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Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Innovation Foundation

Incubator Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Government funded

In their own words

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj innovation Foundation (CSJMIF) is India’s pioneering Tech-Business Incubator fostering a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in Uttar Pradesh by developing an ecosystem to educate the masses about entrepreneurship, scout potential grassroot innovations, upskilling the workforce, and nurture the existing startups to make an impact by the generation of wealth, jobs, and social impact.Started in May of 2022, recognized by Govt. of UP through UP Startup Policy 2020, CSJMIF has extended its operations from the glittering skyline of Kanpur Nagar to the omnipotent rural landscape of Central UP. With its unique Hub & Spoke model CSJMIF has managed to penetrate all the districts associated with the mother Institution. It has activated more than 100 E-Cells of the CSJMU-affiliated colleges. Holding a pool of potentially innovative ideas and aspiring to become the library of innovations in this part of the country.Being a relatively new incubator, CSJMIF is incubating 12 startups, sector agnostic. To date, 98% of the startups that CSJMIF has supported, have deployed Technology at their core.The current focus remains on trending technologies such as Electric Mobility, Smart City Tech, Clean-Tech, Health-Tech, MedTech, Deep Tech (IOT, AI, ML, Computer Vision, Robotics, Drones, Blockchain, AR/VR, Quantum computing), AgriTech, and EduTech. Having such a focus has helped CSJMIF to engage with mentors, corporates, and investors in the same domain.

Published by the organisation on its Startup India profile. Not verified by us.

Startups incubated

39

self-reported

Graduated

3

Programme

18mo

Established

2022

Focus areas

Aeronautics Aerospace & DefenceAgri-TechAgricultureAnimal HusbandryAviation & OthersBiotechnologyClean TechCoachingDairy FarmingDefence Equipment

Prefers startups at: EarlyTraction, Prototype, Scaling, Validation

Centres

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