The Tech Panda takes a look at how India has been attracting foreign businesses from business hubs like California, US and Singapore stemming from the country’s available talent in Artificial Intelligence and its proliferation in markets like semiconductors. At the same time, Indian companies are expanding to the UAE, Europe, and Philippines by contributing to medical care, semiconductors, and power solutions.
India saw foreign launches from Silicon Valley-based deeptech startup Operant AI, which entered the Indian market to protect modern Indian software innovation and AI from the most critical attacks in the age of AI. The company’s co-founders Vrajesh Bhavsar and Dr. Priyanka Tembey are Indian engineers who spent over a decade in Silicon Valley before starting Operant AI and are backed by marquee Silicon Valley investors. Also, Singapore based Ampverse Pulse, a specialist in gaming marketing, launched Pulse Media, a digital media buying platform that enables advertisers to reach mobile and PC gamers across Southeast Asia and the Gulf states.
OUTBOUND
Elevating Genomic Profiling Standards for Cancer Patients in the UAE
4baseCare, a precision oncology platform, achieved CAP (College of American Pathologists) accreditation for its genomics lab at Dubai Science Park, established in partnership with Innovate Life Sciences Fz-LLC. This accreditation ensures that cancer patients in the UAE now have access to world-class genomic profiling locally, meeting the highest international standards of quality and accuracy. The Dubai-based facility bridges a critical gap in precision oncology, eliminating the need for patients to seek genomic testing solutions outside of the UAE.
Syed Hussaini, General Manager, Innovate Life Sciences, added, “This achievement underscores our dedication to quality and innovation, strengthening our mission to make precision medicine more accessible and affordable across the Middle East and beyond.”
Indian Electronics Becomes First Semicon Co. to Export Packaged Semicon Under GOI’s Semicon Mission
RRP Electronics Ltd., Maharashtra’s first state approved semiconductor plant exported their first consignment allocated for their European customer. The estimated values are Rs. 6.51 crore, primarily focused on ASICS based technologies. RRP Electronics ltd has a fully established Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and testing (OSAT) and continues its expansion initiatives under the Rs. 12035 crore State approved phase-I plan.
The first mover advantage lies now with RRP, as the Proof of concept has now been established and there will be a further enhancement in the offerings by virtue of their tie up with AMB Taiwan.
The team expected to arrive in the second week of April will complete the Proof of concept for SIM card modules, to tap the immediate opportunities knocking at their door. This will be in addition to the igbt and mosfets products that they propose to build under RRP Electronics umbrella.
With the expansion going on in full swing RRP Electronics in parallel have also initiated the set-up of the Deca technologies advanced packaging foundry to produce parts for Apple I phone and the OHT facility to qualify for business from a multinational through Deca technologies, USA.
With Boundaries unlimited, RRP Electronics also have commenced their journey in the Analog devices with direct opportunities from Automotive sector, wherein this entire expansion will create multiple job opportunities, making the state proud and Nation flourish under Make in India.
Indian Power Solutions Inks Tie Up with Key Player in the Philippines’ Energy Sector
India’s power solutions provider, Best Power Equipments (BPE), entered a strategic partnership with TOTALPower, a key player in the Philippines’ energy sector, to deliver advanced power infrastructure solutions. This collaboration will enhance energy reliability across industries, including data centers, commercial establishments, and industrial facilities in the Philippines and the broader ASEAN region.
In a significant step forward, TOTALPower executives visited India and signed the partnership agreement at the BPE Experience Center in Noida, underscoring their commitment to integrating high-quality power solutions. The signing ceremony allowed the teams to explore BPE’s state-of-the-art UPS, power backup, and energy management technologies that will be deployed in the Philippine market.
“Hosting TOTALPower at our Experience Center and showcasing our cutting-edge solutions underscores BPE’s commitment to global expansion and innovation,” said Amitansu Satpathy, Managing Director, BPE. “This partnership will enable us to bring world-class, reliable power solutions to ASEAN markets while furthering India’s position as a global power technology hub.”
Together, BPE and TOTALPower will develop comprehensive power solutions that address the growing need for uninterrupted, efficient, and sustainable power across the region. The key focus areas of the partnership include the strengthening of power infrastructure through the delivery of high-efficiency power backup and energy solutions. Besides, it marks the expansion of BPE’s footprint across the ASEAN market – Philippines and beyond.
INBOUND
California Go-To-Market Platform Expands Remote Workforce with Focus on Indian Talent
California-based go-to-market platform Apollo.io is setting its sights on the Indian market to drive growth and has announced plans to significantly increase its hiring efforts in India during the company’s annual meet in India. The company, renowned for its innovative fully-remote work model, announced that India will be a key hub for talent acquisition in its next growth phase. With over 200 Indian employees already part of its 700-member workforce, the company plans to expand further by hiring more engineers in the country.
Commenting on the market potential, Dzmitry Markovich, Senior VP of Engineering, Apollo.io said, “We’re set to grow our India team by 40-50% in the next two years—that’s millions in investment because we see tremendous value here. At Apollo, we see AI as a partner, not a threat. We’re looking for AI optimists while also helping our current team build these crucial skills. What makes Indian talent stand out is their exceptional technical expertise in AI, cloud, and data security, combined with adaptability and innovative thinking. As we expand, India will be central to our growth across engineering, product, and operations. Indian engineers have embraced AI with incredible enthusiasm—but then this isn’t just about adopting technology, it’s about transforming how we work.”
“We are always analyzing the global markets for our investments, since we are a global remote company. India consistently emerges as exceptionally competitive, offering a talent ecosystem perfectly aligned with our company’s foundational vision: to democratize intelligent go-to-market solutions by making them more intuitive, accessible, and powerful for organizations of every size. The contributions of Indian engineers have been instrumental not just in building our platform, but in shaping its very architecture. What’s particularly exciting is witnessing the growing adoption of our solutions by Indian businesses across sectors. This creates a virtuous cycle—building in India, for India, with India. Our aspiration is to become the definitive go-to-market platform that empowers Indian enterprises to unlock their full commercial potential in both domestic and global arenas.” Himanshu Gahlot, VP of Engineering, Apollo.io also added.
Singapore Semicon Solution Ties Up with Indian Electronics to Establish First Major Wafer Production Line in India
PTW is a Singapore headquartered semicon solutions provider, with focus on frontend wafer production tools refurbishment. PTW has recently started production of Robot arms for wafer transfers, single-chamber and multi-chamber spin etchers. Started in Singapore in 2015, PTW is now a global market leader in frontend semicon tools refurbishment and trading with 14 Subsidiaries in all key wafer producing countries and is approved vendor for more than 650 leading fabs around the world.
Having been following the semicon industry development in India for the last few years, PTW has taken a proactive approach to play instrumental role in development of semicon industry in India. PTW sees opportunity to be the market leader in India in providing semicon engineering solutions with an early entry and strategic tie-ups with emerging and leading players in the industry.
In March 2025, PTW has secured interest from RRP Electronics Ltd, a leading OSAT player in India, to buy a proven and established silicon wafer line, along with process and technology knowhow transfer. This plant at full capacity would earn more than $1.2 bln revenue with more than 60% gross profit margin, based on our customers current market benchmarks.
PTW aims to sell another two lines to Indian customers within the next 1 to 2 years. With this, PTW plays instrumental role in establishing India’s first major wafer producing plant. Potential 3 Line sales to India will support PTW strategy to become the market leader in fast growing major economies in the world i.e. India. This Line is expected to reduce India’s dependence on imports of Electronics and help Indian government ambition to Make in India.
RRP Electronics Ltd is expected to complete purchase of this Line within 2025 and start pilot production in 2025-26, with scale-up to full capacity utilization in the next 2 years.
