Where India's DeepTech Becomes Real-World Impact
Incubator · Kanpur · Healthcare & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy, Defense & Space, Software · Pre-Seed, Seed
SIIC is IIT Kanpur's technology business incubator, established in 2000 and operating under the Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology (FIRST). It takes in deep-tech ventures from ideation (TRL 1 to 3) through prototype, scale-up and market-ready stages, combining IIT Kanpur's research and lab infrastructure with mentorship, government and industry programmes, portfolio managers and investor access. Focus domains are AgriTech, AI/ML, CleanTech, Cybersecurity/FinTech, Defence, Energy Storage Devices, IoT, MedTech/BioTech and Quantum. The site reports 550+ startups incubated, 12,500+ jobs created, 290+ women-led startups and a combined value of ₹12K Cr for its incubated startups.
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