EU-India Innocenter

"We see India growing like no other country and Europe has positioned itself as one of the main technology leaders in the world and when we put both of them together, you see that there are many great things happening." Rodrigo Esturilio Olmedo, Director at uGlobally, one of the consortium partners of the EU-India Innocenter. Our colleagues, startups, mentors, and stakeholders share their experience with the Innocenter and how they think it can support European businesses to thrive in the Indian market! 🚀 DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard | Abhishek Prasad | Dr Raju M.| Joris Pezin | Sajid Khetani | Shubham Shah | Sunil Mavadia | Ilona van der Rijt | Niranjan Agarwal | Parag Gogate | Gergo Szoke

As the festive season unfolds, we're filled with gratitude and joy for the incredible journey we've shared over the past three years at the EU-India Innocenter. 🌟 This year we're not just celebrating holidays; we're celebrating innovation, collaboration, and the success of our project. 🚀🌐Together, we've witnessed over 15 startups thrive in the Indian market, making waves in green-tech, health-tech, logistics, emerging tech, and enterprise sectors. 👏 We extend heartfelt thanks to our partners, supporters, and the European Union for believing in our vision. 🤝 Your contributions have been instrumental in fostering collaborations and innovation between the dynamic startup ecosystems of Europe and India. 🎇 Looking Ahead to 2024: As we bid farewell to 2023, we eagerly anticipate a brighter and more promising future. Let's continue creating opportunities, driving innovation, and strengthening the bond between our startup communities! 🎊 Happy New Year to You and Yours! 🥳 May the coming year be filled with success, prosperity, and countless opportunities for growth. Thank you for being an essential part of our journey. 🙏 🌟 Cheers to a Joyous Festive Season and a Prosperous New Year! 🌟 uGlobally | DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard #HappyHolidays #NewYearCheers #InnovationCelebration #EUIndiaInnocenter #StartupsUnite #startups #scaleups

Ajay Rungta is a techie, mentor, advisor & social investor with overall 15 years of experience. He is ex-founding member of Practo and built it for 11 years. His work included coding, building products, designing systems, managing dev and quality teams, setting up the program management function, looking over Security and Compliance, Infosec audits, SEO and growth hack, vendor management, etc. We are proud to have him as a mentor in our project! He is also an active mentor at PIEDS BITS Pilani, MSMF-TBI, and German Accelerator, a social investor at Rang De and an alumnus of BITS Pilani. uGlobally | DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard #exploretheindianmarket #innovation #startups #scaleups #SME #internationalization #entrepreneurship #businessexpansion #expansion #scaleinIndia #mentor #mentorship

We are thrilled to introduce indieline, a visionary platform that is reshaping the dynamics between audiences and filmmakers through a pioneering web3 approach to film production, financing, and marketing. Indieline facilitates direct interaction, empowering viewers to actively participate in the filmmaking process. At the heart of this innovative platform is the mission to support filmmakers in creating, managing, and distributing digital assets, including NFTs, to raise funds, build community, and attract attention from investors, grants, and streaming platforms. Indieline's unique model marks a significant evolution in how films are produced and consumed in the digital age. We are proud of the transformative impact Indieline is making within the EU-India Innocenter project, as they redefine the relationship between filmmakers and their communities. uGlobally | DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard #GlobalPartnerships #exploretheindianmarket #innovation #startups #scaleups #SME #internationalization #entrepreneurship #businessexpansion #expansion #scaleinIndia

We are very proud to present Karann Mittal as one of our programme mentors! Karan has over 14 years of Private Equity, Venture Capital, Structured Finance and M&A experience across India, South East Asia and United States. He has actively worked across all segments of private equity/venture capital— fundraising, investing, portfolio management and exiting of investments— including serving on the board of portfolio companies. Currently, he is a Partner at Ev2 Ventures, that is an Early Stage India focused Venture Capital Fund, investing for Impact at Venture Scale across the Smart Mobility segment. He was also a Partner at Velos Partners, a Global Venture Capital firm that was focusing on investing at the intersection of consumer and technology, where he has been instrumental in investing, growing and exiting Velos's portfolio companies such as Hopscotch, Just Inc., Silvercar, Surf Air, 99.co, ChowNow, Oscar Health etc. Prior to Velos, he was leading the Real Estate & Structured Financing Solutions Group initiative for Systematix Capital—a large Indian broking house. Formerly, he worked with private equity and asset management firms, such as Sage Capital, SREI Venture Capital, Pragati Equity Advisors and Signature Group—with exposure across the life cycle of a fund from fundraising to investing to exit. Additionally, Karan is also on the Advisory Council of 100watts – a specialist Retail Industry focused accelerator and incubator, as well as a Senior Advisor to Torre Capital, which is one of Asia’s leading Alternative Investments Marketplace, along with being on the Panel of External Experts for the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar. uGlobally | DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard #GlobalMentors #exploretheindianmarket #innovation #startups #scaleups #SME #internationalization #entrepreneurship #businessexpansion #expansion #scaleinIndia #mentorship #mentors

We are delighted to welcome Symbio Media Group Sp. z o.o., a pioneering Polish company specializing in cutting-edge polygraphic materials. Symbio Media Group's diverse range of innovative products includes SymbioCling, a premium electrostatic printable film for offset UV, SymbioNotes, electrostatic sticky notes ideal for reminders, design thinking, scrums, and more, and SymbioFlipcharts, a creative and flexible workshop tool for insights and information. At the intersection of creativity and functionality, Symbio Media Group is redefining the possibilities in the world of printing materials. Their commitment to providing innovative solutions is evident in the thoughtfully crafted SymbioCling, SymbioNotes, and SymbioFlipcharts, each designed to meet the unique needs of diverse applications. As a participant in our Enter & Scale programme, Symbio Media Group is making significant contributions to the evolution of polygraphic materials. Join us in exploring the transformative impact Symbio Media Group is making within the EU-India Innocenter project, as they continue to set new standards in the realm of printing innovation. uGlobally | DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard #GlobalPartnerships #exploretheindianmarket #innovation #startups #scaleups #SME #internationalization #entrepreneurship #businessexpansion #expansion #scaleinIndia

We are happy to see Green Digital Innovation Hub sharing the satisfaction and success of participating in the EU-India Innocenter Business Mission! 🚀 During the week-long mission to Bangalore with the group of 20 European Ecosystem Builders, the Green eDIH team delved into India's vibrant tech community, connecting with local companies and exploring key players in the innovation ecosystem. From engaging in discussions with industry giants like Tata Elxsi to participating in key events like NASSCOM Future Forge 2023, the mission has been a catalyst for collaboration and knowledge exchange. 🌍 Promoting collaboration in India’s innovation landscape Ruxandra Miuți, Innovation Manager at Green eDIH, expressed, “Being selected by EU-India Innocenter was a game-changer, providing invaluable insights and opening doors for potential collaborations aligned with our goals.” 🤝 Establishing Connections for Sustainable Innovation Gabriel MUNTEANU, Founder & President of Green eDIH, emphasized the importance of global collaborations, stating: "Our interactions with local companies, startups and established institutions have reinforced our commitment to promoting global collaborations and leveraging synergies for sustainable innovation." 🚀 This is our main goal and we will continue to work hard and with the best partners, through this bridge of innovation between Europe and India! uGlobally | DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard #InnovationCollaboration #GlobalPartnerships #exploretheindianmarket #innovation #techhub #businessmission #startups

We are excited to spotlight Fusebox a forward-thinking company at the forefront of providing comprehensive software and hardware solutions for the real-time management and optimization of distributed energy resources (DER). Fusebox's multifaceted functionalities encompass portfolio balancing, day-ahead and intraday trading, energy storage management, flexible assets integration into ancillary markets, operational awareness, peak shaving and shifting, and tailored software for all electricity stakeholders. In the ever-evolving landscape of energy management, Fusebox stands out as a catalyst for change, offering a suite of tools that empower organizations to navigate the complexities of distributed energy resources with agility and efficiency. Their commitment to providing real-time solutions aligns seamlessly with the demands of the energy industry. We are proud to have them in the Enter & Scale phase of our programme! Fusebox is making remarkable strides in advancing the capabilities of managing DER, as they redefine the standards in real-time energy resource optimization. uGlobally | DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard #startup #scaleup #sme #enterandscale #scaleinIndia #Indianmarket #expansion #innovation #sustainability

Another mentor who gives us great pride and empowers our programme: Dr.Lakshmi Jagannathan, an Incubation professional with more than a decade of experience in the Incubation Ecosystem. A hard core startup evangelist and a firm believer that startups can transform economies! Instrumental in initiating Innovation and Entrepreneurship activities at Dayananda Sagar Institutions way back in 2009 with an entrepreneurship cell. Organically grew the e cell into an Innovation entrepreneurship development centre and to a full fledged Technology Business Incubator DERBI Foundation. Been propelling this growth through not only multiple Government of India grants, but also by passionate network of professionals whom I value and nurture, the most. Relentlessly working on building a wholistic , boundaryless incubation ecosystem, so that all entrepreneurs can startup, scale up and exponentially grow to build an Atma Nirbhar Bharat. uGlobally | DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard #mentor #mentorship #scaleinIndia #innovation #incubator #indianecosystem #startups #scaleups #sme

We are thrilled to welcome AirShaper, a dynamic cloud-based software company that is reshaping the landscape of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation tools, particularly in the realm of external aerodynamics. Airshaper's innovative platform empowers users to seamlessly design, simulate, and optimize the aerodynamics of various objects, including vehicles, aircraft, and buildings. At the intersection of technology and design, Airshaper stands as a frontrunner, providing a user-friendly yet powerful solution for tackling the complexities of aerodynamic simulations. Their commitment to excellence is evident in the transformative capabilities their platform brings to industries reliant on precision aerodynamics. As a key participant in our programme, Airshaper is making significant contributions to the advancement of cloud-based CFD simulation tools. We are proud of the groundbreaking strides Airshaper is making within the EU-India Innocenter project, as they redefine the possibilities in aerodynamic design and optimization." uGlobally | DutchBasecamp | German Entrepreneurship | CIVITTA | Mantra Launchspace (MLS) | 91springboard #innovation #scalingup #enterandscale #expansionprogram #internationalexpansion #indianmarket