DC Ventures: When DMET Alumni Build Together, Their Businesses Grow Together
- DMET Cadets
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Alumni success stories aren’t just personal achievements, they are inspirations, proof of possibility, and blueprints for the next generation. That’s exactly what DC Ventures aims to uncover, spotlight, and accelerate bringing together DMET alumni who have transformed their skills, discipline, and vision into impactful companies that are growing, scaling, and leading in their respective fields.
🔹 What Is DC Ventures?
DC Ventures is an alumni-driven community and platform under Dmet Club that unites organizations, startups, and business ventures that have at least one DMETian (a member of the DMET Club) as a founder or co-founder. This platform is built for one purpose to highlight alumni entrepreneurship, foster collaboration, and create opportunities for growth among the DMET network.
But it’s more than just a list. DC Ventures is a showcase of ambition, a network of trust, and a living ecosystem of alumni impact.
🔹 Why DC Ventures Is Important for DMET Alumni
A degree and a great career are valuable but community-built economic power is transformative.
DMETians have long been celebrated for operational discipline, problem-solving skills, and leadership under pressure, traits traditionally proven at sea and in engineering roles. But what happens when those same traits enter the startup world? Growth, innovation, and solutions that impact people and industries.
DC Ventures exists to:
Spotlight alumni-led ventures
Connect founders with mentors, talent, and resources
Showcase real growth and success stories
Inspire current cadets and young alumni
In a world where networks matter, DC Ventures ensures DMET talent becomes a visible force in Indian and global entrepreneurship.
🚀 Alumni Ventures — Real Companies, Real Growth
Here are just a few of the alumni-led ventures that are part of DC Ventures — each with its own story of purpose and momentum:
🔹 Valiance Solutions — AI for Enterprise & Public Sector
👉 🤖 Deep-tech AI & data analytics company building mission-critical solutions
👉 🧠 Expertise in Generative AI, Computer Vision & Data Engineering
👉 📊 Helps organisations unlock data value, optimise operations & improve decision-making
👉 🏙️ Works on flagship platforms like CivicEye (urban safety & real-time civic insights)
👉 🐾 Developed WildlifeIQ, an AI platform for conservation intelligence
👉 🏢 Serves sectors including public services, retail, healthcare & industrial operations
👉 🌍 Recognised by industry bodies and growing rapidly across enterprise & government use cases
🔹 Octobotics Tech Pvt. Ltd. — Robotics Meets Industrial Inspection
👉 🤖 Robotics & AI-enabled industrial inspection company
👉 💰 Raised ~₹10 crore Seed funding (2026) led by Navam Capital, with BYT Capital
👉 🚀 Funding to accelerate product development, field validation & global expansion
👉 🛠️ Founded in 2020 by Ishan Bhatnagar & Gulshan Kumar
👉 ⚙️ Builds AI-powered Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) robotic platforms
👉 ⚠️ Designed for hazardous, confined & hard-to-reach industrial environments
👉 🚢 Serves marine, oil & gas, power, chemicals & railways sectors
👉 🏛️ Clients include Indian Navy, IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, Aarti Industries & Saudi S-Chem
👉 📈 Reported ₹2 crore annual revenue in the latest financial year
👉 🌐 Positioned for strong growth through automation, AI & data-driven asset management
📈 Why These Ventures Matter
What unites these alumni ventures isn’t just ownership, it's growth mindset, discipline harnessed for innovation, and real impact that touches industries, organisations, and lives.
These ventures reflect:
✔️ Commercial traction with real customers and revenue
✔️ Investor confidence and funding backing
✔️ Scaling ambitions domestically and internationally
✔️ Domain leadership in AI, robotics, and deep tech
✨ The Road Ahead
DC Ventures is more than a list of companies. It’s a community of builders, a hub of collaboration, and a platform for legacy creation.
If you're an alumnus who has ever thought “what if we could build something together?”, then DC Ventures is your invitation to:
➡️ Connect with co-founders
➡️ Get visibility for your company
➡️ Find mentorship and talent
➡️ Inspire the next generation of innovators
Because when DMET alumni build — their companies don’t just grow — they leave a lasting impact.
Want to be part of this movement?
👉 Register your venture with DC Ventures and become part of a growing alumni-led ecosystem that’s shaping the future.
