Karnataka approves Rs 27 cr for deep tech, startups, biotech

The Karnataka government has approved four initiatives worth Rs 27.19 crore to support startups, industry-academia partnerships, biotechnology infrastructure, and DeepTech research.

A K-Combinator Startup Accelerator in Mangaluru received Rs 9.26 crore over five years to support startups through mentorship, funding access and market linkages.

The government also approved the Super 100 Industry-Academia Adoption Programme with an outlay of Rs 7.47 crore over three years to connect 100 industries with 100 higher education institutions.

Further, Rs 3.66 crore was sanctioned for developing an Advanced Surgical Assistive Robot for neurosurgical applications, while Rs 6.80 crore was allocated for expanding genome editing infrastructure in Bengaluru.

“These approvals reflect Karnataka’s commitment to investing across the full innovation spectrum,” IT & BT Minister Priyank Kharge said. Deccan Herald