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IIT Ropar’s “100 Startups 100 Days” program is an intensive, nationally-focused deep-tech accelerator designed to rapidly identify and scale 100 ventures. Launched on December 16, 2025, it serves as an official pre-summit event to the global India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi [citation=4][citation=6].

NeoSapien’s core thesis, as articulated by co-founders Dhananjay and Aryan Yadav, is to create “tech that fades into the background.” In an era of notification overload and constant screen interaction, the startup aims to reduce cognitive load through always-on, wearable AI.

India’s startup narrative is undergoing a fundamental rewrite in 2025. The spotlight has decisively shifted from the rapid, low-margin cycles of consumer internet to the R&D-intensive, high-impact world of deep-tech. This new chapter is defined not by ‘hustle’ but by hard science, driven by startups leveraging cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and space technology to solve India’s most pressing structural challenges.

India has officially passed a monumental entrepreneurial milestone. The DPIIT-recognized startup ecosystem has now crossed 2.01 lakh (201,000) entities as of October 2025. This incredible growth is more than a number; it’s the engine of a profound economic transformation.