On its first anniversary, T-Hub, India’s largest incubator for startups announces five new partnerships

With an aim to place Hyderabad on the list of top 10 startup destinations in the world, T-Hub, India’s largest incubator for startups announced five strategic initiatives aimed to help startups get the exposure and funding they need.

T-Hub, which celebrated its first year anniversary today is a public-private partnership between the Government of Telangana, three of India’s leading academic institutes namely, IIIT-H, ISB, NALSAR and the private sector.

The anniversary celebrations saw Srinivas Kollipara, COO and Jay Krishnan, CEO of T-Hub reveal the key initiatives for the next year in the presence of Telangana IT Minister, KT Rama Rao.

Apart from T-hub rolling out the second phase of its facility which is spread over 3,50,000 square feet by mid-2018 and and launching an exclusive fund for startups soon, the startup engine announced these partnerships:

PwC Innovation Hub Partnership
In a first for the country, T-Hub has partnered with PwC, one of the leading consulting firms in the world to create an innovation hub. This partnership is aligned with PwC’s innovation program to support and mentor startups. The startups on the other hand, will have access to PwC clients across 157 countries, which will help open floodgates for new opportunities.

Carnegie’s Policy Hub
T-Hub has partnered with Carnegie Endowment for Intrenational Peace, India, a public-policy think-tank to create a one-of-a-kind ‘Policy Incubator’ to help startups guide through the regulatory and policy implications of innovation.

Partnership with DBS Asia Hub-2 to create an ‘Innovation Hub’ for Fintech startups
DBS Asia Hub-2 & T-Hub entered into a strategic partnership to reimagine banking and drive innovation in fintech space. This partnership would leverage a network of fintech start-ups to make banking simpler, seamless and joyful for customers. Further to its quest to lead digital transformation, DAH2 aims at driving innovation and agility in banking through this partnership

Agri-tech Accelrator with ICRSAT and RVP
T-Hub’s unique three-month Agri-tech Accelerator Programme is a startup focused initiative created in partnership with International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics and powered by Riverbridge Ventures Innovation Program which enables Agri-tech startups to receive globval exposure, funding support, expert advice, corporate partnerships, government connects which will help them move their products to market and scale their existing businesses.

CL Educate –Innovation Partnership fostering Student Innovation
Not just limiting itself to startups, T-hub is taking it a notch higher with this partnership in order to make innovation accessible to millions of youngsters in schools, colleges and jobs. The aim is to ensure benefits such as awareness research, technolo0gy-platform, curriculum and access to mentors and funds reach young entrepreneurship aspirants.