India, Aug. 17 -- Building a deeptech startup in India isn't easy. Investors demand quick results, R&D cycles burn cash, and early wins are rare. Yet, the most determined founders keep going.

The country's brightest minds are creating world-class innovations, the kind of technology that could shape the next decade.

To give wings to the ambitions of these founders and their startups, Inc42 and India Accelerator hosted the first edition of BIGShift, an accelerator programme for early stage deeptech startups.

The goal was simple - help founders become capital-ready, connect them with top operator-mentors and create a direct bridge to investors willing to back high-risk, high-reward innovation.

Over three weeks, selected founders joined v...