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Vande Bharatam Delivers India's Biggest Startup Investment Yet: Gujarat's MiCoB Secures ₹30 Cr for 3D Construction Printing Editor's Synopsis MiCoB, a Gujarat-based construction-technology startup, secured a ₹30 Cr investment on Episode 7 of Vande Bharatam — the single largest single commitment of its kind in India so far. The deal was jointly offered by Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO of Flipkart in his personal capacity, and Ashutosh Valani, Co-Founder of RENÉE Cosmetics. Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd, separately offered support procurement construction projects. MiCoB's technology is already deployed across defence, infrastructure and civil construction applications, including bunkers, retaining structures and modular buildings. New Delhi, 22 September 2026: Vande Bharatam, Mr Gautam Adani's nationwide initiative to discover and celebrate India's grassroots innovators and entrepreneurs, has recorded its largest deal of the season yet. MiCoB, a Gujarat-based construction-technology startup founded by Ankita Sinha, Shashank Shekhar and Rishabh Mathur, secured a ₹30 Cr commitment on Episode 7, aired 12 September, from a panel that included Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO of Flipkart; Ashutosh Valani, Co-Founder of RENÉE Cosmetics; and Rajeev Kalambi, Co-Founder & General Partner at Cactus Partners. About the Deal The ₹30 Cr commitment was jointly offered by Kalyan Krishnamurthy and Ashutosh Valani. Separately, Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd, offered support for MiCoB's ongoing and future construction projects, opening a potential path for the startup's technology to be deployed across Adani Group infrastructure. About MiCoB MiCoB has built a full-stack Digital Construction Manufacturing platform that goes beyond robotic 3D printing, integrating proprietary printable concrete materials, automated batching, intelligent mixing and pumping, controlled extrusion, robotic deposition, digital process planning and quality control into a single coordinated workflow. The platform converts construction into a controlled, manufacturing-led process - reducing dependency on conventional formwork and manual site execution, while enabling faster project delivery, lower material wastage and repeatable, scalable quality. The startup's technology is already deployed across defence, infrastructure and civil construction use cases, including bunkers, retaining structures, modular buildings, hospitality structures and industrial components. MiCoB positions itself as a technology and execution partner for large infrastructure groups looking to build faster, cleaner and more predictably.