{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"India Tech Report","title":"Aavishkaar plans deep tech fund, UoH opens protein research centre","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":310,"description":"Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world.Illustrative image. Aavishkaar, a well-known impact investor in India is planning a deep tech fund.(Note: This is an updated post. The previous version included an incorrect value of Aavishkaar’s planned deep tech fund. That post has been deleted. I request subscribers who received the post by email to please ignore it.)Scintil Photonics raises $58M to scale integrated photonics for AIScintil Photonics, based in Grenoble, secured $58 million in Series B funding to accelerate global production of its integrated Photonic System-on-Chip (PSoC) solutions for AI infrastructure, Tech.EU reports. Its LEAF Light engine, based on SHIP technology, enables high-density optical connectivity at much lower power, supporting next-gen AI data centers. Investors include NVIDIA, Yotta Capital, and NGP Capital.Listen to the podcastAgate Sensors scores €5.6M to bring lab-grade spectral sensing to devicesFinland’s Agate Sensors has raised €5.6 million, led by Voima Ventures and LIFTT with Business Finland support, to commercialize its miniature, chip-scale spectroscopy solution, AIN reports. Their technology shrinks lab-grade spectral analysis to a single-pixel chip, unlocking light-based intelligence for health, defense, and wearables. Initial chip production begins by year-end, with commercial smart wearables expected by late 2027.Space DOTS raises $1.5M to advance in-orbit space materials testingLondon-based Space DOTS, led by Bianca Cefalo, has secured $1.5 million in seed funding from Female Founders Fund, Feel Ventures, and GE to expand in-orbit material testing for satellites, Tech Funding News reports. The capital will boost SKY-I, a platform combining space sensor data with external intelligence to pinpoint orbital threats and anomalies, supporting satellite reliability and rapid environmental analysis.MCatalysis raises seed round to commercialize microwave catalysisDallas-based MCatalysis, Inc....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/klwtZi6_OVxR1RQx-EUqBBLq9JNmkk2p0xt3ov7-eeg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYjRi/MTNkNDVhMTVlOThm/MDM4ZmVlYjFmZGNl/OGFiNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}