Founder · Utsav

Prajata Samanta

Co-founder of Utsav, a spiritual tech company based in Kolkata.

Co-founderKolkataSpiritual Tech
Founded
2021
Kolkata, India
Raised to date
$4.8M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
Series A
$3.8M · Aug 2026
Team
11–50
Nirvann Applications Private Limited

About

Prajata Samanta is Co-founder of Utsav, a spiritual tech company based in Kolkata, founded in 2021. Utsav's most recent disclosed round was a funding round of $3.8M in Aug 2026.

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Company

Est. 2021
Utsav
Spiritual Tech · Kolkata · 11–50 people · Active

Kolkata-based spiritual and devotion platform connecting devotees with temple priests, scholars and acharyas for online devotional services. Utsav offers puja bookings, pujari consultations, e-prasad, consecrated prasad delivery and personalised rituals, including for the Indian diaspora. Founded in 2021 by Sourajit Basu, Ankita De and Prajata Samanta.

Funding
Aug 2026Series A$3.8MAtomic Capital, India Quotient, Equanimity Investments
Jan 2025Pre-Series A$0.74MEquanimity Investments, India Quotient
Jun 2023Seed$0.24MIndia Quotient
Company profile →3 rounds on record

Journey with Utsav

2 milestones
  1. 2021Founded

    Utsav founded in Kolkata by Sourajit Basu, Ankita De and Prajata Samanta, beginning with the digitisation of Kolkata's Durga Puja. Operating entity later renamed from Applex Technologies to Nirvann Applications Private Limited. Read the story →

  2. Aug 2026Milestone

    Raised ₹36 crore Series A led by Atomic Capital to expand its temple network and fulfilment, and to grow services for the Indian diaspora. Read the story →

Also building Utsav

SBSourajit BasuCo-founder · CEO→ADAnkita DeCo-founder→

Coverage

1 story
Funding · 25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Utsav Raises ₹36 Crore in Series A Led by Atomic Capital to Expand Temple Network and Devotional Services