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Funding the Quantum Future — for Us, and for Every Deep-Tech Builder

Deep-tech research doesn't stall for lack of ideas — it stalls for lack of funding, or for lack of knowing which door to knock on. Our Fundraising & Grants Consulting Unit exists to close that gap: mapping the global and national funding landscape for quantum & deep-tech, and helping researchers, startups and institutions actually reach it.

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Global OpportunitiesSovereign & philanthropic quantum funding
National SchemesIndia's major deep-tech funding vehicles
Consulting & IncubationFrom application to funded venture
What the Fundraising Unit Does

Four Ways We Help Funding Reach Research

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Grant & Scheme Navigation

Mapping global and national quantum & deep-tech funding schemes against a researcher's, startup's or institution's actual eligibility — so effort goes into the applications worth making.

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Fundraising Consulting

Hands-on support building the pitch deck, DPR, or grant application itself — technical narrative, budget structuring, and milestone framing that reviewers actually respond to.

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Incubation-Linked Pathway

Funded ventures don't stop at the grant letter — our Incubation Centre carries them from Pre-Incubation through Mentors & Support to Scale to Success, so capital converts into a real venture.

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Philanthropic & CSR Facilitation

Connecting mission-aligned philanthropic and CSR support to research and incubation work that needs it — for our own R&D, and for the founders and institutions we support.

// The Global Picture

Quantum Funding Is a Global Race Right Now

More than 40 nations now run a dedicated national quantum strategy — alongside sovereign deep-tech funds, corporate and venture capital dedicated to quantum & deep-tech, and a growing set of philanthropic foundations funding frontier science. That is real capital actively looking for credible, well-positioned teams to back.

Our Fundraising Unit tracks this landscape on an ongoing basis — for our own R&D, and on behalf of the founders and institutions we consult for — so a credible team spends its time building, not searching.

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Global quantum research and funding landscape
India's National Deep-Tech Funding Landscape

The Major Funds & Schemes Every Deep-Tech Builder Should Know

India has moved fast on deep-tech funding infrastructure in the last few years. Here are the national vehicles we track most closely for quantum & deep-tech work — presented for information; eligibility, guidelines and corpus figures are set by each administering body and are worth confirming directly, which is exactly where our Unit can help.

01 · DST

National Quantum Mission (NQM)

An eight-year, ₹6,003.65 Crore national mission (2023–31) under the Department of Science & Technology — funding four Thematic Hubs and, increasingly, direct startup cohorts working on quantum computing, communication, sensing and materials.

02 · DPIIT

Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0

A ₹10,000 Crore corpus approved in 2026, building on the original Fund of Funds' full deployment across 145 Alternative Investment Funds — mobilising venture capital toward high-tech sectors that need patient, long-term capital.

03 · DPIIT

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)

Early-stage seed support for proof-of-concept, prototyping and market entry — routed through approved incubators, making an active incubation relationship a practical advantage.

04 · DST / ANRF

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)

India's apex research funding body, established in 2023 to absorb and expand on SERB's mandate — academic and institutional research grants across science and technology, quantum included.

05 · DBT

BIRAC

The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council funds biotech- and MedTech-adjacent deep-tech innovation — directly relevant to our Quantum MedTech Lab's research pipeline.

06 · DPIIT / AIM

Atal Innovation Mission & NIDHI

Incubation-linked grant programmes supporting early ideation, prototyping and incubation infrastructure — a natural companion to our own Incubation Centre pathway.

This list reflects our own understanding of India's national deep-tech funding landscape and is provided for general information, not as financial or legal advice. Scheme names, corpus figures, and eligibility change — our Fundraising Unit verifies current guidelines directly with each administering body before advising on any specific application.

How We Consult, How We Incubate

From Application to Funded, Built Venture

STEP 01

Assess

We review the research, product, or venture against the funding landscape — global and national — to identify realistic, well-matched opportunities.

STEP 02

Prepare

We help build the application itself — technical narrative, budget, milestones, and DPR or pitch deck, sharpened for what each scheme's reviewers look for.

STEP 03

Apply — Alone or With Us

Some teams apply directly once we've helped them prepare; others want us alongside them through submission and review. Both paths are supported.

STEP 04

Incubate

Once funded, our Incubation Centre carries the venture forward — Pre-Incubation, Mentors & Support, Facilities, and Scale to Success — so capital becomes a real, deployed venture.

See the Full Incubation Pathway
Where We Are, Honestly

We're Raising Funds for Our Own Mission Too

Everything above is a service we offer others — but we'll be direct about our own position. Quantum World Ventures is actively in the process of raising funds for our own R&D, Incubation, and PMU work. Any leads, introductions, or philanthropic support are genuinely welcome. If you know of an opportunity that fits us better than it fits you, we'd love the referral — and if there's one that fits you, we're glad to either point you to it directly, or support your application ourselves.

Santosh Talaghatti — Founder & Managing Director, Quantum World Ventures
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FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR · FUNDRAISING & GRANTS CONSULTING UNIT

Santosh Talaghatti

Founder & Managing Director, Quantum World Ventures

Santosh leads QWV's own fundraising strategy across grants, investment, and philanthropic support — the same policy and institutional relationships he has built over 15+ years across Digital India, Smart Cities and Smart Villages now inform how QWV identifies and pursues the right funding partners, for itself and for the ventures it supports.

Fundraising StrategyGovernment RelationsInvestor & Philanthropic Outreach
Dr. J V Aravind — Fundraising & Grants Lead, Quantum World Ventures
Fundraising & Grants LeadEdge AIFormer DRDO-NRB SRF
FUNDRAISING & GRANTS LEAD · R&D DIVISION · QUANTUM WORLD VENTURES

Dr. J V Aravind

Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Computing · Research Counsel, Quantum World Ventures

Alongside his research role — Ph.D. in underwater object detection and tracking from SRM IST, and a former DRDO–Naval Research Board Senior Research Fellow — Dr. Aravind brings a working understanding of how government-funded deep-tech research actually gets evaluated and approved. He now leads grant strategy for the Fundraising Unit, guiding both QWV's own applications and those of the researchers and startups we consult for.

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Have a Lead, an Opportunity, or Want Our Support?

Whether it's a referral for us, a fund you'd like our help applying to, or philanthropic support you'd like to direct toward real quantum & deep-tech work — reach out.

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Visionary's Vision — On Asking for Support
"There's no dignity lost in saying plainly that good work needs funding — the only real loss is staying quiet about it while the work waits. We'd rather ask directly, and build the same honesty into how we help everyone else ask too."
Santosh Talaghatti— Santosh Talaghatti, Founder & Managing Director, Quantum World Ventures