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Happy new year! with our Investment no: 12💪🎉🎉👏👏 AI chips today do not fail because of lack of compute. They fail because they cannot breathe. Delighted to share that we have invested in Sidix, a fabless semiconductor startup building chip scale fully silicon cooling solutions, based out of Odisha. As power density on chips has gone vertical, cooling has quietly become the limiting factor. Compute can scale. Transistors can scale. But heat removal has not kept pace. Sidix is attacking this problem at the chip surface itself using a beautifully engineered silicon native MEMS approach to solid state cooling. This is first principles engineering at work. Micromachined silicon actuators that enable airflow generation and heat removal exactly where it matters. The result is meaningfully higher output per unit area, better efficiency, and the ability to run advanced CPUs GPUs memories and transceivers at lower temperatures with higher reliability. This is not just a better thermal solution. It has direct P & L impact across data centres and electronics systems globally. We love Sidix for how we like to invest a99 VC . Deep manufacturing led innovation. Serious MEMS pedigree. Global relevance from day one. And a team that understands both physics and markets. Excited to partner with Arun Rambhatla , Siavash Pourkamali , and the Sidix team as they help the industrial century run a little cooler. This also marks our third investment from the rapidly emerging Odisha manufacturing and deep tech ecosystem. The map is widening and the depth is getting real. Thanks to the boss Asha Venugopal and the boss’s lady Varsha Shivaraj for getting this deal done despite the bumps! Let the cool waves begin!

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From our PearX S25 cohort, meet Pravāh, the AI-native operating system for the electric grid When Mohak Mangal, Dhruv Suri, and Aman Gupta looked at the strain on the U.S. electric grid, they saw a system pushed to its limits. Exploding demand and unpredictable supply have made blackouts increasingly common. This costs the economy more than $150B a year, a number that could 10x in the next five years. Mohak Mangal and team founded Pravāh to help fix it. Their platform helps utilities and grid operators make real-time decisions on load, generation, and congestion, reducing blackout risks, optimizing power procurement, and bringing much-needed stability to the backbone of modern life. We’re proud to support the Pravāh team as they take on one of the toughest and most important infrastructure challenges of our time.

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This article, co-authored by Vardaan Ahluwalia and me lays out India's significant new Research Development and Innovation Fund initiative in the context of other successful interventions: when governments and the private sector work together, they can make a transformative difference to deep technology entrepreneurship. Equally, initiatives to help manage financial risk should be followed by structural reforms in areas ranging from intellectual property regulation, ease of clearances for start-ups, tax rationalization in capital gains and options that helps start-ups attract talent, and a visa regime that attracts leading global researchers. https://lnkd.in/gk92YSZa

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What a joy to speak with this brilliant cohort of innovators in the The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) ENTICE (Energy Transitions Innovation Challenge) 2.0 program and taking on their sharp questions at the investor bootcamp. 80% of global GHG emission reduction goals for 2050 can be met through energy system decarbonization, efficiency and electrification. This represents a US $100 trillion opportunity according to the IEA.     A stronger, more stable grid is at the heart of building a #resilient #energy future. This year’s program challenges innovators to tackle:  1) Behind-the-meter digital twins: #AI tools to analyse consumption and create appliance-level insights  2) Industrial flexibility at scale: AI solutions using smart meter data to identify flexible assets and operational inefficiencies    Kudos to the entrepreneurs and the GEAPP team for curating and executing such a thoughtful program.     Looking forward to seeing how these #innovations scale #impact.  Synapses Dalberg Media Vaishali (Vish) Mishra Anukul Tripathi (He/Him) Jayant Sinha Saurabh Kumar

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Thank you, Nada Ahmed, Jason Ethier and the team at Energytech Cypher for hosting Abhinav Jain and me on your podcast and for giving Titanium Innovation Investments a platform to highlight why are we so excited about early-stage investments in the Industrial and Energy tech space. We are thrilled to be working closely with entrepreneurs, customers and investors in the Venture Technology ecosystem.

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India’s energy transition is entering a once-in-a-generation build cycle, and it will be powered by deep-tech, not just deployment. Excited to share that Jungle Ventures has co-led the $5M seed round in Enerzolve Smart Technologies, alongside Kae Capital. Enerzolve is building full-stack, IP-led hardware across semiconductors, embedded systems, and power electronics for smart grids, renewables, and energy storage — exactly where India’s energy infrastructure is headed. What stood out to us: * Proprietary silicon + firmware + systems thinking * A clear path from lab → certification → field deployment * Products designed ground-up for India’s regulatory, safety, and cost realities * And most importantly, a deeply experienced founding team As India rolls out 250M smart meters, modernises its grid with a ₹3+ lakh crore capex program, and scales BESS at utility level, we believe companies that can build IP, manufacture at scale, and deliver end-to-end solutions will define the next decade. Abhay Adya and Anupam Kumar Bhatt bring decades of on-ground experience across power, infrastructure, and manufacturing, the kind of execution maturity this moment demands. Grateful to partner with a strong group of co-investors and angels, including ZETWERK, Livspace, Unacademy, Urban Vault, Nikhil Bhandarkar others who share this conviction. We’re excited to support Enerzolve as they: * Deepen core silicon and firmware IP * Scale engineering and pilot manufacturing * Bring certified, field-ready products to utilities and energy developers This is exactly the kind of category-defining, India-first deep-tech we love backing. Onward 🚀 Jungle VenturesAmit AnandSasha MirchandaniAviral Goenka https://lnkd.in/gTZXaEjC

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At Accion Venture Lab we're big believers in vertical plays. Which is why Kalaari Capital's latest article on the Verticalization of Quick Commerce caught my attention. While it is a bit concerning that we "urban Indians" are becoming so impatient that our spending behaviors reflect a clear shift towards 10-min deliveries ("quick commerce platforms have already captured two-thirds of online grocery orders and 10% of all e-retail spending in 2024") , it seems that speed is getting "commoditized". Price competitiveness and smart SKU management are the reason Quick Commerce is winning. In the future AI based personalization, curated assortment and cultural relevance will be critical. What else do you think is needed as brands navigate this rapidly evolving customer behavior? And do you agree that verticalization is the next frontier for Quick Commerce? Sebastian Molina Gasman, CFA Mazen Nadim Devraj Hom Roy Ananth Gudipati Matt Schaar Akhil Gupta https://lnkd.in/dVk5mMdn

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Big news for PierSight and the local satellite industry in India. PierSight will be the leading Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) provider in this major multi-year national government contract. In total 12 satellites will be launched, all made and operated in India. PierSight will be able to continuously monitor night and day in all weather conditions India's entire Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for illegal fishing activities, oil dumping, shipping efficiency and safety. Congrats to Gaurav Seth Vinit Bansal and the team on this major milestone. CC: Sustainable Ocean Alliance Seabird Ventures #oceanimpact #oceanmonitoring #satellites #EcopreneurNetwork https://lnkd.in/dac8V5vK

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