Avaana Capital Leads Series A ₹46 Cr Funding in Enlite

Mumbai, July 24, 2025: Enlite, a design-led, product-first company building intelligent systems for the built environment, has raised INR 46 crore in a Series A round led by Avaana Capital. The round also saw participation from Claypond Capital.

Most of today’s infrastructure still runs on outdated system—rigid, wired and unable to adapt in real time. From commercial towers to data centres and public infrastructure, legacy BMS and IBMS systems remain outdated, fragmented and costly to manage.

Enlite was created to change that. It’s full-stack, plug-and-play automation solution replaces traditional control systems with compact wireless hardware, edge-based intelligence and AI-native responsiveness.

Founded in November 2017 by Gaurav Bali (CEO) and Garima Bharadwaj (CTO), Enlite spent over four-and-a-half years building every layer of its automation technology in-house, from custom-designed hardware to a telemetry engine, cloud software and decision-making AI.

Since launching commercially in 2022, Enlite has deployed across 25-plus mn sq ft. of real estate, helping buildings move from fixed, rudimentary to real-time autonomy. Positioned as a category-defining force in what it calls “Built World Intelligence”, Enlite enables infrastructure to self-optimise for energy, performance and user experience.

“We bootstrapped Enlite for seven years with one belief that India can build a global solution in building automation. This fundraise isn’t just capital infusion; it’s a turning point to scale faster, deepen our tech and take Enlite to the world,” said Bali.

“The first building control systems were designed over four decades ago, and not much has changed since. We’ve rebuilt the entire stack to make buildings responsive, scalable and intelligent by design,” said Bharadwaj.

Despite the growing complexity of urban infrastructure, most commercial buildings remain under-automated. In India alone, over 2.3 bn sq ft of new commercial floor space is expected by 2030 (CBRE) yet more than 85 per cent of buildings lack meaningful automation beyond basic timers or switches. Even in premium developments, adoption of advanced systems remains under 10 per cent, hindered by high integration costs, vendor lock-in and poor user experience.

As cities scale and infrastructure becomes more dynamic, this gap is emerging as a major bottleneck that demands a modern automation layer built for interoperability, autonomy and scale.

“Enlite is applying deep tech to transform how critical infrastructure is designed and operated,” said Swapna Gupta, Partner, Avaana Capital.

“The team has built purpose-built hardware with real-time intelligence and native interoperability to transform how infrastructure is managed at scale across sectors and geographies. We believe Enlite has the potential to define a new global standard for infrastructure autonomy.”

Enlite is working with iconic developments like Prestige Group and Fairmont Mumbai. They’re also partnering with the country’s top two REITs, marquee GCC projects, leading hospital chains and several top enterprises. Enlite’s plug-and-play automation stack delivers real-time control through a wireless, cloud-native system that is non-intrusive, non-invasive and requires zero ongoing dependence once deployed. Buildings can be brought online without rewiring or heavy integration, unlocking autonomy at scale.

As the global building automation market is projected to reach $220.7 billion by 2030, and the broader smart building market is expected to grow to $ 827.7 billion by 2032 at a 24.4 per cent CAGR (Precedence Research, 2024), Enlite is uniquely positioned to lead the next wave of infrastructure intelligence across critical sectors.

With this round, the company will expand into international markets, including the Middle East and Southeast Asia, while deepening its presence in India across commercial real estate, pharmaceuticals, smart airports, data centres, public infrastructure and hospitality.

Enlite also plans to accelerate its edge AI and telemetry capabilities, enabling faster, adaptive decision-making at scale. To support this growth, the company will strengthen its go-to-market, deployment and integration teams across both enterprise and government segments.

Enlite has filed three global patents and is now piloting its new LLM-on-hardware technology. Enlite is also one of the first Indian infra-tech innovators to be shortlisted alongside legacy brands for large government infrastructure projects.