Clueso raises $10 million in Series A as Indian AI video startups gain momentum

Clueso closes $10 million Series A to scale AI video creation

Clueso, the AI‑powered video‑creation startup founded in 2023 by IIT Madras alumni Akash Anand, Prajwal Prakash and Neel Balar, announced on Monday that it has raised $10 million in a Series A round. The round was led by Dharana Capital and saw participation from new investors Founders Future and Neotribe Ventures, alongside existing backers Y Combinator and f7 Ventures. According to the founders, the fresh capital pushes Clueso’s total funding to $12 million, with more than 80 % of the Series A amount coming from existing investors.

The company plans to use the money to expand its enterprise go‑to‑market operations, deepen development of its AI agents, improve video‑editing capabilities and tighten integrations with business systems. Clueso’s platform lets organisations create, edit and update videos for product marketing, customer education, employee training and sales enablement – all through a browser‑based editor that combines AI‑generated scripts, voiceovers, motion graphics and captions.

AIsa raises over $9 million in seed extension, adds Tether as investor

In a parallel development, AI infrastructure startup AIsa disclosed that it has raised more than $9 million in cumulative funding after a seed‑extension round that welcomed stablecoin issuer Tether and venture firm HIVEN. AIsa builds a payment‑and‑governance layer that connects AI agents to external data and services while managing usage, billing and spending controls for enterprises. The fresh capital is earmarked for pilot projects with corporate customers in finance, supply‑chain management and other sectors, though AIsa has not disclosed the names of participating firms or the results of the trials.

The involvement of Tether – a leading US‑dollar‑pegged stablecoin – signals growing confidence in using digital assets for automated AI‑service purchases. While the exact valuation of the round remains private, the combined funding underscores the appetite of global investors for Indian‑based AI infrastructure solutions.

What the two deals say about India’s AI startup landscape

Both funding events illustrate a broader trend: Indian founders are increasingly attracting sizable capital to build specialised AI products. Clueso’s founders cite a painful experience building their earlier venture, Desklamp, where creating product‑demo videos could take two weeks. Their solution – an AI‑driven, end‑to‑end video platform – now enjoys backing from both domestic and international investors, reflecting confidence in the market need for faster, scalable video content.

AIsa, while not explicitly positioned as an Indian company in the source material, benefits from the same ecosystem that nurtures talent, capital and research institutions like IIT Madras. The presence of global players such as Y Combinator and Tether alongside home‑grown venture funds demonstrates how Indian AI startups are bridging local expertise with worldwide financing.

Looking ahead

Clueso intends to deepen its integrations with enterprise resource systems and to roll out reusable production standards that ensure brand consistency across video assets. For AIsa, the next milestone will be proving the commercial viability of its AI‑agent payment platform through the announced pilot programmes.

Together, the two rounds add roughly $19 million to the AI‑focused capital flowing into India this year, a figure that, while modest compared with global AI megafunds, highlights a steady upward trajectory for home‑grown innovation. As investors continue to back founders with deep technical pedigrees, the Indian tech ecosystem is poised to deliver more AI‑enabled products that serve both domestic and international markets.