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Sushil Kumar Agarwal
Affordable housing finance company (HFC) serving low- and middle-income customers in semi-urban/rural India. HQ in Jaipur.
Sanjay Agarwal
Small finance bank offering vehicle finance, MSME loans, deposits and digital banking. HQ in Jaipur.
Amit Jain, Anurag Jain
India's leading online car-search and used-car marketplace with reviews, specs, pricing, comparisons, and vehicle transactions. Headquartered in Jaipur (parent GirnarSoft is Jaipur-based).
Amit Jain, Anurag Jain, Umang Kumar
Auto-tech marketplace and SaaS group (CarDekho, InsuranceDekho, rupyy) built on data/AI for vehicle discovery, financing and dealer software. HQ in Jaipur (parent GirnarSoft founded 2007 in a Jaipur home gar...
Vineet Rao, Sourjyendu Medda, Sankar Bora, Rajat Shikhar
Social/community commerce platform bringing low-price grocery and household goods to Bharat (tier 2/3) consumers via vernacular, group-buying model. Born in Jaipur; operational HQ later shifted toward Bengal...
Namit Jain (CarDekho Group)
Digital lending platform (NBFC) for used-car, personal and EV financing; fintech arm of CarDekho Group. Part of Jaipur-HQ CarDekho Group (operations pan-India).
Mohit Sahney, Sunita Sahney
NBFC providing secured business/home loans to micro-entrepreneurs and semi-skilled professionals. HQ in Jaipur.
Amit Jain, Anurag Jain
Parent IT/engineering company behind CarDekho Group; builds software products and platforms for automotive and fintech verticals. HQ in Jaipur.
Banwari Lal Kogta, Bal Mukund Kogta, Radha Krishan Kogta (now led by Arun Kogta)
Retail NBFC providing vehicle, tractor and MSME/secured business loans across North & West India. HQ in Jaipur.
Lokendra Ranawat, Virendra Singh Ranawat, Dinesh Pratap Singh Rathore, Vikas Baheti
Omnichannel D2C furniture and home-decor brand offering customized and ready-made furniture with 100+ experience stores. Headquartered in Jaipur (C-Scheme, Ashok Marg).
Dr. Ravi Modani
RBI-registered NBFC focused on short-term working-capital business finance and TReDS/factoring. HQ in Jaipur.
Ankush Goyal (+ co-founder)
Value-focused D2C women's ethnic wear brand targeting middle-India women aged 35+, sold via own channels and marketplaces. Headquartered in Jaipur (parent DSLR Technologies).
Sector-agnostic; EdTech, consumer, SaaS, cleantech, fintech. Pre-seed / seed / early-stage. Tinkerly, Synersoft Technologies, Kenyt.ai, Edgefx, eShiksa, Blue Box Media, Locus Transit (ChalogeKya), Kidswids, Hotify, Elation EdTech. The fl...
SaaS & DeepTech, BFSI/Fintech, Consumer/D2C, Healthcare/MedTech, Agri/Climate; deliberate Tier-2/3 bias (Jaipur, Kochi, Indore, Lucknow, Coimbatore). Pre-seed and seed (leads/co-leads). Newer fund (SEBI AIF reg IN/AIF1/25-26/1772, regist...
Tech-agnostic; DeepTech, climate, sustainability, consumer, commerce. Pre-seed and seed. Bobabhai, Nitro Commerce, MiniMines, RocketPay, Balwaan Krishi, Babai Tiffins, Chakr Innovation; ~20 companies as of Jan 2026. Fund II is INR 300 Cr...
IT/ITeS, biotech, retail, auto, agritech, healthcare, cleantech, tourism/hospitality; pan-India. Seed to pre-Series A / Series A / early-growth (also MSMEs). Wooden Street, Mosambee, Yatra (historic); ~43-44 investments over 23+ yrs. Raj...
Vertical AI, DeepTech, Health/Public Health, Climate, Advanced Materials, Robotics/Humanoids. Idea / pre-seed (co-creation to scaling). Almashines, SmartSevak, Aguken AI, ADSYS, Pacify Medical, WellnessZ (portfolio cited on site). $1,000...
Sector-agnostic; agritech, cleantech, fintech, consumer, deeptech. Pre-seed / seed / incubation. Incubated Razorpay (unicorn), Tinkerly, Thrillophilia; ~137 portfolio companies, ~8 seed investments (avg ~$150K round). Partnership of CIIE...
Retail, consumer, EdTech + 17 other sectors; Tier-2/3 focus. Pre-seed / seed / Series A (12-week 'Thrive' program). FreshoKartz, Immersive Labz, Doco; 72-100+ startups across 20+ cities. NOTE: HQ is Jodhpur, NOT Jaipur, included because ...
Fintech, consumer brands, recycling/sustainability, deeptech. Early-stage / seed. GetEpay, CoHoMa Coffee, QRL Biosciences, O'Hi, Study Caller, Regrip, WiJungle; 40+ investments since 2011 (6.3x MOIC, 58% IRR). Co-founder/Chairman RAIN, f...
IT/SaaS, internet, consumer tech. Seed / pre-Series A. Yufta (Pre-Series A, Apr 2016), ChalogeKya/Locus Transit (2014); RAIN founder-member. Founder/CEO XgenPlus & Data Group of Industries.
Insurance, design/multimedia software, consumer, D2C. Seed / early-stage. Square Insurance Brokers, Infurnia, Thevasa; ~11 investments. Director at Jaipur Rugs; co-founder/partner Warmup Ventures; member RAIN, Venture Catalysts, Mumbai A...
Early-stage/seed businesses with scale potential; EdTech and consumer sectors prominent. Angel capital plus hands-on mentoring and strategy/execution inputs; monthly deal-flow meetings (7-8 pitches, 30-min slots); charges 2% of investmen...
Fostering entrepreneurship via mentoring, education, networking, funding; emphasis on women and young/student entrepreneurs. Mentorship, education, angel/funding connects, TiE U (college startups), TiECon, Smashup, Pitch Off, TiE Sprint,...
Early-stage/seed startups across D2C consumer, tech, healthcare, enterprise SaaS; social-impact and women-led inclusion. Acceleration cohorts (e.g., Thrive 9.0), seed funding/investment, mentorship from 100+ co-founders, investor and VC ...
Knowledge-based entrepreneurship among students/faculty/aspirants; product/process design, material/process innovation, ICT. 70,000 sq ft building with 70 office spaces and 75 co-working seats, incubation support, mentorship, DST-linked ...
Student and early-stage ventures; deep-tech, ICT and general startups; commercialization support. TIDE 2.0 grants (Rs 7 lakh x4; EIR up to Rs 4 lakh), MeitY GENESIS grants (up to Rs 10 lakh EIR / Rs 40 lakh MVP / Rs 50 lakh scale-up), St...
Technology-based startups across sectors. Mentorship, funding opportunities, office/co-working space, industry-expert and network access, state-of-the-art labs and equipment. Part of VGU incubation ecosystem cited at 212+ startups incuba...
Converting science/engineering ideas into commercial products; student and youth entrepreneurship. Incubation facilities and services, mentorship, AICTE IDEA Lab (hardware prototyping), partner support (AWS, HubSpot, IBM, Coursera, GitHu...
Multidisciplinary academic startups in agriculture, healthcare, crafts & livelihoods, education, energy. Infrastructure, research labs, mentorship, industry network, funding via schemes ATM/SPICE/UnITE (SPICE grants Rs 1-5 lakh); incubat...
Faculty-development and innovation activities under AICTE ATAL; provides premises/support to Catalyst AIC. Innovation/entrepreneurship programming and space; hosts Catalyst AIC cohorts. Primarily a host/enabler rather than a standalone i...
Hardware-technology innovation, prototyping and student invention. Prototyping lab, equipment, patent/innovation mentoring; complements PBIC incubation. Established 2021; 60+ students secured patents
Managed office / large; corporate, enterprise & SME teams. High-speed internet, meeting rooms, cafeteria, F&B, housekeeping, IT support, printing. National chain, HQ in Mumbai (Awfis Space Solutions Ltd, publicly listed 2024). Sitapura b...
Managed/flex; SME and enterprise. High-speed internet, meeting rooms, cafeteria, printing, housekeeping. Chain branch; presence referenced on Justdial/myHQ. HQ Mumbai, not Jaipur. Exact address unverified.
Large managed campus; SMEs to unicorns, enterprise teams. High-speed internet, meeting rooms, cafeteria, gymnasium, creche, smart convenience store, lounge, game/recreation area. National chain, HQ Gurugram (Smartworks Coworking Spaces L...
~21,000 sq ft; teams, enterprise & startups. High-speed internet, meeting rooms, cafeteria, housekeeping, managed services, F&B. National chain, HQ Bengaluru (IndiQube Spaces Ltd, IPO 2025). Flagship Jaipur centre. NOT Jaipur-HQ.
Serviced offices + coworking; professional, enterprise & consultants. High-speed internet, meeting rooms, business lounge, reception/mail handling, printing, LEED-gold Grade-A building. Global chain (IWG). Reportedly ~4 Regus locations/v...
Premium; startups, enterprises, freelancers. High-speed internet, meeting rooms, cafe, city-skyline views, printing, lounge. Founded 2020; multi-city (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra). HQ/origin appears Jaipur-region - flag as likely Jai...
Premium flexible; startups, freelancers, SMEs, MSMEs, corporates. High-speed internet, hot desks, flexible offices, meeting rooms, pantry, parking. HQ in Jaipur (Mansarovar); est. 2020. Homegrown Jaipur brand now expanding to Bengaluru. ...
Friendly, naturally-lit; startups, founders, networking-oriented community. WiFi, printer, in-house cafe, meeting rooms, AC, 2/4-wheeler parking, pantry, separate washrooms. Homegrown Jaipur independent (Red Art Works / redartworks.com)....
Modern, clean, well-lit; open 24x7; startups & freelancers. Private cabins, open seating, reliable WiFi, natural light, meeting rooms, 24x7 access. Homegrown Jaipur independent, one of the longest-running (listed since ~2019). Two locati...
Contemporary; startups & creators. High-speed internet, meeting rooms, cafe, parking, private cabins, hot/dedicated desks. Homegrown Jaipur brand, HQ Jaipur. Widest neighbourhood spread of any independent (5+ localities). Jaipur-HQ.
Entrepreneurship: mentoring, networking, funding, education across sectors (AI, fintech, agritech, healthtech, etc.). Mentoring, TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE), TiE Women's Forum, charter member events, flagship 'TiE Smash Up' investor-st...
Statewide startup/innovation showcase; AI, deeptech, fintech, agritech, proptech, healthtech, sportstech, mediatech. Held Jan 4-6, 2026 at Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre; 10,000+ delegates from 50+ countries, 50+ sessions, 100+ sp...
Nurture, fund and scale startups statewide; idea-stage to growth support. Startup recognition, incubation seats, grants/fellowships, iStart Nest incubators, hackathons, DigiFest. 7,100+ startups registered on platform. Active (launched 2...
Free plug-and-play incubation for early-stage startups across sectors. 7-story, ~1 lakh sq ft, 700-seat capacity; free workstations, conference facilities, tinkering labs, cafeteria, gym; events and cohorts under iStart. Active (launched...
Building a Rajasthan startup ecosystem; supporting students, aspiring entrepreneurs and startups (fintech, agri, deeptech, social). Incubation, mentoring, acceleration, investor connect; incubated 200+ startups (incl. Razorpay early-stag...
Early-stage founder networking, peer learning, demo/launch platform. Startup Saturday monthly meetups, ecosystem reports (published a Jaipur ecosystem report 'Royals, Puppets, and Startups'), co-founder search, mentoring. Historically mo...
IT/tech industry advocacy, startup programs, emerging-tech ecosystem building in Tier-2 cities. Ran the National Technology Confluence (NTC) 2025 Jaipur edition (21-day, 10-city movement); policy collaboration with Rajasthan govt; 10,000...
AI, app development, web, cloud, general software tech. DevFest Jaipur (annual; 2025 edition Dec 27, 2025), Build with AI series (HackCrux Mar 14, 2026; Agentic Premier League May 17, 2026; App Roadshows Jaipur Edition May 21, 2026), wor...
Google Cloud, GenAI, ML, cloud-native development. Google Cloud Community Day (2024 & 2025 editions; 2025 held ~Jul 6, 2025), co-organizes DevFest Jaipur with GDG Jaipur and TFUG Jaipur. Active. Recurring Cloud Community Days and DevFest...
TensorFlow, Keras, AI/ML, data science. Keras Community Day, ML talks/demos/networking, co-organizes DevFest Jaipur with GDG chapters. Active but event-driven / lower frequency than GDG. Verify recent cadence
solo deep work / quiet 1:1 meetings / casual
Organic farm-to-table — pizzas, pastas, salads, cheesecakes; produce from Anokhi farm
solo deep work / group discussions / casual
Strong coffee, reliable food, quick service
solo deep work / casual investor coffee / 1:1 meetings
Single-origin espresso on La Marzocco, cold brew, Buddha bowls, waffles, healthy meals
solo deep work / team offsite (larger space) / casual
Freshly roasted specialty coffee, healthy plates
solo deep work / video calls / casual meetings
Top-rated specialty coffee, shakshuka, sandwiches, breakfasts
solo deep work / casual meetings / video calls
Coffee, shakes, beverages, breakfast, sugar-free options
solo deep work / long sessions / small meetings
North Indian + varied multi-cuisine menu; diner-style booths
solo deep work / casual meetings
Coffee-house menu, veg + non-veg, wide variety
solo deep work / reading / casual meetings
Library/book lounge, Lebanese/Mexican/Italian, vegan/keto/millet options
Answers about the Jaipur startup scene
What does the startup ecosystem in Jaipur look like?
Jaipur's ecosystem is strongest in Fintech, D2C and SaaS, with a growing bench of companies building across the map. The Founder Circuit and vertical pages above list who is building what, filterable by vertical.
Where do founders network in Jaipur?
Mostly at community meetups rather than conferences, clustered around hubs like Sitapura Industrial Area (EPIP). eChai runs free, open founder meetups in Jaipur, alongside the vertical communities listed below. The simplest first step is to RSVP to an upcoming event.
How do I find a co-founder in Jaipur?
Go where founders already gather. Most pairings start informally at meetups, not on platforms. Come to a few eChai events in Jaipur, meet people building adjacent things, and the conversations tend to find their own way to co-founder fit.
How do I join the startup community in Jaipur?
eChai is free and open: pick an upcoming Jaipur event above, RSVP, and walk in. There is no application or membership fee, and the meetups are built so first time founders and seasoned operators end up in the same conversation.
Which are the top startup verticals in Jaipur?
Fintech, D2C and SaaS lead, with active clusters in several more. Use the vertical chips above to browse the companies in each, or open a vertical page to see the names rising in that category.
Who are the active investors and VCs in Jaipur?
Jaipur has a working layer of VCs, micro VCs, family offices and angel networks. The investors section below lists the firms and networks active here, grouped by type.
Which incubators and accelerators are in Jaipur?
The city has a mix of university and institutional incubators, government backed programs and private accelerators. The incubators section below lists them, alongside the coworking spaces where early teams set up.
What are the best startup events and meetups in Jaipur?
The upcoming events block above is live: RSVP to the next Jaipur meetup. eChai's events are free and open, and the communities section lists the other vertical meetups and conferences worth following.
New to Jaipur's startup scene? Start here.
eChai runs free, open founder meetups in Jaipur. No membership, no fee, just show up. RSVP to the next one and meet the people building the city.
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