India AI Impact Summit 2026 releases AI Impact Startup Book mapping 100 deep-tech innovators

Key facts

• The AI Impact Startup Book was launched on the third day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
• The compendium maps 100 high-impact AI-driven solutions across sectors, technologies and geographies.
• AI innovation is expanding beyond healthcare into foundation models, indigenous AI infrastructure, waste-tech, voice- and vision-based Indian applications, and edge AI integrated with hardware.
• Nearly 47% of early-stage ventures retain strong local presence, while about 68% of growth-stage startups operate internationally.
• Shri Abhishek Singh, Director General of NIC, Additional Secretary at Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and CEO of IndiaAI, called the book a repository for ministries and states to evaluate and scale AI solutions.
• Sushant Kumar, Founder and CEO of Kalpa Impact, highlighted eight insights, noting India is building its own foundation models, AI infrastructure and edge innovation.