India's startups, properly indexed.
13 free, methodology-disclosed rankings of 24,000+ Indian startups. Built on the VedAI 9-pillar score and verified MCA records. No paywall, no hidden criteria — every list shows you exactly how a company qualified.
VedAI Score · 9-pillar · methodologyThe Lists
Thirteen free, methodology-disclosed rankings across power, sector and stage.
The Power Lists
Six flagship, methodology-disclosed rankings.
India's most credible 100 startups, scored on 9 pillars.
The companies proving you don't need a VC to build something significant.
Dressfolk-zone companies (5–50 staff, sub-₹50 Cr funding) quietly executing — the ones the market hasn't priced in yet.
Where women are signing the term sheet — and the cap table.
Startups proving you don't need a metro postcode — Jaipur, Indore, Coimbatore, Bhubaneswar and beyond.
Companies where at least one founder hasn't been on another cap table we've indexed — the cohort earning their first scar.
By Sector
Where India's strongest companies sit on the canonical sector map.
India's most credible artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep technology companies — ranked by VedAI score.
India's most credible fintech companies — payments, lending, wealth, neobanking, infra and beyond.
India's strongest direct-to-consumer brands — from beauty and apparel to wellness and food, ranked by VedAI score.
India's strongest B2B SaaS companies — the global-from-day-one cohort that defined Indian tech's last decade.
India's most credible climate, clean-energy and sustainability companies — building the infrastructure for a 1.5°C world.
By Stage
The just-crossed and the about-to-cross.
Indian startups that crossed the unicorn threshold in 2022 or later — the freshest billion-dollar cohort.
Indian startups valued between ₹4,150 Cr and ₹8,300 Cr — the next wave of billion-dollar candidates.
Why these lists earn trust.
Three commitments we make on every list we publish.
Methodology disclosed
Every list explains exactly how a startup qualified, what we measured, and what we couldn't see. No black-box rankings.
MCA-verified entities
We only rank companies registered with India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Shell entities and inactive filings are filtered out.
Continuously refreshed
Lists are recomputed automatically as MCA filings, funding rounds and traction signals land. Today's rank reflects the freshest data we have.