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SanchiConnect

A DeepTech enablement network connecting startups, capital and innovation ecosystems.

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Sector

Ecosystem

Fund

Fund I

Invested at

Seed Stage

Status

Scaling from product validation to commercial deployment.

DeepTech needs more than capital.

SanchiConnect is a DeepTech enablement network that helps emerging technology companies access the ecosystem required to build and scale. It connects startups with investors, mentors, corporates, government bodies, DeepTech labs, universities and other strategic partners.

The platform operates across accelerator programmes, startup enablement, corporate innovation, fundraising support, ecosystem building and advisory services. Its model recognises that DeepTech companies need more than capital: they need access to specialised talent, testbeds, early customers, technical institutions and long-term strategic relationships.

SanchiConnect makes these connections more structured and scalable, supporting early-growth-stage companies building hardware and software products with core intellectual property.

Why we invested

Ecosystems are built, not waited for.

DeepTech companies need specialised talent, testbeds, early customers and technical institutions long before they need a term sheet. Making those connections structured and repeatable is what lets hard companies get started at all.

  • ACCELERATOR PROGRAMMES
  • INVESTOR NETWORKS
  • CORPORATE INNOVATION
  • RESEARCH LABS AND UNIVERSITIES
  • GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES

SanchiConnect is building for that world.

Company snapshot

Category

DeepTech Ecosystem / Platform

Founders

  • Dr. Sunil K Shekhawat Co-Founder & CEO
  • Baltej Singh Co-Founder & CTO

Service highlights

  • DeepTech accelerator and startup-enablement programmes
  • Investor outreach, fundraising support and mentorship
  • Corporate innovation and ecosystem collaboration
  • Access to government, lab, university and industry networks
  • Community-led programmes for DeepTech founders

8X View

Hard environments create hard companies.

We back founders building technology where the barrier is not just software speed, but engineering depth, technical resilience and real-world deployment.

SanchiConnect reflects that thesis.

Building deep technology for real markets?We would like to understandwhat you see before others do.

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