VITTBI - TIDE 2.0 centre
The TIDE 2.0 centre at VITTBI is functioning from 2019 onwards and has been offering MeitY EiR & Grant programs for innovators. The centre provides holistic incubation support to ICT ventures that utilize emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Block-chain, Robotics etc.
The few salient features of the TIDE 2.0 scheme
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Provide financial support to start-ups and incubates
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Provide holistic incubation support including co-working space, mentoring, and networking to facilitate start-ups with a more comprehensive support thereby addressing the issue of accessibility
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Creating entrepreneurship models of both financial as well and social value
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Fostering and evangelizing a vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem that inspires budding entrepreneurs as well as support existing ones
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Managing a network of incubation centres, collaborating platform and handling of ecosystem through a MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) especially constituted for this purpose.
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The scheme will also aim to facilitate increased IPR filings and adherence to relevant technology standards
Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EiR) Program
An Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiR) is an individual(s)/ student(s)/ start-up who need to develop and validate their idea to have a Proof-of-Concept (POC) in place.
VITTBI will support in the idea development, validation and subsequent development of POC.
A maximum up to Rs. 4 Lakhs will be provided to each EiR as Grant.
Grants Program
A start-up with ready Proof-of-Concept can be considered eligible for the grant. The grant is provided to create a Minimum Viable Product and to advance the start-up till Go-to-market stage.
A maximum of up to Rs. 7 Lakhs will be provided to each start-up as Grant.
VITTBI will provide mentorship and guidance throughout the program.
Projects under MeitY EiR
MANASSEH JOHN WESLEY
River Bend Data Solutions Private Limited - A fully automated AI Diagnose Tool
NAGOOR KANI
AI based robo- assisted rooftop garden
SHIVANSHU MAHIM
Developing Electric kick scooters spread across a wide campus/institute to make the commute easy within the campus.
SHREYASH SHARMA
IoT based PV Energy Management System
Abhishek Kumar
Integration of hydroponics and pisciculture using IoT and Edge devices
DHARAVENKATA SAI
Building an app that detects the sensors and modules in discarded smart phones and use it for various other functionalities
SHARMILA BANU
Developing a threat-alert Wearable for the Elderly living alone
AUSTIN JOHNSON
Le’Foode - Metasearch engine for food delivery that can compare prices and provide the customers with the best deal.
KOUSHIKURS K
Building a website and mobile based marketplace aggregator for the fashion rental industry
BALAGOPALAKRISHNAN
Building a website-based Digital Systematic Savings platform.
HARIOM SHANDILYA
Location tracking technology to rent cycles /electric cycles
MUHILA
Device for analyzing physical and chemical properties of cervical mucus for reproductive health
UNICULT
(www.unicult.club): Platform to help educational content creators make actionable courses to their audiences with ZERO effort using Gen-AI.
Digital marketplace for cattle and livestock
ALGABAY AI PRIVATE LIMITED
Fusing AI and emotional sentiment analysis with traditional stock market data to empower investors with comprehensive insights for intelligent decision-making.
Volatile Organic Compound based gas sensor for early detection of respiratory diseases
A Plant Database for Academic Institutions is a comprehensive system that combines current technology to improve botanical research, teaching, and conservation activities. It is combined with IoT, software, and apps.
ORZU.LIFE
Insure tech and Health tech player
Agrowtein Labs Pvt Ltd
Aqualok: Affordable, solar-powered, portable aquaculture device, simplifying fish farming and mitigating environmental risks for unskilled users.
Onesimos KK
Shreyansh Shashwat
AI-powered CCTV system enhancing real-time security with violence detection and multi-camera object tracking for proactive threat response.
Vedant A Daliaa
Sstudize is an Ed-tech startup using Generative AI and LLM to cater to individualised learning of students preparing for competitive Engineering Entrance Exams.
Vavileti Sai Uma Sankar
MR and AI powered platform automating construction, improving data visualization, and streamlining quality control to minimize errors and inefficiencies.
Mon clarity Solutions Pvt Ltd
FinMitr: AI-powered, all-in-one financial platform providing personalized recommendations, UPI, bill payments, and a financial health dashboard.
Aravind
Akshat Batra
AI powered presentation video engine. Avni aims to provide better media richness for enhanced learning outcomes as compared to long text responses from LLM chat interface.
Development of an affordable sanitary pad named DOLLSE that will be an embedded flexible resistive humidity sensor circuit, designed to detect wetness levels of menstrual blood. Dr. Manu Asthana
Developing Brivo VT, an interactive Virtual Tour Platform that enables businesses to create immersive digital twins of their physical spaces without any coding, through a simple drag-and-drop interface
Ramanand Soibam
Koinai tech Pvt Ltd
A scalable, AI-powered investment decision support platform for retail equity investors, designed with a dual focus on cutting-edge analytics and broad financial inclusion
Shrey Baldev
Easelearn Ai Technologies Pvt Ltd
Real-time, personalized tutoring system designed for K–12 and competitive questions instantly through image input, voice queries, or text using a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) model trained on syllabus-aligned academic content.
Rahul Jaiswal
Building Payments middleware that enables merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments in fiat (via UPI) or directly in crypto depending on merchant preference for limited real world pilots to validate integrations, latency, reconciliation, and compliance in operational conditions.
Aravind
Stealthera is a patented, ultra-thin all-in-one medical wearable engineered to keep seniors safe, connected, and monitored anytime, anywhere by fusing data from 10+ biosensors (respiratory rate, EPOC recovery, HRV, stress etc) and providing real-time alerts to caregivers and medical responders.
Arnav Jain
Projects under MeitY POC
MR.AMEYA KANK
FAT CAT ROBOTICS PRIVATE LIMITED Solar panel cleaning robots
DR. JYOTIRMAYEE DASH
TeraLumen Solutions Private Limited - Development of a compact, continuous Wave Terahertz Spectrometer for Monitoring Skin Hydration
DR. PARITHI GOVINDARAJU
Okulo Aerospace Private Limited - Portable Maximum Power Point Tracking Solar Charge Controller
SANDAL KOTAWALA
Alfaleus Technologies Private Limited - Developing innovative diagnostic devices
SIDDHARTHAN PANNERSELVAM
Thoughtbit Technologies Private Limited - Comprehensive Compliance Platform for Small and Medium Enterprises to automate Goods and Services Tax (GST) compliance
DINESH BABU
Design & Development of Modular Vertical Take-off/Short Take-off and landing drone for multipurpose application
SANTHOSH.V
Hiair- Human Integrated, autonomous& intelligent recruiter
KAMESWARI PADMANABHAN
Oval is a secure, interactive self-breast examination tool which allows users to maintain their breast health helping in early detection of breast cancer
SHOBA REKH
Cobot is designed with sensor interfaces which are IoT enabled to assist autism and Parkinson’s patients
RITESH GOYAL
Intelligent automated parking using AI &IoT on CCTV feed to unify vehicles and parking spaces
NEREUS TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD
Wearable performance and health monitoring kit for athletes
Sriya Peri & Parineeta MahajanPULSETRONICS ENGINEERING PVT. LTD.
To develop a remote controller without the help of the internet for accessing the switches which will be helpful to elderly people, and also people with disability
Preethi SelvakumarVitalth Forgers Pvt. Ltd
All in one pocket friendly diagnostic device capable of measuring NEWS2 physiological parameters like Spo2, Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate, Body Temperature and ECG also in addition to integration of our UHI supported app for IOT based connectivity.
Rishabh LalAVINYA NEUROTECH PVT LTD.
Medical Grade wearable for Evidence-based diagnostics of Non-convulsive seizures in critically-ill patients
Sai SowmyaGREENVERZ SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Development of an IT platform for digitization and calculation of carbon sequestration through trees.
Naveen AnandOnsite lamination
Onsite Delamination Machine for Solar panels
Arul PrasathPerro Technocare Pvt Ltd
MyPerro: Comprehensive pet care platform combining on-demand services, certified caretakers, and advanced health/location tracking hardware.
Saiprasad Prabhakar PandilwarTensoic AI Pvt Ltd
Tensoic: Open-source research lab democratizing multimodal AI with multilingual, resource-efficient models for global accessibility.
Raghav RavishankarXIBOTIX Pvt Ltd
Developing a highly realistic and interactive companion humanoid designed for both domestic and healthcare applications, addressing the needs of elderly individuals and bedridden patients.
Havish Ramendra KaranamValsco Technologies Pvt Ltd
SaaS platform streamlining legal case management with innovative features, saving legal professionals time and resources.
Sanidhaya AgarwalDueladd Technologies Pvt Ltd
Vitek: Non-invasive, cloud-connected vital monitoring device enabling continuous, comfortable patient monitoring and early warning alerts for hospitals and individuals.
Vishnu Vardhan DevasaniAuradrishti Technologies Pvt Ltd
Creation of a video to 3D model pipeline that creates realistic 3D models from a video capture. This will reduce the load of manual 3D modelling, ultimately reducing costs by 90% and time from days to minutes.
Rahul KhatriInvenics Innovations Pvt ltd
Affordable, all-in-one monitoring and microclimate control system for Indian apiculture, enhancing efficiency and reducing bee mortality with an Android app.
Subhashree JenaScientiFlow
ScientiFlow: Secure, visual workflow automation for researchers, simplifying HPC pipelines with drag-and-drop interface, containerization, and integrated security features.
Kamalesh DamodaranHavai Aerial Systems Private Limited
Building Havai 30 — a fixed-wing, short takeoff and landing (STOL) unmanned aircraft designed for mid-mile logistics that can carry 30 kg payloads over 200 km, requires less than 70 feet to take off or land, and is 8x more cost-efficient than electric VTOL platforms
Pushkar PrasadNettoyer Automobiles Pvt Ltd
Designs and develops Rare Earth-Free Traction (REFT) motors that eliminate the use of neodymium and other critical rare earth materials, replacing them with ferrite magnets, hybrid magnetic systems, and magnet-less topologies such as Switched Reluctance Motors (SRMs) by proprietary 7electromagnetic optimization and intelligent motor control algorithms, delivering performance comparable to permanent magnet motors without rare earth dependency.
Ravindra JoshiKineton Technologies Pvt Ltd
Developing a Fabric Engine and Baseplate Runtime by demonstrating autonomous swarm coordination for drones and ground robots by interfacing directly with system hardware to enable hardware-aware, deterministic AI execution across heterogeneous devices.
Viraaj GuptaHapiHygi Innovations Private Limited
HygiSeat is a retrofittable, fully automated toilet seat cleaning system that ensures a visibly clean, dry and germ-free seat after every use by integrating spraying, wiping, drying and disinfecting in one seamless cycle and can operate on a rechargeable battery or direct power supply.
RenukaGudlyf Mobility Pvt Ltd
Automated Resin-Heating & Head-Mounted Curing System (ARHCS) for wet filament winding of Type-IV composite hydrogen cylinders by integrating a temperature-controlled resin heating module with a robot-head curing system mounted on a 6-axis winding robot.
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