AI firms are now more than simply a passing fad; they are the foundation of India’s next stage of digital development.  Startups have demonstrated that India’s AI solutions are not just designed for local use but also scale globally, with examples ranging from AI-powered healthcare diagnosis to sovereign LLMs for Indian languages, AI in quantum computing, and logistical optimization and automation in organizations.

These nine AI startups are influencing deep vertical applications, enterprise AI, and infrastructure in India.

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1. Uniphore

Established in 2008 by Umesh Sachdev and Ravi Saraogi, Uniphore has raised approximately $727 million in total capital.  The firm specializes on providing cutting-edge AI technologies that improve customer support.  They provide state-of-the-art computer vision skills, emotional tone detection technology, and speech AI.

Up to 75,000 customer service agents are supported by this extensive toolkit, which facilitates about 160 million contacts monthly.  By utilizing these technologies, the company guarantees a more individualized and effective service experience in addition to streamlining customer contacts.

2. Observe.AI

Observe was founded in 2017 by Sharath Keshava Narayana, Akash Singh, and Swapnil Jain. AI has offices in Bengaluru and San Francisco.  The startup, which has raised over $213 million from investors such as SoftBank and Menlo Ventures, intends to use cutting-edge speech AI technology to revolutionize call centers.

Every year, Observe analyzes more than 1 billion consumer interactions. By assessing tone, sentiment, and compliance, AI improves call center intelligence and establishes the company as a pioneer in customer interaction.

3. Qure.AI

Qure was established in 2016 by Prashant Warier. AI, a firm based in Mumbai that specializes in healthcare imaging AI, has raised more than $122 million from Lightspeed, a prominent investor, with assistance from Sequoia India and Novo Holdings.  The business creates cutting-edge AI medical imaging technologies, focusing on disorders of the lungs, including lung cancer, strokes, and tuberculosis.

The WHO has assessed its instruments, which are now in use in more than 105 nations.  By using its cutting-edge technology to screen over 39 million patients and preparing for an IPO by 2026, Qure.AI has had a major influence.

4. Yellow.ai

Yellow.ai, a Bengaluru-based company founded in 2016 by Raghu Ravinutala, Jaya Kishore Reddy Gollareddy, and Rashid Khan, has quickly become a major force in the conversational AI market, raising over $102 million from renowned investors like Sapphire Ventures and WestBridge Capital.

The platform, which focuses heavily on enterprise automation, enables millions of voice and chat conversations in a variety of industries, such as retail, telecom, and BFSI.  More than 100 languages are supported by its omni-channel bots worldwide.  Notably, Yellow.ai has a solid portfolio of over 1,000 enterprise clients and serves clients in more than 85 countries.

5. Sarvam AI

India’s AI sovereignty is being advanced by Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI, which was founded in 2023 by Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar.  Under the IndiaAI Mission, the company, which has raised more than $53.5 million from investors such as Lightspeed, Peak XV, and Khosla Ventures, is working to create India’s first independent foundational model.

Sarvam AI is a leader in open-source AI, providing models in over ten Indian languages and incorporating speech, text, and reasoning features for application in government and business settings.  Using 4,000 H100 GPUs, they were the first to access the IndiaAI Mission’s GPU program.

6. Krutrim (Ola Krutrim)

Krutrim, a Bengaluru-based company founded in 2023 by Bhavish Aggarwal, is in the forefront of India’s AI industry, specializing in foundational AI and LLMs in Indic languages.  With a $1 billion valuation and more than $51.1 million in investment, it is India’s first AI unicorn and seeks to offer a regional substitute for ChatGPT.

In order to meet India’s linguistic variety, the platform offers a lightweight, multilingual LLM that supports more than 22 Indian languages and has amassed over 1 million app downloads in just three months.  The business most recently introduced Kruti, an agentic AI helper.

7. Neysa

Neysa, which has its headquarters in Bengaluru and has raised $50 million in seed and Series A funding, was founded in 2023 by Sharad Sanghi and Anindya Das, two former executives from Microsoft Azure and Nutanix.  With its GPU cloud and MLOps services, the firm specializes in AI infrastructure, enabling startups and companies to create and deploy AI solutions without solely depending on global hyperscalers.

In just two years, Neysa, which bills itself as India’s indigenous AI infrastructure layer, has successfully onboarded more than 200 commercial clients.  But maintaining capital-intensive infrastructure in the face of fierce competition from hyperscaler giants is a constant issue for Neysa.

8. QpiAI

Established in 2019 by Dr. Nagendra Nagaraja, with its headquarters located in Bengaluru, QpiAI has become a trailblazing firm at the forefront of the confluence of AI and quantum computing.  The business is creating the QpiAI Explorer, a cutting-edge full-stack AI and quantum AI operating system designed for industrial applications, with more than $43.3 million in backing from a variety of early-stage deep tech investors.

Businesses can efficiently simulate and optimize AI models in industries including manufacturing, mobility, energy, and semiconductor R&D thanks to this platform’s unique integration of AI, digital twin simulations, and quantum computing.  Located in Amaravati as part of India’s Quantum Valley plan, QpiAI is actively helping to establish India as a leader in this market, which is largely controlled by the US, EU, and China.

9. Nurix AI

Established in 2024 by Mukesh Bansal, Nurix is based in Bengaluru and has raised more than $27 million from well-known investors such as Accel and General Catalyst.  With an emphasis on improving sales, support, and workflow procedures, the company specializes in creating custom AI agents for businesses.

With prototype projects showing remarkable efficiency increases of 30–50%, Nurix is well-positioned to take the lead in India’s developing “agentic AI” market by using its substantial resources and the founder’s experience to spur market innovation.