1. HyperNorm AI

Location: India / USA / Singapore

News:

Co-founded by Keyur Faldu and Peeyush Jain, the wealth-tech startup raised $2.2M co-led by Capital 2B and SenseAI Ventures. Builds an AI-powered decision intelligence platform that enables wealth advisors and Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) to manage complex portfolios efficiently.

Why It’s Interesting:

  • HyperNorm AI automates portfolio prioritization with explainable recommendations aligned with client mandates. Employs a causal reasoning engine across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and FX.

Potential:

  • Targets global wealth management firms across the US, Singapore, and India as a foundational decision support tool. Leverages explainable AI to establish leadership in international investment advisory and portfolio management.

2. TrueFan AI

Location: India/USA

News:

Founded by Devender Bindal, Nimish Goel, and Nevaid Aggarwal, the startup raised $10M in Series A funding at a $40M valuation, co-led by Baring PE India and Z3Partners. Builds enterprise-grade generative AI video infrastructure that enables brands to create highly personalized, automated content at scale.

Why It’s Interesting:

  • Trusted by major enterprises like Zomato, HDFC Bank, and BharatPe for lifelike AI avatars and hyper-personalized video campaigns. Renders up to 500,000 localized video assets per minute across 175+ languages via its deep-learning platform, TF Studio.

Potential:

  • Uses fresh capital to fund international expansion across the US, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Developing real-time AI video agents to become a foundational global platform for automated marketing and customer engagement.

3. Zuvees

Location: India / UAE

News:

Founded by Vijaykumar Ghadge and Abhishek Daiya, the cross-border gifting platform raised ₹15 crore ($1.6M) from IvyCap Ventures, bringing its total funding to ₹30 crore ($3.3M). Curated international gifting experiences with AI-driven personalization for global consumers and corporate markets. 

Why It’s Interesting:

  • Operates across 50+ countries with an annualized revenue run rate exceeding $3M, utilizing integrated CRM tools to streamline global supply chains. Features a video-approval-before-dispatch workflow and AI-driven personalization to eliminate the friction and lack of transparency typical in international gifting.

Potential:

  • Allocates capital to scale international cross-border logistics infrastructure and capture growing global demand. Integrates advanced AI enhancements to establish leadership at the intersection of e-commerce, customer engagement, and automated commerce.

4. Innefu Labs

Location: India / Middle East / Southeast Asia

News:

Co-founded by Tarun Wig and Abhishek Sharma, the national security and cyber intelligence startup raised $30M led by Panthera Growth Partners. Specializes in AI-powered data fusion and cyber defense solutions for government agencies, defense organizations, and global enterprise clients.

Why It’s Interesting:

  • Deploys high-trust intelligence systems across over 100 global installations for law enforcement, military, and enterprise security. Innovates with Agentic AI, Physical AI, and robotics to build highly secure, domain-specific language models for sensitive environments.

Potential:

  • Positions itself for a future public listing by capturing surging global state demand for sovereign AI and cybersecurity. Deepens its international footprint by scaling mission-critical, high-trust AI systems across defense markets.