Intel India, DST, IIT-Bobmay planning hardware startup incubator plugin

NEW DELHI: Intel India, Department of Science and Technology ( DST) and IIT Bombay’s SINE, is launching a new a hardware startup incubator called Plugin to support hardware and systems-based startups through mentoring, training, lab facilities, hardware kits, prototyping, business services and funding.

The call for applications for the first batch of the programme will be announced in early August 2016.

“Whereas lot of innovations are happening in the IoT arena, hardware startups in India lack manufacturing, design and mentoring support,” said Nivruti Rai, general manager, Intel India, which will lend technical support to budding startups.