Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping investment industry in Bengaluru. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
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21 of 399 tracked companies have open roles.
3 of 399 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 4 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 100.0% of disclosed capital, while 99.2% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $271.97K | 24 | 1 |
| 2017 | $23.76K | 24 | 1 |
| 2018 | $344.67K | 30 | 1 |
| 2019 | $0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020 | $0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2021 | $0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2024 | $0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2025 | $100K | 13 | 1 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
4 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in investment industry company rounds since 2016.
Backed by Abhishek Mittal and S P Meyyappan and others.
Backed by Jayachandra V and Chandrasekhar Balagopal and others.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Mahesh Ramakrishnan and Harish Pillai and others.
Backed by Ajay Kudua and Asha Bhati and others.
Backed by Shiven Tapadiya and Anuj Baldwa.
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 38 reporting entities from 46 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Bengaluru market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
24 of 38 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
FY2025 · 38 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xpertiz ↗U74999KA2021PTC152033 | ₹10.9 crore | ₹2.5 crore | +22.7% | — | ₹5.9 crore |
| KDEM ↗U73200KA2020NPL139064 | ₹8.5 crore | ₹0.1 crore | +0.8% | — | ₹7.4 crore |
| Annveshan ↗U74140KA2007PTC042283 | ₹3.7 crore | ₹0.2 crore | +4.4% | — | ₹3.2 crore |
| Indago Research ↗U74999KA2018PTC112541 | ₹3.2 crore | ₹0.1 crore | +1.8% | — | ₹0.5 crore |
| Frugal Scientific ↗U72900KA2017PTC107670 | ₹2.7 crore | ₹0.1 crore | +2.6% | — | ₹1.2 crore |
| IIIT Bangalore ↗U93090KA2009NPL049485 | ₹1.4 crore | ₹-0.1 crore | -9.7% | — | ₹4.2 crore |
| Premji Invest ↗U67190KA2013PTC067888 | ₹0.0 crore | ₹0.0 crore | +4.0% | — | ₹0.0 crore |
| VeARC ↗U72900KA2022PTC158585 | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar |
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| Industry | Covered / eligible | Revenue total | Median revenue | Net profit / loss | Aggregate margin | Profitable share | Overlap |
|---|
Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
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Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
India’s banking sector has witnessed a wave of strategic deals and consolidation since Axis Bank’s acquisition of Citibank’s consumer business in 2022 for around Rs 11,600 crore
In late 2013, the company sold its PBM business to Catamaran for $410 million.
Akasa Air’s Parent Company SNV Aviation will buy Azim Premji’s Premji Invest, the Manipal Group of Ranjan Pie and 360 One Assets together.
Top 10 categories among 249 recorded events in the 24-month window.
1 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · BSE, NSE1 reports
7 tracked people moves
Appointment Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Resignation Previously Senior Vice President
Appointment
Appointment Whole-Time Director (designated as ED)
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Platform
Gold-backed loan
Solar Financing Solution
2 recorded customer wins
Customer: VinFast Auto IndiaFinance
Customer: AI Fleet Services LtdAviation finance
1 companies with reported reductions
3,000 rolesdigital transformation
16 recorded events
approved reappointment of Subrat MohantyReserve Bank of India
Letter of Caution issuedReserve Bank of India
letter of cautionReserve Bank of India
approved proposal to acquire 12% stake in Max LifeInsurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
9 tracked suits
dispute over poison pill provisions in asset dealsCivil · Ongoing
financial irregularities and loan diversionCriminal · Filed
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 26 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thought Factory→Citibank’s consumer business | Completed | 2026-03-23 | Not stated in snapshot |
| kotak mahindra bank→Thought Factory ↗ | Rumored | 2026-02-21 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Thought Factory→creditaccess grameen | Rumored | 2026-02-10 | $2.3B |
| Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE→Thought Factory ↗ | Announced | 2026-01-27 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Optum (UnitedHealth’s unit)→Catamaran ↗ | Rumored | 2026-01-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Catamaran→DLSS PBM business | Completed | 2026-01-01 | $410.0M |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
159 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 195-posting snapshot covers 69 employers.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
99 postings specify a level.
Top skills across 195 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Lotus Partners ↗ | 7 |
| Fiscaleye ↗ | 5 |
| Achievate ↗ | 3 |
| VeARC ↗ | 3 |
| Xpertiz ↗ | 2 |
| ACT Grants ↗ | 2 |
| SKS Advisor ↗ | 2 |
| Rx100 Ventures ↗ | 2 |
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Annveshan ↗ | 6,093 |
| VeARC ↗ | 176 |
233 founders and chief executives across 231 companies.
Co-Founder Probe Information Services, ex-Old Mutual, Nedbank, Capital One, Madura Coats. India ... more
Ex-Dayananda sagar college of engg. MSRIT BE 1991, Anna University Chennai 2008
Founder & CEO Udhyam Learning Foundation, Co-Founder ACT Grants, Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship, ex-Flipkart.com, Lulu.com, Ugenie(WeRead)…
Co-Founder Sunlam Laminates India, ex-Standard Chartered Bank, ING Vysya Bank, RBS Global Banking & Markets. Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) BCom…
Ex-LeadSquared, Medikabazaar, Flowmagic, Reliance Industries, Global eProcure, Deloitte. IIT Kanpur BTech 2002, The Johns Hopkins University MS 2005…
Urban Venture Labs, Anant National University, Imagine H2O, ex-Founder AgileStrat. PSG College of Technology BE 1994, Carnegie Mellon University 2001
Ex- LOTUS IT TECHPARK, ARYEH VENTURES, YNG PROPERTIES, DEVI MOOKAMBIKA HOLDINGS, YSN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, RKM TEXTILES, SAMSKRUTA KALAKSHETRA…
Investor - Upekkha. The Wharton School Master of Business Administration 2012, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Bachelor of Technology 2006
Ex-Agate Ventures, Co-Founder Blend8. Harvard Kennedy School MPA 2015, Visvesvaraya Technological University BE 2005, The Wharton School MBA 2013
Founder Katamaran Industries, Co-Founder Intuition Systems, ex-Founder & CEO Lantern Pharma, Signal Therapeutics. Anna University Chennai BTech…
Co-Founder & CEO - Altinvest · Ex-Thomson Reuters · St. Josephs College of Commerce BCom 2004, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad MBA 2007
Ex-Premji Invest, Deutsche Bank, Applied Materials, Novellus. IIT Bombay BTech, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business MBA
57 profiles with education records.
22 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
60,448 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Investment Industry coverage tagged Bengaluru · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 6,371 |
| 2021Q3 | 6,886 |
| 2021Q4 | 6,485 |
| 2022Q1 | 8,523 |
| 2022Q2 | 9,110 |
| 2022Q3 | 10,208 |
| 2022Q4 | 11,922 |
| 2023Q1 | 15,209 |
| 2023Q2 | 13,513 |
| 2023Q3 | 14,708 |
| 2023Q4 | 13,965 |
| 2024Q1 | 13,173 |
| 2024Q2 | 13,933 |
| 2024Q3 | 15,188 |
| 2024Q4 | 18,039 |
| 2025Q1 | 17,650 |
| 2025Q2 | 13,747 |
| 2025Q3 | 15,082 |
| 2025Q4 | 14,542 |
| 2026Q1 | 15,933 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
623 recorded company events across 5 companies; percentages use that event total.
Investment Industry coverage tagged Bengaluru · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
India comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| tariff negotiations | 11,635 | 5,706 | 104% |
| bilateral trade | 4,612 | 2,444 | 89% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 4,517 | 2,207 | 105% |
| trade barrier reduction | 4,501 | 2,451 | 84% |
| trade facilitation commitments | 4,331 | 2,205 | 96% |
| countries | 4,193 | 1,860 | 125% |
| free trade deals | 4,080 | 2,436 | 67% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 3,918 | 2,727 | 44% |
| diplomatic strategies | 3,818 | 2,356 | 62% |
| bilateral trade imbalance | 3,284 | 2,056 | 60% |
| odi cricket | 6,036 | 9,659 | -38% |
| limited overs cricket | 5,775 | 9,307 | -38% |
| odi tactics | 5,628 | 8,746 | -36% |
| odi series | 5,255 | 8,324 | -37% |
| odi rankings | 5,007 | 8,068 | -38% |
India comparison coverage
territories, disputed islands, test cricket
43.7% critical · 27.7% positivepre-ipo valuation, ipo prospectus, ipo pricing
48.9% critical · 47.2% positivegdp growth rate, economic output growth, economic growth statistics
46.9% critical · 50.6% positiveInvestment Industry coverage tagged Bengaluru. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
Clear definitions for making better comparisons.
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 3 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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