- Startup Policy Forum (SPF) launches DeepVerse, its Centre for DeepTech Innovation, a multi-stakeholder platform to accelerate India’s deeptech ecosystem
- The platform features an 18-member high-powered Advisory Board comprising investors, founders, global technology firms, policymakers, government, and academia
- Ten leading VC firms come together on the platform to promote India’s deeptech ecosystem including 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, including semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, spacetech, quantum tech, defence tech, biotech & healthtech, cleantech & energy, drones & aerospace, electric vehicles, robotics.
- DeepVerse builds on #100DesiDeepTechs, SPF’s national initiative with MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), Startup India (DPIIT) and IIT Madras, which identified a cohort of India’s 100 leading deeptech startups in May 2026.
- DeepVerse will soon launch its extensive report to highlight policy actionables across the ten sectors
NEW DELHI, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — , President & CEO, Startup Policy Forum.
Members
DeepVerse brings together members across three tiers, Deep Core, Deep Circle and Patrons, who will contribute industry insight to its policy consultations and help drive its ecosystem initiatives
- Deep Core: Accel, Airbound, Ather Energy, Avaana Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cars24, Crane Ventures, Dayananda Sagar University, Digantara, Endiya Partners, Intel, Iron Pillar, Lightspeed, Speciale Invest, and Stride Asset Management
- Deep Circle: Alteon, Aspera, Beenext, Gabit, General Autonomy, Meta, Newtrace, Pronto, River and Yulu
- Patrons: CarDekho Group, Global Education Lab, Sarvam, Scaler and SQ1
Built on #100DesiDeepTechs
DeepVerse takes forward the work of #100DesiDeepTechs, SPF’s nation-building initiative to give India’s deeptech founders a voice in policymaking. The initiative was developed with MeitY Startup Hub, Startup India (DPIIT) and IIT Madras. It was announced in July 2025 and formally launched at TiECON Delhi in October 2025.
Over the course of 8 months, SPF hosted several Deeptech Baatcheet sessions in innovation hubs including Delhi and Bengaluru. At these sessions, Advisory Board members chaired in-depth dialogues with founders on regulation, access to capital, talent and global expansion. DeepVerse gives this work a permanent home, and gives this growing cohort of Deeptech Startups a sustained voice in shaping India’s deeptech policy.
About Startup Policy Forum
Startup Policy Forum (SPF) is an independent, not-for-profit industry alliance representing 75+ of India’s leading new-age tech companies, with a combined valuation of over USD 100 billion. Its members span fintech, deeptech, consumer tech, healthtech, edtech and emerging technologies, and include Groww, Zerodha, Razorpay, Pine Labs, Sarvam, Emergent, CRED, Meesho, Invideo, Digantara, Airbound, Snabbit, Pronto, Cars24 and many others. SPF works across four pillars: policy advocacy, global visibility, community building and thought leadership.
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