Vel Tech Technology Business Incubator
- Type
- Incubator
- Based in
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
About
NIDHI Centre of Excellence incubator at Vel Tech in Avadi, Chennai. It began with e-waste and plastic-waste management and now covers biotech, 3D printing, AI, autonomous systems and electronics manufacturing. Its site says it has 14+ years of experience and charges nothing for incubation.
What they invest in
Sectors
Programme details
Programmes: DST NIDHI CoE; DST Seed Support System; NIDHI Prayas; Startup India Seed Fund Scheme; Innovation Voucher Programme; MeitY TIDE 2.0. Host institution: Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology.
Notable investments
Examples shown on veltechtbi.com. This is not a complete portfolio.
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