja)
GoKwik provides checkout optimization and fraud protection for e-commerce merchants. By boosting conversion rates and reducing RTO, it’s become essential for D2C brands.

71. Eeki Foods (2018, Kota | Founders: Abhay Singh & Amit Kumar)
Eeki Foods uses climate-proof farming technology to grow vegetables in controlled environments. It ensures consistent yields and helps India address climate challenges in agriculture.

72. Teacherr (2020, Delhi NCR | Founders: Shubham Upadhyay & Nidhi Joshi)
Teacherr is a professional networking platform for teachers, offering training, resources, and community building. It fills a crucial gap in India’s education ecosystem.

73. Astrotalk (2017, Delhi NCR | Founder: Puneet Gupta)
Astrotalk is an astrology tech platform with 100M+ users. Offering live consultations and personalized horoscopes, it’s one of India’s fastest-growing consumer apps.

74. Plum (2019, Bengaluru | Founders: Abhishek Poddar & Saurabh Arora)
Plum is a health insurance platform for SMEs, simplifying group insurance for startups and small businesses. With 3,500+ companies onboard, it is a rising insurtech star.

75. NaviSavi (2020, Bengaluru | Founder: Ritu Jain)
NaviSavi is a travel video discovery app, where users share short, authentic travel clips. It’s creating a community-driven alternative to curated travel guides.

D. Bharat Innovators (76–100)

76. DeHaat (2012, Patna | Founders: Shashank Kumar, Amrendra Singh, Adarsh Srivastava)
DeHaat is a full-stack agritech platform providing farmers with inputs, advisory, and market linkages. Serving 1M+ farmers, it’s among India’s fastest-growing rural startups and a likely next unicorn in 2025.

77. Hesa (2019, Hyderabad | Founder: Vamsi Udayagiri)
Hesa is a rural fintech and commerce enabler, building a last-mile agent network to deliver financial products and goods to Bharat consumers.

78. Stellapps (2011, Bengaluru | Founders: Ranjith Mukundan, Murali Mysore, Ramkumar, Sreejith & Venkatesh Seshasayee)
Stellapps digitizes India’s dairy supply chain, from farm to consumer. By using IoT and data, it empowers 2.5M dairy farmers and modernizes rural livelihoods.

79. Kheyti (2015, Hyderabad | Founders: Kaushik Kappagantulu, Sathya Raghu Mokkapati, Saumya)
Kheyti developed the “Greenhouse-in-a-Box”, a low-cost farming innovation for small farmers. Its model addresses climate risks while improving farmer income.

80. Saral Designs (2015, Mumbai | Founders: Suhani Mohan & Kartik Mehta)
Saral Designs is a health-tech startup creating affordable sanitary pads and hygiene solutions. By localizing production, it’s solving menstrual health challenges in underserved areas.

81. S4S Technologies (2013, Mumbai | Founders: Nidhi Pant, Vaibhav Tidke, Gayatri Jolly, Tanmay Joshi)
S4S empowers women-led farmer groups with solar-powered food dehydration technology. It prevents food wastage and boosts rural agribusiness income.

82. Aye Finance (2014, Gurugram | Founders: Sanjay Sharma & Vikram Jetley)
Aye Finance provides microfinance loans to MSMEs, serving millions of small businesses often ignored by traditional banks.

83. RML AgTech (2006, Mumbai | Founder: Rajiv Tevtiya)
RML AgTech is one of India’s earliest mobile-based agri advisory platforms, offering weather, crop, and market insights to farmers.

84. CropIn (2010, Bengaluru | Founder: Krishna Kumar)
CropIn is a global agritech SaaS startup, providing farm data intelligence to governments, agri-businesses, and farmers in 50+ countries.

85. Ergos (2012, Patna | Founders: Kishor Jha & Praveen Kumar)
Ergos offers digital grain storage and financing solutions, enabling farmers to store produce safely and access instant credit.

86. KhataBook (2018, Bengaluru | Founders: Ravish Naresh, Aditya Prasad, Vasant Sridhar, Dhanesh Kumar)
KhataBook is a vernacular digital ledger app with 20M+ users, helping kirana stores and small businesses manage finances digitally.

87. OkCredit (2017, Bengaluru | Founders: Harsh Pokharna, Gaurav Kumar, Aditya Prasad)
OkCredit is another digital bookkeeping app for small merchants, digitizing transactions and improving credit tracking for India’s kiranas.

88. Fasal (2018, Bengaluru | Founders: Shailendra Tiwari & Ananda Verma)
Fasal is a precision farming startup using IoT sensors and AI to optimize irrigation and crop yields. It reduces water use while increasing productivity.

89. Ninjacart (2015, Bengaluru | Founders: Thirukumaran Nagarajan, Sharath Loganathan, Ashutosh Vikram, Pawan Kumar, Vasudevan Chinnathambi)
Ninjacart is India’s largest farm-to-retail supply chain startup, linking 100K+ farmers to retailers. It reduces wastage and delivers fresh produce efficiently.

90. Vyapar (2016, Bengaluru | Founder: Sumit Agarwal)
Vyapar is accounting and invoicing software tailored for India’s small businesses. With 10M+ downloads, it helps SMEs digitize operations.

91. Udaan (2016, Bengaluru | Founders: Sujeet Kumar, Vaibhav Gupta, Amod Malviya)
Udaan is a B2B commerce marketplace, connecting wholesalers, manufacturers, and retailers across India. After restructuring, it is on track to profitability in 2025.

92. CityMall (2019, Gurugram | Founders: Angad Kikla & Naisheel Verdhan)
CityMall is a social commerce platform focused on Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. It leverages community leaders to sell everyday products in Bharat markets.

93. DealShare (2018, Jaipur | Founders: Sourjyendu Medda, Vineet Rao, Rajat Shikhar, Sankar Bora)
DealShare is a vernacular e-commerce startup offering affordable daily essentials to Tier-2 and Tier-3 consumers. It combines deep discounts with Bharat-focused logistics.

94. Magicpin (2016, Gurugram | Founders: Anshoo Sharma & Brij Bhushan)
Magicpin is a hyperlocal commerce and discovery platform helping users find deals on restaurants, fashion, and groceries. With 10M+ users, it thrives on local commerce.

95. ShopKirana (2015, Indore | Founders: Sumit Gwalani, Anand Lunia, Deepak Yadav)
ShopKirana is a B2B e-commerce startup for kirana stores, enabling bulk procurement and digitization for small retailers.

96. Wow! Momo (2008, Kolkata | Founders: Sagar Daryani & Binod Homagai)
Wow! Momo is a QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) chain specializing in momos and fast food. Scaling across India, it’s a rare QSR brand success story.

97. Lokal (2018, Bengaluru | Founders: Jani Pasha & Vipul Chaudhary)
Lokal is a vernacular news and classifieds app for Tier-2/3 users. Offering local jobs, matrimony, and news, it is becoming a super-app for regional India.

98. Vernacular.ai (2018, Bengaluru | Founders: Sourabh Gupta & Akshay Deshraj)
Vernacular.ai builds voice AI platforms for businesses, enabling customer service in regional languages. It’s an enterprise AI startup with global adoption.

99. BharatPe (2018, Delhi NCR | Founders: Ashneer Grover, Shashvat Nakrani, Bhavik Koladiya)
BharatPe is a merchant fintech platform, offering QR payments, lending, and POS devices. Despite management turbulence, it continues to expand merchant credit offerings.

100. PayNearby (2016, Mumbai | Founder: Anand Kumar Bajaj)
PayNearby is a rural fintech agent network, providing banking, insurance, and payments services to India’s unbanked population.

The Future Belongs to India’s Boldest Founders

The story of Indian startups in 2025 is not just about valuations and unicorn counts. It’s about resilience after a funding winter, the rise of Bharat-first founders, and the courage to build in sectors that matter — from fintech and healthtech to agritech and AI.

What this list of the Top 100 Startups in India 2025 shows us is that innovation is no longer restricted to Bengaluru, Delhi, or Mumbai. It is thriving in Patna, Indore, Jaipur, Hyderabad, and dozens of Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, proving that the next chapter of India’s growth will be written by founders who dare to look beyond the obvious.

For investors, these 100 startups are a glimpse into where capital, talent, and policy will converge in the years ahead. For founders, it is a reminder that the future belongs not to those who chase funding alone, but to those who solve real problems at scale. And for readers, it is an invitation to watch closely — because India’s startup journey is just getting started.

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The next wave of iconic companies is being built right now. The only question is — will you be part of it?

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