LocalHost has raised $2.5 million in an angel funding round from InVideo, RedBull India, Anthropic, and Eros International to expand its global founder labs and strengthen its early-stage startup ecosystem. The funding highlights growing investor interest in infrastructure platforms supporting young founders building in AI, robotics, and emerging technologies.
Funding Purpose and Expansion Plans
The fresh capital will be used to expand LocalHost’s infrastructure, strengthen hardware capabilities, and scale operational teams across multiple regions. The company also plans to support additional founder cohorts globally, enabling more early-stage builders to access technical resources, workspace, and ecosystem support. LocalHost is expanding its presence in San Francisco, while hardware-focused labs are planned in Japan and France to support deeptech and hardware innovation.
Founder Labs Model and India Presence
Co-founded in 2023 by Kei Hayashi, Suhas Sumukh, and Hardeep Gambhir, LocalHost operates in-person founder labs designed to support technical and creative entrepreneurs. In India, the startup runs a 50-day founder lab in Bengaluru, selecting 15 founders per cohort. Participants build projects across AI agents, robotics, India-native language models, and media-tech products. The labs provide shared infrastructure, mentorship, hardware access, and operational support to accelerate product development.
Global Expansion and Startup Outcomes
Beyond India, LocalHost operates labs in Tokyo and Cluj-Napoca, building a global founder network. Since launching its India lab, the platform has hosted cohorts attended by over 30 venture partners and ecosystem participants. Startups emerging from its programs include Maya Research, Prava Payments, Dawn Labs, Whisperwave, Markov, and Flashmates. With the new funding, LocalHost aims to position itself as a global launchpad enabling founders to build, test, and scale frontier technologies.
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