We're delighted to welcome the startups selected for BonBillo's India and Southeast Asia Impact Accelerator. Our 4-month hybrid program includes weekly online sessions, three city immersions (Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Singapore), and 30+ expert mentors to accelerate their growth and impact. 🚀
Welcome to our India and Southeast Asia Accelerator Cohort - July 2026
We're excited to welcome our cohort of 9 startups solving for financial inclusion, climate, health, and education across the region.
1. Ovy Health is an AI-powered femtech platform in Southeast Asia combining clinical care, diagnostics and supplements for women's fertility and hormonal health.
2. Riko is an AI operating layer for Tally that enables Indian MSMEs to chat with their business data and automate finance ops.
3. Sparky is a voice-led AI buddy that helps people build fluency and confidence speaking English.
4. Alchemyst AI is an auditable context layer for AI agents including memory, data and intent.
5. Electica Energy is an agentic AI platform for EVs and grid storage that extends usable battery life by 25%.
6. Orbit Wallet is a unified wallet and reloadable card in India that merges transit, payments and passes into a single tap.
7. Crafters Wealth helps retail investors build and manage their personalized equity portfolios guided by institutional-grade research models, portfolio construction, and continuous monitoring.
8. Kubo Care is an AI-native operating system for ambient health monitoring - leveraging radar and real-time AI sensing to deliver continuous, contactless care across homes, hospitals, and aging communities.
9. LULA is a mobility platform connecting corporate commuters to private shared shuttles.
Winning in the Age of AI: An Investor's Playbook for Building Trust
In a world where AI can generate a perfect pitch deck, what's a founder's real edge?
We had an incredible session with Razy Shah, Venture Partner, Angel Investor and Author of "Winning in the Age of AI," who shared a powerful insight with our BonBillo community: "As AI commoditizes skills, the real edge for any founder is no longer just the technology, but the trust they build, the relationships they nurture, and the conviction they demonstrate through execution."
Razy's framework for building trust:
🔹 Post to be found, not to be seen: Share ideas consistently so opportunity finds you, not the other way around.
🔹 Play the long game: The relationship you nurture today with no immediate payoff can lead to the largest deal you close.
🔹 Be in the right rooms: Proximity and showing up still beat a cold email.
🔹 Arm your champions: Send investors a concise monthly update (wins, what's hard, a specific ask), enabling them to bat for you.
🔹 Close every loop: A simple thank-you after an intro is what makes people help you again.
His bluntest red flag for founders to self-audit: going dark on email or WhatsApp for weeks. Communication isn't a soft skill anymore - it's a proxy for execution.
Read the full playbook, including Razy's 7-point Founder Scorecard and his investor update template, on our blog here.
How to create your startup's content engine using AI Agents
Your startup has an incredible story. With BonBillo's 4-step AI-powered content engine built for startups, you're able to tell your story consistently, strategically, and at scale.
1. The Foundation: Define your core vision, mission, and messaging pillars. Know what you stand for.
2. The Strategy: Map your content to the customer journey with compelling storytelling hooks.
3. The Plan: Translate your strategy and themes into a consistent, actionable content calendar with your point of view and tone.
4. The Execution: Amplify your message efficiently by repurposing core content across all channels.
This systematic approach turns content from a chaotic, reactive task into a predictable, scalable engine for growth. It ensures your efforts are strategic, consistent, and efficient.
Check out the blog here to build your startup's content engine using our AI agents.
BonBillo Impact Jobs Board - New Opportunities 🚀
Join one of our community startups contributing to analytics for grocers and sustainable logistics.
GreenChoice is a leading provider of nutrition and sustainability data and engagement solutions for the grocery industry. 🥗 🛒 ♻️
Freight Tiger makes logistics frictionless and reduce carbon emissions in India. 🚚
Check out all open roles at BonBillo community startups on our Impact Jobs Board. If you're looking to recruit for your social impact startup, you can post a free job listing for greater visibility here.
Congrats to BonBillo alumni and community members on their wins! 🏆
Revora, formerly known as MyAlice, has raised a $2 million seed round led by i2i Ventures and Oraseya Capital, to accelerate their expansion in Saudi Arabia. They are building an AI native operating layer that helps e-commerce merchants acquire, convert, support and retain customers.
EatWell is the winner of the Yes/Boston Innovation Challenge. Led by Uplink - the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation. Alongside 12 other pioneering startups, they’re helping to build healthier, more resilient food systems.
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Chhaya and PriyoShop have joined forces to launch their Health card. With this milestone launch, every retailer and team member in PriyoShop's network has access to healthcare, telemedicine services and microinsurance built into the dashboard that forms part of their daily business operations.
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