upliance.ai launches ₹19,999 AI smart oven with Khosla Ventures backing
What's the deal? upliance.ai has launched a 12L AI-powered Smart Oven in India, priced at ₹19,999. The device uses an integrated camera and sensors to identify ingredients and automatically adjust cooking parameters. It is backed by Khosla Ventures.
Why now? The startup is targeting urban Indian households in cities such as Bengaluru, Chennai, and Mumbai, where long work hours push people toward food delivery over home cooking. Its pitch: you no longer need to know how to cook to eat healthy, home-cooked food.
What's the endgame? upliance.ai wants to automate healthy home cooking. It first gained attention with DelishUp, a thermal cooker that could chop, stir, and cook, before expanding into baking, roasting, and air-frying with the new oven.
Key features: The 12L capacity is sized for modern apartments — enough to roast a whole chicken or bake a medium cake. The oven ships with more than 500 preset Indian recipes and receives over-the-air software updates for new features.
The company has built a proprietary operating system, UpOS, tuned to Indian cooking habits and spice heat profiles. It positions this local focus as its differentiator against global brands that export international models to India.
The signal: The launch reflects a bet that AI-driven appliances, not just internet-connected ones, can capture time-pressed urban consumers — with backing from Khosla Ventures signalling investor appetite for hardware aimed at India's home kitchens.
Read more: TamilTech
