Mumbai-based Unveilr AI has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round led by Aviral Bhatnagar’s AJVC, valuing the startup at Rs 16.7 crore. The company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its engineering capabilities, expand its AI agent offerings and build a larger sales team.

The funding comes as brands increasingly look beyond conventional search engine rankings to understand how they appear in AI-generated responses. Unveilr AI is building its business around this shift, helping companies improve their visibility across both traditional search engines and emerging AI platforms.

Unveilr AI Targets the Growing AI Search Market

Founded by Sanditya Srivastava, Unveilr AI helps business-to-business (B2B) and consumer brands generate leads through Google and AI-powered search platforms, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude.

The startup combines Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) with Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO), focusing on how brands are discovered and recommended across different search environments.

Its AI agents monitor brand visibility across search engines and AI platforms, identify search queries where competitors receive recommendations and examine the sources that AI tools use when generating responses.

Based on these findings, the company works on content improvements, technical changes and online authority to help brands strengthen their presence in search results and AI-generated answers.

How the Startup Plans to Use the Fresh Capital

Unveilr AI intends to invest the newly raised capital in expanding its engineering team and developing additional capabilities for its AI agents.

The company also plans to increase its sales workforce and grow its customer base across India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States.

With businesses exploring new ways to attract customers through AI-driven discovery, the startup is looking to expand its services across multiple markets.

Unveilr AI Reports Growth in AI-Sourced Leads

The startup claims that customers can begin seeing results within the first month of working with its platform.

In one reported case, Unveilr AI helped an Indian B2B legal services platform increase its AI-sourced traffic by approximately 4.7 times and generate five times more leads. The company also reported an 80% increase in citations from ChatGPT for the platform.

In another example involving a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand, organic search contributes approximately 27% of its total revenue.

These examples highlight the outcomes Unveilr AI is targeting through its combination of SEO and AEO services.

Founded in February 2026, Unveilr AI Builds Its Team

Launched in February 2026, Unveilr AI currently works with B2B and consumer brands across India, the UAE and the US.

The company has built a team comprising IIT alumni and specialists in SEO and AEO. Its focus remains on helping brands improve their discoverability as consumers increasingly use AI platforms alongside traditional search engines to find information and services.

With its latest pre-seed funding, Unveilr AI plans to expand its technology and customer-facing operations while developing more capabilities for its AI agents.

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