ARC is the consumer gaming brand of Bengaluru-based Zenalli Innovative Technologies, building the ARC X1, a handheld games console designed for India and other emerging markets. Founded by Jobin Joseph and Kaustubh K. Jadhav, it has been in development for over a year and evaluated x86 architectures before settling on ARM, powered by Qualcomm, on the reasoning that performance-per-watt rather than peak power is what makes a handheld affordable and comfortable to hold. The device runs OWL OS, a fork of the Android Open Source Project rebuilt around a controller-first interface with system-level
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Funding
ARC has raised $1.1M across 1 disclosed round, most recently a Pre-seed in September 2026.
$1.1MRaised
Pre-seedLatest round · September 2026
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September 2026Pre-seed$1.1MChimera VC (co-lead), MIXI Global Investments (co-lead), Dhruv Vohra
Investor roster
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New · Latest leadChimera VC (co-lead)1 round · 2026
Dhruv Vohra1 round · 2026
MIXI Global Investments (co-lead)1 round · 2026
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Emerges publicly as India's first home-grown dedicated gaming handheld maker after 14 to 18 months in development, opening a two-phase public beta in which waitlist members test controls, comfort, battery life, frame rates and game compatib ↗
September 2026 · funding
Pre-seed — $1.1M, led by Chimera VC (co-lead).
Sep 2026 · milestone
Announces a strategic partnership with Qualcomm Technologies covering the ARC X1 and a broader lineup of gaming hardware for India and emerging markets, built around performance-per-watt rather than peak power. ↗
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ARC is the consumer gaming brand of Bengaluru-based Zenalli Innovative Technologies, building the ARC X1, a handheld games console designed for India and other emerging markets. Founded by Jobin Joseph and Kaustubh K. Jadhav, it has been in development for over a year and evaluated x86 architectures before settling on ARM, powered by Qualcomm, on the reasoning that performance-per-watt rather than peak power is what makes a handheld affordable and comfortable to hold. The device runs OWL OS, a fork of the Android Open Source Project rebuilt around a controller-first interface with system-level
Who founded ARC?
ARC is associated with Jobin Joseph, Kaustubh K. Jadhav.
How much funding has ARC raised?
ARC has raised $1.1M across 1 disclosed round. The most recent was a $1.1M Pre-seed in September 2026.
Who are ARC's investors?
Disclosed investors in ARC include Chimera VC (co-lead), MIXI Global Investments (co-lead), Dhruv Vohra.
What is the latest news on ARC?
The most recent StartupFox coverage is “ARC Raises ₹10.5 Crore to Build a Console, an OS and a Supply Chain at Once” (8 September 2026). All stories are listed on this page.
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