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May 24 2021

Bastar se Bazar Tak emerges victorious at the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2020-21

The winners of the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2020-21 (Tata SE Challenge), a joint initiative of the Tata group and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), were announced during the grand finale and virtual summit held on May 15, 2021.

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India Education

October 7 2020

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park signs MoU with West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), one of the leading technology and business incubators in India under the aegis of IIM Calcutta, has signed a MoU with West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology (WB-SCST), to promote entrepreneurship in the areas of Science and Technology in the State.

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Meghalaya Times

September 11 2019

Meghalaya gears up for Entrepreneurship Challenge

The sensitization programmes for Chief Minister’s E-Champion Challenge that was launched by the Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K. Sangma on August 14, 2019 is being conducted in all districts of the State.

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The Times of India

September 4 2019

IIMCIP adds to the start-up buzz in Kolkata.

From the City of Joy to the Paris of the East — it’s but a small jump, feel some of Kolkata’s top-notch entrepreneurs and business honchos.

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The Shillong Times

August 19 2019

IIMCIP collaborates with Meghalaya Govt to launch the Chief Minister’s E-champion Challenge

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched the Chief Minister’s e-champion Challenge website which is a platform to promote and give necessary push for the growth of entrepreneurship in the state.

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Careers360

August 6 2019

IIMCIP & TATA Group inaugurates 8th Edition of TATA Social Enterprise Challenge

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), the business incubator under the aegis of IIM Calcutta and TATA Group have announced the commencement of the 8th edition of the TATA Social Enterprise Challenge (TSEC). The challenge aims to find some of India’s most promising social enterprises.

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NE NOW

June 21 2019

IIMCIP in partnership with Mizoram Govt launches 3rd edition of Mizoram Kailawn

The third phase of Mizoram Kailawn, Business Plan Contest and E-Summit initiated by the Government of Mizoram in partnership with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park was launched by the chief secretary of Mizoram Lalnunmawia Chuaungo in Aizawl on Monday.

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The Telegraph

June 10 2019

IIMCIP organises bootcamp to assist start-ups in Assam

The first batch of 52 innovators have been selected to participate in a 3-day bootcamp for physical and virtual incubation at Assam Start-up- The Nest as part of a 6-month cohort programme.

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VCCircle

June 10 2019

IIMCIP Incubatee DeHaat acqui-hires Vezamart

Green AgRevolution Pvt. Ltd, which operates the DeHaat online marketplace for farm products and services, has acqui-hired farm management services provider VezaMart. DeHaat said that VezaMart employees will join its own team and continue developing solutions for farmers.

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YourStory

May 17 2019

IIMCIP Incubatee DeHaat raises debt capital of Rs 20 Cr from Trifecta Capital

After raising $4 million equity funding led by Omnivore and AgFunder, DeHaat now raised Rs 20 crore debt funding by Trifecta Capital. The startup will use the funds to pilot financial services like credit and insurance for existing farmers on the platform.

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Inc42

March 18 2019

Omnivore Leads $4.3 Mn Funding Round Of Agritech Startup DeHaat

Impact investor Omnivore has made a fresh bet in the agritech sector as it led a $4.3 Mn (INR 30 Cr) pre-series A round in Gurugram-based online marketplace for farm products and services, DeHaat.

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The Economic Times

January 22 2019

Assam launches incubator for start-ups

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the ‘Assam Start Up – the Nest’. The initiative is a state-owned incubator for the start-up ventures which seeks to augment the business environment by promoting idea generation to start-up companies and help them establish and accelerate their growth and success.

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January 22 2019

Mocxa’s seizure diagnosis solution wins the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2018-19

The 7th edition of the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2018-19 (TSEC), a joint initiative of the Tata group and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), announced Mocxa Health from Karnataka as the winner at the grand finale held on January 12, 2018, at the IIM Calcutta campus.

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The Hindu BusinessLine

November 27 2018

ICC inks pact with IIMCIP for incubation of start-ups

The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the IIM Calcutta Innovation Park on Wednesday to help facilitate incubation of start-ups.

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October 26 2018

Health Trail- The Healthcare Accelerator Programme

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park has launched Health Trail, an accelerator to foster start-ups endeavouring to offer innovative solutions to some of the largest health problems in our country, especially in the rural sector.

Accelerator Highlights –

3 Months
15 Member Cohort
7 Dedicated Mentor
5 Top Start ups
Up to 50 Lakhs seed funding for selected startups

For More Details Log onto : http://www.iimcip.org/health-trail/

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October 1 2018

NIDHI – Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) programme

National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Government of India supporting Technology Business Incubators is mainly associated with academic and research institutions to leverage technologies and innovations for venture creation. Converting technologies and research into start-up ventures has a long product development and revenue generation time. To inspire the best talents to be entrepreneurs, minimize the risk involved in pursuing start-ups, and to partially set off their opportunity costs of high paying jobs, NSTEDB has introduced NIDHI-Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) Programme. The NIDHI-EIR programme provides tremendous opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs to expand their networks and get critical feedback on their ventures in order to promote their entrepreneurial career goals and aspirations.

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Campusvarta

August 27 2018

Tata Social Enterprise Challenge

The Tata Social Enterprise challenge is a joint initiative of the Tata Group with the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) started in 2012. The Challenge endeavours to find India’s most promising early stage social enterprises, and create an ecosystem for social entrepreneurship – encouraging sustainable, scalable and measurable social Impact. Location: India Benefits : […]

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Nri News 24x7

January 9 2018

The Elbow Engineers emerges winner of Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2017-18

Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2017-18 (TSEC), a joint initiative of the Tata group and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), were announced during the grand finale held on January 6, 2018, at the IIM Calcutta campus. The challenge endeavours to find India’s most promising early-stage social enterprises, and create an ecosystem for social entrepreneurship – […]

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December 19 2017

T-Sec Grand finale at IIMC Campus on 6th Jan, 2018

A joint initiative by the Tata group and the IIM-C, TSEC is a quest to find India’s most promising early-stage social enterprises. The endeavor of the challenge is to create an ecosystem for social entrepreneurship and encourage sustainable, scalable and measurable social impact.The grand finale of the programme will be held on 6th January , […]

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