19/09/2026
We officially launched the Nasscom programme with a curtain-raiser at the Consulate General of India in New York, setting the tone for the journey ahead.
The event brought together investors, enterprise CXOs and ecosystem partners. Each participating deeptech startup had the opportunity to present its solution directly to investors and global decision-makers.
We are grateful to Ambassador Binaya S. Pradhan, Consul General of India in New York, for welcoming the delegation to the Consulate. Addressing the founders, he noted they were developing cutting-edge technologies and had arrived in the US at the right time. He spoke about opportunities across capital, customers, partnerships and university collaborations, as well as the growing scope for India–US cooperation in frontier technologies.
Ambassador Pradhan also spoke about the , established at the Consulate last year to bring Indian technology companies together. He noted that the industry’s contribution to US employment, tax revenues, economic growth, corporate America and public administration remains largely an untold story. The Forum provides a platform for the industry to work collectively on shared priorities, including advocacy.
Ravi Kuchibhotla, Chief Strategy Officer at Cognizant, shared the company’s continued commitment to partnering with, supporting and co-innovating with fast-scaling startups.
The evening also featured a fireside conversation between Wesley Mathews, Vice President of State Governmental Affairs at PSEG, and Kavita Doshi, Senior Director, Communications at Nasscom. Their discussion covered topics ranging from cross-border talent mobility to the future of smart, sustainable data centres.
A sincere thank you to the India in New York and all the participating founders, investors and leaders for making the curtain-raiser a success. The coming days will bring further opportunities for technology exchange, cross-border growth and strategic partnerships.
