Archive · 11 Aug 2025
IIT Grad Builds Rs 25-Cr Startup, Wins NSA Recognition
A young man named Sanidhya, who went to a top school called IIT, decided to start his own company instead of taking a regular job.
His company, Folium Sensing, uses special technology with light to detect things like leaks in pipelines and to help the army.
In just one year, the company has become worth a lot of money and won awards.
Sanidhya's technology is also praised by important people, and he is using it to help make things in India safer and better.
IIT Madras graduate Sanidhya Chaturvedi founded Folium Sensing after rejecting job offers.
The Chennai-based startup, focused on optical fiber sensing, is valued at Rs 25 crore.
Folium Sensing secured an Rs 18-crore contract with GAIL for leak detection.
The company is working with the Indian Army on border surveillance projects.
Chaturvedi's technology has earned recognition, including praise from the NSA.
- Who
- Sanidhya Chaturvedi, an IIT Madras graduate.
- What
- Sanidhya Chaturvedi built Folium Sensing, a startup using optical fiber sensing technology.
- When
- The company was incorporated on August 6, 2024.
- Where
- Chennai, India.
- Why
- To develop indigenous technology for security, industrial safety, and economic growth.
- Founder
- Sanidhya Chaturvedi
- Company
- Folium Sensing
- Valuation
- Rs 25 crore
- IIT
- IIT Madras
- Contract
- Rs 18-crore contract with GAIL
- Technology
- Optical fiber sensing