IIM Calcutta Innovation Park had organised a reunion for the incubated startups on June 30 and July 1, 2022, after a gap of 2 years forced by the pandemic.
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park signed the contract with Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM) to provide support to the women led/owned rural enterprises in the state under the MoRD initiative NERTP Incubator Program – a first of its kind rural entrepreneurship development program in the country based on the incubation model.
The COHORT 1.0 startups from Arunachal Pradesh incubated under the AP Startup program participated in the first boot camp at the Arunachal Pradesh Innovation and Investment Park on 27 and 28 September.
The first bootcamp of FOCUS – The North East Accelerator – a collaborative initiative between IIM Calcutta Innovation Park & Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) – concluded in Guwahati on 26 Sep’21 following the 3-day proceedings thick with knowledge sharing and startup handholding.
It was an Adieu & Bonjour moment at PRIME Entrepreneurship Hub at Shillong, Meghalaya on 9 August 2021 as the first COHORT of 50 startups made way for the second batch. The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad K. Sangma doubled the enthusiasm among the entrepreneurs with his sanguine presence and felicitated the COHORT 1.0 and 2.0 entrepreneurs with Certificates of Graduation and Incubation respectively. Like last time, the Top 25 entrepreneurs from the new COHORT were awarded Rs. 1 Lakh each by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, while the next 25 entrepreneurs received Rs. 50,000 each.
Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, made his first visit to Assam Startup on 16 August to grace the third chapter of UDYAM 3.0. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister lauded the efforts made by Assam Startup and IIM Calcutta Innovation Park for creating a fertile landscape for the startups of Assam. He also gave an indication of a grand vision by proposing the formulation of a new Assam Startup Policy 2021.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.