Nabhdrishti Aerospace, co-founded in 2023 in Bengaluru, aims to develop India’s first indigenous fuel-flex micro gas turbine, targeting aviation and power generation. The startup challenges the dominance of established global manufacturers by leveraging the founders’ 35 years of combined expertise and incubation support. Their design can use multiple fuels for mechanical energy, thereby boosting… Continue reading Nabhdrishti: Building India’s First Jet Engine
India has the largest number of small and medium businesses globally, contributing nearly a trillion dollars to the economy. The sector is expected to contribute over $2 trillion to the Indian economy and create 50 million additional jobs by 2024. Despite the size of the sector, the growth rate of small and medium businesses has… Continue reading Growth Accelerator 2024
The report landscapes India’s current climate tech startup ecosystem. These climate tech solutions are addressing critical challenges in India, the world’s 7th most vulnerable country to both the causes and impacts of climate change. Highlighting the current market size and growth potential, the report defines the Indian climate tech startup ecosystem – represented by over… Continue reading Innovation for Impact: Indian startups driving climate action
Financial inclusion is crucial for promoting social and economic mobility, particularly for women who have historically faced discrimination and deprivation. Access to affordable financial services covering transactions, savings, credit, and insurance empowers women to control their income, enhance decision-making, and access previously unavailable economic opportunities. In the last decade, leveraging technology fintech startups in India… Continue reading Designing a shared purpose evaluation framework to enhance financial inclusion and agency of women
The domain of space affairs has expanded rapidly in the last decade. Spacetech startups in India have engaged end-to-end in the spacetech value chain, attracting significant investment and media interest. PierSight Space is an Ahmedabad-based spacetech startup founded by Gaurav Seth and Vinit Bansal in September 2023. It is building a constellation of Synthetic… Continue reading PierSight Space: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for SpaceTech
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformative potential that cannot be overstated in today’s rapidly changing technological landscape. It serves as a pillar of innovation and progress, revolutionising industries and improving everyday human experiences. This report on Enterprise AI, meticulously prepared by IIMA Ventures in collaboration with Ashwani Rawat and Amarsh Chaturvedi, delves deeply into the multifaceted… Continue reading AI for Enterprises
The Venture Investing Accelerator is a learning program designed to sharpen the skills of venture investing professionals early in their careers. Be it building a sharper venture investing thesis, to setting up your own fund, this accelerator brings the best in both knowledge & one-on-one customised support in a unique blend of ‘learning-by-doing’ format. The… Continue reading Venture Investing Accelerator 2024
The Union Budget 2024-25 brought several reliefs and boosts to the startup ecosystem. Abolishment of the angel tax and the announcement of INR 10 billion (1000 Cr) fund to boost the space economy was received with much enthusiasm. It also announced efforts to boost research and prototype develeopment, supported by a financing pool of INR… Continue reading How India’s Latest Budget Fuels Climate Tech Innovation
Can startups harness existing digital financial technologies and digital personal finance management success factors to tailor personal finance management for women? In June 2024, we organized a roundtable to gather multi-stakeholder insights and outline the building blocks of bespoke digital personal finance management (DPFM) solutions for women in last-mile and LMI segments. The discussion revealed… Continue reading Digital Personal Finance Solutions for Women: Roundtable Discussion Summary
For decades, micro-businesses have dominated India’s business landscape, resulting in fragmented distribution networks, localized supply chains, and the absence of organic growth or scalability. Women own 20 percent of approx. 63 million micro and small businesses in the country, largely operating within the lower spectrum of enterprise sizes with annual turnovers ranging from INR 1… Continue reading What fintechs can do to enable credit access for women micro-entrepreneurs
In October 2020, Chara Technologies Pvt Ltd approached IIMA Ventures, a leading start-up incubator in India, for seed funding of INR 50–60 million. Bhaktha Keshavachar and Ravi Prasad had founded Chara Technologies with the aim of producing a new electric motor that would be free of permanent magnets and would be built on the principles… Continue reading Chara Technologies Pvt. Ltd.: Seed Funding Challenges before the Investment Committee
Based on the journey of INFUSE – IIMA Ventures’ cleantech fund, this case study highlights the role of academic incubators and the public sector in fostering high-tech innovation and entrepreneurship. In 2010, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, India,… Continue reading CIIE: Seeding a Cleantech Entrepreneurship Ecosystem