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🧠 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: What Real DeepTech Conversations Look Like Two weeks ago in Amsterdam, over breakfast and bold ideas, we brought together LPs, GPs, co-investors, and DeepTech pioneers for a roundtable that was anything but surface-level. 📍𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱: → India’s DeepTech gap: Despite global-caliber talent, India has <5 early-stage DeepTech VCs → Operational capital vs. passive capital: The future belongs to VCs who build with, not just  back founders → Valley of Death in DeepTech: We discussed real strategies to navigate multi-stage R&D-heavy ventures that often require multiple infusions before commercial traction → When to exit outliers: Do you hold a paper unicorn in a down market or take a haircut for liquidity? We debated the nuance between partial exits vs patient capital. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us and made this conversation so rich and real: Ankit Anand Lino Gandola Gaurav Lakhwani Rajiv Mehra Farid Haque Aleksanteri Tuomainen Rebecca Sjödin Matteo F. C. Tejas Mehta Aditya (Adi) Raj Werner Fischer Karan Setiya Michelle Berger🎗️Adriano Michieli Yogesh Sharma Anmol Goel Prashant Salve Kislay Kanth Alexander Morari, MRICS Arohi Jain Pavel Cholakov Ytsen van der Meer Satyajit Mohanan — your insights added real depth to the dialogue. 🎙️ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼-𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲: “𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩-𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 — 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘴.” At Riceberg Ventures, we’ve been backing visionary DeepTech founders across the globe — and building the infrastructure to support them every step of the way, and we are also: 🔸 Indian Founders focused, with global presence 🔸 Partnerships with ETH Zurich, Cambridge, and IIT-B 🔸 Launchpad: Kicksky, India’s first dedicated spacetech accelerator This roundtable wasn’t just an event — it was alignment. Between insight and action. Between capital and conviction. Between global DeepTech ambition and Indian founder brilliance. The Event : We’re here to build. And we’re here early — before the world catches on. More of such events are coming soon in Berlin, Zurich and Basel. 👇 What do you think of DeepTech funding in India today? Are we underplaying our potential — or right on the edge of something exponential? Drop your thoughts in the comments or tag someone who should weigh in. #RicebergVentures #DeepTech #VentureCapital #0100Conference #SpaceTech #GlobalStartups #CrossBorderVC #IndiaTech #FoundersFirst

𝗦𝗙 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱! We’re looking forward to co-host this upcoming gathering with the 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗔) — a chance to connect with incredible professionals building at the intersection of climate and deep tech. At 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, we’re always looking to back bold ideas shaping the future — and this event is the perfect space to meet others doing just that. If you're in the Bay Area and working on something exciting in climate, 𝘄𝗲’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 🗓️ 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 | 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐨 🎟️ RSVP here: https://lu.ma/9z6pjvfo — spots are going fast! Let’s talk climate, tech, and everything in between. #ClimateTech #DeepTech #SFClimateWeek #Sustainability #BayAreaEvents #RicebergVentures #BASACA #TechForGood Ankit Anand Lino Gandola Jagdeep Sahni Suhani Mohan Kaavya "Kavi" Reddy

We’re excited to welcome Amit Gupta at 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 as an 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 (𝗔𝗜). Amit is a seasoned AI researcher and engineer, currently based in Zurich, where he leads cutting-edge work at Google, focusing on improving the quality and accuracy of the Google Lens app. As the Tech Lead of the Lens inference team, Amit has been instrumental in building one of the most accurate image labeling platforms in the world—impacting millions of users daily. His leadership on highly technical projects such as semantic object recognition from query images and his record of the highest number of launches in his organization within his first two years underscore both his technical excellence and product-first mindset. Amit’s academic achievements are equally impressive. His PhD at EPFL, under the supervision of Prof. Karl Aberer, was nominated for the institute's Best Dissertation Award, distinguishing him among the top 10 theses across all departments. As the founder of Zurich’s most active personal development meetup group—focused on productivity, mental health, and fulfillment—Amit also brings a deep understanding of human-centric thinking and leadership. Beyond Google, Amit built  one of the world's most accurate resume parser for Zlemma, an AI-driven startup helping professionals align with ideal career paths while empowering recruiters with intelligent candidate matching. His hands-on experience in building scalable AI products and infrastructure places him at the core of AI Innovation, enabling him to provide unique technical insight into the AI startups we support. With his blend of deep technical expertise, startup experience, and passion for impact, Amit is perfectly positioned to support and shape our growing AI portfolio at Riceberg. We’re honored to have him on board to continue backing transformative technologies of the future. #RicebergVentures #AdvisorAI #DeepTech #AI

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀? That question from Union Minister Piyush Goyal wasn’t criticism—it was clarity. And we’re very, very glad he brought it up. India has done incredibly well in building out E-commerce, Foodtech, and D2C brands. They’ve contributed significantly to job creation, economic activity, and consumer access. But that’s not where it ends. India’s startup ecosystem has matured. Capital is flowing. Founders are ambitious. There’s no reason why Deep Tech can’t be the next frontier. And this is exactly the direction we’ve been moving in since day one. At 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, we’ve always believed in backing Indian innovation where it truly matters—deep tech. → 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 → 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 We’re proud to support pioneers like: → Ethereal Exploration Guild → Manastu Space These are not just companies. They’re examples of what’s possible when Indian founders build for the future. Goyal’s remarks reflect what we’ve always believed. India is more than capable of leading in deep tech. We’re excited to see this conversation go mainstream. And we’re looking forward to more founders and investors aligning around this shared vision. Because the next decade belongs to those who build, and India is ready. #RicebergVentures #AI #DeepTech #SpaceTech #Cybersecurity #Lifesciences #VC #Cleanenergy

We are thrilled to welcome Govindarajan D S to 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 as our 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿. Govindarajan brings a wealth of experience from the Satellite and Space-Tech sectors, with a remarkable track record in building International Business operations and strategic partnerships across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. His deep industry knowledge and expansive network will play a key role in strengthening Riceberg’s presence in deep tech and frontier markets. He currently serves as a 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗜𝗔-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮, actively contributing to the evolution of India’s satellite industry. As the 𝗖𝗼-𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 and 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 KickSky Space Lab, India’s first accelerator dedicated to Space-Tech Startups, Govindarajan has been at the forefront of empowering innovators shaping the future of space technology. Beyond his leadership roles, Govindarajan is a trusted advisor to several breakthrough startups, championing their journey from idea to impact. We’re excited to have him on board as we continue to back bold ideas and build the future of Deep Tech. #RicebergVentures #SpaceTech #VenturePartner #DeepTech #SpaceTechnology

Goede Dag Amsterdam! 🇳🇱🌷 Our Founding Partners Ankit Anand, Lino Gandola, and Gaurav Lakhwani, our Venture Partner, will be hosting two investor breakfasts in Amsterdam next week. These invite-only breakfasts will be a great opportunity to discuss VC, Deeptech, and emerging opportunities in India with like-minded investors in the ecosystem. If you are interested in these topics, hit us up and sign up for the events linked below: April 3rd: Register here (https://lu.ma/dosblr2p) April 4th: Register here (https://lu.ma/6anhvuoe) Excited to see you there!

Fresh from Davos, our founder Ankit made a spontaneous decision to attend the 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 —and it was worth it. Thanks to an invitation from the Center of Policy Research and Governance (𝗖𝗣𝗥𝗚) and Parikshit Dhume, the event was an incredible opportunity to engage in critical conversations about 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵—a topic that matters deeply to us at 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴. Key Takeaways from the Summit: → 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: President Macron and Prime Minister Modi co-chaired the event, emphasizing the need for AI to drive 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. PM Modi’s offer to host next year’s summit in India was a major highlight. → 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲: The EU announced a €𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 to accelerate AI development, signaling a new era post-DeepSeek. → 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺: Sundar PichaiSundar Pichai, Sam Altman, US Vice President JD Vance, and EU President Ursula Von Meyer were among the influential voices shaping the conversation. Beyond the panels and policy discussions, one thing stood out—𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹. The real advantage lies in 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. That shift opens the door for 𝗻𝗲𝘄-𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀, and at 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴, we are 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱.

We’re thrilled to welcome Jagdeep Sahni as a Venture Partner at Riceberg. Jagdeep brings over two decades of experience in the Bay Area’s tech ecosystem. He will be instrumental in expanding our presence in the U.S., helping source high-potential deep tech startups, and guiding our founders on their journey. Why this matters: → Riceberg is committed to abstracting away complexity and demystifying the Deep Tech India startups for US investors → The Bay Area is a global hub for deep tech innovation. → The US-India pathways are critical for fostering Deep Tech innovation. Jagdeep shares our vision: "𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺." Excited for what’s ahead! #RicebergVentures #VenturePartner #DeepTech #TechEcosystem #Innovation

𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗻. INFOTÉR Nonprofit Kft. (Hungary) and KickSky Space Lab (India) have officially signed an MoU to strengthen global space sector cooperation. 🌏 This partnership will: → Support Hungarian space startups through KickSky’s accelerator, helping them scale internationally . → Open doors for Indian startups to access Europe’s advanced space infrastructure through Infotér. For over four decades, Hungarian and Indian astronauts have explored space. Hungarian-made technology has even played a role in India’s historic Moon 🌕 and Mars 🪐 missions. Now, with Hungarian and Indian astronauts set to fly together to the ISS, this collaboration is expanding to the next level. This milestone was made possible with the support of Riceberg, which played a key role in facilitating this partnership. A special thank you to Riceberg Founders Ankit, Lino, Shubham and Mredul who have been instrumental in bridging the two ecosystems as a partner for the KickSky team. We also extend our gratitude to Péter Kristóf, PhD for his invaluable support and involvement in making this collaboration a reality. His commitment to welfare and prosperity through science and technology continues to inspire and drive meaningful innovation. The agreement was signed at the prestigious Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, following a bilateral meeting with Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade🤝. A huge thank you to everyone who is involved—Sree Lakshmi, Govindarajan D S — and our long-time Infotér colleague and Secretary General, Albert Biró 🙏. The future of space is global. And we are building it together. #Space #Startup #Infotér #India #KickSky #RicebergVentures #Hungary

We are thrilled to welcome 𝗗𝗿.Uday Desai as a 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿. → Founding Director of IIT Hyderabad → Former Professor at IIT Bombay, Washington State University, and Stanford → Advisor to MEITY, DRDO, and Tata Communications For decades, Dr. Desai has shaped India's technology landscape. His expertise in 𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜𝗢𝗧, 𝗔𝗜, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿-𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 has influenced industry, academia, and government policy. He has mentored 𝟮𝟱+ 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝟭𝟬𝟬+ 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝟯𝟬𝟬+ 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀. Now, he brings his Deep Technical Knowledge and Strategic Vision to Riceberg Ventures. We could not be more excited. Welcome, Dr. Desai! #RicebergVentures #VentureCapital #BusinessGrowth #DeepTech #IOT #AI