Definitions
Inc42 AI Startups Tracker
Methodology
● AI Natives or Native AI Startups: Indian startups that have been anchored with new age AI technology in their products and services from day one.
● AI Adopters: Established Indian tech startups that have subsequently integrated with new age AI technology into their business offerings, as opposed to those that were founded with new age AI tech at their core from day one.
● Early Stage: Angel investments, pre seed, seed stage, pre series A.
● Growth Stage: Series A and Series B.
● Late Stage: Series C and above.
● AI Application: Startups offering user-facing applications and solutions that leverage AI technology to solve specific business or consumer needs.
● AI Infrastructure: Startups offering solutions for developing, deploying or fine-tuning new-age models. This also includes semiconductor and cloud infrastructure startups.
● Horizontal AI Solutions: Startups offering industry/sector agnostic business solutions.
● Vertical AI Solutions: Startups offering industry/sector-specific business solutions.
● Consumer AI: Startups offering B2C products and services
Data Collection Process
Our tracker features Indian native AI startups that are either registered in India or operate from their Indian offices, even if registered abroad.
● Inc42’s proprietary startup funding database
● Press releases and official company announcements
● Verified media reports and news coverage
● Industry reports and research publications