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FITT Forward 2026 Opens in New Delhi, Spotlighting Deep-Tech Ambitions
FITT Forward 2026 is a technology summit in New Delhi.
It brings together researchers, business founders, investors, government representatives and industry leaders.
They are discussing how India can build important technologies instead of only buying them from other countries.
Topics include artificial intelligence, computer chips, farming, space, healthcare, biotechnology and sports technology.
Speakers also talked about how new companies can get money and grow.
Startups showed their products to investors during a special Demo Day.
Some of the teams were led by students, women and rural innovators.
The event also produced two partnerships to support innovation and sports technology.
The summit continues through September 11, 2026, and ends with innovation awards.
FITT Forward 2026 opened at the FITT-IIT Delhi campus for a two-day summit ending September 11, 2026.
The summit focuses on sovereign AI, semiconductors, agriculture, space, biotechnology and sports technology.
Panels examined India’s ability to develop, finance, manufacture and globally scale deep technologies.
The opening day included a startup Demo Day featuring women-led, student-led and rural innovator teams.
FITT signed memoranda of understanding with World of Innovation and TechnoSport-AIC-IIT Delhi during the event.
- Who
- The Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer at IIT Delhi, along with researchers, founders, investors, policymakers and industry leaders.
- What
- FITT Forward 2026 opened as a two-day summit focused on building and scaling India’s deep-tech capabilities.
- Where
- The FITT-IIT Delhi campus in New Delhi, India.
- When
- The summit opened in 2026 and continues through September 11, 2026.
- Why
- The organizers aim to turn innovation in areas such as AI, semiconductors, space and biotechnology into partnerships, investment and globally competitive companies.
Key facts
- Organizer
- Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer at IIT Delhi
- Location
- FITT-IIT Delhi campus, New Delhi
- Duration
- Two-day summit continuing through September 11, 2026
- Core areas
- Artificial intelligence, semiconductors, agriculture, space, biotechnology and sports technology
- Opening-day agreements
- Memoranda of understanding between FITT and World of Innovation, and between TechnoSport and AIC-IIT Delhi
- FITT startup record
- More than 280 startups incubated as of the 2025 edition
- Commercialization record
- ₹450 crore in cumulative funding facilitated and 25 global patents commercialized as of the 2025 edition
Quotes
Prof. Vivek V. Buwa
DDSP at IIT Delhi
“FITT focuses on arms creation, licensing technology and startups. IIT Delhi focuses on creating infrastructure for young entrepreneurs who are inspired to enter the tech world. It provides them with the right ecosystem, resources and support to transform their ideas into practical innovations and eventually build successful ventures.”
freepressjournal.in
“FITT Forward 2026 is designed to move the conversation from India’s ability to innovate to its ability to own and scale the technologies that will shape the next decade.”
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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