Best Augmented Reality Companies in Karnataka, India
The 67 best Augmented Reality companies in Karnataka, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: PlayShifu.
Ranked: Best Augmented Reality companies in Karnataka
| # | Company | Revenue | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PlayShifu Provider of interactive STEM kits 64Moat top 22%Funding top 24%Market top 33%Product top 34% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 24% Markettop 33% Producttop 34% Talenttop 35% Techtop 40% Customerstop 42% Growthtop 45% Fin. healthbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Top 3% by revenue among 75 tracked Pre-K EdTech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 Funding: Raised $32.4M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 10 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $12M FY2025 | $32M | 11 mo ago | 139 139 → 117 (-16%) | Dinesh Advani Co-Founder | SentryNode.jsGoogle Sign-in+19 | — |
| 2 | Scapic Developer of web-based platform for developing interactive content without coding | $11M FY2025 | $642K | 95 mo ago | 6,789 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Couture.ai Developer of AI solutions for retail and supply chain optimization | $1M FY2025 | $40K | 66 mo ago | 29 | Prateek Srivastava Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+19 | — |
| 4 | KiKsAR Developer of 3D and virtual reality solutions for businesses | $898K FY2025 | $2M | 26 mo ago | 42 42 → 64 (+52%) | Kavita Jha CEO & Co-Founder | Google MapsAnimate.cssPlyr+25 | — |
| 5 | CUSMAT Developer of simulation based training platforms for industrial skills | $529K FY2025 | $4M | 46 mo ago | 49 49 → 45 (-8%) | Anirban Chakravorty Co-Founder | — | — |
| 6 | ARVantage Augmented reality app to advertise products | $375K FY2025 | — | — | 20 | Vivek Reddy Founder | — | — |
| 7 | HelloAR Cloud-based AR platform for retailers and OEMs | $228K FY2025 | — | — | — | Suresh Krishnamurthy Co-Founder | ZohoThree.jsBootstrap+9 | — |
| 8 | MysticLand Platform that provides an interactive learning experience for kids aged 7 and above | $221K FY2025 | — | — | — | Abhinaya Co-Founder | — | — |
Top 12 Augmented Reality companies in Karnataka
#1
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2022 · 33 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Provider of a no-code content creation platform for the metaverse. It provides users with a company that offers a no-code web-based tool that allows users to create and publish augmented reality and virtual reality experiences for the metaverse. It is a decentralized platform and caters to both enterprises and individuals. It caters to marketing, education, and gaming applications.
- Apr 2026Seed$2.5M
- Mar 2026Angel$108.6K
- Jan 2023Seed$2M
#2
Series B · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2016 · 139 employees$32.4Mraised▾
Provider of interactive STEM kits. Its offerings include physical-digital educational toys combining augmented reality and app-based interaction to teach STEM subjects like science, math, geography, and logic. It also offers themed kits including globes, puzzles, and modular gameboards designed for subject-specific exploration and learning. It uses AR technology, motion recognition, and mobile applications integrated with physical play components. It caters to children between ages 4 to 11, parents, and educators, with applications in home-based and supplemental learning across Android and iOS platforms.
- Jul 2025Venture Debt$2.8M
- Feb 2024Series B$2.9M
- Aug 2023Series B$438.2K
- Aug 2022Series B$2.3M
#3
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2018 · 42 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Developer of 3D and virtual reality solutions for businesses. The company provides virtual stores, virtual walk-throughs, and virtual events. It offers 3D try-on and configurators for eyewear, furniture, shoes, and watches. The company also develops digital twins and humanized AI solutions.
- Mar 2024Angel$239.9K
- Apr 2021Seed$333.1K
- Apr 2020Seed$473.3K
- May 2019Seed$601.6K
#4
Series A · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2016 · 49 employees$4.2Mraised▾
Developer of simulation based training platforms for industrial skills. These platforms encompass equipment operation simulators, simulation-based mobile learning applications, and VR hands-on skilling platforms. The solutions are designed to improve productivity and safety across various industries, including logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare. The training is delivered through mobile apps and VR-based simulators, providing accessible and engaging learning experiences.
- Aug 2022Seed—
- Aug 2022Series A$3.5M
- Mar 2022Angel$13.1K
- Jul 2021Seed$271.7K
#5
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2017 · 16 employees$296.9Kraised▾
Developer of AI and AR-based assistive robots for surgery. The company develops healthcare products using artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and IoT technologies. The product provided is nGuide which is an augmented reality and artificial intelligence-based assistive robotic surgery device to improve surgical outcomes. It also provides masks, PPE kits, goggles, safety gowns, surgical masks, and gloves.
- Mar 2024Angel$66.5K
- Feb 2021Seed$296.9K
- 2019Grant (prize money)—
#6
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2016 · 3 employees$851.9Kraised▾
Kalpnik is an online platform that provides VR-based tour guides. It allows travelers to access remote places & events. It provides travelers with live high quality 360 videos create compelling stories, contextual virtual objects in the video streams & more.
- Apr 2019Seed$136.6K
- Aug 2018Seed$189.6K
- Feb 2018Seed—
- Nov 2017Seed$525.7K
#7
Acquired · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2016 · 6789 employees$641.5Kraised▾
Developer of web-based platform for developing interactive content without coding. The platform allows users to drag-and-drop the built-in customizable templates for developing interactive content. Additionally, it comes with built-in support for web and social media which allows users to distribute their content across the same. Its analytics suite allows tracking the performance of the content in real time. Compatible XR platforms include Oculus, HTC Vive, DayDream, Hololens, Magic Leap, to name a few.
- Jul 2018Seed$141.5K
- Apr 2018Seed—
- Jan 2018Seed$500K
- Nov 2017Seed$343.8K
#8
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2018$304.5Kraised▾
AR-integrated social media platform. It lets users upload their photos and add the address of the receiver for printing. Its application is available for iOS and Android devices.
- Mar 2021Angel—
- May 2020Angel$140.6K
- Aug 2019Seed$71.8K
- Sep 2018Seed$92.1K
#9
Acquired · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2013 · 7 employees$600Kraised▾
Augmented reality platform for product visualization. They allow consumers to visualize products like sofas,chairs in their homes before making a purchase decision. They claim to have features like marker less AR,multi angle view,multi room setup,multiple platform and device sensors for robust tracking.
- Mar 2017Seed$600K
#10
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2017 · 18 employees$341.8Kraised▾
Provider of a wearable device that detects hand gestures. Company specializes in developing interaction and motion tracking devices. It developed devices that can communicate through simple gestures and can be used in various physical operations such as manufacturing, refurbishment, and servicing. Company offers product Kai which is designed to make interactions portable, intuitive, and fun, and it can be used for various purposes such as designing, gaming, and video editing. Company products is inbuilt with AI technology.
- Mar 2020Seed$241.8K
- Mar 2018Seed$100.1K
- 2017Angel—
#11
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2017 · 20 employees$260.2Kraised▾
Developer of a platform for creating and deploying 3D applications. The platform enables users to build spatial applications accessible on various devices. It offers tools for digital twins, root cause analytics, and digitizing standard operating procedures. The platform aims to democratize access to 3D, AR, and VR technologies.
- Apr 2021Seed$260.2K
- 2020Grant (prize money)—
#12
Deadpooled · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2018 · 4 employees$159.9Kraised▾
Provider of product visualization solution furniture industries. The company offers product visualization technologies for online and offline stores. It offers 3D product customization, upholstery visualizations, furniture customizer, and more. It allows customers to change the backgrounds, choose fabric & cushion, and more. The platform gathers information like pictures, dimensions, sketches, etc to generate digital replicas of the products. The 3D assets are used to produce images in different fabrics, camera angles, and backgrounds.
- Apr 2021Seed$159.9K
- Feb 2021Angel$58.6K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Augmented Reality coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on AR / VR / Metaverse is moving in India
A read on the academic research around AR / VR / Metaverse — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,439 India-affiliated papers.
- Chitkara University115
- Symbiosis International University77
- Saveetha University71
- Lovely Professional University69
- Christ University67
- Human–computer interaction1→184
- Rehabilitation1→16
- Usability1→11
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation1→6
- Motion (physics)1→4
- Virtual reality4→612
- Human–computer interaction4→383
- Multimedia1→67
- Interface (matter)1→18
- Gesture1→15
- Virtual reality1→168
- Human–computer interaction1→116
- Computer graphics (images)1→4
Where ar vr is researched across India
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing ar vr patents in India
India ar vr patent filing is accelerating — 158 filings from 150 assignees (2016–2025), led by Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies; annual filings 10→17.
- Tata Consultancy Services37
- Wipro24
- HCL Technologies8
- Welspun India7
- Narayanan Vidya3
- SOUL Vision Creations3
- Sapre Ashish3
- Srivastava Sudhir PREM3
Common questions
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