Methane-hydrogen startup Enerzi has raised Rs 16.5 crore in a seed round led by Capital-A, with participation from 8x Ventures and a group of angel investors.
The round strengthens the push toward hardware-led climate solutions and builds momentum for the company’s microwave–plasma technology.
Enerzi plans to use the new capital to expand manufacturing capacity, grow its engineering and plasma science teams, and accelerate commercial rollout of its hydrogen–nanocarbon platform in India and internationally.
Founded by Kirankumar Hittalmani and Prakash Mugali, the company is developing microwave plasma reactors that split methane into clean hydrogen while producing solid nanocarbon as a byproduct. The co-product enhances the business model, enabling applications in batteries, composites, and advanced materials.
Enerzi’s technology sits at the intersection of hardware design, materials science, and process engineering. Alongside its hydrogen solution, the company also builds microwave-based industrial heating systems used in rubber processing, polymer curing, foundry drying, and other manufacturing processes. Its move toward methane plasmolysis stems from years of R&D in microwave–plasma systems.
