{"id":8258,"date":"2025-09-30T15:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=8258"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:57:45","slug":"centre-for-development-of-telematics-c-dot-organizes-demo-day-event-for-18-start-ups-selected-earlier-under-samarth-program-a-cutting-edge-incubation-program-for-startups-in-tele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=8258","title":{"rendered":"Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) organizes Demo Day event for 18 start-ups selected earlier under \u2018Samarth\u2019 program &#8211; a cutting-edge Incubation Program for startups in Telecom &#038; ICT Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-center event-heading-background\">\n<h2 id=\"Titleh2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) organizes Demo Day event for 18 start-ups selected earlier under \u2018Samarth\u2019 program &#8211; a cutting-edge Incubation Program for startups in Telecom &amp; ICT Sector<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"Subtitleh3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span id=\"ltrSubtitle\"><br \/>\nAll 18 startups showed remarkable outcomes and top five startups are selected for further grant<\/p>\n<p>C-DOT also announced call for proposal for cohort \u2013 II under \u2018Samarth\u2019 program<\/p>\n<p>C-DOT also provides access to fully furnished office space and access to the lab facilities to the start-ups at C-DOT Delhi &amp; Bengaluru campus<\/p>\n<p>C-DOT provides mentorship cum acceleration session for these Start-ups<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"PrDateTime\" class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Posted On: 30 SEP 2025 2:46PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), an autonomous telecom R&amp;D institution under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India had launched \u2018Samarth\u2019 Program- A cutting edge Incubation Program for startups in Telecom &amp; ICT Sector in March 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u201cSamarth\u201d Incubation Program offers holistic support to startups and innovators working in telecom applications, cybersecurity, 5G\/6G technologies, artificial intelligence, IoT, and quantum technologies. The program is structured in two cohorts of six months each, accommodating up to 18 startups per cohort\u2014thus supporting a maximum of 36 startups under the initiative. Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) have been roped in by C-DOT as implementation partner for the program.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Samarth incubation program offers expert mentorship by C-DOT scientists; power-packed acceleration sessions by industry leaders on topics spanning across multiple domains like Product Development Lifecycle, building an MVP, financial management, Go-To-Market strategies, legal &amp; IP aspects, pitching and fund raising.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>C-DOT organised demo day event for 18 start-ups selected under Samarth Cohort-I, who presented the progress made by them in development of solutions as per the expected outcome of the Problem Statements given to them. All 18 startups showed remarkable outcomes and based on the performance top five startups were further selected for next round of grant t based on the progress shown during the demo. Each selected startup under the program receives a grant of up to \u20b95 lakh, fully furnished office space for six months at C-DOT campuses in Delhi and Bengaluru, access to C-DOT\u2019s lab facilities, and mentorship from C-DOT technologists and external experts.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The selected startups for Stage-II grant include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Turtleneck Systems &amp; Solutions Private Limited,<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Purvanchal Engineering Systems Private Limited,<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Vital Carbon Private Limited,<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Agriverse Innovations Private Limited<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Jumps Automation LLP<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO, C-DOT acknowledged the efforts put in by startups and their mentors for successful demonstration of solutions and applauded the collaborative efforts of C-DOT, STPI and TiE in nurturing a vibrant startup ecosystem.\u00a0 He further said: \u201cThrough the Samarth program, we are dedicated to fostering an enabling ecosystem for startups. By providing mentorship, collaboration opportunities, and access to advanced technologies, we aim to nurture innovation that contributes to India\u2019s digital growth story and vision of AtmanirbharBharat\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The Demo Day event saw the presence of Ms. Shikha Shrivastava, Executive Vice President, C-DOT; Sh. Arvind Kumar, DG STPI; Ms. Geetika Dayal, DG TiE (Delhi-NCR). Shri. Pradeep Gupta, Chairman-Cyber Media Group; senior scientists from C-DOT, investors, venture capitalists, representatives from TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), selected startups. During the session, each selected startup was awarded the second tranche of funding amount. Progressing startups will also be eligible for potential collaboration and further financial grants, under the C-DOT Collaborative Research Program (CCRP).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001XKOC.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO &amp; Chairman of the Board, C-DOT giving his remarks during the event.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0022MR3.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>Ms. Shikha Srivastava, EVP &amp; Board Member, C-DOT, along with C-DOT officials, presenting cheques to the selected startups.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0037VOC.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) organizes Demo Day event for 18 start-ups selected earlier under \u2018Samarth\u2019 program &#8211; a cutting-edge Incubation Program for startups in Telecom &amp; ICT Sector All 18 startups showed remarkable outcomes and top five startups are selected for further grant C-DOT also announced call for proposal for cohort \u2013 II &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8260,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8258\/revisions\/8260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}