Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 16 -- In a path-breaking partnership, Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NXTGN Startup Factory of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, aiming to benefit for deep-tech startups on both sides.

The MoU was clinched at India's largest startup festival Huddle Global 2025, which concluded at Kovalam here on a high note last evening.

The agreement was signed by KSUM CEO Anoop Ambika and Thomas Neumann, Head, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who addressed "The Kerala Future Forum" at the event on Sunday.

NXTGN Startup Factory is a consortium of five major universities from Germany, having a venture capital fund of above 1 ...