We are thrilled to announce the establishment of the IIMCIP Technology and Innovation Council (IIMC-TIC), a new Section 8 company under IIM Calcutta Innovation Park! The landmark announcement was made during a launch event held at the IIM Calcutta campus on June 22, 2024, in the presence of eminent figures like the Chairman – Indian […]

It was an honour for IIMCIP to be a part of the educational and networking trip to Japan this month, organised by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., for startups and ecosystem partners. Our COO, Mr. Pranjal Konwar, represented IIMCIP and gained invaluable insights into Japan’s advanced startup ecosystem. Visits to Suzuki Motor Corporation’s headquarters in Hamamatsu, […]

MeghaPreneur EXPO 2024 puts forth a springboard for Meghalaya entrepreneurs The valleys of Meghalaya reverberated with a chorus singing paeans to the entrepreneurial spirit and the evolving entrepreneurship landscape in the state during the 3-day mega MeghaPreneur EXPO 2024 held recently. The event was graced by the honourable Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad K […]

The North Eastern Council, in association with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, organised the “Northeast Startup Summit” on the 29th of January, 2024, at Hotel Vivanta, Guwahati, bringing much-needed exposure to the startup ecosystem of the region.Serving as the culmination of the incubation program for the initial cohort of 270 startups under the North East Entrepreneurship […]

We had an Annual Strategy Meet last weekend amid the serene wilderness of the Dooars region in West Bengal. IIMCIP teams from Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh came together for an exhilarating 2-day Meet packed with supercharged sessions, fun-filled activities and memorable team bonding interventions. What made the Meet stand out was […]

The COO of IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, Mr. Pranjal Konwar , was recently selected for the Distinguished Humphrey Fellowship Program (DHFP) by the US Department of State. He was one of the twelve senior-level professionals selected this year from across the globe for this invitation-only program designed to strengthen abilities to develop sound policies and […]

We are super stoked to share with you the winners of the 11th edition of the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge (2022-23)! These social innovators are nothing less than heroes daring to walk the arduous path of entrepreneurship to forge an impact that benefits society at large. Winner: Mudita and Radhesh Pvt. Ltd., which is dedicated […]

The grand finale of the Maruti Suzuki NURTURE Idea Hunt, in association with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, was organised at the IIM Calcutta Campus on June 27, 2023, marking the grand culmination of the contest. The top 12 startups selected from the regional editions in West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya competed for the winner’s title. […]

It was an honour for us to be a part of Incubator’s Connect 2023 in Germany, organised by DWIH New Delhi The Senior Manager of Incubation & Portfolio Management, Soujit Das, represented IIMCIP alongside various representatives of Indian and German incubator cells at the week-long program on Incubation and Internationalisation in Germany, from June 4 […]

The DST PRAGATI Accelerator Program culminated with a Demo Day on April 28, 2023, where eight top-performing startups pitched to Angel Investors from different parts of the country. The day was packed with crucial learnings and an understanding of business and investment nuances. The quality and impact of the event were augmented by the presence […]

India’s evolving startup ecosystem has magnified the need for enabling the enablers. We, at IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, find ourselves deeply committed to building an entrepreneurial ecosystem where every stakeholder is willing to and is capable of supporting each other. Translating this commitment into action, we organised a Startup Investment Management Program for 16 officials […]

The first bootcamp of the North East Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NEEDP) was organized on the 27th and 28th of March, 2023, at Cotton University in Guwahati, Assam. The 2-day bootcamp was organized to formally onboard and provide orientation to the 270 startups selected from North East India under the NEEDP program.   Read more at: […]

The startup ecosystem in North East India has witnessed a conspicuous stir in the last five years. Increased investor interest in the region, a rise in the number of startup incubators and access to the market have enabled the startup ecosystem in the region to flourish significantly in recent years. To catalyse the process, IIM […]

North East Entrepreneurship Development Program (NEEDP) is a flagship entrepreneurship development program of IIMCIP and the North East Council (NEC). 270 early-stage entrepreneurs selected from across NE will be helped to launch and scale their businesses within 6 months. An integral part of the program is the capacity-building bootcamps. The program will have multiple bootcamps […]

Tata Social Enterprise Challenge, organized jointly by IIM Calcutta and TATA Sons, aims to establish itself as a major event in the Indian Social Entrepreneurship space by bringing together social entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and members from the academia, industry and business and the whole bunch of social entrepreneurs to identify and promote sustainable ideas that impact […]

The 150 women-led rural enterprises selected for the NRETP Incubator Program in West Bengal were awarded financial assistance during the Promotion of Rural Enterprises Reward Ceremony, organized by the West Bengal State Rural Livelihoods Mission, in association with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in Kolkata on December 13, 2022. Of the […]

We are thrilled to share the news that we have signed an MoU with Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) with the dual objectives of developing #intrapreneurship as well as constituting a pre-incubation program for startups. We are humbled to be entrusted with the responsibility of organizing capacity-building sessions for MSIL employees towards honing the intrapreneurial […]

We are super stoked to announce the launch of North East Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NEEDP), an initiative in collaboration with the North Eastern Council (NEC). It’s a first-of-its-kind program encompassing startups from all the 8 states of North East India. 270 promising startups from the region will be identified and supported to scale new heights […]

“Winning the 2nd RUNNER-UP title at TATA Social Enterprise Challenge 2022 and also the TATA SEED FUND GRANT is an unexpected result that our team Allytriz was longing for after all the sacrifices and hurdles we’d faced in building our startup. It gave us the recognition, network, and financial support to catalyze our process of […]

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTy), Government of India, invites applications for Scheme for Accelerating Startups Around Post Covid Technology Opportunities (SASACT). If you are an Electronics Hardware & ICT Startup working on solutions for Post-Covid era and want to win grants upto INR 40 Lakh, apply here before September 30, 2020

Champions with Options to Manage and Build an ArmourTogether against Covid (COMBAT-C) is a one-of-a-kind program introduced to help the community fight the global pandemic, Covid-19. People across the world are extremely anxious and are living in fear

IIMCIP signed an MoU with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to identify potential entrepreneurs in the state and provide a supportive environment for the youth to transform their innovative ideas into successful business ventures.