Rajan Anandan, Managing Director of Surge and Sequoia India
Surge, Sequoia Capital India’s rapid scale-up programme in India and Southeast Asia, has announced the 23 early-stage startups participating in its fifth cohort.
According to a press release, Surge, along with other co-investors, has already invested a total of US$55 million in the current batch.
The programme, which kicks off on June 30, has 10 woman founders, the largest in a cohort since it first started two years ago in March 2019.
The Surge community now has 203 founders from 91 startups building companies across more than 15 sectors.
“We are incredibly proud of all 23 companies who have joined Surge 05 and the founders who have forged their businesses in sectors that have seen tremendous tailwinds. These leaders have displayed grit, exceptional talent, and relentless purpose in shaping the world. At this inflection point of global regrowth, we are excited to be part of the journey of our founders and their companies, many of which we believe will grow into large, enduring businesses,” said Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Surge and Sequoia India.
Below is a snapshot of the 23 startups:
Absolute
A plant bioscience- and AI-driven adaptive platform for precision agriculture, which helps horticulture growers radically transform yields, grade, and nutritional value of the produce.
ADPList
Aims to democratise mentorship and make it accessible for everyone through a community platform where people can find, book, and meet mentors around the world.
ApnaKlub
An agent-led B2B wholesale platform for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).
Belora
It aims to produce clean, high-performance, vegan makeup — free from toxins and harmful ingredients. The company’s mission is to create makeup that doubles up as skincare so that women can wear products, which are not only dermatologically tested, but also good for their skin.
Durianpay
A fully integrated and comprehensive payments stack that enables businesses to grow and scale. The company’s goal is to modernise payments across SEA which helps improve both customer and merchant experiences.
Dyte
A developer-friendly real-time audio and video calling software development kit (SDK) that allows developers to integrate live video into their apps in interesting and innovative ways.
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Gumlet
A new-age media delivery infrastructure that provides low code or no-code integration plugins, which automates the entire media publishing pipeline.
Locad
It makes multi-channel e-commerce fulfilment easier. It does this by offering a distributed warehousing network, which reduces shipping time and costs by storing products closer to customers.
Mailmodo
An email marketing platform that helps marketers create app-like experiences within emails and increase conversions.
Mesh
A new-age people management platform that makes it easy for employees to manage goals, get timely feedback, and grow faster.
Multiplier
The platform makes it easy for companies to hire teams internationally by managing the complexities of local compliance, labor contracts, payroll, benefits, and taxes.
OneCode
An app that connects companies with sales agents, giving these agents access to sell the products and services to less tech-savvy buyers.
PowerPlay
A mobile-first, vernacular construction site management app that enables project managers and workers to communicate and collaborate more effectively.
Pankhuri
A social community platform where women can network, learn, and shop online through live streaming, chat, and micro-courses.
Rara Delivery
A platform revolutionising instant delivery for e-commerce in Indonesia through data-driven logistics.
Revery
It uses game thinking to revolutionise wellness, and the team is on a mission to make wellness affordable and accessible to anyone with a mobile phone.
TWID
A rewards-based payment network that enables customer reward or loyalty points to be used as a payment instrument.
Vah Vah
A live, online vocational training platform that offers professional beauty courses.
Vara
An easy-to-use and lightweight staff management platform that enables small companies in Southeast Asia to effortlessly manage their attendance and payroll.
Veera Health
A digital therapeutics platform that helps women identify and navigate Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), with a comprehensive offering of therapy, coaching, and specialist support.
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Virtual Internships
Virtual Internships are redesigning internships for the 21st-century workforce, mirroring the future of work. The company believes in the democratisation of the global workforce by widening participation and creating global talent pipelines and access to jobs worldwide for students of all backgrounds and nationalities.
WATI
It helps companies have personalised conversations with customers at scale with an easy-to-use customer engagement software that’s built on WhatApp’s Business API.
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