Mansi Sheth

Founder turned Investor | Connecting dots/people to create meaningful impact | Dog Mom to Simba 🐕‍🦺

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[himanshu @retr0sushi_]

a really concise and cool blog on the current landscape of robotics i found recently and finished reading just now : https://t.co/WHS44mKf1B

[Mansi Sheth @mansisheth_]

@b1shtream @CCAMP_India Hi Riya, intrigued by what you are working on. Would love to know more. DMed you.

[Mansi Sheth @mansisheth_]

Clear, crisp and so so fundamental..

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Elon Musk: A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle.

[Bharat Innovates 2026 @BharatInnov2026]

Bharat Innovates 2026 presents Perceptyne, a pioneering Indian robotics and artificial intelligence startup building the next generation of autonomous humanoid and industrial robotic systems. By combining advanced AI, computer vision, robotics, and machine learning, Perceptyne is developing intelligent robots capable of perceiving, learning, and interacting with the physical world. Its mission is to create adaptable robotic platforms that can transform manufacturing, logistics, and industrial operations through enhanced automation, efficiency, and precision.

Bharat Innovates is taking Perceptyne to Nice, France | 14–16 June 2026, showcasing India's growing leadership in robotics, embodied AI, and deep tech innovation on the global stage.

With a vision to build world class intelligent machines designed and developed in India, Perceptyne is pushing the boundaries of human machine collaboration and autonomous systems. As industries worldwide accelerate towards AI driven automation, the company represents India's ambition to become a global leader in the future of robotics and intelligent technologies.

@narendramodi @PMOIndia @eduminofindia @dpradhanbjp @PrinSciAdvGoI @Vineet_K26 @sanjayjavin @IndiaDST @AICTE_INDIA @ugcindia @pibindia @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts @sjaishankaroffc @MEABharat @IndiainPortugal @IndiaembFrance @CGIMarseille @eoiberlin @IndiainIreland @HCI_London @iitbombay @SINEIITB @paniitindia @perceptyne

#BharatInnovates2026 #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanoidRobots #EmbodiedAI

[Mansi Sheth @mansisheth_]

@StackDhruv Congratulations 🎉. Would love to know what you are building and connect you relevant partners.

[Ksenia Moskalenko @kseniam0s]

The YC rejection isn't the end. These accept applications year-round.

1. @southpkcommons - frontier tech, pre-idea to early. $400K for 7% + $600K next round. Rolling.

2. @forumventures Accelerator - B2B SaaS, pre-seed $100k USD for 7.5% equity, GTM support. Rolling.

3. @AntlerGlobal US - backs you before you have a co-founder. $250K+ across US hubs. Rolling.

4. @SOSV - deep tech and hard tech via HAX and IndieBio. Up to $550K+. Rolling.

5. @psl - Seattle startup studio + VC, validate the idea, build the company. Rolling.

The deadline you missed wasn't your only shot.

P.S. If you're applying to any of these, your data room needs to be ready before they ask. Build yours today in under 10 minutes → @ThePageform

[David Senra @davidsenra]

Marc Andreessen: We need to drastically increase the number of founders:

"It's shocking to me how few people actually give entrepreneurship a shot. The fate of the world over the next 1,500 years is riding on the people who actually want to give it a shot."

— @pmarca

[Rashree @FIR31415]

wow i didn’t expect this much love for this tweet. but its high time that sovereign tech needs to rise in India.

[Elias @fcvprzhfgsybj]

We're bringing silicon back to Silicon Valley.

Hiring FPGA engineers

Come join us build chips to accelerate AI discovery.

@zettascale

[Varun Guru @iamvarunguru]

50% of the world's electricity is used to power motors.

Ahmedabad-based @NaxatraLabs is building high efficiency motors used in EVs, agricultural equipment, industrial machinery, drones and power tools.

And they are designing and manufacturing all their motors in India.

[Rishabh Sinha @rshabhsinha]

went to South Park Commons Curiosity event and it felt obvious:

india’s next breakout startups won’t just live in browsers.

they’ll have motors, boards, sensors, firmware, and smoke tests.

we’re building the dev layer for them: @embedrapp

[Mansi Sheth @mansisheth_]

@xinchiqi Really petty of investors to make founders go through something like this.

[Rashree @FIR31415]

Got into Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia class of 2026! Industry, Manufacturing & Energy category.
Excited. Overwhelmed. Sitting with both.
In 2021, we started VECROS with a belief that felt almost surreal now to say out loud that drone autonomy was going to matter in India. Not someday. Soon.
Most people didn't buy it. The market wasn't there. The use cases weren't obvious. The timing felt off. We heard every version of "interesting, but..."
We built anyway.

Then came Operation Sindoor. And suddenly the conversation changed not just that drone autonomy is important, but that it will be essential!! Infrastructure. Defence. Industrial inspection.
The question is no longer if?? It's who and how fast!
We've believed that since the beginning.
We've been building toward it since the beginning.
Our goal initially was never to build a drone company.
It was to commoditise drone autonomy, to make this technology reliable, affordable and deployable at scale across India and world.
We're still on that path. Very much still on it.

This recognition from Forbes means something beyond our name on a list. VECROS got a stage in Industry, Manufacturing & Energy, the exact category where this technology will reshape what's possible.
That validation belongs to the team that kept building when the world hadn't caught up yet.
To everyone who told us the market wasn't ready:
The market caught up. We'll keep going.

[Naval @naval]

You aren’t starting a company. You’re laying bricks in the foundation of a skyscraper.

[The Rocket Media @TheRocketMediaX]

Meet Sushant Sachdeva!
(IIT-JEE Rank 1 & Top Computer Scientist from India)

Working on some of the deepest problems in algorithms, optimization, machine learning and graph theory

> He completed his BTech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2008
> Received the President of India Gold Medal at IIT Bombay
> Pursued his PhD in Computer Science from Princeton University
> Joined as a Research Fellow at UC Berkeley and worked as a Postdoc Associate at Yale University
> After that, he spent a year as a Research Scientist at Google
> And Currently, he is working as Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI
> While also serving as a Professor at University of Toronto and faculty member at Vector Institute

His research focuses on graph algorithms, combining tools from optimization, numerical linear algebra, and discrete mathematics.

He is best known for his work on randomized Gaussian elimination for solving linear systems and fast algorithms for computing network flow capacities.

From IIT Bombay to OpenAi, Sushant Sachdeva’s journey is a reminder that Many Indian minds are shaping the deepest foundations of computer science and AI

[Suraj Sharma @suraj_sharma14]

Bill Gates. Steve Jobs. Mark Zuckerberg. Melanie Perkins.

They didn't build empires during the school year.
They built them during their "off season."

Now it's your turn.

Off Season II Founders, Inc.:
> June 24–Aug 7 • Fort Mason, SF • 6 weeks
> 100 builders • No curriculum • Just obsession + playground + peer momentum
> Demo day: Up to $250K funding • $50K perks for all

This is where summer becomes legacy.

Apply by June 7 → https://t.co/tYSHnhbSRI

#OffSeason #FoundersInc #BuildTheFuture @fdotinc

[YourStory @YourStoryCo]

Vijayawada-based space-tech startup @RedBalloon_Aero has successfully launched India’s first indigenous super-pressure balloon carrying commercial payloads, placing the country among just five nations with this capability.

Founded in 2025 by by former Skyroot Aerospace executives @cvskiran and Sireesh Pallikonda, the startup’s VISTA platform ascended nearly 25 km above Earth and completed missions for seven national and international partners across telecom, earth observation, navigation, and disaster monitoring.

Unlike conventional balloons, VISTA can remain operational for weeks or even months, enabling persistent near-space connectivity and surveillance at a fraction of satellite deployment costs.

The company is targeting opportunities across telecommunications, disaster management, agriculture, and environmental sensing as it looks to compete in the fast-growing near-space economy.

#SpaceTech #RedBalloonAerospace #IndiaSpace #DeepTech #Aerospace #StartupIndia #Satellite #Telecom #Innovation

[Vinayak Khosla @vinayak_kh56506]

What percentage of a drone is made in India?
Where are the opportunities for an investor?

Various Components of a drone -

1. Payloads (50-55% of cost_
-> Flight Controller - Indigenised
-> Sensors - Imported
-> Warheads - Indigenised
-> GPS Module - Indigenised

2. Aero Structure (10% of Cost of Drone)
-> Carbon Fiber -Almost all imported from Japan, Taiwan, USA, Germany, China
-> Aerospace grade Aluminum - Indigenised
-> Titanium - Majority Imported but processed in India

3. Propulsion (20% of cost)
-> BLDC Motors - Indigenised
-> Magnets (rare earth) - Imported from China
-> Electronic Speed Controllers - Indigenised
-> Engine Alloy - Indigenised

4. Battery (15% of cost)
-> Li Ion Cells - Imported
-> Copper
-> Graphite

- Overall , almost 60-705 of a drone has been indigenised in India but we still rely on imports for very critical components.

Different players in the drone manufacturing in listed India and their capabilities in the next tweet.

[Pawan @PawanKChandana]

Congrats Nuwal Sahab. One of the humblest people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing.

Have known him since the early years of @SkyrootA. They have been among our earliest investors and supporters. From spending nights at railway stations due to financial constraints to building one of the world’s largest integrated explosives and defence manufacturing companies right here from Nagpur — his journey is one of the most remarkable entrepreneurial stories from India. 🇮🇳

@solar_ind_group #PadmaAwardee

[Mansi Sheth @mansisheth_]

Over the years, I've met founders at every stage — building software, hardware, solving real problems, creating new categories, or just holding on to find their fit.What strikes me most? The sheer courage it takes. To put everything on the line. To hold on to a belief when nothing is certain. To keep moving forward when the path isn't clear.
That first step — the decision to build — is the hardest one. The rest unfolds along the journey. 🙌If you're building in deep tech or AI, I'd love to connect and support wherever I can.#DeepTech #AI #FounderLife #Startups #BuildersThe