| | | | | | | | Hi Guest, The Deep Tech sector continues its strong upward trajectory and the numbers speak for themselves. In just the first four months of this year, Indian deep technology startups raised $324 million across 35 deals, more than doubling last year’s $156 million across 21 deals during the same period, a remarkable 107% increase. At Java Capital, we remain steadfast in our mission to back Deep Tech ventures that leverage scientific innovation and breakthrough research to solve complex, large-scale challenges.
A key highlight this month was our Annual LP Day, a powerful reflection of the progress we’re making together. The event brought our community of investors and founders under one roof to celebrate wins, explore future opportunities, and deepen engagement. From high-impact presentations by our portfolio companies to vibrant one-on-one conversations between LPs and founders, the day was a testament to the strength and ambition of the Java ecosystem.
On the portfolio front, we’re thrilled to share two standout updates:
- Agnikul made history by firing India’s first electric motor-driven semi-cryogenic engine, marking a major milestone for Indian aerospace innovation.
- SatLeo Labs earned national visibility with a spotlight feature on CNBC-TV18, underscoring its growing relevance in the satellite intelligence space.
There’s plenty more brewing! Stay tuned as we continue building the Deep Tech future, one bold bet at a time.
Regards, Team Java | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The system continues to use the signature single-piece patented engine, with many subsystems of the pump also being 3D-printed.
| | | | | | | | | | | | BIMAGE Consulting showcased BIMAGE 360 Reality Capture, powered by Preimage, at the Building and Construction Authority event. | | Oorja conduected a session with Dr. Shruti Srivastav, Senior Engineer at Scania Group, where he explained how they were using Oorja's technology for their energy storage needs. | | | | Subashree Krishnan, Executive Vice President at ePlane shared insights into the E200X, a revolutionary electric plane designed for intra-city travel, at the Deep Tech and Innovation Forum 2025. | | CYNLR took CyRo, their General-Purpose Visual Robotics Platform, to Automate 2025, North America’s largest automation showcase. | | | | Rohin Y, CEO at LightSpeed Photonics, joined the founder panel at Accelerating Semicon, where builders and backers of India’s chip ecosystem came together. | | SatLeo Labs conducted an analysis on their SatLeo insight hub portal using thermal satellite imagery of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy.
| | | | Aditya Ghosh, Founder of Homage Advisers & Co-Founder of Akasa Air, shared insights on e200X—eVTOL aircraft by The ePlane Company that is poised to revolutionise urban mobility. | | SOLIDWORKS featured Lightspeed Photonics for its efforts in redefining optical interconnects and enabling sustainable, high-performance data centres.
| | | | LightFury Games launched their New Website. | | Quash integrated Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4 into their platform to enable faster responses, deeper context, and sharper reasoning.
| | | | Srinath Ravichandran, Founder at Agnikul, was interviewed for BharatKeInnovators, an initiative by YourStory & The Bharat Project. | | AI Connect from Japan signed a partnership with Codingal.
| | | | Kindlife collaborated with Tata CLiQ Fashion. | | Legistify was featured by D Globalist. for their AI powered platform that’s transforming legal processes worldwide.
| | | | | | | | | | Vinod Shankar, our Partner at Java Capital, delivered a talk on investing in innovation and the evolving deep tech landscape at the Deep Tech and Innovation Forum 2025. | | Vinod shared his insights on the publication by ET on "Deeptech startups snagged $324 million in first four months of the year".
| | | | Bhargavi, our Partner, mentored startups for the Pitch Contest organised by National University and TIE South Coast San Diego. | | Vinod will be speaking at the Grand Sangamam 2025 by Tamilpreneur.
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