We back founders who start in the laboratory. Redstart Labs invests in early-stage startups building on deep scientific foundations. From semiconductors to biotech, robotics to drug discovery.
Thesis & Focus
Software ate the world. Now science will rebuild it. The most consequential companies of the next decade won't start with a product roadmap, they'll start with a research paper, a patent, a discovery.
Born in 2020 as a subsidiary of InfoEdge, Redstart Labs was created to back precisely these founders. We provide patient capital for startups creating new ecosystems driven by emerging science and technology.
We back founders whose core advantage is a genuine scientific breakthrough, not just a clever business model.
We go deep alongside founders on engineering, product strategy, business thinking, execution discipline, and scaling.
Deep tech takes time. We hold conviction through the long development cycles that breakthrough science demands.
Focus Areas
Machines that perceive, decide, and act in the physical world. We back autonomous systems tackling logistics, manufacturing, and industrial environments. from AI-powered dexterity to universal visual intelligence for perception.
Autonomous aerial systems, in-space propulsion, and electric aviation. Hardware-software stacks operating in unstructured, high-stakes environments. From enterprise drone platforms to green propulsion for satellites big or small.
Applied intelligence where the domain is genuinely hard. Brain imaging, perception systems, aerial imagery analysis, and vision platforms solving problems no human can solve at scale. In healthcare, agriculture, and industry.
Biology as an engineering substrate. From autoimmune therapeutics and genome-guided treatment to sustainable agriculture via synthetic biology. Science-driven companies targeting breakthroughs in human and planetary health.
The foundational layers the science economy runs on - intelligent sensors, encryption, healthcare IoT, enterprise data infrastructure, and on-demand manufacturing. Picks and shovels for the next wave of science-led industry.
Next-generation battery technology, electric mobility, and the physical reimagination of how the world moves and powers itself. Companies building from first principles. Including the next generation of human-computer interaction.
Investments
Each begins with a scientific insight most people dismiss. That's where we come in.
New approach to package handling for logistics. AI-powered vertical robotic sortation for e-commerce warehouses.
↗Faster, richer and deeper insights into the brain. AI-driven interpretation of brain MRIs for neurologists and psychiatrists.
↗Chemistry for sustainability. Alternative proteins and bio-stimulants for agriculture at the intersection of biotech and climate.
↗Streamlining data-flow and decision-making for enterprises. Modern data infrastructure for financial services and regulated industries.
↗Monitoring breathing, better. IoT-based respiratory monitoring platform for clinical and home-care settings.
↗Harnessing aerial imagery for landscaping. Computer vision platform turning drone and satellite data into actionable intelligence.
↗Drones, analytics & digital sky. Enterprise drone intelligence platform for survey, inspection, and mapping workflows.
↗Compact electric planes (e-VTOL) for de-congesting urban mobility. India's first electric aircraft for short-haul transport.
↗Robotic arms with vision. Universal visual intelligence platform for industrial robots handling unstructured objects.
↗Building AI + hardware for the next generation of human-computer interaction. Exploring new physical interfaces that bridge what AI can do and how we interact with it.
↗Innovating at the physical-digital interface. Intelligent sensors connecting devices, enabling edge AI, and delivering real-time insights for mission-critical applications.
↗Edge computing and AI onboard satellites. Deploys geo-AI models directly in space for near real-time insights - detecting dark ships, illegal mining, oil spills, and crop stress without waiting for data to hit the ground.
↗Foundational infrastructure for human-aware technology built on biosignal intelligence. Decodes brain and body signals to translate human intent directly into action - starting with a 13-channel wireless EEG headset for neurotech developers.
Team
Awfully curious. 30+ investments across sectors in deep tech. Former CTO at Info Edge, where he played a pivotal role in building and evolving the group's technology across the InfoEdge ecosystem. Goes deep alongside founders on engineering, product, execution, and scaling.
droninghead.com ↗Founder of Info Edge (India) Ltd - one of India's most successful internet companies, home to Naukri.com, 99acres, Jeevansathi, and Shiksha. He believes that good ideas and founders need to be backed with patient capital. Earliest believer in companies like Zomato and Policybazaar.
infoedge.in ↗We back founders who start with a scientific insight. If that's you, reach out. The earlier, the better.
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