The second phase of Startup Warehouse, set up jointly by the State Government, HARTRON and National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM), at Hartron Innovation & Startup Hub Gurugram was inaugurated by Managing Director Hartron, Mandip Singh Brar.
An MoU was exchanged between Hartron and Nasscom to collaborate for grooming emerging startups as well as students who wish to be entrepreneurs.
The 10,000 square feet Startup Warehouse is an integral part of the Hartron Innovation & Startup Hub, established in a sprawling campus of 3.5 acres at the IT/ITeS millennium city of Gurugram.
The innovation hub has been designed to house up to 60 startups, facilitating them to learn, work and accelerate conversion of their ideas/pilots/ventures into successful companies. The startups groomed at the hub will be duly selected by a committee comprising stakeholders from the Government, Academia, Industry and NASSCOM.
Mandip Singh Brar addressed the gathering and motivated the young entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas and products. He stated that the IT/ITeS millennium city of Gurugram has a strong entrepreneurial culture and this collaboration with NASSCOM will act as a catalyst to scale up the entrepreneurial growth of the city and state of Haryana.
He emphasised that the startup culture should be extended to tier-2 and tier-3 cities of Haryana, by roping in academia and exploring knowledge sharing opportunities.
The innovation hub along with the startup warehouse also houses a Centre of Excellence for Internet of Things & Artificial Intelligence (CoE-IoT & AI), wherein multifarious incubation services are provided to startups. The objective is to trigger innovation & entrepreneurship in the field of IT/ITeS and emerging technologies such as IoT, robotics, AR/VR & AI.
The entrepreneurs groomed at the warehouse will have a host of benefits which will help them hone their entrepreneurial skills as well as sharpen their marketing ability, including connect sessions, early stage mentoring and access to experience & knowledge by way of mentorship.