India, July 16 -- AI hardware interface startup Aina has emerged from stealth with a $5.5 Mn (about Rs.53 Cr) seed funding round co-led by Redstart Labs, the venture arm of Info Edge Ventures, and 360 ONE Asset.

The round also saw participation from MIXI Global Investments, Antler and Blume Founders Fund. Angel investors included WhatsApp head Kunal Shah, Scribd cofounder Tikhon Bernstam, Razorpay cofounders Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, Better Capital founder Vaibhav Domkundwar, among others, also participated in the round.

The fresh capital will be used to bring Aina's flagship AI-native interface to market, expand its engineering and product teams. Aina currently has about 35 employees across Bengaluru and San Francisco and oper...