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India’s Deeptech gap is not a shortage of innovation. It is the last mile between a working product and a system an enterprise will actually run. ​

In conversation with Shreya, Director & Head of @nasscomdeeptech, Neel Mehta, President of @BCE_Global, argues that the bottleneck was never the research. It is the security review, the compliance framework, the scale testing, and the organizational bureaucracy that sits between a proven technology and its first production deployment. Deeptech companies often run out of steam at exactly that point. GCCs, embedded in the customer journey and close to the pain points, are positioned to carry the work the rest of the way. ​

On where India should place its biggest strategic bet, his answer is direct. Capital and research get the attention because they are photogenic. Talent is the underserved layer. As AI absorbs more of the work, the human judgment required to build and govern agentic systems becomes more specialized, not less. ​

​Watch the full conversation: youtu.be/xartlFWcHqM

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@MathWorks joins Nasscom Mobility Innovation Challenge 2.0 as Technology Enablement Partner, giving participating teams access to engineering tools and the expertise to apply them.

Participating startups get:
→ Three-month complimentary access to MathWorks tools licences including MATLAB and Simulink
→ Technology Mentoring by MathWorks Application Engineering during the program period
→ Access to technical mentoring and guidance from MathWorks subject matter experts to address Mobility challenge problem statements.

The support runs alongside the program, so teams can work through their approaches with engineers who know the tools, while they build.

Stay tuned for updates on the 2nd edition of the Mobility Innovation Challenge.

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The application window for the curated Investor & Enterprise Connect sessions at Nasscom Deeptech Confluence, Chennai, now closes on 8th November 2026.

Deeptech startups usually need two conversations running in parallel: one with investors who understand long technology cycles, and one with enterprises willing to test the technology in live operations. The connect sessions put both on the same agenda.

On 26th November, #NasscomDeeptechConfluence Chennai will host curated 1:1 meetings between Deeptech founders, investors, and enterprise decision-makers. The conversations will focus on:
→ Funding opportunities with investors evaluating Deeptech startups
→ Technology adoption within enterprise operations
→ Potential pilots that move solutions into real deployment
→ Strategic partnerships for long-term collaboration
For startups, participation is a two-step process:
→ Register for the Confluence: luma.com/nasscom-fo4l

Apply for the curated connect sessions by 8th November: nasscom.accubate.app/ext/form/24555…

Investors and corporates interested in meeting relevant Deeptech startups in Chennai can write to Ankita Puranik at apuranik@nasscom.in.

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India produces world-class research in its labs, but bridging the gap between a breakthrough idea and a real-world product requires seamless collaboration among founders, investors, institutions, industry leaders, and policymakers.

To explore this, we are launching #TheMiddleGround - a new monthly webinar series where industry practitioners break down each stage of the lab-to-market journey based on real-world experience.

Episode 1: What’s Worth Translating?
What to Expect:
→ Researchers and faculty: How a lab result gets judged for commercial potential, and what to do before publishing or filing
→ Tech transfer and IP offices: Which disclosures a lab director pushes forward, and where lab-to-TTO handoffs break down
→ Industry R&D and innovation teams: What a national lab offers industry, and what makes a result worth partnering on
→ Funders and investors: Where research drops out before it becomes fundable, and the signals that mark a commercial opportunity
→ Policymakers and government agencies: How funding and programs shape what moves forward
→ Startups and early-career researchers: How the lab side thinks, and how to approach a national lab with a commercial question

Join us as Dr. @AshishLele3467, Director at @csir_ncl, starts the series.

Event Details:
📅 Date: Thursday, 12 November 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM IST
📍 Format: Virtual

Who should attend: Deeptech researchers, tech transfer professionals, industry R&D leaders, investors, and policymakers.

Secure your spot today: luma.com/ody1kgj7

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A pilot is like a hobby. Production deployment is like a habit. That one line explains most of what separates startups that make it inside a large enterprise from the ones that stall. ​

In conversation with @hivaidee, Founder of @TheParamNetwork, @drtapans, Senior Executive Officer, Digital Enterprise at @Maruti_Corp, explains why a company with that much engineering capacity still builds with startups. Technology moves faster than any one organization can keep up with, which turns buy versus build into a partnership question. ​

What stops most startups is not capability. It is getting too attached to the technology. The ones that scale start from the customer problem and let the technology serve it. ​

Watch the full conversation here : youtu.be/8hkTr8t0iuI

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