About StartupLanes
StartupLanes, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2016, is based in Noida, India. With a presence in 13 countries, it has supported around 126 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer. As of Oct 2026, StartupLanes has witnessed 10 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include ZappFresh, Burger Singh and Cheerz. The program is backed by a team of 47 people who primarily support Seed startups based in India. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in PurpledTV on Jan 08, 2026.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2016
Location
Noida, India
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed & Angel
Locations of Investment
StartupLanes' List of Top Investments
StartupLanes has a portfolio of 126 companies. Their most notable investments are in World Trail and Smerkato.Their portfolio spans across India, United States, France and 10 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 23 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Angel stages. Here is the list of top investments by StartupLanes:_1583837446768.png?format=webp&height=120&width=120){kind=logo}
1. ZappFresh
Platform offering fresh meat, chicken, seafood, and ready-to-eat non-vegetarian products. It offers products such as fish cuts, fish steaks, whole fishes, fish fillets, prawns, mutton boneless, mutton keema, chicken thighs, and more. It also offers ready-to-eat products like chicken kebabs, mutton kebabs, chicken fingers, chicken wings, prawn cheese balls, cutlets, fish sticks, and more. The mobile app is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about ZappFresh
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $14.5M
- Employee Count: 46 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: SIDBI Venture Capital, Ignis Capital and 41 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 02, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Burger Singh
Restaurant chain that offers Indian-inspired burgers. It offers burgers, fries, momo, beverages, desserts and other side dishes.
Key facts about Burger Singh
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $29.6M
- Employee Count: 512 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: RB Investments, Atma Ram Builders and 132 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 18, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Cheerz
Cheerz is an online platform to create the personalized photo-based products. It offers products such as photo books, photo calendars, photo wall decor, photo prints, photo scrapbook, photo albums, photo magnets, photo boxes, and photo gifts. Allows users to upload the photos from the devices and create the personalized photo products. It provides an online store to get the photo products delivered to the doorstep. The mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Cheerz
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $6.82M
- Employee Count: 145 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Serena, IronCapital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 19, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. JJ Tax
Provider of an app-based platform for taxation services. It provides taxation and accounting services for individuals and businesses through a chat-based tax application. It provides real-Time resolution for all the tax queries and hosts multiple services through the application including Income Tax, TDS, GST, returns filing, accounting, drafting, execution of Wills, and other services. The app is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about JJ Tax
5. Klassroom
Provider of hybrid online-offline tutoring and coaching services. This entity offers academic instruction across various subjects and exam preparations, combining in-person classes at partner centers with online learning through its platform. The platform provides access to educational content and resources, supplementing the in-person instruction. Students can access both online and offline learning options, depending on their preferences and needs. The company partners with established coaching institutes to provide a network of physical tutoring locations.
Key facts about Klassroom
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.71M
- Employee Count: 38 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Mintosh, Indian Angel Network and 85 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Sep 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
StartupLanes' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
StartupLanes has invested in 126 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. As of Jan 2026, it has made 7 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in PurpledTV and most recent follow-on round was in Klassroom.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
StartupLanes' Investments by Stage
StartupLanes has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $276K and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $263K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 10 |
Angel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
StartupLanes' Investments by Sector
StartupLanes has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Food and Agriculture Tech, Retail, EdTech and Food and Agriculture. Notably, it has invested in 64 Tech companies, 40 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 35 Software companies and at least 31 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 4 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 3 |
Retail | 3 |
EdTech | 2 |
Food and Agriculture | 2 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
StartupLanes' Investments by Geography
StartupLanes has made most investments in India (11).StartupLanes' recent investments
StartupLanes has made 7 investments in 2026 so far. PurpledTV and DigVetS are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by StartupLanes:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 08, 2026 | India | Seed | 6911 | - | |
Jan 08, 2026 | India | Seed | 7758 | - | |
Jan 08, 2026 | India | Seed | 6833 | - | |
Jan 08, 2026 | India | Seed | 5005 | - | |
Jan 07, 2026 | India | Seed | 7196 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in StartupLanes' Portfolio
3 of StartupLanes' portfolio companies have become public. Klassroom got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), in Aug 2026 at marketcap of $15.6M and Punjabi Angithi got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at marketcap of $13.3M.Here are StartupLanes' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 07, 2026 | Dec 08, 2021 | Seed | 5681 | |
May 27, 2026 | Jan 08, 2026 | Seed | 8651 | |
Oct 09, 2025 | - | - | 1397 |
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Acquired companies in StartupLanes' Portfolio
7 companies from StartupLanes' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was VitalWare in Jun 2026 by Med Metrix for $*****.Here are StartupLanes' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 04, 2026 | - | - | 7988 | |
Jan 06, 2026 | - | - | 8320 | |
Oct 02, 2025 | - | - | 1110 | |
Sep 29, 2021 | - | - | 8720 | |
Jul 01, 2019 | - | - | 2342 |
Team profile of StartupLanes
StartupLanes has a team of 47 members including 6 Partners, 7 Venture Partners and 16 Principals located in India and Canada. StartupLanes' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in StartupLanes:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Panaji | - | ||
Partner | Chennai | - | - | |
Partner | Bengaluru | - | - | |
Partner | Delhi | - | - | |
Partner | Mumbai | - | - | |
Partner | Edmonton | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Lucknow | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Surat | - | - | |
Venture Partner | India | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Surat | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Gurugram | - | - |
Co-investors of StartupLanes
Over the past 6 years, 147 investors have co-invested in StartupLanes's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before StartupLanes: Indian Angel Network, ah! Ventures and 110 others have invested in rounds before StartupLanes. There is 1 company where Indian Angel Network has invested before StartupLanes and 1 company where ah! Ventures has invested before StartupLanes.
- Top Co-investors of StartupLanes: 12 investors entered a company along with StartupLanes. These include investors like Planify (1 company).
- Invested after StartupLanes: A total of 23 investors have invested in StartupLanes's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Chandru Chawla (1 company) and Chitta Ranjan Sahoo (1 company).
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