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EPISODE · Jan 23, 2026 · 41 MIN

IP protection for Indian deep tech startups, how to build value for a company

from The UpstreamLife · host Vishal Krishna

In this episode Ritu Varma, the founder of  @ankur_capital talks with Dr Vikram Rao about the importance of intellectual property to tell a story and create value.00-00 - Ritu sets the context of building value in deep tech with IP02:53 - Two buckets of intellectual property - patents and know-how.08:25 - Do agreements hold when business of deep tech is across countries.09:23 - Giving away patents for free.15:29 - Protecting Scientific Discovery or Formulations.17:00 - IP Strategy with platform technology.23:18 - Convincing customers about IP.30:48 - Raising money to match customer demand.37:19 - Understand your business model.Support the showThanks for Listening! Follow Us on  Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Find us on YouTube

In this episode Ritu Varma, the founder of @ankur_capital talks with Dr Vikram Rao about the importance of intellectual property to tell a story and create value. 00-00 - Ritu sets the context of building value in deep tech with IP 02:53 - Two buckets of intellectual property - patents and know-how. 08:25 - Do agreements hold when business of deep tech is across countries. 09:23 - Giving away patents for free. 15:29 - Protecting Scientific Discovery or Formulations. 17:00 - IP Strateg...

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