IT & software, education, healthcare, marketing & HR tech, commerce, food & fashion and more: the companies building startup in Thiruvananthapuram, with their founders, funding, team size and business models.
838 company profiles202 with reported revenue26 with recorded fundingSeptember 2026 edition
Recent startup business events in Thiruvananthapuram
Funding, M&A, contract wins and launches involving 1,497 startups in Thiruvananthapuram, last 24 months: 12 launches · 8 Contracts · 6 funding rounds · 2 M&A deals. Newest first; companies and investors link to their Fliar profiles. Latest event in our news feed: Jun 2026.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has initiated discussions with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's largest container shipping line, for the sale of up to…
Toonz Media Group has announced the launch of MyToonz, its dedicated FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television) channel, on LG Electronics India smart TVs.
Genrobotics, the Indian deep-tech leader redefining hazardous infrastructure maintenance, has secured a major contract with PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency.
Muthoot FinCorp Ltd. has announced the launch of the NCD Tranche II of secured and redeemable non‑convertible debentures (NCDs) with a face value of Rs. 1000 each, scheduled for issuance…
Debt Instrument
ContractSupply
Keltron · client: Navies in South Asia and North Africa
KELTRON signs its largest-ever Rs 18 crore export deal to supply Passive Sonar systems to navies in South Asia and North Africa.
UST, a leading AI and digital transformation solutions company, has secured a ₹500+ crore digital transformation deal with Muthoot FinCorp Ltd. and other group companies under the…
Earlier, on January 7, 2026, PTC Industries bagged an ISRO-linked order. The company received an order from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre to convert 40 tonnes of titanium sponge into…
Acrophyte plans to enter a conditional sale and purchase agreement with subsidiaries of ESR Group to acquire ESR’s 100 per cent indirect interest in the manager, Suntec Reit’s manager…
Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has signed an MoU with NXTGN Startup Factory of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, aimed at supporting deep-tech start-ups on both sides.
In addition to projects from several private and government clients, the company highlighted a major win from the Government of Kerala. CCCL secured a ₹432-crore contract to develop an…
The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has announced the launch of AgriNext, a new initiative designed to integrate the state’s farming community into the startup ecosystem.
SunTec Business Solutions today announced the launch of its enhanced, AI-augmented Account Analysis Solution, designed to help US banks unlock deeper client insights, strengthen treasury…
SunTec Business Solutions has launched its upgraded Xelerate Deal Management platform, a enhancement that integrates artificial intelligence and end-to-end automation to revolutionise…
Kerala Bank also signed an agreement with Kerala Startup Mission to set up a Fintech Innovation Zone with the aim of promoting digital innovation in financial institutions and the…
Thiruvananthapuram-based semiconductor startup Netrasemi has raised $12.5 million in its Series A round led by software-as-a-service (SaaS) major Zoho Corporation.
One such firm, Netrasemi, which is developing chips for smart vision, CCTV systems, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, has received Rs 1.07 billion in VC investment.
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Startup companies in Thiruvananthapuram, by revenue
Browse startups in Thiruvananthapuram by reported revenue, one-year revenue growth, revenue model, age and stage. The 50 companies below are the largest by their most recent reported revenue among 202 startups in Thiruvananthapuram that have filed a figure in the last four years. Every figure keeps its own reporting period, so compare periods before comparing amounts.
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Company & businessRevenueRevenue growthHeadcount & growthAgeJobs · last 3 months
Power utility company responsible for the transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity, providing services to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers
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Provider of industry-aligned skill development programs. It offers courses across various sectors, including banking and finance, IT, healthcare, and media. The programs are designed to enhance employability by focusing on in-demand skills and often include placement assistance. Training is delivered through a network of accredited training bodies and affiliated courses. The curriculum is updated to reflect current industry needs.
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Edtech, school software, test preparation and online learning startups.
ASAP Kerala
Provider of industry-aligned skill development programs. It offers courses across various sectors, including banking and finance, IT, healthcare, and media. The programs are designed to enhance employability by focusing on in-demand skills and often include placement assistance. Training is delivered through a network of accredited training bodies and affiliated courses. The curriculum is updated to reflect current industry needs.
Provider of industry-aligned skill development programs. It offers courses across various sectors, including banking and finance, IT, healthcare, and media. The programs are designed to enhance employability by focusing on in-demand skills and often include placement assistance. Training is delivered through a network of accredited training bodies and affiliated courses. The curriculum is updated to reflect current industry needs.
The most-installed Android apps published by startups headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram — 9.4M installs between them. 73 companies on this page publish at least one app; each company (legal entity) appears once, with its most-installed app.
Revenue, profit and growth from the filed annual accounts of 182 startups in Thiruvananthapuram for FY24-25 — 243 of the 838 companies on this page file accounts with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The five largest earn 63% of the revenue, so medians describe the typical company better than totals.
combined revenue, FY24-25₹1,601.65 cr
182 companies filing accounts
combined net profit₹50.00 cr
3.1% aggregate margin
are profitable56%
102 of 182 companies
median revenue~₹87 lakh
the typical company
median revenue growth+21%
into FY24-25
earned by the top five63%
revenue concentration
Six-year view
Combined revenue of filing companies
₹1,096.16 crFY19-20134 filers
₹1,179.77 crFY20-21145 filers
₹1,423.75 crFY21-22173 filers
₹1,732.58 crFY22-23179 filers
₹1,870.36 crFY23-24187 filers
₹1,601.65 crFY24-25182 filers
The number of companies filing changes each year; the three-year cohort below compares like with like.
Like-for-like
The same 143 companies over three years
+12%
FY22-23₹1,369.16 cr₹54.95 cr net
FY23-24₹1,502.87 cr₹59.78 cr net
FY24-25₹1,534.58 cr₹49.54 cr net
Companies with accounts for all three years, so growth is not an artefact of who filed.
Scale and profit
Bigger companies are far more often profitable
Under ₹1 cr9839% profitable
₹1–10 cr6072% profitable
₹10–100 cr2190% profitable
₹100–1,000 cr367% profitable
Over ₹1,000 cr0—
Companies by FY24-25 revenue. Bars show how many companies sit in each band.
Momentum
How fast revenue moved into FY24-25
Shrinking54
0–20%26
20–50%31
50–100%19
Doubled+33
163 companies with accounts for both years; median growth +21%.
Profitability
Profit is concentrated at the top
102profitable
80loss-making
3.1%aggregate margin
0.7%median margin
The aggregate margin is pulled up by a few large filers; the median shows the typical company.
Standalone annual accounts filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Brands that share one legal entity are shown together and counted once.
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Capital & corporate activity
Startup funding and M&A across India
37,239 recorded equity rounds have gone to 336,782 startups in India — how much, at which stage, into which sub-sectors, from whom, and how Thiruvananthapuram compares. Debt, IPO and grant rounds are excluded.
equity rounds, last 12 months1111
US$9.79bn
equity rounds, last 24 months3681
US$24.99bn
raised over five yearsUS$121.75bn
17,208 rounds in India
M&A deals, Thiruvananthapuram2
last 24 months
Capital by year
Equity funding into startup in India
amount rounds
$15bn20182493
$19bn20192842
$37bn20202774
$38bn20213915
$29bn20224039
$16bn20233121
$17bn20243117
$15bn20252377
$6.6bn2026639
Bars show US$ raised; the number under each year is equity rounds. 2026 is year to date. The peak year was 2021, with US$37.99bn across 3915 rounds.
The funding ladder · five years
Rounds and typical cheque by stage
AngelUS$1.16bn2,889 rounds · median US$111k
SeedUS$9.20bn9,663 rounds · median US$464k
Series AUS$16.95bn2,388 rounds · median US$4.09m
Series BUS$16.36bn1,023 rounds · median US$10.65m
Series CUS$14.69bn500 rounds · median US$21.22m
Series D+US$45.54bn619 rounds · median US$30.12m
Private equityUS$7.52bn90 rounds · median US$52.32m
Electric vehiclesUS$5.50bn455 rounds · 172 companies
Online groceryUS$5.35bn517 rounds · 186 companies
PaymentsUS$4.90bn273 rounds · 124 companies
Alternative lendingUS$4.87bn515 rounds · 228 companies
Consumer and sme loansUS$4.12bn189 rounds · 83 companies
Solar energyUS$3.38bn122 rounds · 64 companies
Thiruvananthapuram in context
Thiruvananthapuram’s share of India’s startup funding
Rounds0%37 of 17,208
Capital0%US$46.27m of US$121.75bn
Equity rounds over the last five years, 1,497 startups in Thiruvananthapuram among 336,782 in India.
Corporate activity · last 24 months
M&A in Thiruvananthapuram
2Acquisition
Most active acquirers
Mediterranean shipping company1
Acrophyte Asset Management1
Most acquired or merged
Vizhinjam International Seaport1
Suntec1
Each deal appears in the events strip at the top of the page.
Startup funding in Thiruvananthapuram
26 startups in Thiruvananthapuram have recorded equity funding, US$40.20m in total. Totals and round dates describe the historical record; they are not current valuations.
Most funded
Largest recorded equity totals, with the latest recorded round.
Ai infrastructure
Developer of system-on-chips and chiplet architectures for edge computing applications
Recorded equity fundingUS$14.58mSeries A · Jul 2025
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Founders and momentum in Thiruvananthapuram
Meet the people behind startups in Thiruvananthapuram. 268 of 838 companies list founders or leaders; where a public LinkedIn profile matches exactly, the expanded profile shows the photo, headline, location and education.
Fastest revenue growth
Startups in Thiruvananthapuram with the highest one-year revenue growth among those reporting at least ₹5 crore in revenue. Growth is the reported one-year change for the period shown.
It services
Developer of software solutions, including web, mobile, and cloud applications
Revenue growth · 2024–2025Revenue · FY 2024-25
Founders
Details not available
Home furnishing products
Brand of tables, stands, shelves, wardrobes, and more
Award OTT Platform - Hong Kong award — Asia-Pacific Broadcasting+ Awards 2026
Launch Launched ENHANCE CMS MCP Server (media asset catalog management / AI agent/coding assistant)
From the company’s LinkedIn posts
Technology
PHP
MySQL
Nginx
WordPress
jQuery
Detected on the company website
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Growing teams
Companies whose recorded headcount rose the most between the two most recent team-size snapshots. A larger team is a signal of momentum, not of profitability.
Film & tv studios
Zebu Animation Studios is a global computer animation studio that creates animated TV shows, VR experiences, and films.
Team size169Up from 106 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
It services
Provider of IT service suite solutions
Team size60Up from 38 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Continuing education centres
Center of education providing software programming training programs
Team size59Up from 38 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Government entities
The Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council, (K-DISC) is a strategic think-tank and advisory body constituted by the Government of Kerala.
Team size102Up from 66 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Banking tech
AI-based software suite for banks & financial institutions
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Women-founded
Startups in Thiruvananthapuram with at least one woman on the founding team. Expand a profile to meet the founders; teams can include both women and men.
Hospital equipment
Developer of a smart infusion monitor for hospitals and home-cares
News events · last 24 months11Across tracked business press
Founders
Details not available
Utilities
Power utility company responsible for the transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity, providing services to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers
News events · last 24 months4Across tracked business press
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