Built for Startups. Ready to Move Fast and Scale.
LTTS FARM combines LTTS’ Engineering Intelligence approach with high-potential startups for driving joint customer success. Going beyond being an accelerator, incubator, or mentorship initiative, the initiative identifies, nurtures, integrates, and commercializes deep-tech innovations through joint global client engagement.
Our focus is on combining what startups do well – targeted, breakthrough technologies – with LTTS' 7 Technology Big Bets, extensive domain depth, global customer relationships, and multi-industry engineering capabilities.
The result is a more complete solution for customers and an expanded opportunity paradigm for your startup.
LTTS FARM | Helping Deep-Tech Startups Scale Globally
What Does TRL 4 and Above Actually Mean?
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) is a framework used to assess how mature a technology is. It runs from TRL 1, where a concept is purely theoretical, to TRL 9, which means the technology is fully proven and commercially deployed.
LTTS FARM works with startups at TRL 4 and above. At TRL 4, the core technology has been validated in a lab and the components work together as a system under controlled conditions. From there, higher TRL levels mean increasing real-world validation.
This threshold matters because the program is about delivering to customers, not just exploring ideas.
Research Stage
- TRL 1: Basic Principles Observed
- TRL 2: Technology Concept Formulated
- TRL 3: Experimental Proof of Concept
Development Stage
- TRL 4: Technology Validated in Lab – LTTS FARM Entry Point
- TRL 5: Validated in Relevant Environment
- TRL 6: Demonstrated in Relevant Environment
Deployment Stage
- TRL 7: Prototype in Operational Environment
- TRL 8: System Completed and Qualified
- TRL 9: Proven in Operational Environment
What Startups Can Expect From LTTS FARM
The program offers three distinct areas of support - each built around a real gap that startups typically face when trying to grow.
Global Customer Ecosystem
A direct path to scale across markets and clients
- Access to new markets across key geographies including US, Europe, and Japan
- Inclusion in RFP responses and proactive customer proposals
- Opportunity for structured discussions and client visibility
- Stronger brand equity for both the product and the company
Solution Enhancement
Enhancing the technology – better and more deployable
- Structured support for solution maturity and enhancement
- Mentorship by LTTS domain and subject matter experts
- Integration of the startup's solution into LTTS customer offerings with full ownership
- Partnering to build a more complete solution for LTTS’ existing clientele
Infrastructure Access
Physical presence within LTTS, backed by real resources
- Dedicated co-working workspace at LTTS S1 campus, Bangalore for startup teams
- Cloud credits, devices, and network infrastructure for development and validation
- Access to state-of-the-art innovation labs
- Customer demos – in-person at LTTS Bangalore
How Startups Can Collaborate With LTTS
Go to Market Together
Startups become part of LTTS' active selling motion included in RFP responses, customer proposals, and demos. The startup's solution gets exposure to a customer base that would otherwise take years to build independently.
Build a Combined Solution
LTTS and the startup work together to deliver a solution that brings both parties' capabilities into a single, cohesive offering one that customers can evaluate, pilot, and deploy.
Mature the Technology Over Time
LTTS experts help startups refine and strengthen their solutions in the context of real customer needs – not just lab validation. The feedback, engineering support, and domain expertise provided by LTTS experts help accelerate commercialization and long-term market adoption.
Who Should Be a Part of the Program?
LTTS FARM is designed for deep-tech startups with technologies that have achieved TRL 4 or higher and are ready to move beyond validation toward commercialization. We work with startups developing proprietary technologies and differentiated intellectual property for enterprise and industrial applications across Mobility, Sustainability, and Technology domains. The program is best suited for innovators looking to:
- Integrate their solutions into real-world customer environments,
- Accelerate market adoption, and
- Scale globally through LTTS’s engineering expertise, domain leadership, and global customer ecosystem.
