The Week Reinforces IAN Group’s Perspective: India’s Deep Tech Moment is a Global Imperative
The recent issue of The Week magazine (August 10, 2025) highlights the growing importance of India’s deep tech capabilities and reinforces the position that IAN Group has long advocated. It explains that India’s global standing increasingly relies on breakthroughs in areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, aerospace, biotechnology and clean energy.
The article stresses that technological strength now defines a nation’s global standing. It calls for India to develop the products and services the world demands, invest aggressively in research and development, strengthen industry and academia partnerships and create risk capital frameworks for deep tech ventures. Citing ASPI’s finding that China leads in 37 of 44 critical technology sectors, it warns that unless India boosts its R&D spend to 2.4 % of GDP, nurtures patient capital and enforces strong intellectual property protections, it risks falling behind in industries vital to future growth and security.
Saurabh Srivastava, Co-Founder (IAN Group), emphasizes that India’s private sector still hesitates to invest deeply in R&D and relies heavily on government funding. Companies must shift to sustained, long-term investments in deep science and innovation to remain globally competitive.
Padmaja Ruparel, Co-Founder (IAN Group and Senior Managing Partner, IAN Alpha Fund), highlights that India’s investment focus has shifted from software startups to deep tech areas such as AI, space technology, rare-earth materials, biotechnology, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing. This reflects growing LP confidence in science-driven ventures and India’s rise as a center for foundational research and engineering.
IAN Group’s approach pairs patient capital with industry-leader mentoring. Through its global network, it helps deep-tech startups scale in India and succeed worldwide.
The Week showcases BrainsightAI’s neurological diagnostics platform and Dhruva Space’s private satellite solutions to illustrate how long-term research backing fuels real-world impact.