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MV–Yentrepreneur |The Young Entrepreneur Pre Incubation Program

Yentrepreneur

About

YEntrepreneur program is designed for technical college students and young technical graduates to learn entrepreneurship, leadership skills and to develop them as entrepreneurs and future leaders through integrated classroom sessions, mentoring and capstone project/business plan competition.

The program will broadly cover entrepreneurship and general management including topics on business basics, design thinking, startup governance, strategy development & implementation, marketing, finance and supply chain management.

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Who can apply?

    • - Member of MV Young Entrepreneur Club
    • - Winners of ThinkQbator or similar centre competitions
    • - Winners of MV Young Innovation Challenge
    • - Member of MV Internship Program

Incubation Support

Space and Facilities for Operation

    • Incubation Space – 45,000 sqft
    • Labs & Equipment – 15,000 sqft
    • Startup seating capacity-280 nos
    • 80 - seater Amphitheater
    • 150-seater mini auditorium
    • Meet up rooms/conference halls/library/product showcase
    • Office productivity equipment: Photocopier, Shredder, Scanner, Projector, video audio conferencing facilities
    • High-Speed wifi, 24/7 power backup
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Makers Lab

Maker Village Lab with Equipment and software tools, Facilitation for access to IIITMK Labs (including Centre of Excellence in IIoT Sensors (CoE in IIoT Sensors), and or of any other Institute/Organization. It will be subject to the said organization/ Institute’s approval and policy.

Business Mentoring and Support

    • Cash and grants: Stipend of Rs 500 per week
    • Advisory and coaching: Mentoring, Trainings and workshops

Investors Connect

    • Facilitation for business, professionals and expert network Facilitation for investors network
    • Facilitation for industry connection in showcasing opportunities
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Ecosystem Advantage

    • Experiential learnings in incubator
    • IIITMK ecosystem- technical resources and interactions, students, library, easy access to IP
    • Maker Village brand and Media visibility
    • Application for MEITY ESDM and Nidhi-PRAYAS in first 18 months for hardware startups*
      • [*Subject to eligibility and selection process]

For enquiries please email: makervillage@iiitmk.ac.in