Lot of Indian-origin talent in AI & deep tech is moving abroad

India Angel Network (IAN), one of India's earliest angel investors, is completing two decades of supporting more than 225 startups. Padmaja Ruparel, cofounder of IAN, in a telephonic interview with Udisha Srivastav spoke about the company's progress and India's opportunities and challenges in technology. Edited excerpts:

- Padmaja Ruparel, cofounder of IAN

It has been almost two decades for IAN. How has been the journey?

We introduced the concept of angel investing and built the country's largest horizontal, single platform for seed and early-stage investing. We have leveraged our networks in India and overseas to create impactful, scalable, and valuable companies. In the past 19 years, we have seen interesting solutions while investing in software products, biotech, agriculture, space, drone, and manufacturing technologies. Now, we are exploring semiconductors and quantum.

How do you see IAN investments evolving in fields like deep technology (deep tech) and artificial intelligence (AI)?