·  Titan Capital launches a dedicated investment vertical to support Indian defence-tech startups focused on hardware, aerospace, cybersecurity, and manufacturing.

·  The fund aims to boost national security, foster deep-tech innovation, create jobs, and help India become a global exporter of strategic technologies.

·  Titan Capital plans to collaborate with armed forces veterans, scientists, and technologists to provide expert guidance and strengthen investment decisions.

Titan Capital, a prominent seed-stage venture capital firm, has launched a dedicated investment vertical aimed at accelerating innovation in India’s defence and strategic technology sectors. This move reflects a growing emphasis on national security, indigenous technological development, and economic self-reliance.

The newly launched vertical will focus on early-stage investments in startups operating across key sectors such as defence hardware, aerospace, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing. The goal is to empower Indian entrepreneurs to build dual-use technologies solutions that serve both civilian and military purposes positioning India not just as a consumer, but as a global exporter of strategic technologies.

"We need to back our brightest minds engineers, researchers, and builders to create sovereign technologies that can shape not just India’s future, but global defence outcomes," said Kunal Bahl, Co-founder of Titan Capital. “This is about building for Bharat and the world, with conviction, collaboration, and clarity of purpose.”

In addition to capital infusion, Titan Capital aims to collaborate with domain experts, including armed forces veterans, defence scientists, and experienced technologists. Their deep domain knowledge will play a critical role in evaluating technological feasibility, potential impact, and go-to-market strategies for defence-oriented startups.

This strategic initiative comes at a time when India is actively seeking to reduce import dependence on defence equipment and ramp up indigenous R&D in strategic technologies. By fostering a strong startup ecosystem in this space, Titan Capital hopes to generate high-value jobs, stimulate deep-tech research, and contribute to India’s vision of becoming a global innovation powerhouse.

Titan Capital has a strong track record of supporting successful startups, having invested in over 250 ventures including Ola, Razorpay, Urban Company, OfBusiness, and Giva. With this new defence-tech initiative, the firm is extending its commitment to purpose-driven entrepreneurship where technology serves the dual goals of commercial success and national progress.