IIT Madras has just crossed a landmark 500 deep-tech startups — and as reported in ET Now’s South Central, the IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) is now aiming even higher. IITMIC, CEO Dr Tamaswati Ghosh, reveals how a 12-year journey has created one of India’s largest deep-tech ecosystems, raising $2B , a combined valuation of $6B and startups scaling across manufacturing, robotics, space, defence, med-tech, energy, AI, fintech, and more. More than 60% of these founders come from outside IITM,