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GHV, a pioneer of the Cross-border early-stage venture ecosystem, was set up in 2014, as a platform India market entry for international companies.

•GHV Accelerator - GHV’s proprietary Accelerator Program to support and empower early-stage startups
•GHV Seed Fund - GHV invests/co-invests in early-stage startups at seed and Pre-series A stage
•Industry Co-creation - GHV partners with Corporates globally, to enable any or both of the following through innovation. Building and operating innovation lab for Indian and International corporates for their respective industries.

05/10/2026

INDIA × JAPAN | THE NEXT INNOVATION CORRIDOR

India–Japan collaboration is entering a new phase.
The opportunity is no longer limited to trade, infrastructure or investment. It is increasingly about technology, innovation, advanced manufacturing, digital transformation and new engines of growth.

Across defence-tech, aerospace & space, dual-use technologies, AI, robotics, quantum, semiconductors, clean energy and advanced manufacturing, new opportunities are emerging for Indian technology companies to engage with Japanese industry.

Japanese enterprises bring industrial depth, manufacturing capabilities, global market experience and long-term partnership models.

Indian companies bring deep-tech capabilities, engineering and digital talent, new technologies and the ability to experiment and scale quickly.

The opportunity lies in bringing these strengths together.
Startup discovery → Corporate collaboration → PoCs → Deployment → Commercialisation

At GHV, we work across this India–Japan innovation corridor, helping identify promising technologies, build corporate and institutional connections, facilitate validation and PoCs, and create pathways towards deployment and commercialisation.

For technology companies seeking to enter Japan, the India–Japan Startup Gateway (IJSG) provides a structured route to build relevant industry relationships and identify commercial opportunities.

The IJSG Winter Cohort is now open for applications. Apply here: https://forms.gle/S7X8AX6fNw4xSuvZ8

The opportunity is bigger than a bilateral relationship. It is about connecting Indian technology with Japanese industry and taking that collaboration towards global markets.

India × Japan
From collaboration to commercialisation.

02/10/2026

INDIA’S NEXT TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY IS BIGGER THAN A SINGLE MARKET.

India is building serious capabilities across AI, robotics, quantum, semiconductors, defence tech, aerospace & space, dual-use technologies, critical minerals, clean energy and advanced manufacturing.

Applications are now open for the IJSG Winter Cohort.
Explore the programme and apply: https://forms.gle/5nytwaJLkkYTPJqQ8

The next challenge is taking those capabilities into the right markets, partnerships and industrial ecosystems.

Japan is becoming an increasingly important market and industrial partner across these strategic technology areas.

India and Japan are placing greater emphasis on economic security, strategic technologies, resilient supply chains and industrial cooperation. For Indian technology companies, this creates opportunities to engage with Japanese enterprises, investors, research institutions and technology ecosystems.

At GHV, we work across the India–Japan innovation corridor, helping Indian technology companies move from technology to validation, partnerships, pilots and commercial opportunities in Japan.

The India–Japan Startup Gateway (IJSG) is one of our structured routes for doing exactly that.

For founders building in these areas, the IJSG Winter Cohort offers a structured route to explore the Japanese market, understand where the technology fits, and build the right relationships on the ground.

28/09/2026

INDIA’S DEFENCE-TECH OPPORTUNITY IS GOING GLOBAL.

India’s defence ecosystem is entering a different phase.

Defence exports reached ₹38,424 crore in FY2025–26, with Indian defence products now reaching 80+ countries. At the same time, startups, MSMEs and innovators are becoming an increasingly important part of India’s defence innovation ecosystem.

The opportunity goes beyond traditional defence manufacturing.
The next question is how Indian technologies move from innovation to global adoption.

That requires industry validation, strategic partnerships, pilots, technology collaboration and access to the right international markets.

At GHV, we work with startups, enterprises and global innovation ecosystems to identify promising technologies, build industry connections and create pathways towards validation, partnerships, pilots and commercialisation.

India has the talent.
India is building the technology.

The next opportunity is to take it global.
GHV | FROM INNOVATION TO GLOBAL COLLABORATION.

25/09/2026

INDIA'S STARTUP MAP IS EXPANDING BEYOND THE USUAL HUBS.

India's startup ecosystem is expanding.
Not just in the number of startups being created, but in where innovation is emerging.

For years, India's startup narrative was dominated by a handful of major metropolitan hubs.
That is changing.

A broader ecosystem is taking shape across emerging cities, industrial regions, university ecosystems and districts beyond the traditional startup map.

Initiatives such as Startup India's TEJAS are also working to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems across 132 districts, with a focus on improving awareness of funding, mentorship, market access and other ecosystem support.

For GHV, this represents more than geographic expansion.
It represents an opportunity to find founders and technologies that may not yet have visibility beyond their immediate ecosystems.

We see promising ventures emerging across deep tech, manufacturing, healthcare, climate, materials, agriculture, mobility and other critical sectors, often outside the locations that traditionally attract the most attention.

Our role is to help identify these ventures, assess their potential and connect them with industry, investors and strategic partners, creating pathways towards validation, commercialisation and wider markets.
Because geography should not determine how far an innovation can go.

A startup can emerge anywhere. What matters is what happens next.
FROM EMERGING ECOSYSTEMS TO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Reference: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2307127&lang=2®=48&utm

21/09/2026

INDIA'S NEXT TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY IS BEYOND THE CHIP.

SEMICON India 2026 highlighted something bigger happening across India's technology ecosystem.

India is building capabilities across semiconductors, AI hardware, electronics, advanced manufacturing and deep tech. The opportunity is no longer limited to building these technologies. It is about taking them into industry and into global markets.

Because the journey does not end with a prototype.
Prototype → Pilot → Market → Global Scale

As global companies look to diversify technology ecosystems, strengthen supply chains and access new sources of innovation, Indian technology companies have an opportunity to become part of that global value chain.

But entering those markets requires more than capital. It requires industry validation, the right enterprise partners, pilot opportunities and access to international markets and innovation ecosystems.

This is where GHV's experience matters.
We work with startups, enterprises and global innovation ecosystems, helping promising technologies identify the right opportunities, build industry partnerships, validate applications and move towards commercialisation.

The next generation of Indian technology companies should not be built only for India.

They should be built to compete globally.
From technology to commercialisation.
From India to the world.

18/09/2026

INDIA IS BECOMING A DEFENCE-TECH SOURCE.

India is no longer only a defence market.

A new generation of Indian companies is building serious capabilities across AI, Autonomy, Drones, Robotics, Space, Cyber and Advanced Manufacturing, moving increasingly from prototypes towards validation, production and deployment.
The world is taking notice.

At GHV, we have been working with this emerging deep-tech ecosystem and global aerospace and defence players, identifying promising technologies, enabling industry engagement, accelerating PoCs and helping take them towards real-world application.

The opportunity is now moving in both directions.
Indian founders can take their technologies global.

Global defence companies can look to India for their next generation of technology.
And Japan is becoming an increasingly important part of that opportunity.

GHV knows where the technology is and how to take it to the world.

14/09/2026

BRICS IS BUILDING A BIGGER PLAYING FIELD FOR INNOVATION.

The 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi placed greater emphasis on startups, technology, innovation, digital infrastructure and resilient value chains — alongside stronger mechanisms for startup and SME engagement.

For founders, the interesting part is what happens next.

When capital, technology, enterprises and markets connect more deeply across borders, startups gain new routes to partnerships, customers, investment and scale.

This is precisely the kind of ecosystem GHV has been building.

We work across startups, enterprises, investors and innovation ecosystems, creating pathways that help promising technologies move from discovery and collaboration to commercialisation and market opportunity.

From India–Japan to the wider Global South, we see increasing scope to connect ecosystems that can build, scale and create value together.

From cooperation → collaboration → co-creation → commercialisation.

That is the ecosystem GHV is building.

Reference: https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents?dtl/41776

11/09/2026

India–Japan Defence Ties: Why Startups Are the Next Frontier

India’s defence innovation ecosystem is expanding rapidly, with startups building capabilities across AI, autonomy, robotics, drones, cybersecurity, aerospace and other deep-tech areas.

At the same time, India–Japan defence cooperation is moving into a more practical phase with greater emphasis on technology, R&D, industrial cooperation, technology transfer and capability development.

For Indian defence-tech startups, that changes the opportunity.

Japan offers more than market access. It can open pathways to industrial partnerships, R&D, technology validation, co-development and deployment.

This is where GHV already has deep experience — working with global aerospace and defence leaders to identify promising Indian technologies, accelerate PoCs, enable industry engagement and move innovation towards real-world adoption.

We now see a compelling opportunity to build those pathways between Indian defence innovators and Japan.

For defence-tech founders looking at Japan, the time to start building those relationships is now.

07/09/2026

JAPAN’S ENERGY TRANSITION IS BECOMING AN INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY.

Japan’s push towards a more resilient and decarbonised energy system is creating new demand across offshore wind, solar, hydrogen and ammonia, energy storage and biomass.

But the opportunity extends beyond clean-energy generation.
It lies in the technologies, infrastructure and partnerships needed to move from technology to adoption and from investment to deployment.

India brings scale, entrepreneurial talent and a rapidly expanding technology ecosystem. Japan brings industrial depth, advanced technology, manufacturing capability and a long-term investment orientation.
The opportunity lies in connecting these strengths.

At GHV, we have spent years building within the India–Japan corridor, connecting Indian innovators with Japanese enterprises, investors and innovation ecosystems to create pathways from discovery to market access, partnership and commercial opportunity.

The next phase could take that further:
Climate tech → Energy technology
Technology transfer → Technology adoption
Capital → Deployment

The energy transition will not be built by one ecosystem alone.
It will be built by ecosystems that know how to work together.
INDIA × JAPAN
TECHNOLOGY + CAPITAL → DEPLOYMENT

That is where we see the opportunity.

03/09/2026

JAPAN IS RECOGNISING INDIA’S GROWTH. THE OPPORTUNITY IS GETTING BIGGER.

The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has upgraded India’s sovereign rating from BBB+ to A-, with a stable outlook, citing India’s solid economic growth, stronger financial-system soundness and policies strengthening the foundations for growth.

For the India–Japan relationship, this is more than a ratings milestone. It is another signal of growing confidence in India’s long-term economic and business potential.

At GHV, we have spent more than a decade building within this corridor, connecting Indian startups and technology companies with Japanese corporations, investors and R&D partners across sectors.

As confidence in India deepens, so does the scope for capital, technology, innovation and commercial partnerships to move between the two markets.
The opportunity is no longer simply to connect India and Japan.
It is to build more of what they can create together.

Reference: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2306033

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