Why Defence Startups Fail in India — The Brutal Truth

Описание: India is witnessing a surge in brilliant innovators who want to build for the nation — yet most defence startups never make it beyond prototypes.
Why?

In this hard-hitting conversation with Prof. Hari Babu Srivastava, we decode the real obstacles standing between innovation and national security capability:
• lack of mentoring and long-term funding
• investors demanding quick returns in deep tech
• high equity dilution and no control for founders
• absence of scaling-up pathways after R&D
• academia–industry–military disconnect
• big players eating small players’ space

Is India building an ecosystem where startups can succeed — or are we slowly pushing innovators away?

Watch till the end for solutions that can transform India’s defence innovation pipeline.

A MUST-WATCH FOR
Innovators • Defence founders • Policymakers • Academia • Veterans • Investors in deep tech

0:00 Srijan Portal: India’s Push for Indigenisation
1:02 India’s First Quantum Breakthrough by IIT Delhi & DRDO
1:24 India’s Defence Ecosystem Is Transforming but Scaling Is Slow
1:52 Introducing Prof. Hari Babu Srivastava & His Role in Defence Innovation
2:23 Why Startups Struggle: Funding, Mentoring & Equity Challenges
3:36 New Generation Wants to Build for India — What’s Stopping Them?
4:21 The Real Problems: Mentoring Gap & Investor Short-Term Mindset
6:46 Startups Losing Equity & Control — The Hidden Crisis
7:18 DPSUs, Srijan Portal & Why Small Components Don’t Excite Startups
7:46 Academia’s Role in Defence Innovation & Why Scaling Up Is Missing
8:43 DRDO’s Massive Funding for Research but No Follow-Through After Projects
10:18 Biggest Successes: World’s Lightest Bulletproof Jacket & Extreme−Cold Gear
11:26 Natural-Language Defence Robots for Risky Situations
12:08 India’s Quantum Leap: 100 km+ QKD Achievements and Future Potential
13:18 Learning from the World: South Korea & Israel Over the U.S.
14:13 Securing the Defence Supply Chain: What South Korea Did Right
15:17 India Must Focus on MRO & Upgradation for Export Growth
16:36 Everyone Wants to Be OEM — Why That’s Hurting Innovation
17:48 Israel’s Secret: Seamless Movement Between MOD, Industry & Armed Forces
18:05 Are We Ignoring Critical Tech? Market-Centric vs Tech-Centric Innovation
19:12 How India Can Break the Funding Barrier in Deep Tech
20:09 GSQR & GFR Must Change: From Cost Control to Investment Mindset
21:07 Government Is Listening: Deep Tech Reforms Are Finally Underway
22:19 India Needs Deep Military-Civil Technology Fusion

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