CENTRE FOR INNOVATION
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AT IIIT HYDERABAD
Fostering DeepTech Innovation
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AI for Life Sciences Challenge
CIE IIITH and Hexaware launch the Hexaware Innovation Challenge, a platform to reimagine clinical trials with Agentic AI. Startups and researchers will work on real-world problem statements with access to mentorship, datasets, and expert guidance — culminating in an Innovation Immersion Day where finalists showcase solutions to industry leaders.
Happenings @ CIE
E-Chai AI Day
CIE IlITH, in collaboration with eChai Ventures, hosted the 7th edition of Startups x Al — spotlighting opportunities, challenges, and real-world breakthroughs in Al, Data, and Cloud.
IIITH Alum Founders Meetup
CIE IIITH hosted the Alum Founders’ Meet in Bengaluru, Aug ’25, with Prof. Sandeep Shukla, Prof. P J Narayanan, faculty, and IIITH startup founders
Mentor Cafe
CIE-IIITH successfully hosted the Flagship Event Mentor Café, providing startups with a valuable opportunity to gain insights from industry experts.
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Spotlight
Hylenr Technologies – Powering the Future with Cold Fusion InnovationWhen we think of clean energy, we often imagine vast solar farms or giant wind turbines. But in a small, focused lab led by a dream team of scientists and engineers, Hylenr Technologies is working on something radically different, a reactor that could quietly redefine the future of power itself.
Call For Applications
RootnodeA 3-month program that connects startups with IIIT Hyderabad’s research experts to tackle tech challenges. Get focused guidance, tech validation, and research-backed product support to strengthen your innovation.
DT CoWorkzCollaborate in a research-driven space for Gen AI, NLP, Robotics, and ML startups. Access IIITH research, expert advisory, and a thriving innovation ecosystem.
Meity TIDE 2.0
CIE-IIITH presents MeitY TIDE 2.0, a golden opportunity for trailblazing minds in AI/ML, Blockchain, IoT, Data Science, and Robotics. Unlock mentorship and funding up to INR 7 Lakhs!
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CIE IIITH incubated Vaave raises 6.6 Cr
Vaave, an alumni engagement and networking platform, has raised Rs 6.6 crore in its first major external funding round, led by Aditya Vuchi (VCMint) and Raj Narayanam (RAN Ventures, founder & executive chairman of Zaggle).The Hyderabad-based startup was bootstrapped and has so far been backed by friends and a handful of angel investors.
Secrets of Dance and Science at IIIT-Hyderabad and a Rare Patent for Dr Jayachandran Surendran
Jayachandran Surendran’s life is the perfect instance of an engineer-dancer who did not let stereotypes limit him. The doctoral researcher talks about legendary dance gurus and phenomenal leaps of faith that shaped his life work in south Indian dance theory, ethno choreology and Tandava philosophy.
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Startup Research engagement
CIE at IIIT Hyderabad is a technology incubator with rich experience in seeding, nurturing, and growing deep-tech startups in emerging segments like med-tech, tech4social, visual informatics, data engineering, and machine learning, language technologies, gaming, and robotics. CIE IIITH, with a research-led innovation as its primary mandate, focuses on amplifying technology through research collaboration and co-creation models for startups to work with research groups at IIITH.
Under the CIE umbrella, there are 3 active incubators: the Deeptech incubator (Avishkar), the Medtech incubator (Ojas) & the Social incubator (AIC). CIE also includes enabling labs such as a well-equipped Maker Lab, a Medical Electronics Calibration Lab, and a AR/VR lab. IIIT Hyderabad also includes Product Labs to seed new products from research — a pre-incubation program to seed startups from research.
In the past 15 years we have grown to be the largest academic incubator in the country, have housed over 450+ startups that have raised about 250+Cr funding, and created over 2500+ jobs. Today there are very active programs focused on emerging technology startups, research-based startups, medical technologies, and social technology startups.
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