India, March 18 -- As many as 137 startups from across the country will converge at IIT Bombay in Powai this weekend to showcase their ideas at the Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit, a platform aimed at taking Indian innovation to the global stage.

The selected startups, shortlisted through a multi-stage process involving thousands of applicants, will present their technology-driven solutions before investors, industry leaders and policymakers. Some of them will pitch their ideas to global investors in France later this year. The pre-summit is part of the 'Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech' initiative of the Ministry of Education, launched under the 'India-France Year of Innovation 2026'.

IIT Bombay director Shireesh Kedare said the two-da...