CENTER FOR INNOVATION
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AT IIIT HYDERABAD

Fostering DeepTech Innovation

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CIE Celebrates 16 Years of DeepTech Innovation!!!
On June 26th, we marked 16 years of deep tech innovation at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at IIIT Hyderabad with a special panel event. Startups featured on Shark Tank shared their inspiring journeys from innovative ideas to market success. Guests gained insights into how CIE transforms visions into reality, celebrating a legacy of collaboration and entrepreneurial spirit. Here’s to many more years of pioneering technology!!!

Happenings @ CIE

Research Cafe
CIE-IIITH hosted an invigorating Research Cafe session, where innovative startups engaged in insightful dialogues with our esteemed research faculty


Demo Day @ 2024
CIE-IIIT Hyderabad successfully hosted Demo Day 2024 - Summer Edition, bringing together dynamic startups, dedicated mentors, and enthusiastic investors.

Founders Round Table
CIE-IIITH, in collaboration with Headstart Telangana, organized a Founder’s Round Table event on Startup Finance Playb 


Azure Open AI Work Shop
CIE-IIITH recently held an inspiring workshop on leveraging Microsoft Azure OpenAI for startups, featuring insights into the Microsoft Founders Hub program.

Spolight

Subtl.ai , an innovative research startup born from rigorous academic roots at IIIT Hyderabad is making waves. Celebrated for their pioneering advancements in AI, Subtl.ai has earned acclaim, a feature AnalyticsIndiaMagazine . Specializing in revolutionizing document management and information extraction for enterprises, their cutting-edge AI tools redefine efficiency and productivity.

Call For Applications

ROOT NODE
Are you a startup looking to solve real-world challenges with cutting-edge research? Join Root Node, a 3-month initiative that connects innovative startups with IIIT Hyderabad's top research experts.


SISFS
Entrepreneurs, ready to soar? If your startup fits the bill, apply for the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme! Get up to Rs. 30 Lakhs to fuel your journey



Smart City Challenge
Calling all smart city innovators! Join the Smart City Challenge by Smart City Living Lab & Silicon Labs and get a chance to win a grant prize of 8 lakhs!


Idea Validation Bootcamp
Ready to transform your entrepreneurial dreams into reality? Here's your chance! Join our Idea Validation Bootcamp and kickstart your journey towards success!


Our

Impact

  • 400+

    Startups Supported

  • 200+ Cr

    External Funds Raised

  • 15cr+

    Invested in startups

  • 2000+

    Jobs Created

  • 40+

    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: Deeptech incubator (Avishkar), the Medtech incubator (Ojas) & the Social incubator (AIC). CIE also includes enabling labs like a well-equipped Maker Lab, a medical electronics calibration lab, and a AR/VR lab. IIIT Hyderabad also has Product Labs to seed new products from research, a pre-incubation program to seed startups from research. 

In the past 16 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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