Nava
Category: AI Infrastructure
An AI-native neocloud platform designed to simplify, secure, and scale enterprise AI workloads through high-performance, specialized GPU infrastructure. Nava was founded in 2025. The company is led by Abhinav Sinha. Based in Bengaluru, India. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: $31.6M. Latest round: Series A (Jan 2025). Key investors include Greenoaks Capital, RTP Global, Unicorn India Ventures, Blume Founders Fund, Climber Capital, Ritesh Agarwal, Ritesh Malik, Aditya Virwani.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, India
- Team size
- 10-50
- Total funding
- $31.6M
Value proposition
Offers a specialized, cost-effective alternative to general-purpose hyperscalers by providing bare-metal GPU access, sovereign AI infrastructure, and autonomous orchestration tailored specifically for AI training and inference.
Products and solutions
GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), AI Workload Orchestration & Management, Sovereign AI Cloud Infrastructure, Edge Computing Deployment Platform, Autonomous Production-Grade Cloud Computing
Unique value
Operates as a 'Neocloud,' a lean and agile cloud model that avoids the overhead of general-purpose ecosystems to focus exclusively on high-performance accelerated compute for the 'Sovereign AI' wave.
Target customer
Enterprises, AI startups, and developers transitioning generative AI projects from pilot phases to large-scale production rollouts.
Industries served
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Semiconductors
Technology advantage
Leverages a founding team with deep expertise in global scaling (ex-OYO COO), semiconductor infrastructure (ex-AMD), and massive-scale cloud systems (ex-Reliance Jio) to bridge the compute gap for enterprises.
How they differentiate
Operates a 'Neocloud' model that provides bare-metal GPU access and sovereign AI infrastructure, avoiding the legacy overhead of general-purpose hyperscalers to offer higher performance for AI training and inference.
Main competitors
CoreWeave, Lambda Labs, Together AI, Vultr
Key partnerships
Greenoaks Capital, RTP Global, Unicorn India Ventures, Blume Founders Fund, Climber Capital, Strategic alignment with major GPU hardware providers (NVIDIA/AMD)
Notable customers
AI Startups, Enterprise AI Labs, Sovereign AI Infrastructure Projects
Major milestones
Raised $9.6M Seed round as Kluisz.ai in July 2025, Rebranded from Kluisz.ai to Nava in April 2026, Closed $22M Series A led by Greenoaks Capital in April 2026, total funding $31.6M, Launched AI-native neocloud platform for production-grade AI workloads, Established Singapore as regional headquarters
Growth metrics
Scaled from stealth (as Kluisz.ai) to $31.6M in total funding within its first year of operation; targeting the rapidly expanding sovereign AI and enterprise GPU-as-a-Service market across Asia-Pacific.
Market positioning
Specialized AI infrastructure challenger targeting the 'Sovereign AI' wave and high-performance enterprise workloads.
Geographic focus
India (Headquarters) and Global (North America and Europe for GPU demand).
Patents and IP
No registered patents disclosed as of latest update.
About Abhinav Sinha
Abhinav Sinha is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in scaling global technology companies. He previously served as the Global Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Product Officer (CPO) at OYO, where he was instrumental in the company's expansion into 35+ countries. Prior to OYO, he was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, advising global clients on strategy and operational excellence.
Official website: https://nava.com/