Nasscom deeptech

Your chance to be recognized as one of India’s top Deeptech innovators starts here!

The Nasscom Emerge 50 2026 Awards is looking for the next wave of Deeptech leaders. Here’s how the application process works:

→ Nominations: 13th April- 17th May, 2026
→ Evaluation & Shortlisting: 27th May- 8th June, 2026
→Jury Round: 15th June-19th June, 2026
→ Award Ceremony: 6th & 7th August, 2026

Mark your calendars and take the first step!
Apply now: https://nasscom.accubate.app/ext/form/23445/1/apply

The Nasscom Deeptech Confluence is India’s premier platform for fostering innovation in the Deeptech space. Scheduled at May 14, 2026, in New Delhi, this event brings together startups, investors, corporates, and policymakers to drive India’s Deeptech ecosystem forward.

Designed as a high-impact event, the Deeptech Confluence goes beyond discussions, focused on driving action. This is where Deeptech innovators get the opportunity to engage with the stakeholders who will help them scale: investors ready to fund breakthrough technologies, corporates looking for game-changing solutions, and government representatives focused on shaping the policy landscape. Through strategic partnerships, investment pathways, and business collaborations, the Confluence aims to position India as a global leader in Deeptech.

Event Highlights:
➔ Roundtable Discussions with key players from the deeptech ecosystem, creating a space for impactful conversations that can shape the future of India’s tech landscape.
➔ Insightful Panels exploring crucial topics like government adoption of Deeptech and the financial realities of scaling hard-tech innovations.
➔ Startup Showcase, where high-potential startups will present their innovations directly to investors and corporate partners.
➔ Networking Opportunities throughout the day, fostering connections that drive business development, partnerships, and industry growth.
➔ Investor & Enterprise Connect, offering startups direct access to investors and corporations interested in exploring partnerships, pilots, and investments.

The Nasscom Deeptech Confluence it’s a strategic convergence of ideas, capital, and ambition, enabling India to move from being a consumer of technology to a global tech creator.

Apply Now: https://luma.com/yrhpfhdr

The Nasscom Emerge 50 2026 is a platform designed to recognize and amplify startups driving breakthrough innovations through Deeptech.

Startups leveraging the following technologies are encouraged to apply:

→ Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML): Building intelligent systems for automation, optimization, and predictive solutions across industries.
→ Internet of Things (IoT): Connecting devices to enhance efficiency, enable data-driven decisions, and create smarter ecosystems.
→ Blockchain: Transforming industries with decentralized, secure, and transparent solutions.
→ Big Data & Analytics: Unlocking insights from large data sets to improve processes and make smarter decisions.
→ Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR): Redefining user experiences and creating immersive applications across healthcare, retail, entertainment, and more.
→ Robotics: Innovating automation and robotics systems that increase productivity, accuracy, and cost-efficiency.
→ 3D Printing & Drones: Disrupting manufacturing and logistics with scalable, innovative solutions.

If your startup is solving complex problems and creating new possibilities using cutting-edge technologies, this is your opportunity!
Apply Now:https://nasscom.accubate.app/ext/form/23445/1/apply

The Nasscom Deeptech Startup Mixer (in collaboration with NetApp Excellerator) on 15th April in Gurugram brought together a curated gathering of 100+ stakeholders from across the Deeptech ecosystem.

With 102 participants in the room including Deeptech founders, corporate leaders, investors, and ecosystem enablers, the evening was designed to go beyond formal networking, creating the conversations that are direct, relevant, and outcome-oriented.

What stood out was not just the diversity of the room, but the quality of engagement, with founders discussing real use-cases with corporates, investors exploring opportunities grounded in Deeptech innovation, and ecosystem players contributing perspectives that help bridge research, industry, and scale.
About the Nasscom Deeptech Confluence

The Nasscom Deeptech Confluence is a high-octane platform designed to bridge the gap between high-potential startups and the industry leaders, investors, and policymakers essential for scale.

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Venue:New Delhi (Venue details to be announced)
Registration: Open to all | Registration-based entry
Applications open https://luma.com/yrhpfhdr

India’s Deeptech Ecosystem Gets a Boost with ₹10,000 Crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0!
The government has launched the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) to mobilize capital for Deeptech, early-stage growth companies, and manufacturing startups. This initiative aims to address long-standing funding gaps and support the next generation of tech-driven innovation in India.
With a focus on complex problems, longer R&D cycles, and higher costs, FoF 2.0 will provide dedicated capital to deeptech startups and micro VCs, ensuring that India’s vibrant startup ecosystem continues to thrive.

Ashish Aggarwal, Vice-president, Nasscom, highlights the critical importance of fund deployment and scaling Indian startups for global success.
This funding initiative will drive innovation, create jobs, and propel India’s position as a global tech leader.

Last Call: Join the Deeptech Evolution!

The Nasscom Deeptech Club Mixer is just around the corner, and this is your final opportunity to be part of an exclusive evening of high-value interactions. This unique event will bring together Deeptech founders, investors, corporate leaders, and ecosystem enablers to discuss strategic collaborations, capital access, and market growth in a relaxed, open environment.

This mixer is designed to spark real partnerships and provide solutions to the challenges Deeptech startups face today. Do not miss your chance to be part of the conversation that will shape the future of Deeptech.

Date: 17th April
Time: 6:00 PM onwards
Location: Chennai
Secure your spot before it is too late!
Apply Now-https://luma.com/im53ilbu

On World Quantum Day, we celebrate India’s rising quantum prowess from the legacy of Satyendra Nath Bose to cutting-edge breakthroughs shaping our technological future. This moment feels even more special as India has just achieved a major milestone successfully deploying a 1,000 km quantum communication network under the National Quantum Mission, powered by homegrown innovation from QNu Labs.

Swipe through to explore India’s Quantum Story:

India’s Quantum Journey: A legacy of innovation from 1924 to the National Quantum Mission

QpiAI: Developing the 64-qubit Kaveri processor and India’s first full-stack superconducting quantum computer

QNu Labs: Leading quantum-safe cryptography and secure communication

BosonQ Psi (BQP): Revolutionizing industry optimization with quantum-inspired solutions

MessageMe: Bringing quantum security to enterprise messaging

India is not just participating in the global quantum race, it is building sovereign capability, one breakthrough at a time. Where does your quantum innovation fit into this journey? Share your thoughts below.

Is your startup pioneering the future of deeptech?

For 16 years, the Nasscom Emerge 50 Awards has been India's guiding light for groundbreaking startups — honouring deeptech pioneers transforming India from services to products, and driving innovation that solves critical socio-economic challenges.

775+ winners. 10 unicorns. $1.17 billion raised by 72 startups in 2025 alone.

In 2026, we're seeking India's next emerging deeptech champions — startups that aren't just driving economic growth but catalysing a socio-technological shift, pioneering breakthrough research, and reshaping India's global narrative.

Who should apply?

→ Registered as a private limited company, partnership firm, or LLP in India, with a functional office in India
→ Founded after March 2016, with revenue under INR 100 crores in any previous financial year
→ Building with deep technology at TRL 2/3 to TRL 8/9, with a prototype, scientific validation, or proof of concept

Last date to apply: 17th May 2026

🔗 Apply now:https://nasscom.in/emerge50/

🇮🇳 1,000 km. Indigenous technology. Under 2 years.

India's National Quantum Mission has achieved a landmark milestone — a 1,000-km quantum communication network, one of the longest quantum key distribution (QKD) deployments in the world.

The target was 2,000 km over eight years. Half that distance has been covered in under two years of the mission's launch.

What makes this even more significant: the technology behind it is homegrown — built by QNu Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup focused on quantum-safe cybersecurity solutions.

Adding to this achievement, QQNu Labs is also a winner of the Nasscom Emerge 50 Awards 2024 ‘League of 10’ — a testament to its consistent innovation and impact in deeptech

The mission has also expanded its startup tally from 8 to 17, with new ventures working across quantum biosensors, photon sensing, quantum positioning systems, and atomic memory: QNu Labs, Sense-XT, ORVISSEMI, QuBeats, Quantum AI Global, bloq, GDQ Labs, Quantum Biosciences, Bumble Bee Instruments, and SAS Qute Electronics.

As we approach World Quantum Day, this is a powerful reminder: India isn't just participating in the quantum race — it's building sovereign capability, one breakthrough at a time.

Congratulations to QNu Labs, the Department of Science & Technology, and the entire National Quantum Mission team.

🔗 Read more: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2250162®=3&lang=1

Enterprises today face challenges far beyond just document processing. The real issue lies in managing high-stakes workflows involving fragmented data, complex decisions, and cross-functional collaboration. From legal compliance to financial operations, traditional automation struggles to keep up – resulting in inefficiencies, delays, and elevated risk exposure.​

To address these modern enterprise challenges, Botminds.ai – a Nasscom Industry Partnership Program startup – has introduced a full-stack Agentic AI Platform. This no-code platform empowers organizations to build AI systems that go beyond tasks, enabling enterprise-wide intelligence, from context-aware search and judgment-based automation to closed-loop ex*****on. Botminds makes it possible to reason over unstructured data, trigger actions, and involve the right stakeholders at the right time.​

​Botminds.ai reduces manual effort by up to 90% and enables 10x faster delivery of production-grade AI solutions. Its Agentic AI capabilities help enterprises synthesize answers across disconnected content, make sense of exceptions, and automate workflows with human oversight. This has led to measurable improvements in decision velocity, compliance visibility, and end-to-end operational agility across sectors such as legal, finance, and sourcing.​

​What sets Botminds.ai apart is its ability to build end-to-end AI applications, not isolated models. With 90% of the platform pre-built, enterprise teams can rapidly configure intelligent copilots, analytics dashboards, process workflows, and AI- powered search – without writing code. This enables faster experimentation, scalable deployment, and real-world impact in weeks, not months.​

​As part of the Nasscom Industry Partnership Program, Botminds.ai exemplifies how startups can address strategic enterprise challenges with AI-powered innovation. Through close collaboration with industry leaders, Botminds is accelerating the future of work – transforming unstructured information into strategic advantage.​

The Nasscom Deeptech Club Mixer on 17th April is designed to bring together the brightest minds in Deeptech- founders, investors, corporates, mentors, and ecosystem enablers. Our purpose: to create a collaborative space where open, authentic conversations can drive real-world solutions for Deeptech challenges.

This mixer removes the usual formalities like pitches and panels, instead focusing on honest dialogue that leads to meaningful connections and actionable collaborations. It is all about strengthening the Deeptech ecosystem and providing access to capital, market opportunities, and industry expertise.

Date: 17th April
Time: 6:00 PM onwards
Location: Chennai
Be part of this unique opportunity to shape the future of Deeptech innovation.
Apply- https://luma.com/im53ilbu

Tata Consumer Product Services is the Program Partner for the Nasscom Retail Innovation Challenge 2026, joining forces to drive forward the development of innovative solutions in the retail space. Leveraging TCPL’s deep expertise in technology and sustainability, this partnership focuses on addressing key industry challenges and enabling the creation of forward-thinking, impactful solutions.

The Nasscom Retail Innovation Challenge 2026 invites participants to tackle critical issues in the retail sector. This year, participants will focus on the following use cases from TCPL:

➔ Commodity Price & Cultivation Intelligence for TCPL Staples
➔ AI-Driven Storefront Video Analytics & Intelligent Store Health Tagging for GT & MT Ex*****on Excellence

Apply now and be part of shaping the future of retail:https://nasscom.accubate.app/ext/form/23298/1/apply