Equirus InnovateX Fund backs Neverinstall in seed round as enterprises reassess virtual desktop strategies

Equirus InnovateX Fund (EIF) has participated in the seed funding round of Neverinstall, a browser-native Cloud PC platform, as enterprises increasingly look beyond legacy virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions such as VMware and Citrix.

Founded in 2021 by Ram Pasala and Lakshman Pasala, Neverinstall enables enterprises to access virtual desktops and applications through a web browser across devices, including laptops, thin clients, mobile devices and native desktop clients. The platform decouples the operating system from underlying hardware, reducing dependency on specialised devices and complex VDI deployments.

Shift away from legacy VDI models.

The investment comes amid growing enterprise scrutiny of traditional VDI and Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) platforms, which are often associated with high per-user costs, complex provisioning and vendor lock-in. According to the company, conventional VDI deployments can cost organisations upwards of $2,000–3,000 per user annually while offering limited flexibility.

Neverinstall addresses these challenges through its cloud-native ...