Stellaris leads $9m round in Indian resale homes platform Truva
- ByStartupStory | January 15, 2026
Stellaris Leads $9M Round for Truva, India’s AI-Powered Resale Homes Platform
Truva, the Bengaluru-based proptech startup revolutionizing secondary real estate transactions, has raised $9 million in funding led by Stellaris Venture Partners, accelerating its mission to bring transparency and efficiency to India’s $150 billion resale housing market.
The round includes marquee participation from existing investors like Blume Ventures and angel investors with deep real estate expertise. With 50,000+ listings across 10 major cities and 3x YoY transaction growth, Truva captures the massive shift from new launches to resale as urban India prioritizes verified properties over developer promises.
AI + Blockchain Fix India’s Broken Resale Market
Founded in 2023 by IIT Delhi alumni Rohan Sharma and ex-NoBroker engineering head Priya Rao, Truva solves secondary market chaos – fake listings, title disputes, and 90-day closing delays. Its full-stack platform delivers:
Verified Inventory: 360° property audits with RERA docs, encumbrance certificates, and bank NOC verification
AI Matching: 87% accuracy connecting buyers to “perfect fit” neighborhoods using lifestyle + budget signals
Instant Valuations: ML models trained on 10M+ transactions predict sale price within 3% of final close
Smart Contracts: Blockchain escrow releases funds only on mutation completion
Unlike Housing.com’s listing aggregation, Truva owns the end-to-end transaction – inspections to registration – earning 2% brokerage + 0.5% tech fees. Early customers include Godrej Properties resales and HNIs trading ₹5-50 crore homes.
Funds Supercharge National + Product Expansion
Stellaris’ capital deploys across three growth engines:
City Blitz: 25-city expansion targeting resale-heavy markets like Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad. Mumbai pilot hits 70% buyer conversion vs industry 15%.
Enterprise Partnerships: White-label platform for developers liquidating inventory, banks recovering NPAs. HDFC pilots 1,000 repossessed home sales.
Vertical SaaS: Truva Pro for brokers (CRM + lead distribution), Truva Finance (mortgage marketplace), Truva Rentals (40% margins).
Stellaris Partner Vardhan Dharnidharka declared: “Resale represents 75% of transactions but 5% of proptech innovation. Truva captures the plumbing upgrade housing portals ignored for 15 years.”
Perfect Timing: RERA + Urban Reset
Truva converges four structural shifts:
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RERA maturity: Digitized title records unlock verified supply
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Interest rate peak: Buyers pivot from new launches to discounted resale
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NRI repatriation: $20B annual inflows seek trusted platforms
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Broker digitization: 5 lakh agents need CRM beyond WhatsApp
Competitors chase rentals; Truva owns ownership transfer – the ₹10 lakh crore high-value transaction layer.
Path to Proptech Unicorn
Series A positions Truva for ₹500 crore GMV by FY27 through 1 million monthly users. Series B funds adjacent commercial resale. IPO trajectory emerges as secondary market formalizes at 20% CAGR.
In India’s fractured $150 billion resale jungle, Truva proves AI + blockchain doesn’t disrupt primary real estate – it civilizes the secondary market where real wealth quietly transfers. Stellaris just backed the pickaxe for proptech’s next gold rush.
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