Insider #005: Year in Review – Grants, Recognition, and Building for Depth in 2026

Hi there, and welcome to Clevrr Insider. I’m Yuvraj Dagur, Founder and CEO of Clevrr AI - the First Ever AI Co-founder for D2C Brands that Thinks, Talks, and Acts on your behalf.

This is our official monthly investor update newletter, and I’m super excited to bring you monthly updates of December 2025 and the whole year to keep you closely looped in on our journey at Clevrr AI.

2025: The Year in Review

This year was about proving that Clevrr works in the real world, not just in theory.

📊 By the Numbers

• Worked with 46 brands overall

• Managed ₹150+ Cr in revenue for partner brands

• Managed ₹35+ Cr in advertising spend

• Processed 9.2 lakh orders

• Maintained an average 4.18x ROAS at the account level

• Enabled deliveries across 92% of India’s cities

Behind these numbers were messy datasets, fragmented tools, and founders under real pressure. The product matured by being exposed to these realities, not shielded from them.

2025 taught us something very clearly:
Founders don’t need more dashboards. They need clarity, prioritization, and confidence in their decisions. That insight now sits at the core of how we build.

Key Updates For December

🏆 Two Grants Secured

We were fortunate to close the year with two meaningful grants:

• ₹40 lakh Grant Support from IIT-BHU under their I-DAPT Program (Data Analytics and Predictions Technology)

• ₹2.4 lakh Grant Support from iStart Rajasthan, under the Department of IT and the Sustainable Financial Assistance Program

Beyond the capital, these recognitions reinforce our core belief: data-led decision-making for brands is not optional anymore. It’s foundational.

💳 Introducing the Paid Free Trial Model

In December, we rolled out a new paid free trial structure to improve trial quality and commitment. We’ve already made INR 2,00,000 ARR in Paid Free Trials ALONE

How it works:

• 14-day free trial

• 50% of the subscription fee collected upfront

• At the end of the trial:

  • If the brand continues, the amount is adjusted in the first invoice

  • If not, 100% of the amount is refunded

This simple change has had an outsized impact. Trials are now taken seriously, product usage during trials is deeper, and conversations are far more outcome-driven. It aligns intent on both sides and ensures the trial period is used to its full potential.

🌟 Industry Recognition: Top 100 Startups of 2025

Clevrr AI was listed among the Top 100 Startups of 2025 by Razorpay Rize, as part of their Rizing Stars of 2025 list.

This list celebrates some of the most promising and fast-moving startups from India, published globally. Being placed alongside companies we deeply respect was a proud moment for the entire team.

🔮 What We’re Building in 2026

2026 is about focus and depth.

Our priorities moving forward:

• Strengthening Clevrr as a true business co-pilot, not just an analytics layer

• Turning insights into clear, fast actions across revenue, marketing, and operations

• Reducing time-to-value for new brands through Automations and Workflows

• Improving signal detection as brands scale in complexity

We are optimizing for quality growth, retention, and product depth, not vanity metrics.

By the end of 2026, success for us looks like:

• Fewer but deeper customer relationships

• Higher revenue and decision coverage per brand

• A product founders rely on daily, not occasionally

Closing Note

2025 was a foundation year. Strong, tested, and earned.
2026 is about leverage.

Thank you for the continued trust, support, and belief in what we’re building. As always, I’d love any feedback, thoughts, or introductions.

Talk soon,
Yuvraj Dagur
Founder & CEO
Clevrr AI