Utsav App | ₹36 Cr ($3.8M Series A)

Founders: Sourajit Basu, Ankita De, Prajata Samanta

Sector: SpiritualTech / Digital Devotional Platform

What they do

→ Lets devotees book pujas at temples and consult verified priests online

→ Enables remote participation in personalised rituals, name and gotra called out during sankalp

→ Streams ceremonies live and delivers consecrated prasad home

→ Runs on a network of temple priests and acharyas to keep rituals authentic

The Funding

→ Raised ₹36 crore ($3.8M) in Series A

→ Led by Atomic Capital, with IndiaQuotient and Equanimity Ventures returning

→ Comes after 8X revenue growth since its early 2025 round

→ Funds earmarked for temple network expansion, personalisation, logistics and reaching NRIs

Why it matters

→ Processes ~250,000 orders a month, spiking around Amavasya, Purnima, Ekadashi, Sankranti, Shravan and Navratri

→ Part of a growing SpiritualTech wave, Astrotalk recently became the sector's first unicorn at $1B

→ Investors point to a large, underserved devotional economy and Utsav's capital-efficient growth

→ Signals tech is finding real product-market fit in religious and cultural participation, not just utility use cases

Can ritual authenticity really hold up when the experience is delivered through a screen?