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Venture profile
To be announced
Deep HumanINITIATIVE
InfoEdge CfE
Where deep inquiry meets real-world problems.
Biosciences, psychology, economics, maths and computer science united to ignite a deep-tech movement.
Ashoka University•Cohort 2 applications open
Apply for Cohort 2Vision &
Positioning.
TechSparks – Deep Human Accelerator is Ashoka University’s deep-tech pathway where biosciences, psychology, economics, maths and computer science meet real-world problems.
It enables Ashoka students to fall in love with a problem worth solving, build research-backed models, and turn rigorous inquiry into scalable deep-tech ventures grounded in human need.
Not Just Tech
A deeply human initiative to ignite a deep-tech movement on campus and beyond.
Partnership
In partnership with the InfoEdge Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE), Ashoka’s creative hub for student founders.
Why Now
The window for deep impact has never been this open.
$0B+
invested annually into deep technology
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of global venture capital now flows into deep tech
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of breakthrough innovations emerge from multiple disciplines
“The researchers who cross disciplines will write the future. TechSparks is where they begin.”
InfoEdge Centre for Entrepreneurship
Guidance
Mentors.
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Shilpy Kochhar
Director
Research & Development Office, Ashoka University, Former Head-Business Development and Communications, BIRAC
The Mantra
Build.
Break.
Manifest.
Cohort 1
The first spark.
Meet the ventures, people and defining moments from the first TechSparks cohort.
01 / The ventures
Startups in Cohort 1.
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Venture profile
To be announced
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Venture profile
To be announced
02 / The gallery
In the room.
03 / Programme notes
Key updates on Cohort 1.
Cohort profiles
Founder stories and venture profiles will be added here as the cohort takes shape.
Bangalore immersion
Field notes from the cohort’s time inside Bangalore’s technology and startup ecosystem are coming soon.
Key wins
A running record of the cohort’s milestones, experiments and breakthroughs will live here.
Applications open
Bring us the problem you cannot ignore.
Applications for TechSparks Cohort 2 are now open to Ashoka students ready to turn rigorous inquiry into a venture grounded in human need.