Blurgs AI, a deep tech startup founded by two IIT alumni, has raised $2.2 million to accelerate global expansion of its AI-powered intelligence platforms for defence, national security and commercial maritime markets.
The funding round was led by Pravega Ventures and Shastra VC, with participation from angel investors Suraj Nalin, co-founder of PlaySimple Games and Yashwant Madhusudhan, co-founder of Fyle.
Blurgs AI’s platforms are trusted by mission-critical organisations across defence, international maritime and conservation sectors, and India’s public sector ecosystem, including the Indian Navy, the Indian Coast Guard, Bharat Electronics, DRDO Labs, Mumbai Port Authority, Dubai Maritime City, and The Nature Conservancy Group. This client list spans sectors and geographies, and was built before the company raised any institutional funding.
Blurgs AI operates across two complementary domains.
On the commercial maritime front, its platforms deliver operational intelligence for ports, fleets, shipyards and fisheries with real-time visibility, regulatory alignment and performance optimisation for the industry that underpins global trade. On the defence and national security side, the same technical rigour powers threat detection, adversary monitoring and persistent cross-domain situational awareness.
The company is founded by Roshan Raj Mohanty and Dr Avinash Kori, both alumni of IIT Madras. Roshan, Co-founder and CEO, is championing a bold “Make in India for the World” mission, proving that world-class deep-tech platforms for global markets can be built, scaled, and led from India.
“The oceans are becoming more connected, contested, and commercially critical than ever before,” says Roshan Raj Mohanty while thanking the investors. “At Blurgs AI, we believe the future of security and critical infrastructure will depend on trusted intelligence that is real-time, resilient, and reliable. We are building deep-tech platforms from India that help nations, enterprises, and communities see better, decide faster, and operate with greater confidence.”
Dr Avinash Kori, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, who brings world-class AI pedigree with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Imperial College London, is into driving the company's deep-tech vision of creating defensible, AI-led intellectual property for global markets.
“At its core, Blurgs AI applies scientific discipline to critical decision-making — separating signal from noise, reasoning through uncertainty, and turning complex evidence into actionable insight,” Dr Avinash Kori added. “We help decision-makers understand what is happening, why it matters, and what actions to take next, with confidence.”
Sharing their investment thesis, the spokesperson at Pravega Ventures says that “India's coastline is one of its strategic assets, shaping trade routes and national resilience all at once. Climate change and shifting geopolitics are only making maritime intelligence more critical. What excites us about Blurgs AI is that they are solving for this across the board in ports, shipyards, fisheries and defence, all at a level of depth that is rare in this domain. This is world-class technology, built in India, for a problem the world needs solved.”
Vasant Rao, Managing Partner at Shastra VC says that the maritime infrastructure is becoming increasingly software-defined, yet the real bottleneck remains decision intelligence rather than data availability. Blurgs AI is building the intelligence layer that transforms fragmented sensor and operational data into real-time, decision-ready insights, enabling faster, more informed responses in mission-critical environments.”
This funding round marks a defining step for Blurgs AI as it enters its next phase of growth. The capital will strengthen core technology, expand the team and accelerate product development across commercial maritime applications, including ports, shipyards, fisheries management, and ocean conservation, while deepening defence capabilities and scaling into international markets where the demand for maritime intelligence is growing.
