π₯ YC W22 DEMO DAY ROUNDUP π₯
@ycombinator's W22 batch just wrapped up their demo day this week and we're so excited to highlight the South Asian founders and companies from the cohort. Check out the thread for some stats and individual highlights of companies.
First, some stats:
π₯ 17,000 companies applied to W22
π₯ 414 companies total, 394 presented
π₯ 10% female founders
π₯ 15% South Asian founders
π₯ 36 companies from South Asia with 32 from India and 4 from Pakistan
π₯ 59 US based companies with South Asian founders
We'll kick it off by highlighting South Asia based founders first! ππ½
@YodaaClub (Web3, Fintech)
Savings-First NeoBank for GenZ in India
πIndia
π yodaa.club/in/
@ArdaFinance (Crypto, Fintech, Blockchain)
Banking as a Service for DeFi
A single API for fintechs to embed DeFi products on their platform.
πIndia
π arda.finance
@JananiLife (Consumer Health, Fertility Tech)
Home diagnostic & subscription program for people with sperm and ovary
π India
π janani.life/
@harmoney_in (Marketplace, B2B, Fintech)
Bond trading platform for institutions and asset managers in India
π India
π harmoney.in/
Vance (Fintech)
pipe.com for India. We help companies unlock their recurring revenue upfront.
π India
π vance.tech
NinjaStudy (E-learning, Education, AI-Enhanced Learning)
Your Personal English AI Tutor Friend
π India
π tryninjastudy.com/
@fieldproxy (Productivity, SaaS)
Retool for 20 Million Field Teams. Our no-code application allows organizations to build internal mobile applications to manage field teams of any size.
π India
π fieldproxy.com/
@shopr_tv (Consumer, Creator Economy, Marketplace, E-Commerce)
Creator Led Live Commerce for India. We are Twitch for fashion and beauty, where creators can broadcast, build an audience, and monetize by selling over live streams.
π India
π shopr.tv/
@91Sqft
We build physical retail stores for big brands
π India
π 91squarefeet.com/
@CastledHQ (Data Engineering, SaaS)
Activate data from your warehouse into business apps (Reverse ETL)
π India
π castled.io/
Streak (Fintech)
A neo-banking platform for children in India
π India
π streakcard.com/
RedBrick AI (ML, AI Ops, Healthcare)
Rapid medical data annotation
π India
π redbrickai.com
@BharatX_IN (B2B, Fintech)
Enable White-labelled Buy Now Pay Later in under 2 hours.
π India
π bharatx.tech/
@Rekord47783205 (Fintech, B2B, SaaS)
One-stop solution to manage all business data, workflows, and teams for SMBs on their mobile devices & in their local languages.
π India
π play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foodmonk.rekordapp
@saltpe_ (Fintech, SaaS, B2B)
B2B Cross-Border Payment & Compliance Platform
π India
π salt.pe
InsureMyTeam (Insurance, Healthcare, Health Insurance)
Employee Health Insurance and Primary Care for Companies in India
π India
π insuremyteam.com
Tingo (Social Media, Video, Entertainment, Consumer Social)
Android phone dialer app for young people
π India
π mytingo.io
@EdustackAi (SaaS, Education)
Ed-tech SaaS platform that is building the OS for 100 million K-12 classrooms.
π India
π edustack.ai
@KaagazS (SaaS, Productivity, Design Tools)
'Office' Suite for Mobile-first Businesses in India
π India
π kaagaz.app
@RequestlyIO (API, SaaS, Developer Tools)
Test & Debug Web and Mobile Applications for different API errors
π India
π requestly.io
PayCrunch
PayCrunch provides UPI based Pay Later option to College students.
π India
π paycrunch.in
Blitzllama (SaaS)
A toolbox to collect and analyse in-app user feedback
π India
π blitzllama.com/
Legistify (B2B, SaaS, Marketplace)
Helps large Indian companies manage and resolve small legal disputes.
π India
π legistify.com
AntWalk (E-Learning, Enterprise, Education)
An employee up-skilling platform for fast growing companies
π India
π antwalk.com/
@SaveINMoney (Healthcare, Fintech)
Buy now, Pay later for healthcare in India
πIndia
π savein.money/
@materialdepot (PropTech, B2B, SaaS, Marketplace, Construction)
Search Engine, workflow automation for Architectural & Design industry
π India
π materialdepot.in/
@telematica_so (B2B, API, Electric Vehicles)
API and data platform for Electric Vehicles
π India
π telematica.so
Fello (Consumer, Fintech, Gaming)
Game-based savings and investment application for the gen-z and young millennials of India to save play and earn returns more than a traditional savings bank account.
π India
π fello.in
@OureyeA (Computer Vision, SaaS, Analytics)
Automatically analyse security cameras with Computer Vision
π India
π oureye.ai/
@Better_Opinions (Fintech, Gaming, B2B, Consumer)
Prediction market of India which allows users to trade their opinion on everyday topics
π India
π betteropinions.in/
@gosatsapp (Payments, Blockchain, Crypto, Fintech, E-Commerce)
GoSats helps you earn free bitcoin when you shop in India.
π India
π gosats.io
@TradeXApp (Fintech, Gaming, Consumer)
Exchange to trade on future events.
π India
π tradexapp.co/
Mahaana Wealth
Mahaana is first & only licensed digital wealth manager in Pakistan.
π Pakistan
π mahaana.com
Rider (B2B, E-Commerce, Logistics)
Modern parcel delivery for online sellers in Pakistan.
π Pakistan
π withrider.com
@ElphinstoneCap (SaaS, Fintech)
Robo-advisory platform for Pakistan. We're building the equivalent of 401ks for Pakistan as the first step towards building a comprehensive wealth management platform for the country
π Pakistan
π elphinstone.com.pk/
Markaz Technologies (Marketplace, E-Commerce)
Reselling marketplace for social media entrepreneurs in Pakistan
π Pakistan
π markaz.app
NEXT UP:
US Based companies with South Asian founders π₯
Chai Capital
@chaicapital
Early-stage syndicate investing in exceptional South Asian founders // brewing β¨οΈ by @kritishgl