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Deep Tech Gateway India – Softlanding Programme 2026 (Closed)

Deep Tech Gateway India – Softlanding Programme is a one-week international entrepreneurship programme for deep-tech product researchers and start-up founders from Germany interested in science-based innovation and international collaboration. 

Interview

From San Francisco to New Delhi: The global network for innovation

From Venture Capital and deep tech in Silicon Valley to high-tech, affordable and accessible social impact technologies in India, the DWIH network connects and supports innovators across the world. Zahar Barth-Manzoori from DWIH San Francisco, and Arthur Rapp and Aadishree Jamkhedkar from DWIH New Delhi speak about the opportunities for German start-ups in two very different innovation ecosystems, and how founders can benefit from the global network of the German Centres for Research and Innovation.

New Programme in DWIH DeepTech Entreprenuership Portfolio

DWIH Innovate – Global Pathways for Science-Based Innovation

DWIH Innovate – Global Pathways for Science-Based Innovation is a flagship initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) for the period 2026–2029. The initiative is anchored at the German Centres for Research and Innovation, which are a part of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The programme aims to strengthen Germany’s innovation ecosystem by fostering international mobility, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship among researchers and innovators.

Indo-German Entrepreneurship Programme

Call for applications: Innovators Connect – Tandem 2026 (Closed)

Innovators Connect – Tandem is a two week entrepreneurship programme for young researchers interested in start-up founding and early-stage start-up founders from India and Germany. Participants will work in teams to generate innovative ideas, undergo training for bringing research ideas to market and get exposure to start-up and innovation ecosystems of India and Germany. The programme will include design thinking workshops, information sessions, mentoring, networking sessions, lab visits and more. The programme takes place in India. This year marks the fifth edition of the programme.

Call for Applications

InnoXchange Programme: Delegation from India to Germany

The Indo-German InnoXchange Programme is a bilateral programme of the German Academic Exchange Service -DAAD ( German Center of Research and Innovation (DWIH) New Delhi) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. The programme aims to establish a systematic exchange format between the Indian and German deep-tech startup and entrepreneurship ecosystems, fostering collaboration among startups, incubators, accelerators, universities, and research institutions. On behalf of the DST, SINE – IIT Bombay is the implementation partner of the programme.

Call for Applications (Closed)

Programme Officer – DWIH Innovate

The DAAD Regional Office is looking for a motivated and qualified professional to join the DWIH New Delhi team as Programme Officer for the DWIH Innovate Programme. You will contribute to Indo-German cooperation in deep-tech entrepreneurship by supporting the implementation of the new programme. The DWIH Innovate programme aims at intensifying  cooperation between India and Germany in entrepreneurship by supporting early career researchers (Master’s students, PhD candidates and Postdocs) and early-stage deep-tech startup founders from Germany interested in science-based entrepreneurship by facilitating and giving scholarships for internships at start-ups and incubators that are anchored at academic and research institutions in India. This is a full-time position (40 hrs per week) with a limited contract up to 31 December 2029.

Call for Applications (Closed)

Programme Officer – Events

The DAAD Regional Office is looking for a motivated and qualified professional to join the DWIH New Delhi team as Programme Officer – Events. You will contribute to enhancing the visibility of DWIH New Delhi and its stakeholders by supporting organisation of events as well as its projects. This is a full-time position (40 hrs per week)