TIDE 2.0: Tech Entrepreneurship Promotion Program

TIDE 2.0 - EIR

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

TIDE 2.0 will promote tech entrepreneurship through financial and technical support to incubators engaged in supporting ICT startups primarily engaged in using emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Block-chain, Robotics etc. in pre-identified areas of societal relevance

BENEFITS:

  • Infrastructural Facilities

  • Funding

  • Mentoring

  • Business Support and Networking

  • Lab Facilities

 

SECTOR FOCUSED:

  • Healthcare.

  • Education.

  • Agriculture.

  • Financial inclusion including digital payments.

  • Infrastructure and transportation.

  • Environment and Clean tech.

  • Clean energy solution.

 

OBJECTIVE:

  • To promote tech entrepreneurship through financial and technical support.

 

PREFERABLE TECH STACK:​​​​​​​

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Machine Learning/Deep Learning

  • Blockchain Technology

  • Internet of Things

  • Cyber Security

  • Drone Technology

 

ELIGIBILITY:

  • The Applicant should be a citizen of India. Startups working in the field of MedTech and/or Biotechnology.

  • Applicant should have completed undergraduate degree programme in science/engineering (or) last year student but shouldn’t be seeking placement.

  • Essential qualification is PhD/ MTech/ BTech/ BPharm/ MD/ MBBS/ BDS/ MSc/ BSc/ MPhil/ MDes. / BCA/ MBA/ MCA and equivalents, with undergraduate training in Science, Medicine, and Engineering.

  • The applicant shouldn’t have a source of income.

  • Should be committed to exploring a business idea.

  • Innovators under the age of 35.

  • The applicant should not be the promoter or shareholder/beneficiary of another company.

  • If the Applicant raises funding or investments for their business ideas/ potential start-ups, the grant support shall be discontinued.​​​​​​​

 

PREFERENCES FOR:

  • Women entrepreneurs.

  • Innovators under the age of 35.

  • Business plan that can result in manufacturing and better jobs creation.

 

FINANCIAL SUPPORT:

  • 4 EiR fellowship of ₹ 4 Lakh for 1 year may be provided to any applicant having an idea, who then start working for validation and development of an idea.

CALL FOR APPLICATION:

  • Click here to apply

  • For inquiries please contact: TIDES, Bio Incubator 2nd & 3rd Floor, Multi-activity Center, IIT Roorkee 247667

  • Email: tides_meity@iitr.ac.in