Topic: deep tech
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India Revamps Startup Rules to Boost Deep Tech Innovation
India has extended its startup classification for deep tech firms to 20 years and raised the revenue ceiling for tax benefits to ₹3 billion, acknowledging their longer development cycles. The government is supporting the sector with a ₹1 trillion RDI Fund and a private investor alliance, aiming t...
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NVIDIA, Qualcomm Back India's Next Deep Tech Startups
NVIDIA and Qualcomm Ventures have joined the India Deep Tech Alliance, contributing strategic expertise and over $850 million to a coalition that has launched with over $1 billion in commitments to support Indian deep-tech startups. India's startup ecosystem has matured with over 180,000 startups...
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China's 996 vs Korea's 52-Hour Work Week: Tech Sector Clash
The global tech race intensifies the conflict between the need for rapid innovation and the push for regulated work hours, exemplified by China's "996" culture versus South Korea's 52-hour workweek mandate. South Korea's 52-hour workweek, with limited special overtime allowances, faces criticism ...
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Liza Noonan Appointed CEO of Cicada Innovations to Boost Deep Tech
Liza Noonan has been appointed as the new CEO of Cicada Innovations, starting November 3, 2025, bringing extensive experience from roles at Investment NSW and CSIRO to support the organization's deep tech mission. Cicada Innovations has a strong track record, having nurtured over 400 startups, se...
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Elaia Secures €134M for Third Deep-Tech Seed Fund
A Paris-based VC firm closed a €134 million deep-tech seed fund, DTS3, to invest in early-stage B2B companies, highlighting strong investor confidence in European deep-tech. The fund targets three core areas—advanced computing, future of industry, and life sciences—and leverages deep ties with le...
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India Launches $1.1B State Venture Capital Fund
The Indian government has approved a $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital fund to provide patient capital for high-potential, high-risk sectors like AI and advanced manufacturing, addressing a recent decline in private investment. Structured as a fund-of-funds, this initiative builds on a su...
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Europe's Deep Tech Spinouts Hit $1B+ Valuations in 2025
Europe's deep tech sector is booming, with university spinouts now valued at nearly $400 billion and attracting significant venture capital, defying broader market trends as research transforms into high-value companies. New funds are emerging to invest in this pipeline, exemplified by firms like...
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Wave Function Ventures Raises $15M for Deep Tech Fund
Wave Function Ventures raised $15.1 million for its inaugural deep tech fund, focusing on early-stage investments in sectors like nuclear energy, robotics, and aerospace. Founder Jamie Gull leverages his engineering background from SpaceX and Scaled Composites, along with angel investing experien...
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LUMO Fund Secures €6M Investment from Spain's SETT
The LUMO Fund, a €100 million impact venture capital fund, has secured a €6 million public investment from Spain's SETT to boost early-stage tech startups in Spain and Europe, focusing on UN Sustainable Development Goals. The fund will invest in 30-35 deep tech startups from pre-seed to Series A,...
Read More » Mundi Ventures Raises €750M for Largest Deep Tech & Climate Fund
Mundi Ventures has raised €750 million for its Kembara Fund I to address Europe's growth-stage financing gap, targeting deep tech and climate startups with Series B and C funding. The fund's strategy is shaped by lessons from past scale-up challenges, offering large equity investments and product...
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Expand North Star 2025: Digital Finance & Deep-Tech Innovations
Expand North Star 2025, held at Dubai Harbor, gathered thousands of visitors and industry leaders to explore digital finance and deep-tech innovations, featuring 2,000 startups and over 1,200 investors managing assets exceeding $1.1 trillion. Key discussions at the event focused on the integratio...
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U.S. Government and Startups: A Complex Relationship
The collaboration between American startups and the federal government has deepened, providing funding and contracts in fields like AI and defense, but it also exposes startups to risks such as disruptions during government shutdowns. A recent Equity podcast highlighted that today's startups, esp...
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Neil Murray Raises Third Nordic-Focused VC Fund
Neil Murray's Copenhagen-based firm closed a new $6 million venture fund to invest in early-stage Nordic robotics, AI, and deep tech startups, reflecting the region's strong innovation momentum. He strategically capped the fund at $6 million, turning away over $20 million to prioritize investor a...
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Presight & Shorooq Launch $100M AI Fund for 30 Startups
The Presight-Shorooq Fund I is a new $100 million investment vehicle actively seeking to back 25 to 30 promising AI and deep tech startups, with forty percent of its capital reserved for later funding rounds to support scaling companies. Beyond financial investment, the fund provides strategic su...
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India Startup Funding Hits $11B in 2025 Amid Investor Caution
India's startup funding in 2025 reached about $10.5 billion, but deal volume fell sharply by 39%, reflecting a more selective and cautious investor environment focused on sustainable business models rather than speculative ventures. Early-stage funding showed resilience with a 7% increase, while ...
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Pat Gelsinger's Plan to Save Moore's Law with Federal Help
Pat Gelsinger, former Intel CEO, is now executive chairman of semiconductor startup xLight, which has secured a preliminary U.S. government funding agreement for up to $150 million, making the federal government its largest shareholder. xLight aims to revolutionize chip manufacturing by developin...
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Stanford Students Launch $2M National Startup Accelerator
A $2 million national startup accelerator, Breakthrough Ventures, has been launched by Stanford students to provide funding and support specifically for college students and recent graduates. The program distinguishes itself with a national scope, a hybrid model, and resources like grants up to $...
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Europe's Tech Boom: Unicorns and a New Identity Emerge
Europe's tech sector demonstrated significant maturity in early 2026, with five new unicorns emerging across diverse industries like cybersecurity, defense, and ESG software, signaling a distinct and confident innovation ecosystem separate from Silicon Valley. This growth reflects a strategic shi...
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The Nordic Startup Boom: What's Fueling the Growth?
The Nordic startup ecosystem is valued at half a trillion dollars, driven by a strong social safety net that encourages risk-taking and has attracted over $8 billion in venture capital in 2024. Experienced founders like Dennis Green-Lieber note that newer entrepreneurs in the region are bolder an...
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Peak XV Secures $1.3B to Bet Big on Indian AI Amid VC Battle
Peak XV has raised $1.3 billion, with a majority dedicated to the Indian market, to invest in AI, fintech, and consumer startups over the next few years. The firm's strategy focuses on generating strong returns rather than competing on fund size, leveraging its expertise in software and fintech, ...
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UniverCell Secures €30M to Expand Lithium-Ion Battery Production
UniverCell has secured €30 million in Series B funding to scale its specialized lithium-ion battery production in Germany, focusing on high-performance applications rather than competing in the mass EV market. The company targets niche sectors like satellites and medical devices, using a propriet...
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Nordic Founders' Bold Bets Are Driving Success
The Nordic startup scene has rapidly evolved into a major tech powerhouse, with companies achieving billion-dollar valuations and rapid revenue growth, such as Lovable reaching $200 million in a year. A key factor in this success is the region's robust social safety net, which encourages entrepre...
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