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Mid-tier venture capital firms in India are shifting their focus to deeptech startups, according to the ETtech Morning Dispatch. Established sector-agnostic investors like Antler, Kae Capital, and Bertelsmann India Investments are allocating more resources to evaluate complex science and engineering-based startups in sectors such as climate tech, defence tech, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence.
Over the past year, deeptech startups raised $574 million across 61 deals, marking a significant increase from 2025's $679 million invested in 94 deals.
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