Investor interest in deep-tech is slowly picking up in South Asia, despite challenges

Investor interest in deep-tech is slowly picking up in South Asia, despite challenges

(Clockwise from top left) Venkat Vallabhaneni, Managing Partner, Inflexor Ventures; Kiran Mysore, Principal, UTEC, Japan; and Deepshikha Monga, Editor, DealStreetAsia

Investor interest in the nascent deep-tech space — or companies creating a tough-to-replicate, complex, and scientific solution for a problem — is slowly picking up in South Asia.