India’s deeptech journey is rapidly evolving from early promise to global relevance.
Today, the country has over 4,000 active deeptech startups, driven by an enabling policy environment, stronger industry participation, world-class research institutions, a maturing capital architecture, and a new generation of entrepreneurs building IP-led technologies that strengthen resilience in critical sectors from India, for the world.
Bharat Innovates 2026 - the recent national platform accelerating deeptech entrepreneurship, anchored by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, in partnership with 15+ higher education Institutions, key policy stakeholders including the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Biotechnology, IN-SPACe, DPIIT and NITI Aayog, MEA, and 175+ investors, industry leaders, and ecosystem stakeholders - offered a clear signal of this growing momentum.
The Core Advisory Committee, chaired by Honourable PSAI, evaluated more than 3,000 applications, ultimately selecting 120 pioneering ventures spanning energy, supply chains, mobility, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, advanced materials, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, space, healthcare, and climate technologies.
