The IIIT-H Foundation
VC Fund
Hyderabad, India
The IIIT-H Foundation is a VC fund in Hyderabad focused on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The IIIT-H Foundation was born in 2007 out of a need to bridge the gap between academic research and industry products. The Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the IIIT-H Foundation is one of India’s most successful incubators that uses technology commercialization as the backbone of its incubation services.Supported bythe Department of Science & Technology and the Department of Information Technology, the CIE has served several research-based start-ups in the areas of Information and Communication Technologies.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries The IIIT-H Foundation invests in
Stages The IIIT-H Foundation invests in
Countries The IIIT-H Foundation invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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C. V. Jawahar
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Robotics 2 (33%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (33%)
- Credit 1 (17%)
- Drones 1 (17%)
- Sensor 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (83%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (17%)
Country
- India 4 (67%)
- United States 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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C. V. Jawahar
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Paymatrix
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Paymatrix Manages cash-crunches and unanticipated expenses using a credit card. Have you ever faced a cash crunch or an unanticipated expense wherein you needed money Have you ever faced a cash crunch or an unanticipated expense wherein you needed money immediately?Paymatrix helps you overcome such situations by helping borrow against creditcard. Credit cardholders can use our platform to pay for any of their expenses into the recipient’s or biller’s bank. They enjoy instant liquidity and freedom to borrow & repay without having to take a loan for short-term cash needs. | $100K / Seed / Nov 26, 2018 | |
NicheAI
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Early stage Artificial Intelligence (AI) start up. | Seed / Apr 10, 2018 | |
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NicheAI
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Early stage Artificial Intelligence (AI) start up. | $19.3K / Pre-Seed / Jul 07, 2017 | |
DreamVu
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DreamVu has developed the world's first Omni-stereo camera hardware and software platform for unifying human and machine vision. Our technology has a billion-fold advantage in capturing and processing visual information in comparison to the current solutions available in the market. DreamVu platform's 7D output enables live VR streamingand preview, seamless localization and mapping, and object tracking to name a few. We capture the 4D light field function into a single sensor, which simplifies the processing pipeline. With a wide range of applications from VR, AR to autonomous machines (vehicles, drones, and robots) to smart invasive systems, DreamVu is all set to revolutionize the way we capture reality. | Seed / Jan 31, 2017 | |
docturnal
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Docturnal offers custom content for diabetes, heart, cancer, Autism, and Arthritis for users who have a condition or their concerned ones. The company is a point of care screening and diagnostics provider of non-invasive and proactive detection of diseases. Docturnal’s product portfolio also includes solutions for CoPD and Asthma with a pipelineof lung based ailments that can be identified by an aural component. Docturnal products are designed to make detection of diseases easy and hassle-free. Essentially it means being accessible and affordable to the last mile.Docturnal was established in April 2016. | $14.7K / Seed / Jan 30, 2017 | |
Endless Robotics
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Endless Robotics is build intelligent robots to solve dull and dirty problems for construction, maintenance and smart city management.Endless Robotics was started with the vision of making intelligent robots that can be used by people, businesses, industries and governments across the world to solve problems that directly or indirectly impactquality of human resources, capital, environment and global lifestyles.They drive and integrate advances in robotics, computer vision, mechanism design and material sciences to build systems, products, solutions and services that revolutionize everyday life for people across the world.They work with the simple mindset of helping the world make a seamless transition into the Industrial Revolution 4.0. Rooted in the problems of today, they want to work towards solutions for tomorrow. Beginning with transformation in technology for labour intensive industries like construction, they want to develop products and services that have a socio-economic impact on many industries going into the future.They are an evolving dynamic organization, with the motive of building and sharing the future of robotics with society. | $14.9K / Seed / May 28, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does The IIIT-H Foundation invest in?
The IIIT-H Foundation invests primarily in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Credit startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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