Titan Capital, a company that invests in early-stage startups, has started a new program to support startups in India working on new ideas in defence and strategic technology.
With this new program, Titan Capital wants to invest in startups building advanced technology in hardware, aerospace, cybersecurity, and manufacturing.
The goal is to support national security and boost deep-tech innovation, create high-quality jobs, and help India become a major exporter of important technologies.
Kunal Bahl, Co-founder of Titan Capital, said, “We are at a historic inflection point where national security, deep-tech innovation, and startup agility are converging. India cannot achieve genuine self-reliance in defense by relying on imports or public funding alone. We need to back our brightest minds—engineers, researchers, and builders—to create sovereign, dual-use technologies that can shape India’s future, but the future of global defence. At Titan, we’ve always been.
Titan Capital wants to work with army veterans, scientists, and tech experts as part of this plan. Their knowledge will help guide smart investment decisions and support the growth of these startups.
Around the world, venture capital firms are putting more money into defence technology. For example, a U.S. company called Anduril Industries raised $1.5 billion to build AI-powered combat systems, and a European company named Helsing got €450 million to work on defence-related AI.
India is now reaching a similar turning point, and Titan Capital wants to ensure the country takes advantage of this opportunity to grow its defence-tech ecosystem.
The Indian government has raised the defence budget to ₹6.81 lakh crore for 2025–26 and started programs like iDEX and the Technology Development Fund (TDF) to help local companies build defence solutions.
However, early-stage startups working on tough, risky, but high-potential technologies still struggle to get funding. This is where venture capital firms like Titan Capital can really help by moving quickly, believing in bold ideas, and offering long-term support that regular systems often can’t provide.
Titan Capital has invested in over 250 startups, including well-known names like Ola, Razorpay, Urban Company, OfBusiness, and Giva.
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