We build technologies from lab prototypes to profitable global companies — without relying on subsidies, green premiums, or ESG mandates.
Industry contributes roughly a quarter of global CO₂ emissions. The technologies to change that exist — what has been missing is a repeatable model for getting them from lab to global scale. That is what IndusDC exists to do.
Industrial decarbonisation in India is one of the most significant — and most underserved — opportunities in climate tech. We've spent years building the conditions to make it work.
Our ventures are designed to win on pure economics — strong opex savings, capex payback under 3 years, no dependence on subsidies or ESG mandates. When decarbonisation is also the cheaper option, adoption follows naturally and at scale.
The most durable kind of climate solutionScaling hardware from a lab in India to global revenue is genuinely hard. Our proprietary venture-building framework, Indus Readiness Levels (IRL), has been designed around that reality — delivering 10x capital efficiency and 4x higher success rates by de-risking every stage before committing capital to the next.
Proven on our first two ventures, repeatable across twentyOur exclusive IP-sharing agreement with IIT Madras gives us first access to breakthrough research in thermal systems and energy conversion. Five ventures, one coherent platform — covering generation, utilisation and storage of industrial heat — built from technology that is already proven in the lab.
A pipeline that compounds with every venture we buildThrough the Indus Decarb Club, our ventures are connected to board members, CXOs, and GMs across electronics, energy, steel, chemicals, and textiles — globally. First deployments are accelerated because the relationships that make them possible are already in place.
From technology to deployment, without starting from zeroOur platform addresses the full thermal energy value chain in industry — from generating usable heat and fuels, to maximising their utilisation, to storing and dispatching energy on demand.
Commercialised at 135°C with 250,000 field hours logged. GTM established across Electronics and Textiles with repeat customers. Now scaling to 180°C — targeting global industries where high-temperature electrification has no viable alternative today.
Converts agricultural biomass into bio-methanol at under ₹30/kg via thermochemical conversion. Targeting chemicals, shipping and steel — hard-to-abate industries with no easy electrification pathway and a structural dependence on fossil-derived feedstocks.
University Partnership — IndusDC holds an exclusive IP-sharing and development agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras — providing first access to breakthrough research in thermal systems, energy conversion, and green chemistry.
Three co-founders combining PhD-level technical depth, global industry experience, and a track record of building and exiting ventures.
Together, the founding team has taken two ventures from university lab to commercial deployment — and is building the platform to do it twenty times over.
PhD in Materials Science from USC. B-Tech from IIT Madras. Ten years at SDL/JDSU across product development, operations, and global business. Multiple ventures with 3–5x investor returns. Leads product, deployment, and GTM.
LinkedInPhD in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M. Professor at IIT Madras. A decade at GE and Forbes Marshall in product development. Founder of The Energy Consortium and the Industrial Energy Assessment Centre. Leads technology and university partnerships.
LinkedInFormer CEO at Breakthrough, supporting global PE and corporates on leadership. Multiple bootstrapped, profitable exits across EdTech and behavioural analytics. Leads industry partnerships, the Indus Decarb Club, and venture team building.
LinkedInBacked by Ashish Gupta (Junglee (AMZN) & Tavant Technologies, Helion Venture Partners) and Mirik Gogri of Spectrum Impact, the family office of the promoters of Aarti Industries.
Whether you are an industry partner, a researcher, a prospective team member, or a fellow traveller in the decarbonisation mission — we'd love to hear from you.
INDUS DECARB LLP (registered and incorporated under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, India)
LLP Identification Number: ACR-9106
Registered Office: No 48, Triumph Towers, Church St, Shantala Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Ashok Nagar, Bangalore North, Bangalore – 560001, Karnataka, India
Email: info@indusdc.com