Conversations with founders, investors, industry leaders and other stakeholders building India’s deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. In this episode, I’m joined by Simmi Sareen and Shravan Shankar, co-founders of Climake, a climate finance platform and advisory, to talk about their fifth annual report on the state of climate finance in India – 2025 edition. […]

Coming up, in the next episode of India Tech Report: In Conversation, Simmi Sareen and Shravan Shankar at Climake discuss their State of Climate Finance in India 2025 report. Catch the full conversation tomorrow right here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Meanwhile, here’s a 90-second view point on how there are sectors and companies […]

News, views, and conversations with founders, investors, industry leaders and other stakeholders building India’s deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. Catch the full conversation on Friday, Nov. 14 right here or wherever you get your podcasts. Here’s a one-minute preview. Climake https://www.climake.co

News, views, and conversations with founders, investors, industry leaders and other stakeholders building India’s deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. In this episode I bring you a lightly edited version of a speech made by Dr. S. Somanath, former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Dr. Somanath was speaking at the VC firm […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Nvidia, Qualcomm join alliance to mentor Indian deep tech startups Nvidia has joined the $2 billion India Deep Tech Alliance as a founding member, pledging mentorship and advanced training to support local AI, semiconductor, and robotics startups, CNBC reports. Qualcomm […]

Sharp insights from industry leaders, delivered quickly and without fanfare. In today’s episode, Neil Shah, co-founder and vice president at Counterpoint Technology Market Research, gives us a quick take on Intel’s new Panther Lake processor and its potential use cases in robotics and physical AI. Intel’s new Panther Lake SoC marks a defining turn in […]

In-depth conversations with founders, investors, industry leaders and other stakeholders building India’s deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. In today’s episode, Ganapathy ‘Gani’ Subramaniam, founding managing partner of Yali Capital, a deep-tech VC firm in Bengaluru, joins me for Part 2 of our discussion on the firm’s debut deep-tech fund. In this conversation, we picked […]

In this episode, Bhaktha Ram Keshavachar, founder and CEO of Chara Technologies, talks about a new funding round at his startup. Listen to the episode Chara, based in Bengaluru, specializes in building rare earth-free motors and matching controllers. That China, which has a near monopoly on the supply chain of rare earth minerals, has intensified […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. IFC proposes $6M equity investment in African Catalyst Fund The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest up to $6 million in Catalyst Fund, which is targeting a corpus of $40 million for early-stage climate-tech startups across Africa, Africa Private […]

In-depth conversations with founders, investors, industry leaders, and other stakeholders building India’s deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. Coming up on Wednesday, Oct. 15 The importance frugal engineering, diverse co-founder teams, and strong customer focus for deep tech startups. In Part 2 of my conversation with Ganapathy Subramaniam, founding managing partner at Yali Capital, in […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. China tightens rare earth export controls China has expanded its restrictions on rare earth exports to safeguard national security and interests, a move seen as Beijing strengthening its leverage in trade talks with the US. The new rules add five […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. ABB sells robotics unit to SoftBank for $5.375 billion ABB has announced it will divest its Robotics division to SoftBank Group for $5.375 billion, a decision made as an alternative to spinning off the business, the company said in a […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech from India and around the world. Quantum Computing Inc. secures $750 million in private placement Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi), an integrated photonics and quantum optics company, has successfully closed an oversubscribed private placement, raising $750 million, according to a press release carried by Quantum Insider. The company […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech from India and around the world. Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches Emerging Science, Technology & Innovation ConclaveUnion Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched a curtain-raiser for the Emerging Science, Technology & Innovation Conclave (ESTIC-2025), according to a ministry press release yesterday. The three-day conclave, to be held in […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Climate change is disrupting global wind patternsClimate change is disrupting global wind patterns, which is intensifying sand and dust storms, wildfires, and extreme weather events, Mongabay reports. This poses a growing threat to human and planetary health, with sand and […]

In-depth conversations with founders, investors, industry leaders, and other stakeholders building India’s deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. In today’s episode, Ganapathy ‘Gani’ Subramaniam, founding managing partner of Yali Capital, a deep-tech VC firm in Bengaluru, joins me to discuss the firm’s debut fund, which had its final close about two months ago. At Rs. […]

In-depth conversations with founders, investors, industry leaders, and other stakeholders building India’s deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. A peak into what’s perhaps India’s biggest deep-tech-only fund.Coming up on Tuesday, Sep. 30th, in the next episode of IndiaTechReport: InConversation I catch up with Ganapathy Subramaniam (Gani) at Yali Capital in Part-1 of our two-part discussion […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. India plans 20-year tax exemption, GST credits to boost data centresThe Indian government may grant a 20-year tax exemption and GST credits to supercharge investment in domestic data centres, Moneycontrol reports. This policy aims to attract global hyperscale players, cut […]

In-depth conversations with founders, investors, industry leaders, and other stakeholders building India’s deep tech and climate tech ecosystems. In this episode, Ravi Jain, an Investment Director at TDK Ventures, joins me for a wide-ranging discussion on the current state and trajectory of India’s deep tech ecosystem. Jain gives us a micro capsule on the history […]

Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world. Union Minister Gadkari unveils roadmap for sustainable transport at SIAM meet Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari set out India’s sustainable transport vision at the 65th annual convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, stressing global […]