The early-stage venture capital firm Antler India released NEXT100, a first-of-its-kind report sharing 100 big startup ideas from India’s top investors, operators and founders.
Prepared in collaboration with 100+ VCs, unicorn founders, technologists & ecosystem leaders, NEXT100 answers “What’s an example of a startup you wish someone was building? Or if you yourself could start up, what idea would you pursue?” if asked to India’s most respected minds in entrepreneurship.
“Our intent is to help more founders think BIGGER,” said Nitin Sharma, Partner at Antler presenting the report on social media platform X. Touching on themes ranging from the next era of Consumer to AI, DPI, Deeptech, Climate, FinTech, Health and SaaS, it shares innovative ideas and insights into the future of startups and entrepreneurship in India.
Here’s a summarised version of the ideas shared in NEXT100 by Antler India coming from some of the top investors and founders of the country. You can visit the official website for detailed information on the same.
| Founders & Investors | Startup Ideas |
|---|---|
| Amit Kumar Agarwal Founder & CEO – NoBroker | Pet animals care |
| Anand Daniel Partner – Accel | Urban counterparts for rural areas |
| Anand Lunia General Partner – India Quotient | Free online education platforms like Khan Academy |
| Ankur Warikoo Content Creator & Entrepreneur | Cost-efficient housing at scale |
| Arjun Malhotra General Partner – Good Capital | Geriatric care |
| Arjun Vaidya Co-founder – V3 Ventures | Consumer brands for the masses |
| Arpita Kapoor Co-founder – Mysa | House management Home Services |
| Arun Vinayak Co-founder – Exponent Energy | Lean machines Micro-mobility |
| Hariharan Premkumar MD & Head of India – DSG Consumer Partners | Tailored products and services for senior citizens |
| Harsh Jain CEO & Co-founder -Dream Sports | Sports startups |
| Hena Mehta Co-founder & CEO – Basis | All-in-one childcare solution for urban India |
| Kanwaljit Singh Founder & Managing Partner – Fireside Ventures | D2C brands for tier 3 cities and beyond |
| Kuldeep Dhankar Co-founder – Last9 | Personalised consumer goods |
| Pratham Mittal Founder – Matsers’ Union | SMB entrepreneurship programs for students |
| Pratik Poddar Partner – Nexus Venture Partners | Consumer startups from India for the world |
| Radhika Agarwal Entrepreneur-in-Residence – Blume Ventures | Decathalon for senior care needs |
| Concurrent programs to create job-ready graduates | |
| Rahul Chowdhri Investor – Stellaris Venture Partners | Enhancing by simplifying customer experience |
| Sai Krishna V K Senior VP – Polygon Labs | Specialised toolkit designed for the Apple Vision Pro |
| Sajith Pai Partner – Blume Ventures | Daycare for young children |
| Salone Sehgal Founding General Partner – Lumikai Fund | Interactive media startup |
| Sunitha Viswanathan Partner – Kae Capital | Luxury brands for the world from India |
| Utsav Somani Founder – Offline | Paid membership communities & exclusive networks |
| Amit Gupta Co-founder & CEO – Yulu | Manufacturing for the world |
| Anirudh Singla Founder & CEO – Pepper | End-to-end GenAI workflows for enterprise |
| Aviral Bhatnagar Founder, A Junior VC | LLMs based on Indian languages |
| Bala Parthasarathy Chairman & Co-founder – Freo | GenAI accessibility through speech and videos |
| Dev Khare Partner – Lightspeed India | Bridging language barriers in public services through multilingual AI |
| AI-powered ITES/BPO services | |
| Ishavasyam Dash Director – Antler India | AI-led next-gen fashion SaaS |
| Jitendra Gupta Founder & CEO – Jupiter | AI’s role in financial services and customer interactions |
| Manav Garg Founding Partner – Together Fund | AI-driven enterprise software |
| Ranjeet Pratap Singh Co-Founder & CEO – Pratilipi | Accessible AI & human personal assistance |
| Rohit Chennamaneni Co-Founder – Darwinbox | Connecting local talent with global opportunities |
| Sanjay Swamy Co-Founder – Prime Venture Partners | IoT and AI-enabled ventures |
| Shubham Sandeep Managing Director – pi Ventures | AI model compression technology |
| Sriharsha Majety Co-Founder & CEO – Swiggy | Democratizing GenAI for everyone |
| Adnan Ahmad Ansari Associate VP – The Asia Group | Moving local chemists to e-pharmacy through ONDC |
| Barath Shankar Subramanian Partner – Accel | B2B marketplaces for the world |
| Brij Purohit Co-Founder – SellerApp | Interoperable system of rewards and incentivization on ONDC |
| Dasharatham Bitla Founder & CEO – Bitsila | Multilingual voice interface powered by the ONDC protocol |
| Dr. Pramod Varma Co-founder, FIDE | Re-imagining the use of DPIs as a service |
| Kritika Sethi Co-Founder – WeVaad | Leveraging AI for Efficient Dispute Management |
| Manoj Gupta Founder & CEO – Plotch.ai | WhatsApp shopping via multilingual voice |
| Pranav Pai Founding Partner & CIO – 3one4 Capital | ABHA-integrated insurance claims management network |
| Rashida Bohra Co-Founder – ALT | Ratings and reviews management for all participants within the ONDC ecosystem |
| Rishabhnand Singh Product Manager – Network Enablement – ONDC | Solutions for RetailOps using PoS and Real-time Inventory |
| Sandeep Virdi Operations – ONDC | A framework for authentic transactions on the ONDC network |
| Siddharth Shetty Co-Founder – Sahamati | Account Aggregator Ecosystem |
| Sujith Nair CEO & Co-Founder – FIDE | Enabling India’s Journey to an Open Digital Economy |
| Vibhor Jain President – Network Governance & COO – ONDC | Federated AI architecture/learning model for digital commerce |
| Anshuman Bapna Founder – Terra.do | Tackling Scope 3 emissions |
| G V Ravishankar Managing Director – Peak XV Partners | Market-driven solutions for groundwater replenishment |
| Jaspreet Bindra Founder – The Tech Whisperer Ltd. | Circular Economy solutions for household waste |
| Mayank Kumar Co-Founder & MD – upGrad | Nuclear fusion at scale |
| Naveen Unni Managing Partner – TVS Capital Funds | A marketplace for the circular economy |
| Shanti Mohan Founder – LetsVenture | Community-led solutions for sustainable change in resource utilization |
| Sudhakar VS Founder – Big Basket | Next-gen water recycling solutions |
| Vinod Murali Co-Founder – Alteria Capital Advisors | Global solutions in climate technology |
| Vishesh Rajaram Managing Partner – Speciale Invest | Alternate energy storage solutions for a resilient grid |
| Yamini Bhat Co-Founder & CEO – Vymo | Solutions paving the way for a Net Zero Future |
| Anjali Sosale Partner – WaterBridge Ventures | Reforging Indian Manufacturing |
| Anshu Agrawal Co-Founder – Flint Labs | Transforming intelligence by merging AI and Neuroscience |
| Lalit Keshre Co-Founder & CEO – Groww | Community farming solutions |
| Mudit Narain Vice President – Blume Ventures | Cell manufacturing and exploring alternatives to lithium-ion technology |
| Nidhi Mathur Partner – Axilor Ventures | Sustainable alternatives to conventional chemicals |
| Rajiv Srivatsa Co-Founder & Partner – Antler India | Integrating VR/AR into content |
| Ranjeet Shetye Venture Partner – YourNest Venture Capital | Quantum solutions for ultimate data privacy |
| Shrishti Sahu Managing Partner – Swadharma Source Ventures | Shifting manufacturing of semiconductors, laser components, and refractories from China to India |
| Srinivas Rao Mahankali CEO – T-Hub | Startups specialising in agritech solutions |
| Tarun Mehta Co-Founder & CEO – Ather Energy | Solutions to recycle lithium-ion battery packs |
| BG Mahesh Co-Founder – DigiSahamati Foundation | A company offering financial services ethically |
| Dravisha Katoch Community Lead – Antler India | Boosting sovereign gold bonds adoption with digital platforms |
| Edul Patel Co-founder & CEO – Mudrex | Crypto-backed loans and credit cards |
| Hrushikesh Mehta Senior VP – Financial Services – ONDC | Tailored audio-visual personal finance apps for the bottom of the pyramid |
| Mridul Arora Partner – Elevation Capital | A platform democratizing financial access and comprehension for all |
| Mukul Arora Co-Managing Partner – Elevation Capital | Fintech apps to enhance experience, access and efficiency |
| Nithin Kamath Founder & CEO – Zerodha & Rainmatter | Helping retail investors better manage risk, behaviour & finances |
| Osborne Saldanha Principal – EMVC | Financial products to India’s real estate market |
| Paroma Chatterjee CEO – Revolut India | Tailored financial education for all |
| Sahil Kini Co-founder & CEO – Setu | Sweep-in/Sweep-out savings account |
| Sandeep Jethwani Co-founder – Dezerv | Fintech solutions for India’s rising affluent demographic |
| Shripati Acharya Managing Partner – Prime Venture Partners | Cybersecurity for digital transactions |
| Susmit Patodia Director – Antler India | Solutions for savings and credit |
| Aditya Ghosh Founder – Homage & Co-Founder – Akasa Air | Affordable early detection and cancer care infrastructure |
| Ananth Narayanan Founder – Mensa Brands | Affordable mental health help solutions |
| Ashwini Asokan Founder & CEO – Mad Street Den, Vue.ai | Innovative solutions in women’s healthcare |
| Dhruv Gupta Co-Founder & CEO – Orange Health Labs | Seamless pediatric services for India’s next generation |
| Integrated services for infertility care | |
| Gowri Shankar Nagarajan Director – Antler India | Centralized digital platform for hospital checkouts |
| Nandini Vishwanath Director – Antler India | Pioneering products for Indian women’s sexual and holistic health |
| Rahul Mathur Associate Director – InsuranceDekho | Tailored health system that ensures quality care without financial burden |
| Aakrit Vaish Co-Founder & CEO – Haptik | Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) |
| Avinash Raghava Founding Volunteer & CEO – SaaSBOOMi | Building bridges between new startups and seasoned advisors |
| Gowri Shankar Nagarajan Head of Portfolio – Antler India | Complete cloud-based/mobile ERP system tailed for Indian businesses |
| Krishna Hegde Co-Founder – PYOR Edge | Tech Solutions for Worker Autonomy |
| Pallav Nadhani Co-Founder and Investor – Seeders | MIS solutions to streamline data management and collaboration |
| Shobhit Bakliwal Founder – OakRev | Simplifying app interactions with automated rules |
| Srikrishnan Ganesan Co-Founder & CEO – Rocketlane | A comprehensive and user-friendly rating platform |
| Vani Kola Managing Director – Kalaari Capital | Game development infrastructure, SaaS services and sector-focused ancillaries |
