CIE@IIITH has turned 10 years old, a journey that saw it nurturing over 200 startups investing and has made seed investments in 30 of them. On this occasion, CIE showcased around 30 startups that use deeper, newer and non-trivial technologies. IIIT-H has always supported and encouraged innovations, so in 2008, it went a step further and opened Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The idea was to formally support startups with the end goal of commercializing cutting edge technologies developed in its research centres. Following recognition by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), IIIT-H Foundation opened its doors for startups outside the institute in 2012. The CIE’s portfolio startups have raised funding of Rs 50 crore from external sources. From embracing startups across all sectors, the foundation has turned its focus towards startups working on deep learning technologies and machine intelligence. Currently there are over 12 deep tech startups working on computer vision, natural languages and speech recognition, artificial intelligence, robotics, AR/VR, and the gaming domain.
