Beyond Innovation: The Rise of Deep Tech Entrepreneurship
25 Years of IIT Bombay’s Ecosystem, Applied to Deep-Tech Commercialization.
- Date:- Nov-28-2026
Location : The Address Convention Centre, Hyderabad
Designed Around Outcomes, Not Just Networking
Most conferences end when the panel discussions wrap up and people trade business cards. We structured this summit around clear, actionable mechanics to help conversations turn into actual next steps:
- Curated Startup Pitch Sessions: Eight selected startups per thematic track pitch live to an active investor jury in fast-paced, 3-minute rounds. These sessions are focused entirely on evaluating real commercial potential and securing concrete follow-up meetings.
- Research-to-Market Showcase: A platform for researchers and academic teams to present early-stage, lab-developed technology. The goal is simple: connect lab work directly with early-stage investors.
- “Meet Me Next Week” Deal Cards: Good conversations often get lost in a busy inbox on Monday morning. When an investor and founder connect on the floor, both parties fill out a physical card on-site, committing to a formal follow-up meeting the following week.
- Reverse Pitching: Active investors, government innovation missions, and corporate R&D teams lay out their thesis mandates and current problem statements.
Themes
Healthcare & MedTech | SpaceTech | DefenceTech & Dual-Use Tech
Artificial Intelligence serving as the common thread throughout
SPEAKERS
Sharad Saraf
Chairman, Board Of Governors, IIT Bombay, IIT Dharwad
Ramanan Ramanathan
Mission Governing Board Member - India AI Mission, Govt. of India
Ajit Rangnekar
Director at Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad, Former Dean ISB
Ashank Desai
Founding Member of NASSCOM
Raj Nair
Chairman at Avalon Consulting, Germinait Solutions and AGR Knowledge Solutions
Gaurav Porwal
W Health Ventures
Dr Ramesh Byrapaneni
Managing Director, Endiya Partners
Pinak Shrikande
Co-Founder & Partner - HealthKois | Partner, HealthQuad | Critical Care Physician
Namit Chugh
VC at HealthQuad
Sudarshan Saraf
CTO, Technocraft
Dr. Preet Deep Singh
Former Head, Startup India
Raj Jaswa
Visiting Professor
Prof. Trupti Mishra
Head, DSSE
- Pitch Live to Investors: Present directly to a jury that actively funds early-stage deep tech.
- Showcase Your Product: Book an exhibition stall in the hall to demo your work to over 500 attending alumni, corporate leaders, and peers.
- TEG Flagship Awards: Participating startups get a shot at the awards, where winners receive guaranteed follow-up pitch sessions with partner VC funds.
- Pre-Screened Startup Pipeline: Evaluate fast-paced pitches across three core tracks and access deep-tech ventures.
- Direct Access: Use the dedicated Investor Lounge for private meetings, or join fast-paced speed-networking rounds to meet founders efficiently.
- Share Your Thesis: Use the Reverse Pitching session to outline what your fund is looking for directly to a room full of relevant builders.
- Take Lab Work to Market: Present your lab projects directly to serial founders, industry R&D heads, and seed investors interested in commercializing research.
- Find Strategic Partners: Connect with teams who have the operational experience to help turn academic IP into a viable startup.
- Decode how AI will transform the focus industries: Sit in on keynotes and panels where domain experts decode where industry, market, & tech is actually heading.
- Plug Into the Network: Connect directly with a powerful mix of IITB alumni, ecosystem partners, researchers, startup founders, and industry trailblazers.
- Explore Next-Gen Tech: Walk the floor of our 50+ stall Expo to experience live demos from early-stage academic research and disruptive startups.
SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY
| Time | Event Details |
| 08:30 AM – 09:30 AM | Check-in & Exhibition Floor Opens
Pick up your badge, grab coffee, and get early access to the exhibition booths. |
| 09:30 AM – 09:40 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Setting the stage for the IITBAA Silver Jubilee celebration and our collaboration with the Hyderabad Chapter and TEG- The Entrepreneurship Gyan. |
| 09:40 AM – 10:30 AM | Keynote: The Next Decade of Entrepreneurship
A look at where deep tech and AI infrastructure are heading, and what that means for Indian founders globally. |
| 10:30 AM – 07:00 PM | VIP Lounge |
| 10:45 AM – 01:00 PM | Thematic Tracks & Flagship Pitch Sessions (Healthcare | SpaceTech | DefenceTech)
|
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch & Exhibition Walkthrough
Network over lunch and visit the research and startup stalls. |
| 02:00 PM – 03:30 PM | Industry Debates & Reverse Pitching
|
| 03:30 PM | Coffee Break |
| 04:00 PM – 05:15 PM | Research-to-Market Showcase
Academic teams pitch early-stage research projects to corporate R&D leaders and seed investors. |
| 05:30 PM – 06:00 PM | TEG Flagship Awards
Recognition across 3 thematic categories and deep-tech commercialization milestones. Winners receive guaranteed follow-up pitch sessions with partner VC funds. |
| 06:45 PM – 07:00 PM | Closing Remarks & Group Photo |
Organizers
Organized by the IIT Bombay Alumni Association, in collaboration with the IITBAA Hyderabad Chapter and The Entrepreneurship Gyan (TEG).
Most conferences end when the panel discussions wrap up and people trade business cards. We structured this summit around clear, actionable mechanics to help conversations turn into actual next steps:
- Curated Startup Pitch Sessions: Eight selected startups per thematic track pitch live to an active investor jury in fast-paced, 3-minute rounds. These sessions are focused entirely on evaluating real commercial potential and securing concrete follow-up meetings.
- Research-to-Market Showcase: A platform for researchers and academic teams to present early-stage, lab-developed technology. The goal is simple: connect lab work directly with early-stage investors.
- “Meet Me Next Week” Deal Cards: Good conversations often get lost in a busy inbox on Monday morning. When an investor and founder connect on the floor, both parties fill out a physical card on-site, committing to a formal follow-up meeting the following week.
- Reverse Pitching: Active investors, government innovation missions, and corporate R&D teams lay out their thesis mandates and current problem statements.
Most conferences end when the panel discussions wrap up and people trade business cards. We structured this summit around clear, actionable mechanics to help conversations turn into actual next steps:
- Curated Startup Pitch Sessions: Eight selected startups per thematic track pitch live to an active investor jury in fast-paced, 3-minute rounds. These sessions are focused entirely on evaluating real commercial potential and securing concrete follow-up meetings.
- Research-to-Market Showcase: A platform for researchers and academic teams to present early-stage, lab-developed technology. The goal is simple: connect lab work directly with early-stage investors.
- “Meet Me Next Week” Deal Cards: Good conversations often get lost in a busy inbox on Monday morning. When an investor and founder connect on the floor, both parties fill out a physical card on-site, committing to a formal follow-up meeting the following week.
- Reverse Pitching: Active investors, government innovation missions, and corporate R&D teams lay out their thesis mandates and current problem statements.
Themes
Healthcare & MedTech | SpaceTech | DefenceTech & Dual-Use Tech
Artificial Intelligence serving as the common thread throughout
SPEAKERS
Sharad Saraf
Chairman, Board Of Governors, IIT Bombay, IIT Dharwad
Ramanan Ramanathan
Mission Governing Board Member - India AI Mission, Govt. of India
Ajit Rangnekar
Director at Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad, Former Dean ISB
Ashank Desai
Founding Member of NASSCOM
Raj Nair
Chairman at Avalon Consulting, Germinait Solutions and AGR Knowledge Solutions
Gaurav Porwal
W Health Ventures
Dr Ramesh Byrapaneni
Managing Director, Endiya Partners
Pinak Shrikande
Co-Founder & Partner - HealthKois | Partner, HealthQuad | Critical Care Physician
Namit Chugh
VC at HealthQuad
Sudarshan Saraf
CTO, Technocraft
Dr. Preet Deep Singh
Former Head, Startup India
Raj Jaswa
Visiting Professor
Prof. Trupti Mishra
Head, DSSE
Why You Should Register / PARTICIPATE
- Pitch Live to Investors: Present directly to a jury that actively funds early-stage deep tech.
- Showcase Your Product: Book an exhibition stall in the hall to demo your work to over 500 attending alumni, corporate leaders, and peers.
- TEG Flagship Awards: Participating startups get a shot at the awards, where winners receive guaranteed follow-up pitch sessions with partner VC funds.
- Pre-Screened Startup Pipeline: Evaluate fast-paced pitches across three core tracks and access deep-tech ventures.
- Direct Access: Use the dedicated Investor Lounge for private meetings, or join fast-paced speed-networking rounds to meet founders efficiently.
- Share Your Thesis: Use the Reverse Pitching session to outline what your fund is looking for directly to a room full of relevant builders.
- Take Lab Work to Market: Present your lab projects directly to serial founders, industry R&D heads, and seed investors interested in commercializing research.
- Find Strategic Partners: Connect with teams who have the operational experience to help turn academic IP into a viable startup.
- Decode how AI will transform the focus industries: Sit in on keynotes and panels where domain experts decode where industry, market, & tech is actually heading.
- Plug Into the Network: Connect directly with a powerful mix of IITB alumni, ecosystem partners, researchers, startup founders, and industry trailblazers.
- Explore Next-Gen Tech: Walk the floor of our 50+ stall Expo to experience live demos from early-stage academic research and disruptive startups.
- Pitch Live to Investors: Present directly to a jury that actively funds early-stage deep tech.
- Showcase Your Product: Book an exhibition stall in the hall to demo your work to over 500 attending alumni, corporate leaders, and peers.
- TEG Flagship Awards: Participating startups get a shot at the awards, where winners receive guaranteed follow-up pitch sessions with partner VC funds.
- Pre-Screened Startup Pipeline: Evaluate fast-paced pitches across three core tracks and access deep-tech ventures.
- Direct Access: Use the dedicated Investor Lounge for private meetings, or join fast-paced speed-networking rounds to meet founders efficiently.
- Share Your Thesis: Use the Reverse Pitching session to outline what your fund is looking for directly to a room full of relevant builders.
- Take Lab Work to Market: Present your lab projects directly to serial founders, industry R&D heads, and seed investors interested in commercializing research.
- Find Strategic Partners: Connect with teams who have the operational experience to help turn academic IP into a viable startup.
- Decode how AI will transform the focus industries: Sit in on keynotes and panels where domain experts decode where industry, market, & tech is actually heading.
- Plug Into the Network: Connect directly with a powerful mix of IITB alumni, ecosystem partners, researchers, startup founders, and industry trailblazers.
- Explore Next-Gen Tech: Walk the floor of our 50+ stall Expo to experience live demos from early-stage academic research and disruptive startups.
- Pitch Live to Investors: Present directly to a jury that actively funds early-stage deep tech.
- Showcase Your Product: Book an exhibition stall in the hall to demo your work to over 500 attending alumni, corporate leaders, and peers.
- TEG Flagship Awards: Participating startups get a shot at the awards, where winners receive guaranteed follow-up pitch sessions with partner VC funds.
- Pre-Screened Startup Pipeline: Evaluate fast-paced pitches across three core tracks and access deep-tech ventures.
- Direct Access: Use the dedicated Investor Lounge for private meetings, or join fast-paced speed-networking rounds to meet founders efficiently.
- Share Your Thesis: Use the Reverse Pitching session to outline what your fund is looking for directly to a room full of relevant builders.
- Take Lab Work to Market: Present your lab projects directly to serial founders, industry R&D heads, and seed investors interested in commercializing research.
- Find Strategic Partners: Connect with teams who have the operational experience to help turn academic IP into a viable startup.
- Decode how AI will transform the focus industries: Sit in on keynotes and panels where domain experts decode where industry, market, & tech is actually heading.
- Plug Into the Network: Connect directly with a powerful mix of IITB alumni, ecosystem partners, researchers, startup founders, and industry trailblazers.
- Explore Next-Gen Tech: Walk the floor of our 50+ stall Expo to experience live demos from early-stage academic research and disruptive startups.
SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY
| Time | Event Details |
| 08:30 AM – 09:30 AM | Check-in & Exhibition Floor Opens
Pick up your badge, grab coffee, and get early access to the exhibition booths. |
| 09:30 AM – 09:40 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Setting the stage for the IITBAA Silver Jubilee celebration and our collaboration with the Hyderabad Chapter and TEG- The Entrepreneurship Gyan. |
| 09:40 AM – 10:30 AM | Keynote: The Next Decade of Entrepreneurship
A look at where deep tech and AI infrastructure are heading, and what that means for Indian founders globally. |
| 10:30 AM – 07:00 PM | VIP Lounge |
| 10:45 AM – 01:00 PM | Thematic Tracks & Flagship Pitch Sessions (Healthcare | SpaceTech | DefenceTech)
|
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch & Exhibition Walkthrough
Network over lunch and visit the research and startup stalls. |
| 02:00 PM – 03:30 PM | Industry Debates & Reverse Pitching
|
| 03:30 PM | Coffee Break |
| 04:00 PM – 05:15 PM | Research-to-Market Showcase
Academic teams pitch early-stage research projects to corporate R&D leaders and seed investors. |
| 05:30 PM – 06:00 PM | TEG Flagship Awards
Recognition across 3 thematic categories and deep-tech commercialization milestones. Winners receive guaranteed follow-up pitch sessions with partner VC funds. |
| 06:45 PM – 07:00 PM | Closing Remarks & Group Photo |
Organizers
Organized by the IIT Bombay Alumni Association, in collaboration with the IITBAA Hyderabad Chapter and The Entrepreneurship Gyan (TEG).