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India Targets 200 Chip-Design Companies Under ISM 2.0 as Over 105 Startups Access Enterprise EDA Tools

India expands India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 targeting 200 domestic fabless chipmakers, with over 105 startups already empowered by subsidized enterprise EDA design suites.

By Karthik Ramaswamy · October 1, 2026 · 8 min read

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Engineering

India Targets 200 Chip-Design Companies Under ISM 2.0 as Over 105 Startups Access Enterprise EDA Tools

India expands India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 targeting 200 domestic fabless chipmakers, with over 105 startup...

By Karthik Ramaswamy · Oct 1, 2026

Business

Apple Pay Launches in India with Initial Card Rollout Across Leading Banking Partners

Apple Pay officially launches in India with an initial bank card rollout, bringing secure tokenized contactles...

By Vikram Malhotra · Oct 1, 2026

Tech

SatLeo Labs Prepares to Launch TAPAS-1 Thermal Imaging Payload for Climate and Agriculture Monitoring

Indian SpaceTech startup SatLeo Labs readies TAPAS-1, a high-resolution orbital thermal-imaging payload for pr...

By Rohan Varma · Oct 1, 2026

Engineering

Kerala Deeptech Startups Unveil Sewer Robots, Silicon Chips, and Spacecraft Payloads

Kerala deeptech startups showcase groundbreaking innovations across autonomous sewer-cleaning robotics, custom...

By Sanjay Patel · Oct 1, 2026

Prodoc AI Raises Seed Funding to Build Healthcare AI Intelligence Layer for Hospitals

Bengaluru-based Prodoc AI secures seed funding to engineer an autonomous clinical intelligence layer streamlin...

By Elena Rostova · Oct 1, 2026

Tech

DoorDash Opens Global Technology Centre in Hyderabad with 3,000 Engineering Jobs

DoorDash establishes a major global technology development centre in Hyderabad, creating 3,000 high-skilled en...

By Rohan Varma · Oct 1, 2026

Startups

Edtech Startup Arivihan Raises $10 Million to Expand AI Tutoring and Vernacular Learning Across India

Edtech startup Arivihan raises $10M to scale its AI-driven automated tutoring app, expand vernacular language ...

By Meera Krishnan · Sep 30, 2026

Engineering

VELLOE Concludes AI Hackathon in Noida Connecting Engineering Graduates with Industry Deeptech Problem-Solving

Noida-based VELLOE concludes an intensive industry-academia AI hackathon, granting final-year engineering stud...

By Karthik Ramaswamy · Sep 30, 2026

Tech

SiMa.ai Raises $150 Million at $1.4 Billion Valuation to Accelerate Physical AI Silicon for Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Fabless chipmaker SiMa.ai secures $150M at a $1.4B valuation to advance its Machine Learning SoC and Modalix p...

By Sanjay Patel · Sep 30, 2026

IBM and Yotta Partner to Launch Sovereign Agentic AI Platform on Shakti Cloud for Indian Enterprises

IBM and Yotta Data Services partner to deploy a sovereign agentic AI ecosystem on Shakti Cloud, enabling India...

By Elena Rostova · Sep 30, 2026

Tech

Indian AI Chip Startup Netrasemi Unveils Indigenously Designed 12nm Edge-AI SoC for Robotics, Drones, and Smart Mobility

Fabless semiconductor startup Netrasemi demonstrates an indigenously engineered 12nm Edge-AI SoC, delivering h...

By Rohan Varma · Sep 29, 2026

Engineering

India's Semiconductor Push Expands Beyond Chip Design: SEMICON India 2026 Highlights Packaging, Foundries, and Materials Supply Chain

SEMICON India 2026 demonstrates India's decisive expansion from fabless chip design into commercial wafer fabr...

By Karthik Ramaswamy · Sep 29, 2026