QwikBuild raises $2.3 Mn pre-seed led by Globalway
Bengaluru-based enterprise AI startup QwikBuild has raised $2.3 Mn (around ₹22 Cr) in a pre-seed round led by Japanese tech major Globalway.
Blume Ventures, DeVC and Marsshot also participated. Angel investors in the round include Lalit Keshre, founder of Groww, and Ankit Nagori, CEO of Curefoods.
QwikBuild will use the money mainly for go-to-market work, including setting up a team in the US and expanding operations across Southeast Asia.
It also announced a joint venture with Globalway to enter Japan's enterprise software market. The JV is expected to become operational by the end of 2026 and will take the platform to Globalway's existing and prospective enterprise customers in Japan.
Founded in 2025 by Pradeep Ayyagari, a former slice executive, QwikBuild builds enterprise software and AI agents that it says can significantly speed up software development and deployment. It combines custom software development with AI-driven workflow automation.
Businesses can use the platform to build applications from scratch, replace legacy systems, or add custom software layers on top of tools from companies such as SAP and Salesforce.
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The company says it serves more than 100 enterprises across India, Southeast Asia, the US and Dubai. It says about 10-12% of its clients are large enterprises, while about 30% are smaller businesses that deploy software without setting up dedicated technology teams.
QwikBuild focuses on codifying business decisions rather than automating individual tasks alone. A financial services company, for example, may need to decide which customers to contact, what filters to apply and which scripts to use for different customer segments. A specialised AI startup may automate the calling process, while QwikBuild looks at codifying the decisions that determine which calls should be made in the first place.
The platform allows business teams to build and test applications as their requirements evolve, without repeatedly relying on engineering teams. Ayyagari cited a customer meeting in which a business team discussed changes to an application. "The agent understood what the context was. The feature was immediately built within the next five minutes," he said.
Ayyagari also pointed to the potential for enterprise AI adoption. "Hardly 1% of enterprises have adopted AI. It's a huge market that needs to be unlocked," he said.
Indian AI startup funding surged 265% YoY to $438 Mn in Q3 2026, according to Inc42's Indian Tech Startup Funding Report. Inc42's survey of 85+ institutional investors found that 63% saw some degree of froth in AI valuations.
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