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Gouri Shankar, a venture investor with vast exposure to early-stage startups, opened the discourse by highlighting a positive trend: a dramatic increase in patent filings. Over the past decade, the number of patents filed in India grew fourfold—from roughly 10,000 in 2013 to about 40,000 in 2023. This surge indicates an environment increasingly ripe for innovation, driven by both domestic entrepreneurs and returning talent from abroad.