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India’s startup world witnessed a quiet but historic change earlier this year. The government doubled the official window during which a deep tech company can be classified as a "startup" from 10 years to 20 years. Alongside this, the revenue ceiling for startup-specific tax benefits and grants increased from ₹1 billion to ₹3 billion. This policy shift is more than just administrative—it signals India’s recognition of the unique challenges deep tech startups face and its comm

The National Startup Awards 2026 India has quietly announced a group of 20 startups that are not just shaping the current entrepreneurial landscape but are also defining the future of technology in India. Unlike previous years, this cohort is not dominated by fintech or food delivery models. Instead, it highlights startups working on advanced drones for defence, smart wearables for industrial safety, electric vehicle battery systems, indigenous aerospace structures, and fashi

India’s startup ecosystem has long been associated with food delivery apps and quick commerce platforms. Yet, the National Startup Awards 2026 reveal a different story. This year’s winners showcase a new breed of Indian entrepreneurship focused on solving deep-rooted, practical problems that matter for the country’s future. These startups are not chasing trends but building solutions that address foundational challenges in sectors like clean energy, aerospace, waste managemen

India has taken a bold step that could redefine its startup landscape for decades. The government has doubled the duration for which deep tech startups can retain their protected status, extending it from 10 to 20 years. Alongside this, the revenue ceiling for key benefits has been raised to ₹3 billion. This move is far from a routine policy update. It reflects a deep understanding that building world-class technologies in semiconductors, biotech, or space systems requires pa

For years, India’s most ambitious founders faced a hidden challenge. Those building semiconductors in garages, engineering biotech breakthroughs in university labs, and designing space technologies in tier-2 cities had to race against a ticking clock. The old startup framework gave them just ten years to qualify for government benefits. This timeline clashed with the natural pace of deep tech innovation, which often requires fifteen or twenty years of research and development

India’s semiconductor industry has long been overshadowed by global giants like NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and Intel. Yet, in the heart of Hyderabad, a bold vision is taking shape. Karthik Gurumurthy, a seasoned expert with years of experience at Texas Instruments and MosChip, decided to challenge the status quo. In 2022, he founded Mindgrove Technologies Hyderabad, an India chip design startup with a mission to put India on the global semiconductor map. This blog explores how his dee

Building a semiconductor or engineering a biotech solution that could transform Indian healthcare takes years, often more than a decade. Until recently, deep tech founders in India faced pressure to prove commercial success within timelines suited for quick-turnaround apps like food delivery. This mismatch created a structural challenge for science-driven startups. That challenge has now been addressed by a major policy reform, signaling a new era for India’s deep tech ecosys

#BellatrixAerospace #IndiaInSpace #SpaceTech #DeepTechIndia #IndianStartups The space industry is evolving rapidly, and a Bengaluru-based startup is making waves not by building rockets, but by creating the essential technology that powers satellites in orbit. Bellatrix Aerospace, founded in 2015 by engineers Rohan Ganapathy and Yashas Karanam, has recently secured $20 million in Pre-Series B funding. This milestone signals a turning point for the Indian deep tech space secto