Indian universities shape the Deep Tech ecosystem: Siddharth of TDK Ventures talks to Prof. Krishnan

In this second episode of the India Deep Tech Series brought to you by TDK Ventures, theUpStreamLife brings you how Indian universities are shaping the Deep Tech ecosystem. Siddharth Mehta, Director of TDK Ventures India, talks to Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian from IIT Madras about the journey of the Indian deep tech community. The professor himself predicts that innovations from India's deep tech community will become successful globally.

00:00 - Introduction.
00:34 - The journey of Professor Krishnan.
05:45 - The importance of the 2011 time frame for India's deep tech
08:56 - Comparing the quality of Indian deep tech to the West.
13:29 - The student mindset to take innovations to the startup world.
18:35 - Changing culture in Indian universities to support startups.
28:50 - Taking Indian innovations global
30:50 - Importance of frugal innovation.

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