Chiratae Ventures, a venture capital firm, has launched the Chiratae Sonic DeepTech Program, a high-velocity funding channel built to fast-track founders pioneering frontier technologies.
Chiratae Sonic DeepTech program will invest up to $2 million per company from seed to Series A funding. The programme promises faster decision-making with evaluations completed within 48 hours.
The Sonic DeepTech program will focus on sectors including energy and climate, quantum technologies, robotics and advanced manufacturing, space technologies, applied AI and ML, defence, bio and medtech, and the digital economy.
Saharsh Sharma, Vice President – Investments, Chiratae Ventures, said, “India’s next wave of category-defining companies will come from DeepTech startups that combine research rigour with product thinking. Founders need capital that understands long timelines, and partners who open doors with customers and research collaborators. Chiratae Sonic DeepTech is built exactly for that to give ambitious teams faster conviction and the ecosystem they need to win.”
Since its inception, Chiratae Ventures has been a pillar of the ecosystem, investing over $1 billion in iconic startups, and now doubling down with conviction on DeepTech.
The firm has already deployed over $200 million specifically in DeepTech, backing 50+ startups that were high risk at early stages that are now global leaders – from Pixis in global AI marketing, Miko in consumer robotics, Pando.ai with an agentic solution for supply chain payments, Aether Biomedical, a product leader in robotic prosthetics and Agnikul in space-tech making customisable launch vehicles and many more like Uniphore, SquadStack, Healthifyme, Sigtuple, Cavli Wireless, Metadome.ai, etc.
Chiratae Ventures’ portfolio demonstrates significant patent activity with 187 patent applications, 150 published, and 133 granted, reflecting the firm’s emphasis on deeptech innovation.
