- Type
- Incubator
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Cheque size
- $10K – $250K
- Based in
- Hyderabad
- Founded
- 2008
About
Deep-tech incubator and accelerator at IIIT Hyderabad with incubators for deep tech, med tech and social tech, plus Avishkar accelerators.
Investment thesis: We incubate startups at the intersection of cutting-edge AI research and real-world applications, leveraging IIIT Hyderabad's expertise in language tech, data science, and computer vision.
What they invest in
Programme details
Site says CIE launched in 2008 and has invested about Rs 6 Cr in 30 startups. Per-programme funding, equity and duration not stated.
Notable investments
Examples shown on cie.iiit.ac.in. This is not a complete portfolio.
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