# Shantanu Sudhakar Patil was speaking at The Hindu Deep Tech Summit 2026.

*business · news · 2026-04-07 · The Hindu*

## Key points

- SRMIST has established a rural-tech incubator at its agricultural campus.
- Students from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities face funding and geographical barriers to entrepreneurship.
- Shantanu Sudhakar Patil highlighted these challenges at The Hindu Deep Tech Summit 2026.
- The rural-tech incubator aims to bridge the gap for aspiring entrepreneurs in smaller cities.

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