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Start-up teams
We nurture research into
world-class start-ups.
Ideas are easy. Start-ups are difficult. We enable the transformation of lab-based research into robust
start-ups that create impact at scale.
Ideas are easy. Start-ups are difficult. We enable the transformation of lab-based research into robust
start-ups that create impact at scale.
GDC builds capacity in researchers from STEM universities, incubators, research institutions, and corporates to maximize the impact of deep-tech research through scalable start-ups. By enabling faculty and researchers in STEM universities across India to commercialize their research ideas and innovations, we help them go from lab to market.
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Boot camp for early-stage start-up teams from
university labs, to search for the elusive
problem-solution fit.
Helps Principal Investigators to formulate a research proposal that is persuasive and outcome-oriented, and improves chances of winning that grant
An Entrepreneur-in-Residence program that pairs entrepreneurs with academic researchers to form a balanced team for deep-tech start-ups
Enables budding entrepreneurs at university-linked incubators and pre-incubators to develop their Entrepreneurial Quotient
A successor program to I-NCUBATE; Helps the founders of a start-up find a product-market fit and develop their start-up to a level of maturity acceptable to commercial investors
Team Meraki from IISc set out to address a widespread, troubling condition affecting almost a fifth of adult Indian women at some point in their lives. Urinary incontinence is a distressing medical condition wherein a person is unable to control the flow of urine. Clearly, such an ailment causes physical pain, social discomfiture, and a lot of psychological stress to the person concerned. When the Meraki team conceived of their innovation as a treatment solution to this problem, they were certain that all women affected would rush to avail of it.
Physiotherapy patients routinely perform a prescribed sequence of repetitive exercises as part of their rehabilitation plan. Recognizing the monotony that such patients experience, Team Robo-Rehab devised a robotic rehabilitation device that gamified physiotherapy exercises to make rehabilitation more fun. The team joined the I-NCUBATE program wanting to get clarity on how to develop their product better.
Team Tan90 comprised a confident set of Masters/PhD students from IIT Madras. They had won a student’s innovation contest with a cold storage box they had built. The experience encouraged them to think about building a startup around their innovation. They refined their technology with the guidance of a professor and they also joined the first cohort of the I-NCUBATE program under his guidance.
Drawing from personal experiences, Team Tattva Shodh from ICT - Mumbai designed a point-of-care device for monitoring conditions during pregnancy. The team comprising experienced researchers came into the I-NCUBATE program expecting to find customers and learn how to market their product.
Team Pico Distribute from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham were working on building a smart-city platform incorporating connected mobility, AI-based smart energy management and real time visualisation. The young and enthusiastic team joined the I-NCUBATE program, confident that they had a world-changing idea.
Team Theevanam was an ideal team – almost tailored for the I-NCUBATE program. They had two faculty leads, an industry mentor, and an enthusiastic entrepreneurial team that was technically knowledgeable. Through research in Biotechnology, Theevanam had developed a food additive that boosted the immunity characteristics of animal and human health products. The team thought that their innovation had wide application in aquaculture, poultry and human health products.
Team Thermelgy was an “experienced” team, in the sense that the professor (Faculty Lead) had already been through the I-NCUBATE program twice earlier with other startups. Besides three enthusiastic Entrepreneur Lead, Thermelgy already had an anchor investor, who was a successful entrepreneur in Thermelgy’s line of business, namely, energy efficiency.
About half of the current internet downtimes are preventable, say current reports. Yet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are largely focused on reactive maintenance rather than proactive monitoring. This is what inspired Team Aakash from Vellore Institute of Technology to work on their idea to strengthen the internet backbone, one monitoring solution at a time.
Team Photoniphy from BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru, aspires to take the idea of a wireless world to the next level with their concept of wireless power transmission. With the Internet of Things (IoT) becoming ubiquitous in home appliances, medical devices, and industrial equipment, Team Photoniphy decided to begin its journey by eliminating the need for batteries in such devices. Convinced by the concept, BMS college decided to fund the building of a prototype.
Arijit Majumdar and Ankita Paul were studying their fourth year of engineering when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. They focussed their final year project on finding a solution to the problems of healthcare sector workers in tackling the pandemic. They designed an SNH Robot that could clean, sanitize, and assist hospital staff by eliminating the need for human intervention in high-risk areas. That was the inception of Team Pragati Tech.
Team Gravity from Shankaracharya Technical Campus was building an AI-powered microscope when they came into the I-NCUBATE program. Optical microscopes, the team felt, have several limitations – from causing stress to the user’s eyes and neck to consequential errors in readings. Team Gravity spent three months working on their innovation before coming to GDC.
Team Gravity from Shankaracharya Technical Campus was building an AI-powered microscope when they came into the I-NCUBATE program. Optical microscopes, the team felt, have several limitations – from causing stress to the user’s eyes and neck to consequential errors in readings. Team Gravity spent three months working on their innovation before coming to GDC.
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