MeshDefend, a Bengaluru-based startup building an artificial intelligence (AI) operating system for enterprise data infrastructure needs, has raised $2.3 million in its first funding round led by Kalaari Capital, with participation from Kettleborough VC and several entrepreneurs and chief executives.
The startup has developed an AI-native agentic operating system called Agent Mesh, a proprietary and trademarked platform designed to help large enterprises operate and control their hybrid cloud systems.
“We call it a future where all the different agents from different vendors can come together and work as a mesh. That’s where our name MeshDefend comes from,” said Tejas Pandit, cofounder & CEO, MeshDefend.
Agents are the intelligent AI components that handle specific tasks like managing storage, backups, or security, while vendors are the companies that provide infrastructure, such as AWS, Dell, or Pure Storage.
The funds will be used to accelerate product development, go-to-market execution, and enterprise-scale infrastructure readiness. “Our focus right now is on deploying the funds to strengthen our engineering core in Bangalore and deepen our collaborations with design partners in the US,” Pandit told ET.
Founded in 2025 by former Dell executives Tejas Pandit and Ravi Chitloor, the company currently operates with a 12-member team, including the founders.
"We believe the next evolution of enterprise infrastructure will be defined by context-aware AI that amplifies resilience and RoI (return on investment). MeshDefend’s AI-native Agentic OS embodies that future, bringing automation, security, and intelligence into the heart of data operations,” said Sampath P, partner, Kalaari Capital.
Earlier this year, enterprise software firm UnifyApps raised $50 million in a funding round led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from Iconiq and other investors, valuing the company at around $200 million, as reported by ET in October.
Around the same time, Bengaluru-based QpiAI, which builds AI and quantum-led operating systems for enterprises, secured $32 million from Avataar Ventures and NQM, showing growth in the investor appetite for India's emerging AI infrastructure startups.
The startup has developed an AI-native agentic operating system called Agent Mesh, a proprietary and trademarked platform designed to help large enterprises operate and control their hybrid cloud systems.
“We call it a future where all the different agents from different vendors can come together and work as a mesh. That’s where our name MeshDefend comes from,” said Tejas Pandit, cofounder & CEO, MeshDefend.
Agents are the intelligent AI components that handle specific tasks like managing storage, backups, or security, while vendors are the companies that provide infrastructure, such as AWS, Dell, or Pure Storage.
The funds will be used to accelerate product development, go-to-market execution, and enterprise-scale infrastructure readiness. “Our focus right now is on deploying the funds to strengthen our engineering core in Bangalore and deepen our collaborations with design partners in the US,” Pandit told ET.
Founded in 2025 by former Dell executives Tejas Pandit and Ravi Chitloor, the company currently operates with a 12-member team, including the founders.
"We believe the next evolution of enterprise infrastructure will be defined by context-aware AI that amplifies resilience and RoI (return on investment). MeshDefend’s AI-native Agentic OS embodies that future, bringing automation, security, and intelligence into the heart of data operations,” said Sampath P, partner, Kalaari Capital.
Earlier this year, enterprise software firm UnifyApps raised $50 million in a funding round led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from Iconiq and other investors, valuing the company at around $200 million, as reported by ET in October.
Around the same time, Bengaluru-based QpiAI, which builds AI and quantum-led operating systems for enterprises, secured $32 million from Avataar Ventures and NQM, showing growth in the investor appetite for India's emerging AI infrastructure startups.
