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TranZact

Mumbai, IN · Founded 2017 · 103 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

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TranZact is an AI-powered ERP and operations platform ("Factory AI OS") that runs sales, purchase, inventory, production, and planning for manufacturers. It targets Indian SME manufacturers, working alongside existing tools like Tally and offering AI agents, lead management, and material planning.

Also known as FCB Technologies Private Limited · TranZact AI

Founders & leadership

TranZact was founded in 2017 by Ritesh Kumar, Sharad Sen Sharma, and Rohan Sen Sharma.

RKRitesh Kumar
Ritesh KumarinRitesh Kumar spent over five years in investment banking and private equity before co-founding TranZact in 2017. He holds a degree from IIT Kharagpur and has expertise in B2B business, SME operations, product design, and business strategy.
SSSharad Sen Sharma
Sharad Sen SharmainFounderSharad Sen Sharma is founder of TranZact, an AI-powered ERP and operations platform for Indian SME manufacturers.
RSRohan Sen Sharma
Rohan Sen SharmainFounderRohan Sen Sharma is founder of TranZact, an AI-powered ERP and operations platform for Indian SME manufacturers that integrates with existing tools and provides AI agents, lead management, and material planning capabilities.
ASAdarsh Sikaria
Adarsh SikariainCRO

Investors · 5

Also in the syndicate · 1

Gemba Capital

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$14M disclosed across 2 of 5 rounds · 2017–2021

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

TranZact, operated by FCB Technologies Private Limited and headquartered in Mumbai, is a cloud-based manufacturing operations platform that the company positions as a "Factory AI OS". The product covers sales, purchase, inventory, production and planning workflows, and adds an agentic AI layer intended to execute tasks rather than only record them: reading supplier invoices and photos, matching them against purchase orders, flagging rate mismatches, generating goods-receipt notes and purchase invoices, raising POs, updating inventory, scheduling production, following up on overdue payments and flagging margin or stock risks, with user confirmation before actions are committed.

The company describes its architecture as cloud-native on AWS with encryption and ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 compliance, with customer data hosted on Indian servers. It emphasises interfaces designed to be usable by floor operators, sales staff, accountants and owners without an IT team, and integrations with tools Indian manufacturers already use, including Tally, Busy, Zoho, Excel, WhatsApp and AfterShip. Onboarding is presented as a go-live in two to three weeks on existing processes, with master data configuration, BOM and process mapping, training sessions, full operations within about 90 days, and ongoing free support with a dedicated account manager.

Earlier public descriptions characterise TranZact as a business transformation tool that automates the workflow from customer enquiry to dispatch for manufacturing SMEs, aimed at digitising India's small and medium enterprises. The company states it serves manufacturers across engineering, electronics, chemicals, packaging, automotive, F&B, D2C and renewables, and says it has built a multi-year operational data graph from those deployments that underpins its AI layer.

Founding story

The company was founded by Ritesh Kumar, Sharad Sen Sharma and Rohan Sen Sharma, described as IIT and IIM graduates who focused on manufacturing, later joined by Adarsh Sikaria as CRO. The founders' stated ambition, discussed in a January 2022 Forbes India podcast, was to move 15 million SMEs from spreadsheets to the cloud [2][4].

Business model

B2B software sold to manufacturing companies, with a freemium entry point launched in 2020 and subscription revenue thereafter; implementation, training and lifetime support are bundled with the product [2][3][5].

Freemium and subscription software revenue [5][2].

Traction

The company states more than 10,000 manufacturers use the platform, a milestone it says it crossed in 2021, and reports customer-cited outcomes such as faster procurement and higher sales closure rates. Team size was reported at 40 in 2022 and at 21-40 employees on a startup directory profile [0][2][3][5].

Latest developments

TranZact has moved its web presence to letstranzact.ai and repositioned the product as a "Factory AI OS" with AI agents that execute sales, purchase, inventory, production and planning tasks; the company says agentic AI crossed the operations threshold in 2025 and that it will launch the AI-Run Factory in 2026 [0][1][2].

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

Positions itself as an India-built ERP and operations platform for SME manufacturers, stating deployment across more than 10,000 manufacturers, and contrasts its offering with SAP-style enterprise ERP projects [0][2][3].

The company positions itself against long, IT-heavy ERP implementations, claiming go-live in two to three weeks without changing existing accounting or workflows and without an internal IT team, coexistence with incumbent tools such as Tally, consumer-messaging-style simplicity, and an accumulated operational dataset from seven years of Indian factory deployments as the context for its AI agents [0][2][3].

Technology

Cloud-native platform on AWS with an agentic AI layer over a multi-year operational context graph built from data across 10,000+ manufacturers and eight industries. The AI accepts plain-language commands, extracts data from documents and images, and performs ERP actions pending user confirmation. Security and compliance claims include bank-grade encryption, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, and data residency on Indian servers. Integrations include Tally, Busy, Zoho, Excel, WhatsApp and AfterShip [0][1][2].

Go-to-market

Direct sales via demo bookings and a free self-serve start on the website, supported by a freemium tier, guided two-to-three-week implementation with a dedicated product expert, and customer testimonials from manufacturing managing directors. Partnerships and alliances are a named internal function [0][3][6][2].

Indian SME manufacturers, described as manufacturing companies with annual revenue of roughly INR 5-50 crore, spanning tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3 geographies and industries including engineering, electronics, chemicals, packaging, automotive, F&B, D2C and renewables; users include owners, sales teams, accountants and production floor operators [5][2][0].

Geography

Headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, with a customer base across Indian tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3 markets; the company describes itself as "born in India, building for the world" [5][2].

History

TranZact launched in 2017, with a March 2017 beta involving two paying clients and Mesco Springs of Vasai, Mumbai cited as its first customer. Inventory and production modules went live in 2018, a marketplace pilot for supplier discovery ran in 2019, and a freemium model launched in 2020. The company says it crossed 10,000+ manufacturers in 2021 alongside a $7M Series A, grew to a team of 40 in 2022 and was featured in 'Startups Employees Love 2022' by People Excellence. From 2025 it began shifting from a system of record toward agentic AI that operates factory workflows, with an AI-Run Factory launch planned for 2026 [2][5].

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Employee count rangeJan 202621 to 40
HeadcountAug 2026103
Implementation time to go liveJan 20262-3 weeks
Industries servedJan 20268 industries
Manufacturers using the platformJan 202610,000 customers
Team sizeJan 202240 employees
Total funding raisedJan 2026$8M

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through TranZact went on to found or lead other companies.

Competitors · 6

by search overlap
Katana1840 shared keywordsKatana provides a cloud inventory platform with built-in inventory, production, and reporting features for end-to-end inventory management aimed at modern manufacturing and product businesses. The company operates from Tallinn with staff across North America, Europe, and New Zealand.
Intuit®1600 shared keywordsIntuit develops financial software products—including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp—for consumers and small businesses to manage taxes, credit, accounting, and marketing. It serves approximately 100 million customers worldwide.
Corporatefinanceinstitute1453 shared keywordsCorporate Finance Institute offers an online specialization program teaching finance professionals how to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into financial analysis, valuation, and investment decision-making. The program covers ESG frameworks, sustainability integration, greenhouse gas accounting, and climate risk management across eight core courses.
Fishbowl Inventory1346 shared keywordsFishbowl provides asset inventory tracking software that helps warehouses and manufacturing operations monitor physical assets, equipment, and inventory in real time. The platform integrates with QuickBooks and is designed for small to mid-sized businesses managing inventory, fixed assets, and IT resources.
ShipBob1231 shared keywordsShipBob provides fulfillment and logistics services for ecommerce businesses, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to outsource order fulfillment and warehouse operations. The company operates over 50 fulfillment centers globally and serves thousands of ecommerce merchants.
Deskera1189 shared keywordsDeskera offers a cloud-based all-in-one business management platform that combines ERP, MRP, CRM, and HR/time-tracking functions for companies. It targets CEOs and business leaders, with industry configurations for manufacturing sectors such as industrial, automotive, food and beverage, and apparel.

Companies competing with TranZact for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Timeline · 8

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2026
AI-Run Factory launch

Company states it launches the AI-Run Factory / Factory AI OS in 2026, with its site moving to letstranzact.ai.

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Jan 2025
Shift from system of record to agentic AI operations layer

TranZact began repositioning its ERP as an agentic AI layer that executes factory operations rather than only recording them.

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Jan 2022
Featured in 'Startups Employees Love 2022' by People Excellence

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Jan 2021
Crosses 10,000 manufacturer milestone

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Jan 2020
Freemium model launched

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Jan 2019
Marketplace pilot for supplier discovery

TranZact ran a pilot of its Marketplace, enabling customers to identify new suppliers.

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Jan 2018
Inventory and production modules go live

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Mar 2017
Beta launch with two paying clients

TranZact launched in beta with two paying pilot clients; Mesco Springs in Vasai, Mumbai is cited as its first customer.

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

In the news

Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does TranZact do?
TranZact is an Indian AI-powered ERP platform that runs sales, purchase, inventory, production and planning for SME manufacturers.
Who founded TranZact?
TranZact was founded by Ritesh Kumar, Sharad Sen Sharma, Rohan Sen Sharma in 2017.
Who are TranZact's investors?
TranZact's investors include Kae Capital, Prime Venture Partners, Tribe Capital, Gemba Capital Venture Partners.
How much funding has TranZact raised?
TranZact has disclosed $14M raised across 2 of its 5 known rounds.
Where is TranZact headquartered?
TranZact is headquartered in Mumbai, IN.