Ctruh, the deep-tech startup building the infrastructure layer for the spatial internet, has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV).
Investor participation
The round also saw participation from Avinya Ventures, India Accelerator, Founder’s Avenue, Anthill Ventures, and LVX, alongside angel investors Vivek Sinha (Founder & CEO, Emversity; Ex-COO, Unacademy) and Shivakumar Ganesan (Founder & CEO, Exotel).
Use of funds
The funds will be directed towards advancing its R&D initiatives, product development of its proprietary browser-native 3D engine and VersaAI generative AI platform, and scaling its go-to-market (GTM) efforts across the United States and the UAE.
Investor perspective
IPV CEO & Co-Founder Vinay Bansal said, “While the AI space continues to get increasingly crowded, Ctruh is cutting through the noise with a strong technical differentiation. Its patented 3D engine enables high-fidelity 4K, 8K, and even 16K experiences to run smoothly on the web with fast load times.”
Technology thesis
For more than a decade, building 3D and XR experiences has been a luxury reserved for enterprises with deep pockets and large engineering teams, with legacy engines demanding specialised talent, high-performance hardware, and bulky SDKs or app downloads just to view a final experience. Ctruh is rewriting that equation from the ground up, with a deep-tech thesis built across three years of foundational R&D. At its core is a proprietary, browser-native, no-code/low-code 3D engine, the horizontal technology that allows high-quality immersive experiences to run on any device instantly, with no installs, no SDKs, and no specialised hardware.
Founder outlook
Ctruh Founder & CEO Vinay Agastya said, “At Ctruh, our focus has always been to simplify technology for businesses by making advanced solutions more accessible. We are building an infrastructure for the upcoming generation of digital experiences, where our goal is to create spatial experiences for every business, regardless of size and scale. This funding will accelerate our ability to do exactly that.”
Expansion plans
Headquartered in Bengaluru with a team of 36, Ctruh is gearing up to expand its operations into the United States and the UAE within this year