India's deeptech ecosystem has a new institutional home. The Startup Policy Forum (SPF) launched DeepVerse, its Centre for DeepTech Innovation, on 6 October 2026 in New Delhi — a multi-stakeholder platform uniting startups, investors, government, global technology firms and academia to accelerate deeptech through collaboration, policy dialogue and research.
The bench strength is striking. DeepVerse is guided by an 18-member advisory board of investors, founders, policymakers, academics and global technology leaders. Ten leading VC firms have joined: Accel India, Lightspeed, Bessemer Venture Partners, Speciale Invest, Endiya Partners, Crane Ventures, Avaana Capital, Iron Pillar, Stride Asset Management and Beenext.
The centre will focus on ten deeptech sub-sectors: semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, spacetech, quantum tech, defence tech, biotech & healthtech, cleantech & energy, drones & aerospace, electric vehicles and robotics. DeepVerse will soon launch a report with policy actionables across all ten sectors.
The launch builds on #100DesiDeepTechs, SPF's national initiative with MeitY Startup Hub, Startup India (DPIIT) and IIT Madras, which identified a cohort of India's 100 leading deeptech startups in May 2026. DeepVerse is the institutional follow-through — moving from identifying deeptech champions to shaping the policy and capital environment around them.
For deeptech founders, this is a development worth watching closely: when capital, policy and academia align around sector-specific actionables, regulatory friction typically falls and funding access improves.
Why it matters for founders
Deeptech is graduating from startup buzzword to institutional priority — with 10 major VCs and a policy report in the works. Founders in semiconductors, spacetech, quantum and defence should track DeepVerse's sector actionables; they will shape where capital and government support flow next.