Akti Ventures — India Innovation Fund for Deep-Tech Founders
Building India's Silicon Sovereignty
Investing in indigenous chip design, RISC-V architectures, and semiconductor fabrication that reduce India's $10B chip import dependency.
Akti Ventures is an India-focused deep-tech venture capital fund backing founders building strategically important technologies across semiconductors, space, defence, robotics, clean energy, biotechnology and other deep-science sectors.
India's Deep Tech Valley of Death
2,500 startups with working technology—98% never reach commercial scale
TRL 1-3: Lab/Grant
₹50L–2 Cr
Government grants — DST, BIRAC, iDEX
TRL 4-5: Valley of Death
₹2–4 Cr
98% of deep tech startups die here
TRL 6-8: Commercial
₹8–25 Cr
Series A VCs, Growth capital
How We Bridge The Gap
Not just capital—operator expertise that understands hardware
Capital
- ₹4-8 Cr investment
- Typically the first cheque
- 4-week close
Founder LPs
- Access to founders who have built and scaled $100M companies
- Can help validate technology and GTM
- Time to nurture and advise founders
Ecosystem Access
- DRDO, ISRO connections
- Semiconductor fabs
- Contract manufacturers
- Not just investor intros
Why Now?
How It Works
4-week timeline from application to funding
Apply
Submit your application with technology details
Technical DD
Team validates tech along with global expert practitioners
Investment Committee
Decision within 48 hours
Close
Term Sheet