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Corporate investment in India’s deep-tech startups falls to five-year low
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India’s corporates cut deep-tech startup investment to US$328 million in 2025, the lowest in five years, citing longer payback and hardware risks.
Investment activity by Indian corporates into deep-tech startups has dropped sharply in 2025: only 62 deals from 192 in the previous year, and funding originating from corporates fell to US$328 million from US$606 million. The slowdown is attributed to hardware and capital intensity, longer time-to-market, and shifting priorities toward SaaS and consumer-tech. Government incentives remain but have yet to fully offset corporate caution. Analysts view this as a warning signal for India’s ambition to scale quantum, biotech and robotics ecosystems and advise diversified funding approaches.