Dorm rooms to orbit: Can India's deeptech leap deliver on its promise?

India’s startup story has long been told through food delivery apps, quick-commerce platforms, and digital wallets. But a deeper narrative is emerging: The rise of deeptech startups built on hard science and engineering breakthroughs. Part-I explores why deeptech lagged in India, what’s finally changing, and the hurdles ahead. Part-II profiles the builders — their ideas, technologies, and ambitions. The question that runs through both parts is simple but seismic: Can India’s deeptech leap deliver on its promise?

  “The train has already left the station,” says Rajan Anandan, managing director at Peak XV and Surge, over Google Meet. 

 

“Deeptech is the