What Redstart Labs does

Redstart Labs (India) Ltd. is a corporate venture capital vehicle and wholly-owned subsidiary of InfoEdge (India) Ltd (NSE: NAUKRI), established in 2020 and operating from Delhi/Noida, India. The firm deploys pre-seed and seed-stage capital into early-stage Indian deeptech startups building on scientific foundations, organized around six focus areas: Robotics & Automation, Drones & Aerospace, AI & Computer Vision, Biotech & Life Sciences, Deep Tech Infrastructure, and Energy & Mobility. Its 15+ portfolio companies include Unbox Robotics, BrainSight AI, StringBio, Attentive AI, Skylark Drones, ePlaneCo, CynLr, SkyServe, and Anthriq, spanning warehouse automation, medical imaging, synthetic biology, satellite edge AI, and e-VTOL aviation.

Redstart Labs does not develop proprietary technology products; its offering is investment funding combined with hands-on engagement in engineering, product strategy, execution, and scaling. The firm is led by Vibhore Sharma (Partner; former CTO of InfoEdge with 30+ deeptech investments) and Sanjeev Bikhchandani (Founder of InfoEdge, an early backer of Zomato and Policybazaar). The firm sources deals through direct founder outreach, warm referrals, and engagement with India's science and deeptech startup ecosystem, with deal-making concentrated at the earliest stages and a stated preference for patient capital that holds conviction through long deeptech development cycles.

The business model is capital gains-driven: returns are generated through equity ownership in portfolio companies, realized via exits, follow-on rounds, and liquidity events. Parent InfoEdge disclosed in June 2026 that Rs 1,003 crore has been deployed across 54 startups since 2020, with the AI segment carrying a 2.1x multiple and 31% gross IRR. InfoEdge's board approved an INR 100 crore capital infusion into Redstart Labs in November 2025, and the parent separately committed ₹250 crore to A88 Fund I in February 2026 to expand its early-stage deeptech footprint. There is no conventional product revenue, pricing model, or customer churn profile; counterparties are founders seeking capital and the single LP, InfoEdge.

Name

Redstart Labs

Legal name

Redstart Labs (India) Ltd.

Website

https://redstartlabs.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Redstart Labs is the corporate venture arm of InfoEdge (NSE: NAUKRI), deploying pre-seed and seed capital into 15+ Indian deeptech startups across robotics, drones, AI, biotech, deeptech infrastructure, and energy/mobility since 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital and Private Equity

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerator / Incubator-Backed ETA Programs (FSANALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Accelerators & Startup Programs (FSANAHAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Deep tech funding
• Seed stage capital
• Corporate venture capital
• Science startup investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns / Capital Gains: Redstart Labs generates returns through equity ownership in early-stage deeptech and SaaS startups. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of InfoEdge, it deploys capital into pre-seed and seed-stage companies and realizes returns through exits, follow-on funding rounds, and portfolio company liquidity events. The parent's June 2026 shareholder disclosure noted Rs 1,003 crore deployed across 54 startups since 2020, with the AI segment carrying a 2.1x multiple and 31% gross IRR. InfoEdge approved a INR 100 crore capital infusion into Redstart Labs in November 2025 to fund further investments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Redstart Labs is a corporate venture capital firm that provides pre-seed and seed-stage equity funding to early-stage deeptech and science-based startups. It deploys patient capital and offers hands-on involvement across engineering, product strategy, and execution to founders building on deep scientific foundations across six focus areas: Robotics & Automation, Drones & Aerospace, AI & Computer Vision, Biotech & Life Sciences, Deep Tech Infrastructure, and Energy & Mobility.

Product overview

Redstart Labs is a corporate venture capital firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of InfoEdge (India) Ltd, established in 2020. Rather than a unified platform product, the company offers investment funding services as its core product, providing patient capital to early-stage startups building on deep scientific foundations. The investment thesis covers six core focus areas: Robotics & Automation, Drones & Aerospace, AI & Computer Vision, Biotech & Life Sciences, Deep Tech Infrastructure, and Energy & Mobility. The company currently backs 15+ portfolio companies across these sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Seed and Seed Equity Investment Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Rs 1,003 crore deployed across 54 startups since 2020; AI segment at 2.1x multiple with 31% gross IRR; deeptech segment at 1.2x multiple with 15% gross IRR

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Inflexor Ventures: India-based deeptech and enterprise tech early-stage fund. Directly comparable in deeptech seed investing thesis and Indian market focus.
• Ankur Capital: India-based early-stage fund investing in deeptech, agritech, and science-led startups. Comparable science-first thesis, particularly relevant for portfolio overlap with StringBio.
• Axilor Ventures: India-based seed accelerator and venture fund supporting early-stage tech and deeptech founders. Comparable pre-seed/seed focus and hands-on operating model.
• Speciale Invest: India-focused seed fund investing in deeptech and enterprise software startups. Comparable stage focus and science-first thesis, often appearing in same deal rounds as Redstart Labs.
• 3one4 Capital: India-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in tech and deeptech. Co-invested with Redstart in Unbox Robotics Series B and competes for similar early-stage deeptech deals.
• Pi Ventures: India-based seed/early-stage fund focused on AI, deeptech, and frontier-tech startups. Closest comparable in thesis, stage, and geography, competing directly for the same pool of science-led founders.

Broad incumbents

• Peak XV (Surge / formerly Sequoia India): India-focused early-stage program (Surge) within Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital India). Competes for the same Indian founder pool at pre-seed/seed stage, though with broader consumer and SaaS coverage beyond deeptech.
• Qualcomm Ventures: Global corporate venture capital arm of Qualcomm focused on mobile, AI, IoT, and deeptech. Larger and more established CVC operating with broader sector coverage but similar early-stage deeptech conviction.
• Samsung NEXT: Corporate venture arm of Samsung focused on AI, IoT, robotics, and frontier tech. Comparable as a corporate VC backing science-led founders, though with global scope and larger capital base.
• Intel Capital: Global corporate venture arm of Intel investing across deeptech, semiconductors, AI, and enterprise. Operates at a much larger scale and broader portfolio, but shares the corporate-backed deeptech thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments26 records

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