MeshDefend Raises $2.3 Million in Pre-Seed Round Led by Kalaari Capital

The round also included Kettleborough VC and several entrepreneurs and CEOs.

The company plans to use the funds to develop its product faster, strengthen its market launch, and get its systems ready for large-scale deployment.

"We call it a future where all the different agents from different vendors can come together and work as a mesh. That's where our name MeshDefend comes from," said Tejas Pandit, cofounder & CEO, MeshDefend.

"Our focus right now is on deploying the funds to strengthen our engineering core in Bangalore and deepen our collaborations with design partners in the US," Pandit added.

Agents are intelligent AI tools that handle specific tasks like managing storage, backups, or security. Vendors are the companies that provide the infrastructure, such as AWS, Dell, or Pure Storage.

"We believe the next evolution of enterprise infrastructure will be defined by context-aware AI that amplifies resilience and RoI (return on investment). MeshDefend's AI-native Agentic OS embodies that future, bringing automation, security and intelligence into the heart of data operations," said Sampath P, partner at Kalaari Capital.

Founded in 2025 by former Dell executives Tejas Pandit and Ravi Chitloor, MeshDefend is a Bengaluru-based startup that created Agent Mesh.

Agent Mesh is an AI-powered operating system that helps large companies manage and control their hybrid cloud systems. The platform is proprietary and trademarked.

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