At STPI Tech Summit 2026 – India’s Next Leap, Shri Amish Dedhia (@amishdedhia), Principal, Chiratae Ventures, delivered an insightful session on the topic “From Seed to Scale: Building the Capital Continuum India’s Deep-Tech Startups Need to Take Their Next Leap.” 🎙️✨
Drawing from Chiratae Ventures’ two-decade journey in venture investing, he demystified the startup funding lifecycle — from bootstrapping and angel investments to venture capital and eventual public markets. He explicated how venture capital serves as a defining milestone in a startup’s growth journey, providing not just capital, but credibility, governance frameworks, strategic guidance and access to wider networks.
Highlighting the role of investors as long-term partners, Shri Dedhia noted that venture capital firms help founders transform vision into scale by enabling access to customers, ecosystems, mentorship and critical market insights.
The session offered valuable perspectives on how founders can navigate the path from innovation to impact and why strong capital ecosystems are essential for India's deep-tech ambitions. 💡
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Delivering a compelling keynote address on “Governance Empowering India’s Next Leap” during the STPI Tech Summit 2026 today, Dr. Arvind Gupta (@buzzindelhi), Head, Digital India Foundation and Adjunct Professor – Data & Digital Economy, highlighted how India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has emerged as a global benchmark for inclusive and scalable innovation. 💫🎙️
Reflecting on India’s remarkable digital transformation, he underscored the importance of leveraging technology to ease lives, strengthen governance and create meaningful impact.
Dr. Gupta spoke about India’s vibrant startup ecosystem, growing investments in infrastructure, the rise of electronics manufacturing and the country’s emergence as a preferred destination for global collaborations. Highlighting the transformative potential of combining AI with Digital Public Infrastructure, he described it as “a system on steroids” capable of unlocking unprecedented opportunities. ⚙️
He noted the growing importance of Tier-II and Tier-III cities as the next frontier for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), stating that “India has multiple Silicon Valleys" and commended STPI's efforts in establishing a large base in these emerging regions. He also lauded STPI’s pivotal role in shaping India’s technology landscape, remarking, “Thank you, STPI, for helping make India one of the software superhouses of the world.” 💡
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🎙️✨ At STPI Tech Summit 2026 – India's Next Leap, Ms. Ritu Sain, Investment Commissioner, Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC), Government of Chhattisgarh, shared compelling insights on the theme "Emerging IT Landscape & Opportunities in the State of Chhattisgarh."
Addressing common misconceptions, she highlighted Chhattisgarh's emergence as a promising destination for technology, innovation and investment. Backed by sustained economic growth, robust power availability, a young and skilled workforce, and world-class digital infrastructure, the state is steadily building a strong foundation for the IT and innovation ecosystem.
She underscored the strategic advantages of Naya Raipur, home to premier institutions such as AIIMS, IIM, IIIT and NIFT, creating a strong talent pipeline for the industry. Ms. Sain also outlined the state's investor-friendly policies and incentives, including EPF reimbursement, employment subsidies and training support designed to accelerate IT sector growth.
Emphasising Chhattisgarh's readiness for the future, she invited industry leaders and investors to explore the state's immense potential. ⚙️
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STPI के 35वें स्थापना दिवस पर आयोजित 'तकनीकी महाकुंभ' में सम्मिलित होकर स्टार्टअप्स, उद्योग जगत के अग्रणी, नवोन्मेषक एवं नीति निर्माताओं से संवाद किया। इस दौरान AgriTech के क्षेत्र में नवाचार, R&D और उद्यमिता को बढ़ावा देने के लिए Open Challenge Program (OCP) 1.0 का भी शुभारंभ किया!
1991 में मात्र 3 केंद्रों से अपनी यात्रा प्रारंभ करने वाला STPI आज 71 केंद्रों के साथ सम्पूर्ण भारत में डिजिटल क्रांति का वाहक बन चुका है।
सम्पूर्ण STPI परिवार को बधाई एवं शुभकामनायें!
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STPI Tech Summit 2026 – India's Next Leap | MoU Highlights ✨
In the spirit of partnership, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was exchanged between AIC STPINEXT INITIATIVES and NEN, Wadhwani Foundation during the event, to catalyse the next phase of India’s entrepreneurial growth and boost the vibrant innovation ecosystem. 🤝
The MoU was exchanged between Ms. Sanghamitra Dutta Bhasin, Accelerate Growth Program Manager, on behalf of NEN and Shri Sanjay Kumar Gupta (@guptaa_sanjay), Sr. Director, STPI, on behalf of STPINEXT.
Through this collaboration, startups will gain access to structured founder development programmes, mentorship, investor readiness support, and growth acceleration opportunities.
📅 5th June, 2026
📍 The Ashok Hotel, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
🔗 Watch it live now: https://t.co/3HJSEw84yI
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Shri Jitin Prasada (@JitinPrasada), Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information Technology, graced STPI Tech Summit 2026 and congratulated STPI on completing 35 years of service to the nation. 🌐🎙️
Reflecting on STPI’s remarkable journey, he emphasised that while the organisation has played a pivotal role in India’s technology growth, the focus must now be on the future - driving self-reliance, innovation and technological leadership under the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. 🇮🇳
Highlighting the immense potential of India’s youth, he remarked that every district should have an STPI centre, ensuring that talent from across the country has access to opportunities and technology.
“STPI will be the one-stop shop to provide access to technology,” he shared. ⚙️
Pointing to the upcoming STPI Agritech CoE in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, he noted that opportunities once unheard of in such regions are now becoming a reality through STPI’s expanding footprint and vision.
Reaffirming the Government’s commitment to ease of doing business and ease of living, he noted that STPI will remain at the forefront of enabling innovation and reform as India advances towards a Viksit Bharat.✨
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Shri S. Krishnan(@SecretaryMEITY), Secretary, MeitY, delivered a thought-provoking address at STPI Tech Summit 2026, reflecting on India’s technology journey and the opportunities that lie ahead in the age of Artificial Intelligence. ⚙️🗯️
Addressing the transformative impact of AI on the IT and ITES landscape, he emphasised the need to proactively understand and adapt to the changes it will bring. The real question, he noted, is not whether AI will reshape industries, but how India can ride this technological wave, deploy it across sectors, and ensure it creates meaningful impact in the lives of its citizens.
Recalling discussions from the IndiaAI Impact Summit, he acknowledged STPI’s significant role in bringing together innovators, policymakers, industry leaders, investors, mentors and entrepreneurs.
“STPI always has this convening power, of bringing people together.”
Highlighting STPI’s expansion to 73 centres across the country, he reiterated the importance of building innovation ecosystems beyond metros and creating a critical mass of talent, startups and opportunities in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
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The STPI Tech Summit 2026 was graced by the presence of eminent dignitaries, Shri Jitin Prasada, Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information Technology; Shri S Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY; Shri Deepak Bagla, Mission Director, AIM, NITI Aayog; Ms Debjani Ghosh, Former president of NASSCOM and Distinguished Fellow at NITI Aayog.
Welcoming the distinguished guests, Shri Arvind Kumar, Director General, STPI, reflected on the organisation’s remarkable journey and its enduring commitment to strengthening India’s technology ecosystem. ⚙️✨
He highlighted the strategic vision and leadership that continue to guide STPI’s mission, elaborating on the organisation’s impact-driven operating model, its contribution to India’s growing IT exports, the expansion of digital infrastructure and its extensive network of 73 centres across the country.
As STPI completes 35 years of empowering innovation, entrepreneurship and technology-led growth, the summit serves as a celebration of past achievements and a reaffirmation of its commitment to shaping India’s digital future.
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