India’s Startup Policy Forum Launches DeepVerse, Lists Quantum as a Priority

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• India’s Startup Policy Forum launched DeepVerse to support deep-technology sectors, including quantum technology, through policy research, industry collaboration and consultations.
• The platform brings together an 18-member advisory board and 10 venture capital firms, alongside founders, government representatives, academics and technology companies.
• DeepVerse builds on an initiative that identified 100 Indian deep-technology startups and plans to publish policy recommendations across its focus sectors.

India’s Startup Policy Forum launched a center to give deep-technology companies, including quantum startups, a sustained role in shaping national policy, according to a news release.

The industry alliance said its Centre for DeepTech Innovation, called DeepVerse, will bring together investors, founders, government representatives, technology companies and academics to address barriers facing businesses built around scientific and engineering advances.

The platform has an 18-member advisory board and participation from 10 venture capital firms, according to SPF’s announcement. It will focus on policy discussions, research and industry collaboration, with a report outlining recommendations across its technology sectors expected to follow.