Emerging Technologies
Regulatory pathways and product structuring for deeptech, fintech, spacetech and healthtech.
Overview
We partner with startups, scale-ups and investors innovating in high-growth technology sectors such as deeptech, fintech, spacetech and healthtech. Our practice blends regulatory insight, deal-making expertise and IP-savvy structuring tailored to founders, venture capital funds, corporate innovation arms and ecosystem enablers.
Specialisations
Regulatory Advisory for New-Age Sectors
We help clients navigate emerging and sector-specific regulatory frameworks including RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, the Telemedicine Guidelines, IN-SPACe frameworks, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. This includes mapping regulatory pathways for unregulated and grey areas, managing policy risk, and seeking clarifications or exemptions.
Licensing & Compliance
Our team assists startups and scale-ups in obtaining and maintaining key licenses required for financial services, health and space sector operations. These include payment aggregator registration, NBFC licensing, investment adviser or broker registration under SEBI, e-pharmacy compliance, clinical establishment registration and IN-SPACe permissions for spacetech entities.
Product Structuring & Commercial Contracts
We advise on the legal structuring of digital products, apps and platforms, including terms of use, privacy policies, data collection architecture, health record integrations, platform liability and disclaimers. We draft commercial agreements including technology licensing, API integration, R&D collaboration, payment gateway terms and AI model access arrangements.
IP Strategy & Technology Transfer
We support early-stage companies in securing, assigning and licensing intellectual property developed in-house or via academic and institutional collaboration. Our services include drafting IP assignment deeds, R&D collaboration agreements, open-source software reviews and technology transfer agreements in both domestic and cross-border contexts.
Data Privacy, AI & Ethics Advisory
We help emerging tech platforms stay compliant with India's evolving data privacy landscape. Our services include data mapping, structuring cross-border data transfers, drafting internal data policies, user consent flows and AI model transparency documents. We also advise on ethical use of machine learning and algorithmic decision-making in high-risk sectors.
Government Collaboration & Sandbox Engagements
We assist clients in engaging with regulators and government bodies such as IN-SPACe, MeitY, ICMR, NHA, the SEBI Innovation Sandbox and the RBI Regulatory Sandbox. Our role includes preparing sandbox applications, reviewing impact statements and advising on public–private pilot project frameworks.
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