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Bharat Innovates 2026 • Nice, France
About Bharat Innovates
Bharat Innovates is a national programme of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. It is designed as a global accelerator for innovations from Indian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), thereby, building a long-term collaboration bridge between India’s innovation ecosystem (startups, HEIs, labs and research parks) and global stakeholders (corporates, investors, incubators/accelerators, universities, research institutes, governments and overseas alumni).
Bharat Innovates 2026 was announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 17th February 2026, at the inauguration of the India-France Year of Innovation, extending an invitation to global leaders, CEOs, investorsand universities to collaborate with India’s innovation ecosystem.
The maiden edition: Bharat Innovates 2026
The maiden edition, Bharat Innovates 2026, takes India’s top 120 DeepTech startups to Nice, France, to catalyse pilots, co-development, investments, research partnerships, manufacturing and market access.
What to Expect
120 of India’s leading deep-tech startups
15 premier Indian higher education institutions, including the IITs and IISc
5+ scientific and strategic institutions
13 frontier technology themes – semiconductors, biotechnology, space & defence, healthcare & medtech, advanced computing (AI / cloud / quantum), next-gen communications, advanced materials & critical minerals, manufacturing & Industry 4.0, energy, sustainability & climate, smart cities & mobility, blue economy, agri & food technologies, and disaster management & resilience
Investor-innovator interactions, networking sessions and a walkthrough pavilion showcasing cutting-edge solutions
What participation enables
A privileged gateway to the Indian innovation ecosystem.
Bharat Innovates is designed as an ongoing collaboration framework. For global stakeholders, that means an opportunity to build sustained engagement with India’s innovation ecosystem, including:
Investor-grade deal flow – early access to IP-backed ventures built to scale globally
Fast-track partnerships – engagement with market-ready ventures for pilots, procurement, and co-development
Research access – a continuous pipeline of industry-relevant innovation from India’s R&I ecosystem
Problem-to-solution bridge – access to India’s high-impact geographies for solutions to the toughest market challenges
Global soft-landing routes – co-incubation and cross-border scale-up support
R&D pipeline – a steady stream of opportunities for labs and tech providers across testing, validation, prototyping, and product development
