Entrepreneur-in-Residence Programme (EiR)
Pays up to INR 30,000 a month for 12 months to first-time geospatial-tech founders.
The Entrepreneur-in-Residence Programme (EiR) is a fellowship from the IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation (IITTNiF) for first-generation entrepreneurs turning a technology-based idea into a product-driven startup, with priority for geospatial technologies such as Geo-AI, 3D-GIS, AR/VR in navigation/GIS, synthetic aperture radar and GIS-based digital governance. Selected fellows get a monthl…
The EiR program supports first-generation entrepreneurs turning a technology-based business idea into a product-driven startup, with priority for geospatial technologies -- Geo-AI, 3D-GIS, AR/VR in navigation/GIS, synthetic aperture radar and GIS-based digital governance. It favours ideas with high uncertainty or long gestation, IP drawn from publicly funded research, or strong social-impact or job-creation potential.
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