IIMA Ventures, formerly IIMA-CIIE, provides incubation, programs, investment, and portfolio services for startups.

IIMA Ventures

IIMA Ventures (formerly known as CIIE) is the Innovation Continuum for fearless entrepreneurs, built at IIM Ahmedabad and recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the Department of Science and Technology. 

Founded in 2002, initially, as an academic centre, IIMA Ventures has since grown and pivoted to address the multiple emergent gaps in India’s innovation-driven entrepreneurship ecosystem. Today, this continuum spreads across incubation, acceleration, seed and growth funding, and research. 

Over its journey, IIMA Ventures has continued to fill the multiple, ever-evolving gaps in the Indian innovation-driven entrepreneurship space in many novel and pathbreaking ways. Among various initiatives, IIMA Ventures has conceptualised and hosted India’s first accelerator - iAccelerator- in 2009, created India’s first and so far the only cleantech-focused fund called INFUSE Ventures, designed and hosted one of India’s largest accelerator programs - The Power of Ideas and continued to run it in four waves over a decade. Overall, IIMA Ventures has accelerated over 1000 startups, funded over 300 startups, mentored and coached over 5000 startups and inspired more than a million with its publication - Stay Hungry Stay Foolish. 

IIMA Ventures multiplies its strength by working with like-minded partners like corporates, government departments, ministries and bodies, investors, multilateral agencies and academia. Through these partnerships, IIMA Ventures has created and implemented a range of interventions including accelerator programs, investment instruments and funds, research and advisory projects and long-duration comprehensive programs including various elements of the innovation continuum. It has and continues to work with the central and several state governments in advisory roles on policies and initiatives that are aimed at the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. 

For queries, write to us at info@ciie.co

Apply now for the Ahmedabad Innocity Booster Session on July 25, 2024!
Designed for early-stage entrepreneurs in Ahmedabad, this session aims to elevate startup ideas and equip founders for potential challenges ahead.

Selected startups expect constructive feedback on your prototype, product, or investor pitch, and gain insights from experts on Go-to-Market strategy, pitching techniques, product roadmap, and investment opportunities.

Register now: https://lnkd.in/dRP5MJ4X

#IIMAVentures #InnocityBooster #Ahmedabad #AhmedabadInnocityBooster 

Dheeraj Bhojwani | Shantanu Thanvi

We are thrilled by the overwhelming response and great enthusiasm from the audience at our Networking Mixer in #Kolkata! 

The energy and passion of the Kolkata startup community were truly inspiring.

Thank you to all the attendees and partners for making this session a success.
 
We look forward to continuing our journey of innovation and collaboration.

#IIMAVentures #NetworkingMixerKolkata #Startups #Innovation #Collaboration #Investments

Sandeep Koujalgi | Aakriti Shah Kamdar | Swarup Pandya |  MeitY Startup Hub | Ideapod | Kolkata Ventures

Announcing The speaker lineup at the #3daybootcamp for Venture Investing Accelerator 

Professor Balagopal Gopalakrishnan, faculty of finance & accounting at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is an authority in the valuation of firms, banking, corporate governance, and financial reporting.

He will lead case studies based discussions for his sessions at the Venture Investing Accelerator.
Ensure you have booked your spot at the one-of-its-kind Venture Investing Accelerator, 2024.

Register now to book your spot in a one-of-its-kind learning opportunity: https://lnkd.in/d3322f_7
Read more about the 4-month accelerator here: https://lnkd.in/dfVZdz-k

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Priyanka Agarwal Chopra | Vipul Patel | Supriya Sharma | Chintan Antani | Ankur Sohanpal | Swarup Pandya | Soniya Sadhnani, ACA, CFA

IIM Ahmedabad is hosting its inaugural India Management Research Conference from December 7th to 9th, 2024!

As we approach our submission deadline of 31st July 2024, we want to highlight the theme ‘Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Tech-based Inclusion’! This topic explores technological solutions for inclusion at scale.

We invite Extended Abstracts (1000 words, full paper optional) on this topic from research scholars, doctoral students, experts, and educators in the domain of entrepreneurship. 

We are happy to announce awards for Best Research Paper and Best Doctoral Research Paper!
For more information on our Entrepreneurship Track and other research themes, click here: https://bit.ly/3xaMh39
To submit a research proposal, click here: https://bit.ly/4cgNBQR 

#IIMAVentures #EntrepreneurshipResearch  #AcademicConference  #ManagementConference #ResearchConference #ResearchScholars

INSEAD | National University of Singapore | Nanyang Business School | The Asia Foundation | Observer Research Foundation | CUHK Business School 
Guanghua School of Management,Peking University | China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) | | Sunil Sharma | Amit Karna | Ankur Sinha | Arumugam Aramvalarthanathan | Bharat Bhasker | Neharika Vohra | Sanjeev Bikhchandani | Geeta Goel | Supriya Sharma | Valerie Mendonca

We at IIMA Ventures are delighted to announce the successful conclusion of Headstart Gujarat's Bharat Pitchathon 3.0. Our sincere thanks to the esteemed investor panelists, dedicated founders, and our organiser, Headstart Gujarat.

Event Highlights:
- Networking: Engaging discussions and valuable connections with top investors and passionate founders.
- Impact: Ten innovative startups received invaluable feedback, with the top three advancing to the next rounds.
- Growth: Founders gained deep insights into scaling and growth strategies.
Here's to fostering innovation and driving entrepreneurial success! 

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Dheeraj Bhojwani | Shantanu Thanvi

Our recent investment in Morphing Machines is one of its kind! With its unique fabless no-code chip designing platform, it aims to tape out energy-efficient and high-performing chips for the future of computing.

Morphing Machines has secured $2.76 million (around INR 23 crore) in a seed funding round. The strong founder-market fit and the founding team, led by Deepak Shapeti and Dr. Ranjani Narayan, possess deep expertise in the semiconductor and computing fields. Deepak Shapeti, the CEO, has 15 years of experience in developing new technologies. He has a proven track record in productizing cutting-edge tech, which is critical for a company like Morphing Machines that aims to disrupt the semiconductor industry.

Their experience allows them to understand market needs deeply and develop products that not only meet these needs but also push the boundaries of what is currently possible in the industry.

Read more about why we invested in Morphing Machines in the article below

#IIMAVentures #Investments #SeedFunding #WhyweInvested #Startups #UpcommingInvestments #Pitch 

Vipul Patel | Priyanka Agarwal Chopra | Chintan Antani

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