Generative AI startup Ayna secures $1.5 Mn in seed round

Bengauru-based generative AI startup Ayna has raised $1.5 million in seed funding led by early stage investment platform Inflexor Ventures.

The funding will be used to expand Ayna’s AI capabilities, scale its team, and accelerate its mission to make high-quality product photography accessible to businesses of all sizes, the company said in a press release.

Co-founded by Aastha Rajpal and Yash Bansal, Ayna empowers brands like Reliance Retail’s Clovia, Wakefit, WomanLikeU, and others to create studio-quality product photoshoots at scale, without the need for physical photoshoots.

Unlike traditional methods or basic AI solutions, Ayna’s proprietary compound foundational models (CFMs) give brands granular control over every detail of their product image.

According to Ayna, its generative AI eliminates costly overhead, lengthy turnaround times, and creative limitations, allowing brands to optimize product visuals for maximum conversion.

In the past six months, Generative AI startups have managed to mope up nearly $100 million. The list includes Sarvam AI, Ema, Neysa, Vodex, and KonProz, among others.