New Delhi: Chip maker Qualcomm on Thursday introduced the 12 finalists of its {hardware} startup incubation programme — Design in India Challenge 2023. Launched in collaboration with Nasscom and Startup India, the eighth version of Qualcomm Design in India Challenge acquired round 145 functions representing quite a lot of sectors and functions.
The finalists are — Augrade Private Limited, Auklr Technologies Private Limited, Ayati Devices Private Limited, Flo Mobility Private Limited, Livnsense Technologies Private Limited, Marcn Technologies Private Limited, Rymo Technologies Private Limited, Savemom Private Limited, Siamaf Healthcare, Thryv Mobility Private Limited, Trebirth Private Limited, and Zebu Intelligent Systems Private Limited.
“We stand in awe of the visionary startups revolutionising sectors such as healthcare, training, EV transportation, wireless broadband, consumer electronics, and notably, agriculture. With masterful integration of 5G, hybrid-AI, robotics, drones, and extended reality, they have become catalysts for India’s impressive digital transformation,” Sudeepto Roy, Vice President, Engineering, Qualcomm Incorporated, stated in an announcement.
The finalists will obtain a grant of as much as Rs 3.2 lakh together with mentorship and entry to Qualcomm Innovation Labs, enabling them to construct out their prototypes for numerous business use instances and functions.
Finalists may even qualify to obtain an incentive for patent-filing and enterprise growth alternatives from Qualcomm Technologies’ international gross sales and enterprise groups, in line with the corporate.
“Qualcomm Design in India Challenge is our commitment to nurturing the enormous tech talent in India with our expertise and established technologies. We’ve been empowering India with the latest tech innovations and solutions, and we continue to encourage budding entrepreneurs and businesses to build revolutionary solutions that reshape our country,” Rajen Vagadia, Vice President, Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd. and President of
Qualcomm India & SAARC, stated in an announcement.
The firm stated that candidates submitted distinctive product demonstrations throughout quite a lot of product classes similar to IoT, Automotive, Smart Infrastructure, Edge Compute, Health Tech, Robotics and Drones and Agri Tech, amongst others.
