AI Landscape of Pune
117 AI companies in Pune, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
Who leads AI in Pune
Shows the 117 AI firms in Pune, highlighting which are currently hiring, best funded, and most covered; 13 firms are hiring now and 17 have disclosed recent funding.
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Salt Web Technologies3last posted Jul 2026
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Deeptek3last posted Jun 2026
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Rian2last posted Jun 2026
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Rasta AI2last posted Apr 2026
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Intangles2last posted Jun 2026
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AIQoD1last posted Jul 2026
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KeepActivePro1last posted Mar 2026
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Vaayushop1last posted Jun 2026
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E42$10.5MSeries A · Jun 2022
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Kombai$4.5MSeed · Aug 2023
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Companion Labs$2.5MSeed · Nov 2025
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Truein$2.5MSeed · Jun 2023
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Pivotchain Solutions$769kSeed · May 2021
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Foto Owl$229kFY2024 filing
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Sciffer$60kFY2023 filing
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Cloudredux 20tracked employees
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How the AI ecosystem in Pune grew, 2016–2025
Lists the number of AI companies founded each year, with the highest count of 19 in 2024 and 14 in 2025.
The AI market map of Pune: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the product types these firms build, noting the largest categories such as enterprise tech and SaaS, and the most common revenue model of subscription.
- Enterprise Tech89 companies · $84.6M raised · 11 hiring
- Enterprise Software68 companies · $83.2M raised · 9 hiring
- SaaS62 companies · $73.7M raised · 7 hiring
- Deep Tech58 companies · $23M raised · 7 hiring
- Consumer Digital17 companies · $3.5M raised
- Native AI in Software Development11 companies · $16.5M raised · 1 hiring
- AI-Native Computer Vision10 companies · $843k raised · 2 hiring
- Industry 4.09 companies · $54M raised · 1 hiring
- Healthtech9 companies · $10.2M raised · 1 hiring
- Future of Work8 companies · $13M raised
- Native AI in Healthcare8 companies · $10.2M raised · 1 hiring
- Cybersecurity6 companies · $913k raised
Monetization
How AI companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving AI in Pune
Summarizes corporate events over the past two years, counting seven events that include key‑person changes, funding rounds, and a capital infusion.
- FundingPune-based deep tech company Intangles has secured a fresh USD 30 million in its Series B funding round, led by Avataar Venture Partners with follow-on support from Baring India Private Equity and Cactus Partners.2025-10-08
- LeadershipAnurag Mittal, formerly the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), was elevated to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).2025-01-28
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a AI company in Pune was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Completed | 2024-10-31 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2021-01-15 |
Who is building AI in Pune
Ex-Tavisca, Cuspion Solutions, Indigo Architects · Savitribai Phule Pune University BE 2000, Clemson University MS 2004
Ex-BuyStars, Leap, Flipkart · BITS Pilani BE 2018
Ex- Founder Groupool, Persistent Systems. North Maharashtra University BE 2003
Ex-Founder & CEO Genieji, Amdocs. Bharati Vidyapeeth University College Of Engineering, Pune BE 1998
Ex-Bajaj Finserv, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Singapore Airlines. Manipal Academy of Higher Education MS 2018.
Ex-Co-Founder Flatons.in, Marvel Realtors, Maritime Strategies International, Lloyd's Register. TS Chanakya BSc 2001, Bayes Business School MSc 2007…
IAIDL, Sentiligent AI, ex-Wave Computing. Savitribai Phule Pune University BE 2014, San Jose State University MS 2017
Ex-Co-Founder Superset Labs. Savitribai Phule Pune University 2020
Ex-Athena, geneOmbio Technologies · Savitribai Phule Pune University PhD 2004
- women10
- men99
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Who funds AI in Pune
Counts 51 funding rounds since 2016 backed by 153 investors, with a typical round size of $270 k.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Startup-O | 3 | 3 | May 2021 |
| Nava Limited | 3 | 2 | Dec 2018 |
| Sunil Mehta | 3 | 1 | Sep 2020 |
| Utpal Doshi | 3 | 1 | Sep 2020 |
| Jayantha Prabhu | 3 | 1 | Sep 2020 |
| Ganesh Iyer | 3 | 1 | Sep 2020 |
| Sunil Gupta | 3 | — | Sep 2020 |
| Anthony A Thomas | 3 | — | Sep 2020 |
| Venkat Iyer | 3 | — | Sep 2020 |
| Anand Murarilal Mittal | 3 | — | Sep 2020 |
The typical round is $270k — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest AI funding rounds in Pune
Lists the ten largest disclosed funding rounds, the biggest being Intangles’ $30 M Series B.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Bmega-round | $30M | Sep 2025 | Avataar Ventures, Baring Private Equity Partners, Cactus Venture Partners +1 more | |
| Series A | $10M | Feb 2023 | Baring Private Equity Partners, Stride Ventures | |
| Series A | $10M | Mar 2022 | TCHF, GHV Accelerator, Pentathlon Ventures | |
| Series A | $7.9M | Jun 2024 | Anup Patil, Abhijit Patil, Smita Patil Mehta +8 more | |
| Series A | $5.4M | Apr 2021 | Pavestone Capital | |
| Seed | $4.5M | Aug 2023 | Stellaris, Foundation Capital | |
| Series A | $3.1M | Jan 2025 | Cactus Venture Partners | |
| Series A | $2.5M | Jun 2022 | Pavestone Capital | |
| Seed | $2.5M | Nov 2025 | All In Capital, The Untitled Ventures, DeVC +5 more | |
| Seed | $2M | Nov 2020 | Story Ventures |
13 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
What the news says about AI in Pune
Reports 4,909 news articles in the last year, most often covering product launches, technology adoption, partnerships, and consumer gadgets.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate AI news in India. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- New product launches and innovations19,140▲+35%
- Technology adoption and digital transformation16,485▲+38%
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations16,133▲+51%
- Latest gadgets and consumer electronics9,989▲+11%
- Artificial intelligence advancements9,305▲+65%
- Mobile operating systems8,783▲+15%
- Global market entry strategies7,528▲+56%
- Company expansions and new market entries7,527▲+84%
- Executive leadership changes and appointments6,011▲+68%
- 5g network infrastructure5,030▲+10%
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4 AI companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch AI coverage in India as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in India AI coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
AI jobs in Pune: who is hiring and what they ask for
Aggregates 1,428 job postings from 852 employers, with common skill demands like Python and machine learning and a median advertised salary of $17 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What AI employers in Pune put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- python996▲
- machine learning957▲
- sql416▲
- data science397▲
- artificial intelligence371▲
- tensorflow326▲
- nlp325▲
- pytorch320▲
- generative ai300▲
- deep learning284▲
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36 AI-relevant internships in India were advertised over the same 12 months.
What the research says
The AI research read is national: 1,358 India-affiliated papers, clustered into themes such as Cloud Security Challenges, AI System Design Risks, Scalability and Security Trade‑offs, AI Transparency in Healthcare. It is measured at country level, so it is the same signal for every city in India — the full read, with the theme clusters, growth and blind spots, lives on the national page.
Who files AI patents in Pune
Records 83 AI‑related patent filings from 2016‑2025, with Mindnerves Services, IBM, and Ushai Tech Services filing the most.
- Mindnerves Services48
- IBM38
- Ushai Tech Services15
- Dairy Tech India7
- Sagar Defence Engineering6
- Axiom Market Research & Consulting4
- Datacrux Insights2
- Saint-gobain Sekurit India1
Go deeper on AI research and innovation
Research themes, patent activity and the companies commercialising them, in one place.
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