Last Updated Mar - 10 - 2025, 01:58 PM | Source : Fela News
less funding for climate tech startups based in India with almost negligible government support.
Over the past few years, funding for DeepTech and climate tech startups has been a tiny percentage of the overall startup investments. Moreover, most of this funding has been in early-stage startups creating a gap in growth capital for companies looking to scale.
Less than 3% of India's startups have been able to reach beyond the funding stage according to a report by IIMA Ventures and Japan’s MUFG Bank released last year.
Deeptech is a term for advanced technologies rooted in scientific innovation, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, and clean energy.
“There is a gap in growth capital for deep tech startups, while domestic money is also not as available. We are hoping that the new fund of fund that is being set up by the government will propel the next cycle of deep tech funding,” said Anjali Bansal, founding partner of Avaana Capital.
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