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Kanpur, 22 October 2023: The Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) has partnered with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), to support sustainability-focused startups through the Startup Gateway for Garbage Free Cities 2.0 program. As the implementation agency for the program, SIIC IITK has invited startups from across India to apply for the next cohort of innovators.
The selected startups will receive significant benefits such as funding support of Rs 20 lakh, a one-year incubation program, business acceleration and additional funding, technical and business mentoring from subject-specific experts, access to state-of-the-art infrastructure and advanced R&D facilities, and facilitated investor connections. The participating startups will establish direct links with corporations and urban local bodies (ULBs), enabling them to deploy innovative solutions in the field. Discussing the initiative, Prof S Ganesh, Officiating Director, IIT Kanpur said, "With increasing population and urbanization, waste management has emerged as one of the increasingly difficult challenges of our times. At IIT Kanpur we have a strong innovation and incubation ecosystem that has been contributing to provide technical solutions to a variety of societal challenges by supporting startups. I am confident that our collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for the Startup Gateway for Garbage Free Cities 2.0 program will be a huge success. We invite large number of startups to come forward with their novel ideas and participate". Prof. Ankush Sharma, Head SIIC, "SIIC, IIT Kanpur has always been at the forefront of promoting and nurturing next-generation technological response to global challenges. The collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for the Startup Gateway for Garbage Free Cities 2.0 program is part of our commitment to positively impacting society and the planet." The initiative is part of the program’s goal to expedite the Swachh Bharat Mission by offering crucial support to businesses in various thematic areas, including zero dump, reduce, reuse and recycle, plastic waste management, waste segregation, innovative waste cleaning, real-time waste monitoring and social innovation for waste management. For more information and to apply, refer to https://linktr.ee/siiciitkanpur About SIIC, IIT Kanpur Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur, is one of the oldest incubators in the country. It was established in 2000 when the entrepreneurial ecosystem was still at a nascent stage in India. The multifaceted and vibrant incubation ecosystem at IIT Kanpur, nurtured for over two decades, prospers to fill the gaps on the road to converting an idea into a successful and meaningful business model. The domain expertise combined with the infrastructural prowess of the academic institute has collectively demonstrated a knack for tremendous social impact and technological advancement over the years. For more information, visit, https://siicincubator.com/ About IIT Kanpur: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur was established on 2nd November 1959 by an Act of Parliament. The institute has a sprawling campus spread over 1055 acres with a large pool of academic and research resources spanning across 19 departments, 22 centres, and 3 Interdisciplinary programs in engineering, science, design, humanities, and management disciplines with more than 550 full-time faculty members and approximately 9000 students. In addition to formal undergraduate and postgraduate courses, the institute has been active in research and development in areas of value to both industry and government. For more information, visit www.iitk.ac.in. |
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