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Here are the top 10 emerging Indian companies, according to LinkedIn’s 2026 Top Startups, which are growing their businesses and attracting talent across artificial intelligence, quick commerce, and other sectors.
Founded in 2022, Pune-based PALMONAS offers demi-fine and fine jewellery, including silver, platinum-plated silver, and 9-carat gold. It operates 78 stores across India.
Founded in 2023, Bengaluru-based Sarvam develops generative AI products for India, including voice and coding agents and APIs, with a focus on sovereign artificial intelligence.
Founded in 2021, Bengaluru-based Weekday is an AI recruitment platform that runs outbound sourcing campaigns and helps professionals find jobs through its AI-powered platform.
Founded in 2024, Emergent offers an AI-powered development platform that helps users turn ideas into applications through plain-language prompts, simplifying the app-building process.
Founded in 2024, Snabbit offers on-demand home services, including cleaning, salon and cooking services, across 10 Indian cities and 150 micro-markets.
Founded in 2023, Mumbai-based Zetheta Algorithms offers a gamified risk-profiling tool for investment advisers and wealth managers, alongside AI-powered project assessments for students and freshers.
Founded in 2022, Mumbai-based Figuring Out Media & Education is the media production company behind the Figuring Out Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur Raj Shamani.
Founded in 2024, Bengaluru-based Matiks offers a brain-training app featuring logic puzzles, mental maths games, and one-on-one live gameplay for players across more than 50 countries.
Founded in 2021, topmate.io helps professionals monetise their expertise through an online creator storefront, offering one-on-one sessions, webinars, courses and digital products.
Founded in 2021, Bengaluru-based Zepto delivers groceries, electronics, beauty products and apparel across more than 50 Indian cities. It also operates Zepto Café.