IT Applications in Graphic Design Open Challenge Program (OCP 8.0)
Backs graphic-design startups with seed funding, mentoring and incubation at STPI's Kohima CoE.
OctaNE is a Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology initiative run by the Software Technology Parks of India together with AIC STPINEXT INITIATIVES, organised as a cluster of eight Centres of Entrepreneurship across North-East India, each running its own domain-specific Open Challenge Program. The Kohima centre runs the graphic-design track as part of the eighth edition, alongside siste…
OctaNE's Open Challenge Program looks for early-stage tech entrepreneurs and startups building innovative solutions in IT applications for graphic design, one of eight domains run across STPI's North-East India Centres of Entrepreneurship. Applicants must be a private limited company, registered partnership or LLP incorporated within the last 10 years (or founders applying pre-registration), with annual turnover under Rs.100 crore and not formed by splitting an existing business.
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