ET Startup Awards 2026 | Govt backing and patient capital propel India's leap into AI and chips: Satyan Gajwani

The startup ecosystem, once driven by fintech, food delivery, SaaS and quick commerce, is now seeing founders focus on deep proprietary technology including semiconductors, per Satyan Gajwani at ET Startup Awards 2026. Builders should expect investor appetite to pivot from consumer platforms to hardware and foundational tech; margins, defensibility and government support are all higher in this segment.

Source: ET Tech ↗