New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- From labs to markets, India's next startup leap depends on capital patience, enterprise adoption, and policy clarityAs India approaches National Startup Day 2026, the conversation around startups is shifting from scale-at-speed to scale-with-substance. Deep tech, artificial intelligence, climate technologies, and next-generation mobility are no longer fringe innovation bets; they are central to how India positions itself in the global technology value chain.

While India's startup ecosystem has expanded rapidly over the past decade, deep-tech ventures face a distinctly different journey. Long research cycles, high capital intensity, regulatory complexity, and enterprise adoption hurdles continue to separate promising...