Ignite
Take your ideas to the next level
Incubation Program (6-18 Months)
Through our Startup@ARTPARK Ignite program, we fund and mentor teams of technoprenuers working on mission-related issues. In addition to monetary support, we provide them with data, subject expertise, talent, and research.
Ignite is a high-touch venture-building program for deep-tech startups in robotics, autonomous systems and artificial intelligence. With the aim of fostering innovation for impact, the 6-24 month program helps academic teams and early-stage startups with critical enablers to accelerate the development and commercialisation of potentially high-growth startups.
The 1st Ignite cohort attracted follow-on funding of 80 Cr from the Ministry of Heavy Industries to set up the Center for Advanced Manufacturing for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CAMRAS) Accelerator.
Who can apply?
Academic/student teams and early-stage teams/startups with promising research/technology/product.
What to expect
Funding
Incubation and acceleration support for 6-24 months
Mentorship from ARTPARK@IISc and its network
Exclusive prototyping and testing facilities
Opportunities to interact with government, industry, investment, and social impact ecosystems.
Ignite Cohort 1
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Twara Robotics
Indigenous Robotic Components
High-quality robotic components, or the “building blocks” of robotics solutions in India, from the ground up. The solutions are indigenously designed and locally sourced, thus expanding how automation can provide effective solutions.
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AlgoFET
Powering Autonomous Mobility
True autonomy to drone operations with a Charging Management Infrastructure to manage energy storage for unmanned vehicles. AlgoFET’s solutions are cost-effective, retrofittable, scalable and reliable; and foster the possibility of 24X7 operations of unmanned vehicles.
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Comrado Aerospace
Autonomous flying
Democratizes air transportation by enabling autonomous flying through sustainable, accessible and affordable solutions. The solutions are designed to make same-day/next-day cargo delivery a reality by using advanced propulsion systems with automated solutions for ultra-long-range transportation.
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Strider Robotics
Agile Quadruped Robots
Strider aims to develop highly agile robots that can navigate on rough and uneven terrains effortlessly. Strider’s solutions fuel the possibilities of highly agile and intelligent robots that can operate with mobility capabilities similar to that of animals.
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VayDyn
AI-based autonomous drone platform
Aims to revolutionize the drone ecosystem in India by building AI-Based autonomous drone platforms for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) which have the potential to be retrofitted in any UAV. The solution comprises the hardware, software, analytics and visualization built on hardware accelerated on-board AI (vision and task-based).
Ignite Cohort 2
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Contrivation Labs
Agritech: Post-harvest automation solutions
Contrivation Labs is developing Calyxtract- a touchless, high-speed, automation leveraging edge computing, image processing, and control algorithms to separate the stem and calyx from red chilli pods. They aim to achieve higher output, lower wastage, lower operating costs and a safe working environment in red chilli cultivation.
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NxtQube
Indigenous drone infrastructure: Level 2+ automated drone docking stations and SaaS
NxtQube is developing a state-of-the-art universal drone-in-a-box solution that can automate drone operations for repetitive tasks such as surveillance, monitoring, and logistics applications for enterprises. The technology can help overcome operation hassles, optimise drone usage, and offer reliable and cost-effective services.
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FloMobility
AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robots) for construction
FloMobility is developing an autonomous goods movement platform with no lidar, camera based autonomy; swappable battery for round-the-clock operations and built-in teleoperations as autonomy fall back. The AMR is a battery-powered vehicle that carries 500-600 kg payload and is equipped with a removable dumper. It is enabled with vision based end-to-end driverless movement.
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Sakar Robotics
Robots for end-to-end wall finishing in residential construction
Sakar Robotics is automating on-site construction with robotics and intelligent software, using a mobile manipulator system, rough terrain navigation, attachable & detachable end effectors, machine vision and deep learning technologies.
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RootsGoods
Bio-informatics and AI-based SaaS platform for quality assessment and management of crops
RootsGoods has been working closely with business areas and farmers’ populations in India’s climate-vulnerable destinations- to help them determine the quality of their crops, empowering them to negotiate fair prices with buyers and avoid exploitation by middlemen.Their tool uses AI to detect the quality of crop using visible parameters such as colour, size, fungal infection, inert materials, and any alien substances; and deep tech to detect the quality of crop using non-visible parameters such as moisture inside the crop, which is crucial to maintain its shelf-life.