(00:20) Mobile robots market to nearly double by 2030 Global demand for mobile robots is set to surge, with the market projected to grow from $27.39 billion in 2025 to $52.11 billion by 2030, driven by AI, 5G, e-commerce, and labour shortages, while Asia-Pacific leads adoption and high costs, regulatory hurdles, and integration challenges remain […]

(00:21) China’s Zhuque-3 reaches orbit but crashes on landing Chinese rocketmaker Landspace’s stainless steel, methalox-fuelled Zhuque-3 reached orbit on its debut flight from Jiuquan, successfully deploying its expendable second stage before the reusable first stage failed during landing and exploded near the target zone. The company said the test still met key recovery objectives and […]

(00:20) IVCA forum urges more domestic capital for deep tech The Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association hosted its Domestic Institutional Investors & Exits Forum 2025 in New Delhi, spotlighting the role of local capital in deep tech and biotech. An MoU between IVCA and BIRAC aims to boost capacity building and investment awareness, as […]

(00:20) DST’s RDI Fund outreach programme in Bengaluru tomorrow The Department of Science and Technology is inviting fund managers, industry leaders, and startup founders to join its officials to discuss the Government of India’s R&D and Innovation Fund, Secretary to the GoI Abhay Karandikar said in a post on LinkedIn. This outreach programme is to […]

(00:20) India to invest Rs. 4,500 crore to modernise SCL Mohali India will invest Rs. 4,500 crore to modernise and expand the government-run Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, targeting a 100-fold increase in wafer production while ruling out privatisation, Electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during a site visit. SCL will support chip fabrication […]

In today’s episode, I bring you a conversation with Sunil Cavale at Speciale Invest and Vishal Katariya at Ankur Capital, both VC firms well known as early-stage backers of deep tech startups in India. Vishal and Sunil discuss their recent report on the Semiconductor Startup Landscape in India. India’s chip industry has made significant strides […]

CrisprBits, a Bengaluru biotech startup, has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A round to scale its CRISPR-based diagnostics and gene-editing platforms, lifting its valuation to $12 million. The company plans to use the money to commercialize its PathCrisp molecular diagnostics line and build an AI-augmented strain engineering platform for industrial biofuels. The round was […]

(00:20) Google, Accel to co-invest in Indian AI startups Google and Accel will co-invest in at least 10 early-stage Indian AI startups through a new partnership between Google’s AI Futures Fund and Accel’s Atoms programme, with up to 2 million dollars available per company. The tie-up, based in Bengaluru, is Google’s first such funding collaboration […]

Coming up on Friday, Nov. 28. How’s India’s semiconductor product startup landscape changing. In the next episode of IndiaTechReport InConversation, Sunil Cavale at Speciale Invest and Vishal Kataria at Ankur Capital discuss the second edition of their report on this very subject. Catch the full conversation right here or wherever you get your podcasts. Here’s […]

(00:20) Swiss quantum startup shrinks cooling systems for scalable processors YQuantum has raised CHF 150,000 ($186,000) from Venture Kick to commercialize miniaturized cryogenic hardware for quantum computers. The startup’s compact components address a critical bottleneck: scaling superconducting qubits reliably. By replacing bulky cooling systems with high-performance alternatives, YQuantum brings quantum computing closer to practical deployment. […]

(00:20) India calls joint crediting mechanism a model for equitable climate action At UNFCCC COP30 in Brazil, India’s Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) is crucial for scalable, technology-driven climate solutions. India-Japan cooperation under JCM will mobilise investments, deploy low-carbon technologies, and build capacity, supporting national climate goals and Article 6 […]

(00:21) Karnataka unveils India’s first Quantum City plan, space policy Karnataka launched India’s first Quantum City blueprint at the Bengaluru Tech Summit this week, with a plan to create a Rs. 1,000 crore integrated quantum cluster in Hesaraghatta. The project targets global leadership in quantum research, chip manufacturing, and talent export, with dedicated parks, startup […]

(00:21) Princeton’s qubit breakthrough extends coherence threefoldPrinceton University researchers have demonstrated a quantum qubit with coherence times exceeding one millisecond — triple the laboratory record and fifteen times the industry standard, Science Daily reports. The team built a functioning quantum chip proving the design supports error correction at scale, addressing the fundamental challenge limiting quantum […]

(00:21) SIDBI hits first close of Antariksh, India’s largest space fund SIDBI Venture Capital announced the first close of its Antariksh fund at Rs 1,005 crore, anchored by a Rs 1,000 crore commitment from IN-SPACe, Times of India reports. Registered as a Category II alternative investment fund with a decade-long tenure, it represents India’s largest […]

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 […]