Now indexing 23+ Indian startups · 4+ verified profiles
India's startup discovery platform

Every Indian startup,
in one index.

Desh Crux tracks 23+ startups across 27 states — verified, searchable by sector and city, and built for founders, investors, and the press who cover them.

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DC·01 Verified
Sarvam AI
Bangalore, Karnataka
DC·02 Verified
Flipkart
Bengaluru, Karnataka
DC·03 Verified
Netflix
Los Gatos, California
NEW Zepto — Mumbai NEW Sarvam AI — Bangalore NEW Uber — San Francisco NEW IBM — Armonk NEW Bharti Airtel Limited — New Delhi NEW Perplexity AI — ● verified NEW TraceX Labs — ?Asia ● verified NEW OpenAI, Inc — NEW Bulky Marketing — Ahmedabad ● verified NEW Desh Crux — ● verified NEW Paytm — Noida NEW Zomato — Gurugram NEW Zepto — Mumbai NEW Sarvam AI — Bangalore NEW Uber — San Francisco NEW IBM — Armonk NEW Bharti Airtel Limited — New Delhi NEW Perplexity AI — ● verified NEW TraceX Labs — ?Asia ● verified NEW OpenAI, Inc — NEW Bulky Marketing — Ahmedabad ● verified NEW Desh Crux — ● verified NEW Paytm — Noida NEW Zomato — Gurugram
Who it's for

Made to fit how you use it

Whether you're building, funding, hiring, or reporting on India's startups, Desh Crux is shaped around what you actually need to find.

Founders
List your startup, get verified, and get found by investors and press searching your sector.
Investors
Filter by sector, stage, and city. Build a watchlist and catch funding signals early.
Job seekers
Browse verified startups that are actually active, not directories full of dead listings.
Researchers
Pull sector-level data for reports and market maps without scraping ten different sites.
Press
Find sourced, verified startup stories worth covering — searchable by sector and city.
How it works

From search to verified contact

Three steps, no dead ends.

STEP 01
You search
"healthtech startups, Pune"
SectorCityVerified only

Filter by sector, city, funding stage, or verification status — combine as many as you need.

STEP 02
We verify
Registration checked
Business details matched
Founder profile reviewed

Every verified badge means our team checked the listing against its actual registration details.

STEP 03
You connect
Profile match: 82%
Contact details unlocked

Reach out directly from a verified profile — no cold-emailing a general inbox and hoping.

What's under the hood

Not just a directory

Every listing carries structured data, not just a name and a logo.

Verification

Verified company data

Registration status, business category, and founder details are checked before a badge is granted.

Company registration
GST status
Founder profile match
Sector data

Sector & funding intelligence

See how a category is growing, which cities are leading it, and where funding is concentrated.

Direct connect

Reach founders directly

Verified profiles include a real point of contact — skip the generic "info@" inbox.

Founder, verified profile
Direct message unlocked
Always current
New listings and funding updates added continuously.
Always verified
Badges are earned through an actual review, not self-reported.
Free to browse
Searching and viewing listings costs nothing, no account wall.
Data without the walls

Built for researchers and analysts

Stop copy-pasting from broken directories. Pull structured data directly from our index.

  • Structured JSON Output

    Every company profile is mapped to standard schema fields for easy parsing.

  • Granular Filters

    Query by sector, funding stage, city, or verification status.

  • Export Ready

    Download datasets for market mapping and competitive analysis.

GET /api/v1/startups?sector=fintech
{   "id": "dc_0192",   "name": "FinLeap",   "verified": true,   "location": {     "city": "Pune",     "state": "Maharashtra"   },   "funding_stage": "Pre-Seed",   "amount_raised": 21000000 }
Live Updates

The funding pulse

Track real-time funding activities across the Indian startup ecosystem.

TechNova raised ₹4.5Cr
Seed · Led by Blume Ventures
+₹4.5Cr
HealthAssist raised ₹12Cr
Series A · Led by Sequoia India
+₹12Cr
FinLeap raised ₹2.1Cr
Pre-Seed · Led by Angel Network
+₹2.1Cr
EduGuru raised ₹8.5Cr
Series A · Led by Accel
+₹8.5Cr
AgriGrow raised ₹3.2Cr
Seed · Led by Omnivore
+₹3.2Cr
Ecosystem Voices

Trusted by the ecosystem

"Desh Crux connected us with 3 angel investors in our first month. The verification badge added immediate trust that a generic directory couldn't provide."

R
Rahul Sharma
Founder, EduGuru

"Finally, a directory that doesn't feel like a graveyard. The sector filters are incredibly precise."

P
Priya Nair
Analyst, Venture Fund

"The live funding pulse is faster than scraping news sites."

V
Vikram Singh
Journalist

"Found our exact competitors in seconds."

A
Anjali Gupta
Product Manager
The numbers

Indexes everything. Misses nothing.

Every startup, every sector, every state — one place to search it.

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Startups indexed
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Verified profiles
0+
Investors on platform
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Founders reached
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States covered
₹50Cr+
Funding tracked

"We spent years watching great Indian startups stay invisible simply because no one could find them. Desh Crux exists to close that gap — one verified listing at a time."

— The Desh Crux team

Questions

Frequently asked

What is Desh Crux?

Desh Crux is a discovery platform and index of Indian startups. It lists founders, sectors, locations, and funding signals so investors, job seekers, and researchers can find and evaluate companies in one place.

How does a startup get the verified badge?

The Desh Crux team reviews a startup's registration and business details before granting a verified badge. Unverified listings remain visible but are labeled accordingly.

Is listing my startup on Desh Crux free?

Yes, creating a basic startup profile on Desh Crux is free. Visit the registration page to submit your company details.

Can investors search Desh Crux by sector or city?

Yes, listings are filterable by category and location, and each category page shows the current count of startups in that sector.

How often is the data updated?

The index is updated continuously as new startups register and existing ones secure funding. The live funding pulse reflects real-time ecosystem movements.

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