Professors turn founders amid the new deep tech gold rush; VCs take noteIndian research institutions are witnessing a surge in professor-founded startups, driven by a growing acceptance of entrepreneurship and t...
08 Jul, 2025, 06.28 PM IST
From campus to stock market: How IIT Madras' bet on Ather Energy turned into a Rs 50 crore profitAther Energy’s IPO on April 28 will mark a major milestone for both the company and IIT Madras. The premier institute, an early backer of t...
25 Apr, 2025, 02.50 PM IST
Electric scooter maker Ather Energy receives Sebi nod for IPOWith this, the Hero MotoCorp-backed company will become the second EV maker in India to go public, after Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric....
30 Dec, 2024, 07.24 PM IST
Chip startup Mindgrove Technologies secures $8 million in fundingThe round was co-led by Rocketship.vc and Speciale Invest, with participation from Mela Ventures and existing investors like Peak XV Partne...
23 Dec, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
IIT-Madras to provide funds to incubate sports-tech startupsIIT-Madras to fund sports-tech start-ups with AI and IoT products. Funds from IIT-Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation and CESSA. Focus...
27 May, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
IIT-Madras aims to incubate 100 startups in 2024IIT Madras’ Incubation Cell – recognised as one of India's top deep-tech start-up ecosystems – is the institute’s umbrella body for cultiva...
02 Jan, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
BSNL 4G will be one of the biggest gamechangers: TVS Capital Funds' Gopal SrinivasanSrinivasan said that India has the largest public digital infrastructure with JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile numbers), UPI, GST, FASTag ...
14 Jun, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
IIT Madras Incubation Cell and RBI Innovation Hub sign MoU to develop ecosystem for fintech startupsThe two organizations will jointly provide incubation support and nurture early-stage startups with innovative and disruptive solutions and...
16 Mar, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
IIT-M incubated startup YNOS Venture Engine raises Rs 2.5 crore in seed fundingYNOS leverages technology, advanced data science techniques and marker analytics to provide customized insights and recommendations to star...
11 Jan, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
IIT-Madras startups develop PPEs from 3D Printers and regular stationery materialsInitial batches have been supplied in Chennai, while some were in the process of being scaled up towards mass production for use in hospita...
30 Apr, 2020, 07.52 PM IST
Altair, IIT Madras sign MoU to foster startups with technology accessAltair will provide the technology access and mentorship to select startup companies for one year formed under the incubation cell and will...
20 Feb, 2020, 04.34 PM IST
Here's how IIT Madras has become a haven for startupsSince 2006, 140 startups have been a part of the IIT-M Incubation Cell. Of these, 32 startups have raised a total $108 million from investo...
24 Nov, 2017, 06.36 AM IST
We were the first to break industry-academia barrier: Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Co-chairman, IIT-M Incubation Cell"We are focussed on a tech incubator that will make a difference to the country and not just business," says co-founder of IIT-M Incubation...
24 Nov, 2017, 12.02 AM IST
- Rajalakshmi Engineering college bags first prize at Hack2Help hackathon
Social AID, a team from IIT Madras worked on Ultrasound Wireless Power Transfer (UWPT) that can improve the battery life of Implantable Med...
10 Apr, 2017, 11.55 AM IST
JVs by students and faculty members on the rise at IIT-MadrasShedding the skin of mentors and guides, professors opt to become co-founders and stakeholders in companies started by graduates.
04 Feb, 2016, 10.03 AM IST
Govin Capital to mentor and invest in med-tech startups from IIT-MadrasSingapore based Venture Capital firm Govin Capital plans to mentor and invest in med-tech startups from IIT-Madras.
28 Jan, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
Have a startup idea? Take a gap semester from IIT-MIIT Madras is going an extra mile to promote the startup culture by allowing its students to take semester offs for focusing on their start...
13 Mar, 2015, 12.53 PM IST