AcquisitionAI & Deep Tech
Provision Labs buys hardware startup Basilisk
By Abha Lohia · Editor ·
Provision Labs: funding and every story →
San FranciscoFounded 2026
- Provision Labs, founded by Pronto's Anjali Sardana, builds data and testing tools for AI that works in the physical world
- It has taken over Basilisk Industries, a hardware startup, and Basilisk founder Shourya Watwani joins as head of hardware
- The team already built a hand-tracking model and a lightweight touch-sensing glove, and is hiring in San Francisco, Toronto and Bengaluru
What happened
- Provision Labs acquired Basilisk Industries.
- Founder Shourya Watwani becomes head of hardware.
- Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Why it matters
- Gives the company control of both software and hardware for physical AI.
- Hardware like tactile gloves can capture richer training data.
The business
- Supplies data, testing and rollout tools to physical AI builders.
- Headquartered in San Francisco.
- Hiring in San Francisco, Toronto and Bengaluru.
The founders
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Anjali Sardana
Founder- Founder of Pronto, an instant household services startup
Who put in money
- Lachy Groom investor
- General Catalyst investor
- Bain Capital Ventures investor
What happens next
- Build out hand-tracking and tactile hardware.
The numbers around it
AI & Deep Tech in November 2026: 5 rounds with a disclosed amount, $129 million in all; the biggest was Agrani Labs ($100M). Every sector this year →
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Terms in this story
- Startup: A startup is a young company built to find a new way of doing something and to grow fast, usually by serving many customers at little extra cost. India also has a legal definition for scheme benefits: under ten years old, turnover under ₹200 crore, and working on innovation or a scalable model.
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