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Lightspeed Launches India Ascends Deeptech Accelerator Program
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Lightspeed Venture Partners on Wednesday launched India Ascends, a two-day accelerator in India offering up to $3 million in seed funding and support to deeptech startups. The firm will shortlist 12 early-stage teams led by founders under 25, awarding $200,000–$3 million to the top three alongside $80,000 cloud credits and $500,000 compute credits; applications close Jan. 12 and winners are announced Feb. 6.
Key Points
- 1Launches India Ascends accelerator, offering $200,000–$3 million seed cheques to top three startups.
- 2Addresses capital gap for R&D-focused founders in aerospace, defence, robotics and AI sectors.
- 3Provides $80k cloud credits, $500k compute credits and policy access to accelerate commercialization.
Scoring Rationale
Official accelerator launch with sizable funding and compute credits; limited by focus on early-stage Indian deeptech founders.
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