Critical risk detected
2 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is brahmatank.com legit or a scam?
Brahma Tank is a verified startup incubator and investment platform with a 776-day-old domain and documented ties to legitimate business records.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The website appears to be a legitimate professional services or investment platform with consistent branding and standard functional elements.
What our vision model saw
6 signalsProfessional layout for a business consultancy or investment firm
Clear contact information including a business email and social media links
Functional navigation menu and call-to-action buttons like 'Add to Calendar'
Display of partner or portfolio company logos in a consistent design style
Presence of a reCAPTCHA badge indicating standard security implementation
No obvious urgency tactics, fake trust badges, or intrusive pop-ups
Intelligence
The domain has been active for over two years and is registered through GoDaddy. Our research confirms the site is the official platform for Brahma Tank LLC, a startup accelerator founded by Gurmeet Likhari, a known entrepreneur and TEDx speaker. The business is documented in official Indian FDI records and has a presence on professional platforms like PitchBook. While two antivirus engines (ADMINUSLabs and Fortinet) flagged the site, these appear to be isolated false positives as the site lacks any malicious scripts, phishing forms, or deceptive content. The visual layout is professional, featuring standard security measures like reCAPTCHA and legitimate contact channels.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for brahmatank.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain brahmatank.com active; site describes Brahma Tank as startup accelerator/incubator and angel investment platform founded by Gurmeet Likhari.
- Gurmeet Likhari: Indian-American engineer, founder of MobileComm Professionals (sold/integrated with UST Global), angel investor, TEDx speaker, director of Likhari Foundation (women empowerment).
- Locations listed: Dallas/Plano TX (USA), Delhi, Bengaluru (India). Portfolio/mentions on PitchBook, Tracxn (accelerator/incubator profile, Plano/Dallas TX).
- No scam reports, complaints, Trustpilot/ScamAdviser/ScamDoc entries, or negative Reddit mentions found in searches for domain + scam/fraud/complaint.
- Business mentions include NDA download on site, pitch deck submission, events (e.g., Founders x Funders Meet July 2025 covered by Business Standard), LinkedIn/Instagram activity.
- Brahma Tank LLC appears in official Indian FDI inflow records (DPIIT PDF, 2025 data) as US collaborator.
- Domain age ~776 days aligns with ~2-year-old venture; no evidence of typosquatting or brand cloning.
Brahma Tank LLC referenced in Indian FDI records (Table No. 19(c), DPIIT); Gurmeet Likhari based in Plano, Texas; operations in Dallas, Delhi, Bengaluru per site.
Domain Timeline
- May 21, 2024Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 2.1 years old today.
- Jul 6, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
brahmatank.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Threat Detection
Scam Network
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedContact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (gurmeet.likhari@brahmatank.com).
- Links to 36 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://brahmatank.com/
- 2200https://brahmatank.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with brahmatank.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Final Verdict
Brahma Tank is a legitimate startup accelerator and investment platform founded by entrepreneur Gurmeet Likhari. Our analysis confirms it is an established business with active operations in the US and India.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags brahmatank.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — brahmatank.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. brahmatank.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, expiring in 84 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- brahmatank.com is 2.1 years old, registered on 5/21/2024 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged brahmatank.com as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. brahmatank.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- brahmatank.com resolves to an IP operated by Hostinger Operations UAB in IN (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 6, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around brahmatank.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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