Deadline: 3-Jul-22
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur-FIED has announced the Drishti 3.0 Incubation Program for Technology-based StartUps.
Drishti 3.0 is an One-year Incubation Program for Business-Mentoring in Tech-startups which is supported by Department of Science and Technology.
An incubation program by FIED, IIM Kashipur, combining business training and expert support to help you speed up your startup journey. Drishti 3.0 aims to support those startups –
- Who have completed prototypes and now looking for pilot runs (Seed stage)
- Who have the final product ready and looking for commercialization (Early stage)
Focus Areas
- Clean-Tech
- Waste to Wealth Tech
- Agri-Tech
- Construction Technology
- Edu-Tech
- Finance and Insurance Technology (FinTech)
- Health-Tech
- IoT/ICT/AI and Machine Learning
- Manufacturing Technology
- Industrial Automation
- Utilities and Energies related technology
- HR Tech
- E-Commerce
- Transportation and logistics related technology
- Bio-Tech
- Food-Tech
Phases
- First phase:
- The selected innovators become a part of their cohort for 2-months training and mentoring with experts from various domains.
- The aim of this engagement is to build the capacity, expand business understanding, and encourage collaborations between the participating startups.
- Second phase:
- 1-Year Incubation Program
- After the training and mentoring program, the startups are incubated at FIED, for a year wherein their progress is continuously assessed and supported.
Benefits
- Two-months online/offline business mentoring.
- Curated and structured training sessions by IIM Professors and Experts.
- Discussion on real life case-studies important to stages of the start-up journey, making the learning easy to execute.
- Develop entrepreneurial traits and hone problem solving to continuously improve on the business idea.
- Networking with stakeholders to learn and share in a community of like-minded founders in a collaborative environment.
- Receive certificate of participation on successful completion.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for Drishti 3.0, the startup should have-
- At least prototype, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), or pilot product/service
- Innovative solutions
- A legal registered entity
- Indian citizen
For more information, visit https://www.fied.in/drishti3