NeuralGarage

NeuralGarage
TypePrivate
IndustryArtificial intelligence
Founded27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
FoundersMandar Natekar, Subhabrata Debnath, Anjan Banerjee, Subhashish Saha
HeadquartersBangalore, India
ProductsVisualDub
Websitevisualdub.ai

NeuralGarage is a generative artificial intelligence company founded in 2021 in Bangalore, India. It develops AI technologies related to audiovisual content. Its core technology is VisualDub, a system designed to synchronize dubbed audio with lip and facial movements.

History

NeuralGarage was founded in 2021 in Bangalore, India, by Mandar Natekar, Subhabrata Debnath, Anjan Banerjee, and Subhashish Saha.

In 2022, NeuralGarage raised US$1.45 million in a seed funding round led by Exfinity Venture Partners, along with participation from Amit Patni’s family office and other investors.

In 2024, NeuralGarage was selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First, was one of 80 startups chosen for the Amazon Web Services Generative AI Accelerator cohort, and was included in TechCrunch’s "Startup Battlefield 200" at Disrupt.

In 2025, NeuralGarage won the "Entertainment, Media, Sports & Content" category at the SXSW Pitch competition, becoming the first Indian startup reported to have received this award.

In 2026, NeuralGarage introduced DRAMA (Director-Ready Articulation Manipulation Algorithm), an artificial intelligence model designed to edit facial expressions.

Applications

VisualDub has been used in Kesari Chapter 2, episodes of Special Ops, the "Chikitu" song in Coolie, and War 2.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "This AWS-backed Indian AI startup is transforming the dubbing industry". Analytics India Magazine. 17 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 Naman Ramachandran (14 August 2025). "Rajinikanth's 'Coolie' showcases AI lip-sync revolution as India's NeuralGarage eyes global expansion". Variety.
  3. 1 2 Teena Jose (18 November 2022). "Deep Tech Startup NeuralGarage Raises $1.45 Million In Seed Funding". Entrepreneur India.
  4. ↑ Gopika Nair (4 October 2024). "Bengaluru startup Neural Garage expands to Hollywood with AI-powered visual dubbing technology". The Financial Express.
  5. ↑ "Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First". Google for Startups. 2024.
  6. ↑ "Meet the 80 startups selected for the 2024 AWS Generative AI Accelerator". Amazon Web Services. 2024.
  7. ↑ "NeuralGarage — Startup Battlefield 200". TechCrunch. 2024.
  8. ↑ "2025 SXSW Pitch Winners Announced". SXSW. 9 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "GenAI startup NeuralGarage becomes first Indian startup to win SXSW Pitch competition". The Economic Times. 24 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Indrani Bose (1 May 2026). "Tweak emotions in a single clip? NeuralGarage says AI model DRAMA can modify expressions in footage". Storyboard18.
  11. ↑ BestMediaInfo Bureau (30 June 2026). "NeuralGarage appoints Ashutosh Srivastava to advisory board". BestMediaInfo.
  12. ↑ Satyen K Bordoloi (4 November 2025). "With AI vubbing, Indian cinema goes toe-to-toe with Hollywood". The Indian Express.