Unveilr AI Raises Pre-Seed Round at Rs 16.7 Cr Valuation to Expand AI Search Visibility Platform

Mumbai-based Unveilr AI has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed round from Aviral Bhatnagar's AJVC at a valuation of Rs 16.7 crore.

The fresh capital will support the startup's engineering and sales expansion as it develops additional capabilities for its AI agents and works to grow its customer base across India, the UAE and the US.

Building for the AI search era

Founded by Sanditya Srivastava, Unveilr AI helps B2B and consumer brands improve their visibility across traditional search engines as well as AI-powered search platforms.

The startup combines Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) with Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO), targeting the growing number of users who discover information and businesses through platforms such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude.

Its platform uses AI agents to track how brands appear across search engines and AI search platforms. It identifies queries where competitors are being recommended and analyses the sources being used by AI platforms when generating answers.

Based on these insights, Unveilr AI works on areas including content, technical changes and online authority to improve a brand's visibility.

From search rankings to AI recommendations

Traditional SEO has largely focused on improving a website's position in search engine results.

The emergence of AI search introduces another layer for brands to consider: whether their company, products or services are mentioned or recommended when users ask AI platforms relevant questions.

Unveilr AI's approach combines these two areas through SEO and AEO.

Its AI agents monitor brand visibility across search and AI platforms, helping businesses identify where competitors appear and which sources influence AI-generated answers.

The company says this allows its customers to identify gaps in their online presence and work on the content and technical changes needed to improve visibility.

Early customer results

Unveilr AI claims that customers can begin seeing results within the first month.

For an Indian B2B legal services platform, the company says it increased AI-sourced traffic by around 4.7 times and leads by 5 times, alongside an 80% increase in ChatGPT citations.

The company also cites results for a D2C brand where organic search contributes around 27% of total revenue.

These figures are company-reported results rather than independently verified performance metrics.

Expansion across three markets

Launched in February 2026, Unveilr AI currently serves B2B and consumer brands across India, the UAE and the US.

The startup plans to use its new capital to expand its engineering team and develop additional capabilities for its AI agents.

It also plans to grow its sales team and increase its customer base across its existing markets.

The company's team includes IIT alumni as well as specialists in SEO and AEO.

The next phase for Unveilr AI

The latest pre-seed investment gives Unveilr AI capital to continue building its AI agent capabilities while expanding both engineering and sales.

Its focus sits at the intersection of SEO, AEO, AI search, generative AI and digital brand visibility.

As platforms such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude become increasingly relevant to how users discover information, Unveilr AI is positioning its platform around a different question from traditional search optimisation:

How can brands become more visible not just in search results, but in AI-generated answers?