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Pointai

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Indian deep-tech company building AI and computer-vision tools for e-commerce, including virtual try-on and generative catalogue imagery.

Also known as PointAI · Try ND Buy · TryNDBuy

Founders & leadership

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Benazir T.inFounder

Investors · 2

Also in the syndicate · 1

Lip-Bu Tanlead

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

PointAI, formerly known as Try ND Buy, is a deep-tech company specialising in artificial intelligence and computer vision for online retail. Its platform lets shoppers virtually try on garments and makeup, mix and match products, view items in real-time 3D, and interact with conversational virtual sales assistants grounded in a merchant's catalogue, brand guidelines and policies. For merchandising teams, the company offers generative catalogue creation — on-model, flat-lay, lifestyle and campaign imagery for each SKU — alongside a creative workspace product it markets as FashionGPT, and configurator and guided-buying experiences aimed at the automotive sector.

The company positions its core technology as a proprietary "parallel" AI architecture developed in-house, described as simulation-based rather than conventional generative AI. It states this approach produces images, videos and 3D assets with B2B-grade precision at substantially lower GPU cost and latency than general-purpose generative models. Products are distributed as cross-platform mobile SDKs and web plugins intended for client-side integration into existing storefronts and PIM workflows.

PointAI is led by founder and CEO Nitin Vats. The rebrand from Try ND Buy was announced alongside a Pre-Series A financing in October 2025.

Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

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Timeline · 3

launches, deals, and filings
Oct 2025
PointAI raises INR 47 crore Pre-Series A led by Yali Capital

PointAI announced a Pre-Series A round of INR 47 crore led by Yali Capital, with participation from Lip-Bu Tan (Chairman, Walden International) and Tremis Capital. The company said proceeds would go toward product innovation, market expansion and strengthening technology capabilities. Existing backers include Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm) and Vinod Sood (Hughes Systique).

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Oct 2025
Rebrand from Try ND Buy to PointAI

The company rebranded from Try ND Buy to PointAI, which it said reflects its proprietary parallel AI architecture backed by more than 70 global patents.

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Jan 2020
Innovation of the Year 2020 from Amazon

The company states it received Amazon's Innovation of the Year 2020 award for what it describes as the most advanced virtual try-on room in the world.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

▸Research sources · 7

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Frequently asked questions

What does Pointai do?
Indian deep-tech company building AI and computer-vision tools for e-commerce, including virtual try-on and generative catalogue imagery.
Who founded Pointai?
Pointai was founded by Benazir T..
Who are Pointai's investors?
Pointai's investors include DOMiNO Ventures.