Up to Rs. 2 Crore (~$250,000!!) in funding for each team/startup. Truly differentiated deep-tech in AI / Robotics / Autonomous Systems deserve deep support. Note this is NOT for side, part-time projects which you do because they are cool. If you have solid research to translate into products, that's wonderful, but this will work ONLY if you are ALL IN and serious about solving real-world problems for real customers and users. Translating that research to SOLUTIONS (not just cool product or tech) that the world cares about requires a lot of humility, curiosity and elbow grease to understand needs and build a team. Even brilliant innovators with breakthrough research will have 90% of their journey still ahead of them -- a journey that is possible ONLY as a team, with many champions and ecosystem support. And that takes deep support -- not another 10 or 20 lakh grant. That's why ARTPARK is willing to go deep. But only if YOU are willing to go deep too. PS: If you are a student team - apply ONLY if key team members are graduating by June 2024 and are going to take this up full-time.
📢 ARTPARK Innovation Challenge 2024. Up to Rs. 2 crore (~$250k) per team/startup, per year. Apply by 5 May'24 https://bit.ly/ARTPARKform Plus: Mentoring & training. Connects to deep-tech facilities, researchers, investors. If you are a deep-tech innovation team / startup in AI, Robotics and Autonomous Systems solving big industry or societal problems in ways better than the state-of-the-art, we want to hear from you. The ARTPARK Innovation Challenge 2024 is designed to provide support to various types of teams in various modes: grants, investments, innovators-in-residence. ✅ Deep support – financial and otherwise – for deep-tech innovations that will have a game-changing impact on the industry or society. ✅ Ability to leverage shared resources in facilities such as ARTgarage (for advanced manufacturing and testing), test beds for drones/autonomous systems, wireless/5G test bed, etc. ✅ Connection with investors/VCs who are genuinely interested in deep-tech startups. Some active participants in our programs: Accel, Ideaspring, Social Alpha and Speciale Invest. ✅ Mentoring/training program through which we help you understand your product-market fit. ✅ Access to a thriving ecosystem - in India and abroad - for cutting-edge research/tech collaborations. Know more: https://lnkd.in/gQRhY_GP ✉️startup@artpark.in Indian Institute of Science (IISc) | IT BT Department, Karnataka | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | India DST | Startup India | Startup Karnataka | Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) | MyGov India | INDIAai | Digital India Programme | Startup India | Government of Karnataka | nasscom startups Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Abhishek Singh | Priyank M Kharge | Dr. Ekroop Caur | Prashanth Prakash | Kris Gopalakrishnan | Kiran Mazumdar Shaw | Champa E | Parnika Pavanram | Jaikrishna Ramesh | Raghu Dharmaraju | Bharadwaj Amrutur | Anurag Srivastava | Akshata Badri | Nalini Agrawal | Syed Adil Hassan | Akansha Shekhar
Raghu Dharmaraju
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Firdosh Roowalla
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Would you consider waste management companies also
Raghu Gullapalli
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WOW! Tremendous opportunity Raghu Dharmaraju expect a deluge of applications from the LVPEI BIONEST & others in our ecosystem
Abhinav G.
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I wonder what anyone could do with merely 2cr of funding. Is there any study or data available from what startups were successful and how much funding they used?
NagaRaj Halemani
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Would a 'AI in Medicine' start up qualify to apply?
Sudarshan Narayan
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Well said Raghu Dharmaraju : not another 10 to 20 lakh grant. Great initiative. This is what Indian robotics startups need. A complete ecosystem with realistic funding that can make a difference. I am already engaging interns from IISc having signed the MOU with ArtPark. Definitely applying.
Zubin Sharma
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Kumar Garg
In a world full of exciting projects 🤩, it's refreshing to come across a call for deep-tech solutions that can have a real impact 💥. Your focus on commitment 💪, humility 🙏, and building a dedicated team 🤝 resonates deeply with us. Thank you for setting such high standards 🏆 and inspiring us to work towards meaningful innovation ✨. #deeptech #innovation #funding #commitment #teamwork #impact
CEO, AI & Robotics Tech Park @ IISc | Making AI count | Health, Climate, Language
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