Nvidia Joins India Deep Tech Alliance, Announces $850 Million Commitment

Published: 06 Nov 2025

Author: Precedence Research

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A leading semiconductor chip manufacturer, NVIDIA, has joined Indian and U.S. investors who have supported the South Asian country’s deep-tech startups, becoming a new member of the alliance and committing $850 million in capital to help fill a significant funding gap. Many tech leaders have joined the India Deep Tech Alliance, including Qualcomm Ventures, Activate AI, InfoEdge Ventures, Chiratae Ventures, and Kalaari. 

The group was established in September with a whopping initial investment of $1 billion in required capital, aiming to provide ongoing support to companies working in crucial domains such as space, semiconductors, robotics, and artificial intelligence. To make it successful, Nvidia will offer technical direction, training, and policy input as a founding member and strategic advisor to the group, with the goal of supporting and assisting Indian deep tech startups in adopting and thriving with computing tools and AI. 

This move is an ongoing effort to address issues, such as what founders and analysts call chronic underfunding of research-based startups. These startups often struggle to secure venture capital due to their long development timelines and unclear paths to profitability and company establishment within the domain. 

This announcement comes on a day when the Indian government announced a $12 billion initiative to strengthen research and development in the country, which will be service-centric and trailblazing in manufacturing. In the last year, deep-tech startup funding in India surged by 78% to $1.6 billion. However, accounted for only about 1/5 of the total $7.4 billion raised, as per sources. 

An Indian Minister's April call to surpass China by backing high-end technology rather than grocery deliveries drew a huge backlash from entrepreneurs, who expected the government to offer more support for innovation in India. 

According to experts, deep-tech investment is now vital to develop core technologies such as AI and chips that secure overall economic and strategic independence. A founding managing partner at Celesta Capital, Mr. Sriram Viswanathan, said, There is no better time for India to look at deep tech than this. Celesta has invested in startups such as space-tech firm Agnikul Cosmos and drone maker IdeaForge.