Deep HumanINITIATIVE
Where deep inquiry meets real-world problems.
Biosciences, psychology, economics, maths and computer science united to ignite a deep-tech movement.
Vision &
Positioning.
TechSparks – Deep Human Accelerator is Ashoka University’s deep-tech pathway where biosciences, psychology, economics, maths and computer science meet real-world problems.
It enables Ashoka students to fall in love with a problem worth solving, build research-backed models, and turn rigorous inquiry into scalable deep-tech ventures grounded in human need.
Not Just Tech
A deeply human initiative to ignite a deep-tech movement on campus and beyond.
Partnership
In partnership with the InfoEdge Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE), Ashoka’s creative hub for student founders.
The window for deep impact has never been this open.
invested annually into deep technology
of global venture capital now flows into deep tech
of breakthrough innovations emerge from multiple disciplines
A Convergence Moment
AI, biotech, and materials science are colliding at an unprecedented rate. The problems of the coming decade — pandemics, climate, cognition — cannot be solved by any single field. The moment is demanding generalists who think deep.
AI, biotech, and materials science are colliding at an unprecedented rate. The problems of the coming decade — pandemics, climate, cognition — cannot be solved by any single field. The moment is demanding generalists who think deep.
Infrastructure Has Arrived
The compute, the tools, the open-source models and protein databases — the scaffolding that once took a decade to build is now available to any student with a laptop. The gap between idea and experiment has never been smaller.
The compute, the tools, the open-source models and protein databases — the scaffolding that once took a decade to build is now available to any student with a laptop. The gap between idea and experiment has never been smaller.
Founders Are Finding Edges in Depth
The next category-defining companies will not be built at the surface. They will be built by researchers who know the literature, who see patterns across domains, and who treat a thesis like a hypothesis and a startup like an experiment.
The next category-defining companies will not be built at the surface. They will be built by researchers who know the literature, who see patterns across domains, and who treat a thesis like a hypothesis and a startup like an experiment.
“The researchers who cross disciplines will write the future. TechSparks is where they begin.”
InfoEdge Centre for Entrepreneurship
Mentors.
The Mantra
Timeline.
Five phases to move from unformed spark to systemic impact.
Spark – Awareness & Community
Launch & Mixer with Problem Solvers in AI, Bio and Tech. Key Guest: Vibhore Sharma.
- Lightning talks on problems worth solving
- Founder fireside chats
- Open-mic 'spark pitches'
TechSparks Festival – Exploration Studio
Find your Inner Spark -> Channelise it through Deep Exploration -> Fall in Love with a Problem.
- AI Room
- Bio Room
- LeanSparks Room
TechSparks Champion RoundTable
Curated, invitation-only roundtable with external champions.
- 5–7 min Deep Problem Briefs
- Ethics Feedback
- Champion Selection
Immersion – Bangalore
Immersion to Bangalore, India's deep-tech and startup capital.
- Lab tours
- Problem clinics
- IP Reality checks
TechSparks Incubator
Hosted by InfoEdge Centre for Entrepreneurship (~3.5 Months).
- Weekly Sprints
- Systems & Ethics Studio
- Build for Scale Labs
Our Principles.
Every activity, from mixers to incubation, is built on these four unbreakable pillars.
Lean Execution
Rapid prototyping and continuous user testing to avoid wasteful spending and tighten problem–solution fit.
Purposeful Simplicity
Stripping away non-essentials without cutting corners, making adoption easier in resource-constrained markets.
Adaptive Scalability
Modular product and venture architectures that can replicate, localise, and evolve across geographies.
Systemic Sustainability
Embedding environmental, social, and ethical constraints from day zero, aligning with responsible innovation.
In the room.
