Kolkata’s deep-tech landscape is making headlines once again, as Genovation Technology Solutions, a homegrown AI and machine learning startup, secures global attention with its breakthrough autonomous AI platform.
Genovation’s advanced AI systems are now being deployed for manufacturing process analysis across multiple high-stakes sectors including aerospace, defence, and automotive. Their client list features some of the world’s most respected organisations - Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and Airbus Industrie (Europe), marking a major milestone for Bengal’s innovation ecosystem.
At the heart of Genovation’s success is Mentis, the subcontinent’s first cost-effective, Made-in-India AI solution engineered to enhance efficiency, improve quality, and enable scalable growth. What sets Mentis apart is its unique ability to operate:
This flexibility ensures complete data privacy, especially with its ability to run on air-gapped systems. Mentis also offers custom AI agents at nearly 15x lower cost compared to global tools like OpenAI or Claude, making enterprise-grade AI accessible to organisations of all sizes.
Genovation’s agentic platform consolidates sensor data, structured data, and unstructured information to perform automated process analysis and support critical, reasoning-intensive industrial operations.
In a significant boost to their vision, the startup recently raised $150,000 in a pre-seed round at a $6 million valuation, signalling strong confidence from investors in the potential of their technology.
As Kolkata continues to emerge as a hub for frontier technologies, startups like Genovation are leading the charge — proving that world-class innovation can thrive right here in the City of Joy.