Nasscom deeptech

Indian Deeptech founders landed in New York with four things to build: capital access, customer conversations, partnerships, and university collaborations.

Nasscom began with a curtain raiser at the Consulate General of India in New York, where each participating Deeptech startup presented its solution directly to investors, enterprise CXOs, and ecosystem partners.

Ambassador Binaya S. Pradhan, Consul General of India in New York, welcomed the delegation and told the founders they had arrived in the US at the right time. He spoke about those four routes and about the widening scope for India and US cooperation in frontier technologies.

Ravi Kuchibhotla, Chief Strategy Officer at Cognizant, spoke on partnering and co-innovating with fast-scaling startups. Wesley Mathews, Vice President of State Governmental Affairs at PSEG, and Kavita Doshi, Senior Director, Communications at Nasscom, closed the evening in conversation on cross-border talent mobility and sustainable data centers.

Thank you to the Consulate General of India in New York and to the founders, investors, and leaders who joined the curtain raiser. The days ahead carry the rest of the program: technology exchange, cross-border growth, and partnerships.

Industrial operations generate massive volumes of real-time sensor data, yet many organisations still rely on reactive systems that catch issues only after they occur — causing downtime and avoidable losses.

Neuralix AI, part of the Nasscom Deeptech Club Accelerate Program (Industry 4.0), tackles this with physics-informed AI systems built for mission-critical sectors like defence, energy, and manufacturing.

The problem: Conventional AI relies heavily on historical patterns, making it unreliable in dynamic industrial settings. Existing SCADA/DCS systems collect data but lack the intelligence to interpret physical behaviour or predict degradation in real time.

Neuralix AI's platform offers:
→ Physics-Informed Operational Intelligence — combining engineering principles with AI for explainable insights
→ Real-Time Predictive Reliability — integrating with SCADA, DCS, and IIoT to monitor asset health and predict failures
→ Sovereign & Secure AI Infrastructure — built for on-premise and air-gapped environments

Key features:
→ Physics-informed AI grounded in first-principles engineering
→ SCADA, DCS, and industrial IoT integration
→ Proprietary Data Lifecycle Templatization (DLT) framework
→ Hybrid architecture blending signal processing, statistical learning, and physics-based constraints
→ Predictive maintenance and operational optimisation
→ Engineered for secure, low-connectivity, air-gapped deployments

From industrial energy optimisation to sovereign AI initiatives like Project EKAM for the Indian Army, Neuralix AI shows how India-built Deeptech tackles real-world operational complexity — advancing .

🔗 neuralixai.in

As cities expand and environmental challenges intensify, organisations need more than static maps — they need real-time, intelligent insights that turn data into action.

Heliware, part of the Nasscom Deeptech Club Accelerate Program (Industry 4.0), is solving this with an AI-powered 3D geospatial intelligence platform that unifies satellite, drone, and ground data into one decision-making environment.

The problem: Traditional GIS ecosystems rely on disconnected tools and specialised expertise, slowing decisions and raising costs.

Heliware's platform offers:
→ Unified Geospatial Intelligence across satellite, drone, and ground data
→ AI-Powered Spatial Analytics — object detection, terrain classification, anomaly and change monitoring
→ 3D Visualisation & Simulation — interactive digital twins and predictive scenario planning

Key features:
→ Patented 3D rendering technology
→ Real-time digital twin creation
→ No-code analytics for non-experts
→ AI-driven object/change/anomaly detection
→ Integrated governance, analytics, and visualisation workflows
→ Faster deployment, lower costs than traditional GIS

With deployments across smart cities, defence, infrastructure, agriculture, and energy, Heliware shows how India-built Deeptech is making geospatial intelligence accessible and impactful — bringing to life.

🔗 heliware.co.in

Endee: AI Search & Intelligence, Built for the Edge

The most demanding AI workloads today don't run in a data center — they run on drones, robots, factory floors, and embedded devices, with no cloud, limited power, and no room for error.

Endee (Endee Labs Private Limited), part of the Nasscom Deeptech Club Accelerate Program (Industry 4.0), addresses this with nSearch — its proprietary vector search and intelligence engine, built to run everywhere AI actually happens, from data centers to the physical edge.

Why this matters:
Retrieval already consumes up to 60% of AI infrastructure cost, and most platforms aren't built for the edge — they need constant connectivity, heavy compute, and standard encryption doesn't reach the retrieval layer. That breaks down fast on a drone, robot, or factory device, exactly where physical AI needs it most.

Endee's platform delivers:
→ Universal Deployment: one engine, running in the cloud, on-premises, or fully on-device — tested on Android, Raspberry Pi, and NVIDIA Jetson
→ Edge-Grade Performance:

Mobility challenges affect millions of people worldwide, yet access to advanced rehabilitation technology often remains limited by high costs, infrastructure requirements, and complex maintenance needs.​

Astrek Innovations, a part of the Nasscom Deeptech Club Accelerate Program (Industry 4.0), is addressing this challenge through AI-enabled exoskeletons and rehabilitation robotics designed to make mobility support more accessible, scalable, and practical.​

Why this problem demands attention:​
Many rehabilitation centres and hospitals continue to face barriers in adopting advanced gait-training systems due to their size, cost, and operational complexity. At the same time, there is a growing need for technology-enabled mobility rehabilitation solutions that can support recovery outcomes while remaining accessible to a wider range of healthcare facilities.​

Astrek’s flagship solution, Unik Exo, is helping bridge this gap through a patented exoskeleton platform that combines biomechanical engineering, embedded motor control, and intelligent motion mapping.​

Key features:​
→ AI-enabled exoskeleton technology designed to support assisted gait rehabilitation​
→ Patented gait-assist mechanism that enhances lower-limb stability during therapy​
→ Modular architecture that reduces servicing complexity and lowers lifecycle costs​
→ Portable design that helps transform smaller clinical spaces into effective rehabilitation environments​
→ Common platform architecture that supports both healthcare and industrial mobility applications​
→ International traction with deployments and validation initiatives underway in the UAE and Japan​

By combining robotics, AI, and biomechanical innovation, Astrek Innovations is demonstrating how India-built Deeptech can make advanced rehabilitation technologies more accessible across healthcare and industrial ecosystems.​

Find out how Astrek is bringing advanced mobility solutions closer to hospitals, rehabilitation centres, and patients, while showcasing the power of : https://www.astrekinnovations.com​

Manufacturing is entering a new era where automation is expected to be flexible, intelligent, and capable of adapting to real-world production variability.​

Terafac Technologies, part of the Nasscom Deeptech Club Accelerate Program (Industry 4.0), is building the Physical AI layer that enables industrial robots to move beyond rigid automation and function as adaptive manufacturing systems.​

Why this problem demands attention:​
Welding remains one of the most critical and skill-dependent processes in manufacturing. But growing shortages of skilled welders, combined with increasingly dynamic production environments, are exposing the limits of conventional robotic systems that need extensive programming, fixed fixtures, and tightly controlled setups.​

Terafac's flagship solution, WeldT, provides:​
→ Adaptive Robotic Welding: AI-powered vision scans real-world components and adjusts welding paths and parameters in real time.​
→ Simplified Robot Operation: Operators work directly from 3D CAD models via an intuitive point-and-click workflow, eliminating complex robot programming.​
→ Intelligent Shopfloor Automation: Physical AI lets robots respond to production deviations and changing factory conditions with greater precision and flexibility.​

Key features:​
→ Physical AI layer for industrial robotic manufacturing​
→ AI-vision seam detection and intelligent path correction​
→ Zero-programming workflow through CAD-based operation​
→ Edge AI-enabled real-time weld parameter optimisation​
→ Fixtureless robotic welding for flexible environments​
→ Compatibility with standard industrial robots and welding systems​
→ Improved productivity and weld consistency across variable conditions​

Through AI vision, adaptive robotics, and intelligent automation, Terafac Technologies shows how India-built Deeptech can reshape industrial manufacturing for the next generation.​

Discover how Terafac is enabling a smarter, more adaptive future for manufacturing robotics — advancing the spirit of .​

https://www.terafac.com/​

Niharika Kolte, Founder of Volar Alta, will join the Nasscom and Maruti Suzuki Innovation webinar "From Startup to Scale-up: Unlocking Market Access for Women Entrepreneurs."

Her session, "Building and Scaling as a Woman Founder," will draw on her own path, building through India's enterprise and startup landscape.

Market access remains one of the harder gaps for women-led startups to close, even as funding conversations get louder. This session will put that gap on the table, with practical detail rather than broad encouragement.

📅 17 September 2026
🕐 3:00 – 4:00 PM IST

Register Now : https://luma.com/nasscom-782w

India's drone industry is on track for significant growth in the coming years. Imported avionics still account for a large share of the average drone's cost, a gap currently held outside India. ​

Vyomastra Technologies is building that stack indigenously through its hardware platform, AeroAtoms. ​

→ Orbit, a multi-constellation GNSS series (NavIC, GPS, Galileo, BeiDou) with centimeter-level RTK accuracy ​
→ AVA, an autopilot with redundant IMU and real-time flight computing ​
→ Wave, an ESC with integrated motor telemetry ​
→ PowerFlex, a BEC for stable power regulation ​

The stack runs on a DroneCAN-based distributed architecture, integrating with PX4 and ArduPilot flight stacks and cutting wiring complexity compared to
traditional UART/PWM setups. It's built with zero dependency on Chinese-origin critical electronics, keeping it viable for sensitive industrial and defence
deployments. ​

AeroAtoms has moved from early orders to real deployment, with GNSS modules live and OEM integrations underway. ​

Deeptech startups do not scale on funding alone. Recognition, partnerships, and IP protection each open a different kind of door.

Across the Nasscom Deeptech Club Launchpad, five startups have reached milestones that reflect this.

→ Rotatum Mechatronics was recognized as a winner of the NXP India Tech Startup Challenge 2026, validating its work in high-precision actuation systems for robotics, aerospace, defence, and industrial applications.

→ Curium Life Tech was selected as an awardee of the Polyphonic™ AI Fund for Surgery QuickFire Challenge by Johnson & Johnson Innovation, bringing global recognition to its AI-driven surgical work.

→ VISIST AI signed an MoU with REVA University, bringing sports science, biomechanics, and injury prevention research into its AI-powered sports platform.

→ Anuna Labs was granted a patent for synthesizing copper nanoparticles from e-waste, the result of three years of R&D, with applications across electronics, energy, and sustainable manufacturing.

→ Ksham Innovations signed an MoU with AYJNISHD(D), Mumbai, for clinical validation of Able Glasses, its Made-in-India hearing aid technology, and was featured by the Press Information Bureau.
Each milestone points to a different part of what building Deeptech in India actually requires: technical validation, institutional partnerships, and protected IP.

The Deeptech Club Launchpad continues to support startups making this transition from prototype to scale.

Applications are open for DTC Launchpad program: https://nasscom.accubate.app/ext/form/11348/1/apply