NSRCEL launches Incubating Incubators Initiative in partnership with SBI Foundation

The Incubating Incubators Initiative (i-Cube), part of NSRCEL’s Ecosystem Capacity Building, was launched in partnership with SBI Foundation’s Innovators for Bharat program under the LEAP vertical, bringing together diverse stakeholders from India’s incubation ecosystem.

The incubators forming i-Cube’s first cohort includes Mizoram Startup Mission (MSUM), IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF), Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, IIM Jammu-FEISD and CIED-IUST Foundation (Islamic University of Science & Technology, Pulwama).

The launch featured an engaging panel discussion on, ‘Working with the Central Government’, highlighting the central government’s vision for the way forward for the ecosystem.

The key speakers at the event were Aman Bhaiya, Vice President & Head of Strategy, SBI Foundation, Anand Sri Ganesh, CEO, NSRCEL, Himanshu Joshi, Program Director, NITI Aayog, Rajiv Kumar, Scientist – Technology, Translation and Innovation, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Snehansh Sinha, Assistant Manager, Invest India, and Sanjay Prakash, MD & CEO, SBI Foundation.