Deepspatial (CSE: DSAI | OTCQB: DSAIF), a Toronto-headquartered GeoAI and artificial intelligence company with operations in India, has signed two strategic agreements with Indian organisations during the Team Canada Trade Mission to India. Team Canada trade mission.
The first is with IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation (IITTNiF), the Technology Innovation Hub at IIT Tirupati. The second is with Greynium Information Technologies Private Limited, the company behind the digital news platform OneIndia. Also Read Explosion, Massive Fire At Canada Military Base In Alberta; Several Dead, Injured The agreements were signed in Bengaluru on October 16 in the presence of the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, who led a delegation of nearly 300 Canadian representatives to Mumbai and Bengaluru.
According to Global Affairs Canada, the mission produced 34 commercial agreements, partnerships and investment announcements between Canadian and Indian organisations, with a combined estimated value of close to C$300 million. Both Deepspatial agreements are listed in the official mission factsheet under information and communications technologies. Dr. Rahul Kushwah, Founder and CEO of Deepspatial, said: “These partnerships represent an important step in Deepspatial’s roadmap to scale GeoAI-powered decision intelligence and build technology solutions with meaningful real-world impact. Our collaboration with IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation will strengthen our research, innovation and talent development ecosystem, while our partnership with OneIndia will expand the role of credible content and digital media literacy in student learning through edskExpress.
Dr. Rahul Kushwah, Founder and CEO of Deepspatial, said:
“These partnerships represent an important step in Deepspatial’s roadmap to scale GeoAI-powered decision intelligence and build technology solutions with meaningful real-world impact. Our collaboration with IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation will strengthen our research, innovation and talent development ecosystem, while our partnership with OneIndia will expand the role of credible content and digital media literacy in student learning through edskExpress.
Together, they reflect our broader ambition to connect technology, institutional expertise and industry partnerships to create scalable solutions across sectors. As we continue to expand our presence in India and explore opportunities in international markets, our focus remains on building a strong innovation ecosystem that translates advanced technology into measurable outcomes.”
Spatial AI research and talent with IIT Tirupati
Under the agreement with IITTNiF, Deepspatial and the IIT Tirupati innovation hub will collaborate on geospatial technologies, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), positioning systems and Spatial AI. The partnership covers joint research and development, talent development, technology commercialisation, startup incubation and industry-academia engagement.
A key initiative is Xploor, Deepspatial’s global GeoAI mentorship programme, which will be launched through the SPIN Labs network. The programme aims to give students and emerging professionals practical exposure to GeoAI, artificial intelligence and data science by connecting them with real-world location-intelligence challenges.
The agreement was signed by Dr. Roshan K. Srivastav, Project Director, Technology Innovation Hub, IITTNiF, and Dr. Rahul Kushwah. Tulika Saha, Senior Executive Assistant, IITTNiF, and Saurabh Tyagi, Chief Marketing Officer, Deepspatial, were also present.
Dr. Roshan K. Srivastav said:
“Our collaboration with Deepspatial marks an important step towards connecting research, innovation and industry to develop impactful geospatial and Spatial AI solutions. Through this partnership, we aim to strengthen India-Canada cooperation in emerging technologies, accelerate technology development and commercialisation, and create new opportunities for startups, researchers and young innovators. At IIT Tirupati’s Technology Innovation Hub (IITTNiF), our focus is on translating research into real-world capabilities, and we look forward to building meaningful outcomes through this collaboration.” Bringing credible journalism into the classroom
Under the second agreement, OneIndia will provide daily news and current-affairs content to edskExpress, Deepspatial’s student learning and media-literacy platform. The aim is to help students engage with real-world events and build habits of informed reading, critical thinking and media literacy.
The edskExpress model pairs access to credible news with opportunities for students to question information, deepen their understanding of current affairs and report stories from their own communities.
The agreement was signed by Ravanan N., Chief Executive Officer of OneIndia, and Dr. Rahul Kushwah. James PJ, Senior Director – Content Strategy and Monetization, OneIndia, and Saurabh Tyagi were also present.
Ravanan N. said:
“Credible news shouldn’t stop at the newsroom. It should reach the classroom. We at OneIndia think about content for a living, and what we keep coming back to is this: positive news isn’t soft news. For a young reader, seeing what is working, and who is making it work, is what makes change feel possible. That’s the idea behind our work with edskExpress. Students read credible journalism, question it, and report their own stories. Journalism for impact starts early.”
Largest Team Canada mission to India in 30 years
Global Affairs Canada described the visit as the largest Team Canada trade mission to India in three decades. The 34 agreements, 11 signed in Mumbai and 23 in Bengaluru, span aerospace and space, clean technology and energy transition, education, information and communications technologies, infrastructure, life sciences and tourism. Indian participants include Tata Projects, GMR Aero Technic, Adani Ports and SEZ, KPMG India, Aditya Birla Insulators and Apollo Health Resources, alongside academic institutions such as IIT Tirupati, IISER Tirupati and IIT Roorkee.
The mission forms part of Canada’s trade diversification agenda. During the visit, Minister Sidhu also met India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, to advance negotiations towards a Canada-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Minister Sidhu said:
“Our Team Canada Trade Mission to India has delivered 34 commercial agreements valued at close to $300 million for Canadian businesses. From energy and critical minerals to aerospace, Canadian companies have built valuable connections that will strengthen our long-term partnership with one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. Canada is ready to be the reliable partner India needs, and the opportunities secured on this mission will deliver lasting benefits for our workers and businesses.”
Source for mission figures and the Minister’s statement: Global Affairs Canada, news release and factsheet, October 16, 2026.
Building from India for global impact
Saurabh Tyagi, Chief Marketing Officer of Deepspatial, said:
“At Deepspatial, our growth strategy is built on combining technological innovation with partnerships that can accelerate adoption and create sustainable value. These two agreements advance complementary priorities in our roadmap: strengthening GeoAI research, talent and commercialisation through our collaboration with IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation, and expanding edskExpress through OneIndia’s content capabilities and reach.
The Team Canada Trade Mission has provided an important platform to translate our work and vision into strategic collaborations. Going forward, we will focus on building these partnerships into scalable programmes, expanding our institutional and industry network, and creating opportunities to take our technology and education initiatives to wider markets. Our ambition is to build from the capabilities we have established in India to deliver solutions with relevance and impact globally.”
Deepspatial’s platform applies GeoAI and AI-powered decision intelligence across education, agriculture and food security, climate and disaster response, and infrastructure planning. Through partnerships with research institutions, technology organisations and content providers, the company aims to expand its capabilities, develop talent and scale Canadian-developed technology through international collaboration.
