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The conversations and insights from the Accel + Anthropic | Dev Day are now live on our YouTube channel. From Tanveer Mittal, Lead Product Engineer at Anthropic, breaking down how to build safely, to an insightful discussion featuring Vishal Virani, Co-founder & CEO at Rocket, Vivek Garg, AVP, AI at Swiggy, Jot Sarup Singh, Founder & CPTO at RapidClaims, and Guillaume Princen, Global Head of Startups at Anthropic, on scaling AI systems in production, the sessions brought together some of the sharpest minds in AI. Catch every moment, every insight, every idea that defined the Dev Day here: https://lnkd.in/gd-ryggJ

We had the pleasure of hosting Thomas Jeng and Pragya Misra from OpenAI for an invite-only session with select founders and product leaders at the Accel Launchpad. The session unpacked OpenAI’s latest product announcements from their Global Dev Day, from AgentKit, a new framework for building and optimizing agents, to Apps and Checkout in ChatGPT, which enables developers to create and scale native experiences. It also covered GPT-5 Pro, the enhanced reasoning model, and Sora 2, OpenAI’s latest video generation system. The conversation went deeper into what these breakthroughs could mean for India’s AI ecosystem, and how local founders can leverage them to build the next generation of global products. #AccelFamily

For most Indians, a home is more than an asset. Yet, selling one remains slow, opaque, and riddled with friction. That’s where HouseEazy, founded by Tarun Sainani and Deepak Bhatia, is changing the experience. The company is building India’s leading full-stack marketplace for resale homes, where buyers and sellers can complete verified, end-to-end transactions in a matter of weeks instead of months. At the core of its model is an AI-powered pricing engine trained on over two million data points to deliver transparent, real-time valuations. Sellers get instant price discovery, while buyers explore refurbished, pre-verified homes through immersive AR/VR tours. In just three years, HouseEazy has facilitated ₹2,000+ crore worth of transactions and built a network of 4,000+ partners, bringing speed, trust, and transparency to India’s most emotional asset class. We’re proud to partner with Tarun, Deepak, and the HouseEazy team as they transform how India buys and sells homes. #AccelFamily • Pratik Agarwal Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g3CkScBB

Posha has been named in TIME Magazine’s prestigious list of The Best Inventions of 2025. Emma Barker Bonomo, Editorial Director, TIME, writes, “AI is finally doing a job many people wish it would take: cooking dinner.” To us, the feature signals something big: physical AI is redefining fundamental aspects of how we live and shaping products that make our daily lives richer and more convenient than ever before. From the earliest days of partnering with Raghav Gupta and Rohin Malhotra, we’ve witnessed their vision and persistence to bring radical innovation to kitchens—transforming everyday cooking into a delightful experience. Congratulations to the incredible Posha team on the feature as they continue their journey of reimagining everyday life through technology. #AccelFamily Read on: https://lnkd.in/gE5ci9Br  

For Sandeep, Sahil, and Vaibhav, the idea for Dezerv was born from a surprising insight: even India’s most financially savvy professionals were unknowingly holding underperforming portfolios. That realization led to a bold mission of bringing institutional-grade wealth management to India’s growing class of professionals and entrepreneurs. In just four years, Dezerv has built a platform that blends expert portfolio management with a seamless digital experience, helping tens of thousands of investors make smarter, more balanced financial decisions. At Accel, we’ve had the privilege of partnering with Sandeep, Sahil, and Vaibhav since their Series A in 2022, and have seen their vision sharpen with every step. Today, we’re proud to deepen that partnership as Dezerv continues building for a new era of wealth creation in India. #AccelFamily Abhinav Chaturvedi • Rishika Garg Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gU2tari6

What happens when India’s brightest builders meet one of the world’s most advanced AI platforms? On October 11, the answer unfolded at the Accel + Anthropic | Dev Day, where innovators, engineers, and founders came together to explore what’s next in applied AI. Read the full recap here:

Congratulations to winners of our Community Showcase, where we saw the standout builders leveraging Claude to address big problems with breakthrough ideas, deep technical skill, and bold ambition. Out of dozens of visionary projects, five exceptional builders rose to the top: - Taking the top spot was CopperPilot, built by Aditya N G, an AI copilot for hardware design that makes PCB creation as fluid and intuitive as software coding. - The runner-up, Sahayak AI, built by Divyansh Kulshreshtha and Kkrishna Saxena, is a vertical copilot for educators that automates quizzes, lessons, and classroom workflows across Indian languages. - In third place, AyuSight AI, by Om S., Vrindar Kelkar, and Samyakta, uses a hybrid AI-deterministic system to automate doctors’ workflows through a unified, voice-driven interface. - At number four, Iris, built by Ashwin Kumar and Parivel S, uses advanced AI to detect documentation gaps and potential fraud before insurance review, helping hospitals reduce rejections and accelerate discharge times. - And rounding off the top five, Your AI Security Engineer, built by Anupam Mediratta, is an autonomous teammate that continuously scans codebases for vulnerabilities and raises secure pull requests to fix them. The creativity and technical depth on display reflected the strength of India’s AI ecosystem, and the boundless possibilities unlocked by Claude. Chloe Ho | Daniel Delaney | Prayank Swaroop | Rishi Dogra | Tanveer Mittal | Philip Hootsmans | Catherine Donahoe | Toya Holness | Reem Ateyeh | Chitranjan Jain | Guillaume Princen | Jot Sarup Singh | Vishal Virani | Vivek Garg | Surabhi Capoor | Anthropic | Ishtaarth Dalmia

It’s been a supercharged start to the Dev Day with Anthropic, and with India’s brightest builders in the room. Opening the event, Prayank Swaroop shared Accel’s conviction that the next wave of global AI innovation will be built in India by founders creating globally competitive startups from the country. The energy in the room is palpable as we dive into a day of ideas, demos, and conversations shaping the future of AI. Chloe Ho | Daniel Delaney | Prayank Swaroop | Rishi Dogra | Tanveer Mittal | Philip Hootsmans | Catherine Donahoe | Toya Holness | Reem Ateyeh | Chitranjan Jain | Guillaume Princen | Jot Sarup Singh | Vishal Virani | Vivek Garg | Surabhi Capoor

India’s healthcare system is evolving fast. With growing awareness, digital adoption, and an openness to new models of care, the next leap lies in how people experience it, starting from the very first interaction. That’s where August AI, founded by Anuruddh Mishra, comes in. The company is reimagining the first point of contact in healthcare by giving people reliable, immediate guidance when they need it most. Acting as a continuous companion which complements doctors and existing healthcare infrastructure, August helps users interpret symptoms, prepare for consultations, and stay on track afterward. Its models, trained across 14 specialties, deliver 25% higher accuracy than baseline benchmarks, bringing trust and continuity to the process of care. We’re proud to partner with Anuruddh and the August team as they build the world’s most trusted AI health companion. #AccelFamily