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Velmenni

HQ New Delhi, IndiaFounded 201411-50 employeesUpdated

Develops optical wireless communication and LiFi mesh networking for civil and defense uses.

StartupCommand, control and communications
Website
Total raised
~$3.2M
1 round
Last round
~$3.2M
Stage undisclosed · Mar 17, 2026
Systems
3
Capabilities
1
Mentions
1
Latest Jul 1, 2024

News1

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Funding1 round · ~$3.2M

Equity raised
~$3.2M
Latest
~$3.2MStage undisclosed · Mar 17, 2026

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Systems3

  • Access PointsIndoor optical wireless access points.
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  • LC P2P linksAn optical wireless backhaul system for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links.
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  • Li-Fi DongleIndoor optical wireless communications dongle.
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Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

Capabilities1

  • Command, control and communications
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Optical wireless and LiFi mesh networking for civil and defense uses, with a stated defense use.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People2

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People
PersonRole
Deepak SolankiFounder and CEO
Ujjwal MinochaCo-founder and COO

Sources7

Profile3

  1. 1
    DatabaseVelmenni — hq city

    Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city

    “Location:New Delhi,Delhi,India”
  2. 2
    CompanyVelmenni | LinkedIn

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq region, Organization · ownership

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
  3. 3
    CompanyWhy Light Communication (LC)?

    Velmenni · Supports Organization

    “Registered Office: Plot No 2, Shambhu Dayal Marg, New Delhi 110020, India”

Systems2

  1. 4
    CompanyLi-Fi Dongle and Access Points

    Velmenni · Supports System

    “## **Li-Fi Dongle** ✔ High-speed bidirectional communication in Office, Residential and Medical Environments.”
  2. 5
    CompanyLi-Fi Mesh Links

    Velmenni · Supports System

    “## **LC P2P links** ✔ Low latency of 1-2 ms, Reliable wireless backhaul, delivering 1 Gbps throughput at 1 km point to point or point to multipoint.”

Funding1

  1. 6
    NewsVelmenni Raises Rs 30 Crore in Pre-Series A Funding Led by pi Ventures

    SiliconIndia / StartupCity · Supports Funding round

    “**Velmenni**, a deep-tech startup specializing in **light-based wireless communication**, has raised **Rs 30 crore** (around $3.3 million) in a **pre-Series A** funding round. The round was led by **pi Ventures**, with participation from **MountTech Growth Fund-Kavachh and Apekso**. The Delhi-based company had previously raised the same amount in seed funding, along with grants from the Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Defence's iDEX programme.”

People1

  1. 7
    CompanyVelmenni | Our Story

    Velmenni · Supports Organization, Role

    “Founded in 2014 ... LiFi based mesh network solution ... sectors like defence, telecommunication, etc have already started adopting the technology commercially.”

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