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The government has so far shortlisted over 200 emerging and mature ventures in critical emerging technologies (also known as Deep Tech) for the upcoming Bharat Innovates 2026 event, which is meant to provide these ventures with a platform for potential partnerships and capital flows as part of the India-France year of innovation slate of events.
These ventures, of which the highest are in the sectors of AI, quantum computing, and robotics, will be competing for about 120 final spots at a culmination event, which is scheduled in Nice, France, for June this year, where top European and global corporates, investors, and research orgs will get to see the offerings from these Indian ventures.
After AI, quantum computing, and robotics, the highest number of shortlisted start-ups are in sectors like Electric Vehicle value chain, green energy and blue economy, healthcare and medical technology, energy, sustainability, and climate change, and the life sciences.
Officials of the Education Ministry said that the event has been designed based on an agreement between India and France, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron at the inauguration of the India-France year of innovation in Mumbai this February. The officials added that before the scheduled showcase in Nice, France, in June, a final event is expected to be held at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, where the final 100-120 startups will be finalised.
