There has been a lot of talk in the last couple of weeks about the need for Indian startup’s to work on deep tech and AI. And for VCs to invest in deep tech and AI in India. At Info Edge we have been investing in these areas for the past five years. We have a separate pool of capital for deep tech investments. Initially we invested through Red Start (an Info Edge subsidiary) and subsequently through our VC Fund @Capital2B (yes we
Have two VC Funds the better known one being @InfoEdgeVC)
Our Deeptech investing is led by @vibhores who is a partner at @Capital2B
We have invested into eighteen Deep Tech companies over the past five years. And we continue to invest in one or two more every quarter. The range is diverse - from drug discovery to mental health to materials to space technology and many other areas. The unified theme is around frontier knowledge being converted into companies.
The detailed list of our deep tech portfolio is below
Matter Motors - Battery tech & Geared motor bikes
Pantherun - Hardware & Software encryption
Leumasware - Manufacturing on demand
Manastu Space - Propulsion systems for in-space
Ahammune BioSciences - Drug candidate for auto-immune disorders
Marbles Health - Mental health & depression
BrainSight Al- Interpreting Brain MRIs
ePlaneCo - Electric Flying taxi (eVTOL)
Unbox Robotics - Robotics for ecomm warehouses
CynLr- Vision stack for Robotics
StringBio - Alternative proteins and bio-stimulants for agriculture
RaylOT - Touch-less breath monitoring
Skyserve Al - Edge-compute for Geo-spatial data
Aarogya Al - Genomics for drug-resistance against TB
Skylark Drones - Drone survey & analytics
Lumiq Al - Data storage & Analytics for BFSI
Attentive Al - Purpose-driven geospatial insights
NexStem - Brain-computer interface
@alokmittal001 Structure it like a 2-year MBA program. Let's say the fee is 50 lacs. One year intensive training and teaching. Second year use 50% of the Fee (25 lacs) as a seed fund for a business endeavour. Infra is free, year one students to work part-time. Ensure best use of 25 lacs.
India’s #AI moment is now! 🇮🇳 At @aifodforum, we discussed AI’s role in #digital sovereignty, innovation, and leadership. As the 5th-largest economy, we must lead, build, and innovate. AI will shape our future, and we must be bold to stay ahead. The time is now🚀 #fintech#escrow
Day 1 at @aifodforum - FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FORUM, hosted at the prestigious United Nations Office at Geneva, was nothing short of #inspiring.
Looking forward to an engaging conversation with a stellar panel- https://t.co/p7RMsF54wW
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This Republic Day, let’s celebrate unity and pledge to secure a safer financial future. By building trust and fighting fraud, we can drive innovation and unlock new opportunities for businesses through technology.
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Ye founder log podcast karne lag jaayenge to mujh jaise bina naukri waalon ka kaun dekhega. 🥲
Jokes apart - do watch Vivek's episode with CEO of Manipal hospitals. It was great. Let me find the link and share.
Reviewing the content for the next episode (releasing soon) of 'The Prognosis' podcast. Absolutely love this part of my job - getting to learn from remarkable entrepreneurs like @AmeeraShah , who embody boldness and fearlessness in their pursuits. Stay tuned for the episode
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Indian businesses lose ₹5,000 Cr annually to #fraud, with years lost in litigation. At Castler, we secure transactions & cut risks.
Excited to discuss this at #AIFOD2025 Winter Summit, Geneva—AI solving real-world challenge. @aifodforum