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FITT Forward 2026 Highlights India’s Deep-Tech Ambitions
FITT Forward 2026 was a two-day meeting about India’s technology future.
It took place at the IIT Delhi campus in New Delhi on September 10 and 11.
Experts talked about building artificial intelligence for India and other countries.
They also discussed chips, farming technology, space, healthcare, biotechnology and sports technology.
Investors and founders discussed how new companies can get money and grow.
Startups demonstrated their products to investors during a special Demo Day.
FITT and its partners signed two agreements connected to innovation and sports technology.
The summit ended with the FITT Forward Innovation Awards 2026.
FITT Forward 2026 concluded on September 11 after a two-day summit at the FITT-IIT Delhi campus in New Delhi.
Sessions examined sovereign AI, semiconductor manufacturing, agriculture, space technology, biotechnology, healthcare and sports technology.
Speakers discussed moving India’s innovation from research and government missions toward globally competitive companies and products.
The summit included a five-hour startup Demo Day and signed two memoranda of understanding involving FITT, World of Innovation, TechnoSport and AIC-IIT Delhi.
FITT said it had incubated more than 280 startups, facilitated over ₹450 crore in funding and commercialised 25 global patents as of the 2025 edition.
- Who
- The Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer at IIT Delhi organized the summit, bringing together founders, investors, researchers, industry representatives and policymakers.
- What
- FITT Forward 2026 was a two-day deep-technology summit featuring panels, a keynote, a startup Demo Day, two memoranda of understanding and innovation awards.
- Where
- The event took place at the FITT-IIT Delhi campus in New Delhi, India.
- When
- The summit was held on September 10 and 11, 2026, concluding on September 11.
- Why
- It aimed to advance discussion and partnerships around India’s ability to own, scale and commercialise technologies shaping the next decade.
Key facts
- Organizer
- Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer at IIT Delhi
- Duration
- Two days, concluding September 11, 2026
- Main themes
- Artificial intelligence, semiconductors, agriculture, space, biotechnology, healthcare and sports technology
- Startup showcase
- A five-hour closed-door Demo Day featured curated startups, including student-led, women-led and rural innovator teams
- Agreements signed
- Two memoranda of understanding: FITT with World of Innovation, and TechnoSport with AIC-IIT Delhi
- FITT record as of 2025
- More than 280 startups incubated, over ₹450 crore in cumulative funding facilitated and 25 global patents commercialised
- Technology partner
- Microsoft
Quotes
Prof. Rangan Banerjee
Director of IIT Delhi discussing the cross-sector nature of future innovation
“The next wave of Indian innovation will not be defined by one sector or one technology—it will emerge at the intersection of research, entrepreneurship, capital and national priorities.”
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“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.”
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Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
Cricket icon and investor who spoke at the summit’s opening fireside conversation
“I am here today, as an investor and not as a sportsman.”
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