New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Global chipmakers like Nvidia and Qualcomm Ventures on Wednesday joined a group of Indian and US investors backing deep-tech startups in India, as the consortium added new members and secured fresh capital commitments.

Activate AI, InfoEdge Ventures, Chiratae Ventures, and Kalaari Capital, along with Nvidia and Qualcomm, are among the latest to join the India Deep Tech Alliance (IDTA), which was launched in September with an initial $1 billion to support companies across sectors such as space, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and robotics.

IDTA also announced securing $850 million to bridge the sector's funding gap.

Nvidia, which has joined as a founding member and strategic advisor to the group, will provi...