Athira Sethu
Kochi, 23 June 2026
The Indian recruitment platform Naukri.com has become one of the country’s largest investors in AI and deeptech startups through Info Edge, its parent company.
In the letter sent to the company’s shareholders, it was stated that Info Edge has invested more than ₹1,000 crore in 54 AI and deeptech startups since 2020, thus putting a stake on technologies that are being talked about worldwide.
Of those 54 startups, Info Edge invested ₹614 crore in 28 AI startups and ₹455 crore in 30 deeptech startups via its investment subsidiaries which include Redstart Labs, Capital 2B and Info Edge Ventures.
The significance of this accomplishment is that these investments were made before the AI became one of the world’s hottest trends. The Indian company has invested in startups before they had their products ready and core technology developed.
Early investments have started to pay off. Info Edge has announced that its artificial intelligence portfolio is now valued at ₹1,268 crore, nearly two times more than what was invested. The deeptech portfolio is worth ₹559 crore.
Info Edge has invested across various sectors such as enterprise software, consumer applications, and AI infrastructure. Startups in Info Edge’s artificial intelligence portfolio include Aftershoot, Attentive AI, Gnani.ai, Lumiq, Phot.ai, and Pascal AI. Many of these companies have gone on to secure investment from big investors worldwide after being backed by Info Edge, validating its initial belief about the sector.
Info Edge’s deeptech portfolio includes futuristic sectors like robotics, semiconductors, space technology, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and electric mobility. Its investments in deeptech startups include companies like Unbox Robotics, ePlane, Manastu Space, Bharat Semi, and Matter Motors.
Some of these startups have even got backing from government schemes meant for boosting the technological landscape of India.
Apart from AI and deeptech, Info Edge has created an impressive portfolio of startup investments in India. The firm and its funds have invested almost ₹4,900 crore into 135 startups. Presently, the valuation of its portfolio stands at about ₹41,300 crore.
Although much of this value is untapped, Info Edge expects initial public offerings (IPOs) to continue being the favored method for realizing gains. It mentioned its successful investments in companies like Eternal and PB Fintech to justify the potential value creation through startups.
As the AI and deeptech revolution changes industry dynamics globally, Info Edge’s early investments make it one of the main beneficiaries of India’s next tech wave.
