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Venture platform for frontier technology.

Qindra is a global venture studio and fund operating across the US and India. We build, scale, and invest in deep-tech companies across quantum, AI, defense, space, med tech, and advanced materials.

US ↔ India
One machine. Two locations.
Built to scale deep tech.
Institutional MOUs
SRI/GIL · IIT Madras · IISc · IISER · T-Hub
3–6
Companies built each year
6 domains
Quantum · AI Infra · Defense · Space · Med Tech · Materials

Why we’re different

We don't just advice or invest. We co-found, operate as partners, and invest for the long term.

Who we build with

Founders, researchers, industry, and government —turning frontier technology into enduring companies.

The operating model

How Qindra builds

We build in three ways—and invest alongside the companies we create.

01

Scale

We help existing deep-tech companies commercialize and grow across India and the US.

02

Solve

We turn critical industry and government needs into companies built to solve them.

03

Spin Out

We partner with researchers to turn breakthrough technology into companies built to last.

US India

One operating platform across the US and India

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The pipeline today

One launched. Two partnered. Two in stealth.

1
Launched
Qumarg Systems
2
Partnered
NanoHarvest X · Aura Energy
2
In stealth
Genesis · Incubating
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Latest from Qindra

From the frontier.

Company launches, research partnerships, and ideas shaping what we build.

Quantum 2026
Standing up India’s first sovereign quantum stack Inside the ScaleHub partnership accelerating NQM-aligned hardware from lab bench to deployment.
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Studio 2026
Why we co-found—not just advise Our operating model for taking frontier science from whiteboard to first paying customer.
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Capital 2026
The conviction behind deep tech in Amaravati How sovereign IP and a global network compound into category-defining companies.
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The studio

One machine, built to take a company from idea to scale.

Qindra forms, operates, and funds frontier-technology companies from the earliest insight through commercialization and scale.

The model
01

Scale

An existing company with technology ready to grow.

We bring operational support, commercialization, capital, and US–India market access.

02

Solve

A critical problem from industry or government.

We form and build the company designed to solve it.

03

Spin out

Research with the potential to become a company.

We assemble the team, build the business, and help take the technology to market.

The Qindra Studio

Assemble

Company formation · Founding team

Build

Product · Commercialization

Scale

Capital · US–India market access
US India

One operating platform across the US and India.

Partnered with
IIT Madras logo
IIT Madras
Indian Institute of Technology
National Quantum Hub
IISc logo
IISc
Indian Institute of Science
Quantum Technology Initiative
IHUB-QTF logo
IHUB-QTF
Quantum Technology Foundation
SRI International logo
SRI International
Stanford Research Institute
GIL Labs logo
GIL Labs
Deep-Tech R&D
BUILD WITH QINDRA

Build the frontier with us.

CAPITAL PARTNERS

Back the Studio

Invest in the engine that builds companies—and participate in the growth of the studio and the portfolio it creates. 

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FOUNDERS & RESEARCHERS

You have the breakthrough. We build the company

We partner from the earliest stage to turn breakthrough technology into enduring companies.

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INDUSTRY & GOVERNMENT

Bring us the problem.

We work from critical problem statements and build companies designed to solve them.

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Selectivity

Selective by design: 3 - 6 companies a year.

We build fewer companies so each receives the time, expertise, and operating depth it requires.

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Studio capital

Deals don’t compound. Studios do.

Capital partners back Qindra—the studio that creates and grows a concentrated portfolio of frontier-technology companies.

01

One studio, many companies

Back the company-building platform, not a single deal.

02

Patient capital

Deep tech takes time. We build for long-term value creation, not short-term deal flow.

03

Two markets

One operating platform across the US and India, built for cross-border commercialization and dual-use opportunity.

For capital partners

Selective by design. Built for the long term.

We build three to six companies a year, giving each the operating depth and time required to mature.

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Explore the portfolio.

One launched. Two partnered. Two in stealth.

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The pipeline

Selective by Design 

We build fewer companies, with deeper expertise and patient capital—so every company strengthens the next.

1
Launched
2
Partnered
2
Stealth

Qumarg Systems

Launched
Cryogenic components for quantum compute
Quantum

NanoHarvest X

Partnered
Developing foundational energy-surface material architectures for next-generation intelligent infrastructure — across Earth and space.
Advanced Materials

Aura Energy

Partnered
Autonomous source agnostic, power management for LEO constellations and defense space.
Critical infrastructure

Incubating

STEALTH
RF independent detection + persistent software-defined radar coverage for national security.
Defense

Genesis

STEALTH
Deterministic, regulator-ready AI platform for industries that run on audit trails - clinical, financial, legal & public-sector.
AI Infra
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Team

The people behind the frontier.

Entrepreneurs, operators, researchers, and advisors working across the US and India to turn frontier technology into enduring companies.

Leadership

Founders & partners.

Susheel Tadikonda

Susheel Tadikonda

Managing Partner and CEO
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Shelley Mehta

Shelley Mehta

Partner and COO
LinkedIn ›

Global scientific & technical experts

L Venkata Subramaniam

L Venkata Subramaniam

Head of Quantum, IBM India
LinkedIn ›
Satyam Priyadarshy

Satyam Priyadarshy

Quantum Scientist & Evangelist
LinkedIn ›
Dr. Rajamani Vijayaraghavan

Dr. Rajamani Vijayaraghavan

Quantum Physicist
LinkedIn ›
Michael Wang

Michael Wang

Scientific, Technical & Institutional Expert
LinkedIn ›
Nick Basing

Nick Basing

Scientific, Technical & Institutional Leader
LinkedIn ›
Education partners & advisors

Mentors who’ve built and taught it.

Steve Suarez

Steve Suarez

CEO & Entrepreneur · MIT xPRO Quantum Computing Faculty · Harvard & MIT Alumnus
LinkedIn ›
Pravir Malik

Pravir Malik

Founder, QIQuantum · Quantum Systems Thinker & Technologist · Author (25+ books)
LinkedIn ›

Build the frontier.

We’re building the team that builds the global deep tech future. If you’re a quantum engineer, scientist, or operator ready to go deep — we want to meet you.

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News & milestones.

Announcements and milestones from Qindra as we build the global quantum and deep-tech ecosystem.

Partnership · 2026

Qindra partners with HorizonX, in collaboration with MIT xPRO, to advance quantum & deep tech capability in India

The partnership will support executive readiness, ecosystem development, and enterprise adoption across quantum, cybersecurity, AI, and advanced technologies.

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Qindra and HorizonX are partnering to close the gap between emerging technology awareness and real-world institutional readiness in one of the world’s fastest-growing innovation markets. As part of the initiative, MIT xPRO will serve as content provider to HorizonX for a curated learning experience designed for senior executives, enterprise leaders, innovation teams, policymakers, and ecosystem stakeholders seeking practical frameworks to understand and operationalize frontier technologies.

India is entering a defining phase of its deep tech journey. Momentum around the National Quantum Mission, rising enterprise interest in next-generation computing and cyber resilience, and stronger alignment across industry, government, and research institutions have made practical capability-building both urgent and strategic. Through this partnership, Qindra and HorizonX aim to help organizations move beyond exploration and into action — equipping decision-makers with the strategic context, implementation frameworks, and market understanding needed to navigate the next wave of technological transformation.

The partnership will support awareness, readiness, and capability-building across sectors where quantum and advanced technologies are expected to drive meaningful long-term impact, including financial services; cybersecurity and secure communications; advanced manufacturing and industrial systems; healthcare and life sciences; and public sector and strategic technologies.

By combining executive learning with ecosystem activation, Qindra and HorizonX aim to strengthen the foundation for India’s next generation of founders, corporate leaders, innovators, and institutional stakeholders working at the frontier of science and technology.

About Qindra Ventures

Qindra Ventures is a venture studio and innovation platform building and scaling frontier technology ventures across quantum technologies, AI, advanced computing, cybersecurity, deep tech hardware, and related strategic sectors. Qindra works with founders, enterprises, institutions, and ecosystem partners to shape breakthrough ideas into commercially viable ventures and capability-building platforms.

About HorizonX

HorizonX is a global innovation firm specializing in quantum computing, cybersecurity, and executive education. It helps organizations navigate emerging technologies and implement future-ready strategies that strengthen resilience, compliance, and long-term competitive advantage. In collaboration with MIT xPRO, HorizonX delivers cutting-edge learning experiences for business and technology leaders.

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Building or backing deep tech? Talk to us.

Choose the door that fits. Every conversation starts here.

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