Intel India initiated
the Intel India Makers Lab programme in 2016, to fuel innovation and
entrepreneurship in the Indian hardware space. As part of this effort, Intel
India recently hosted the Plugin Demo Day, as a grand finale for Plugin Edition
2, a unique collaborative incubation programme between Intel India, Department
of Science & Technology (DST) and Society for Innovation &
Entrepreneurship (SINE)-IIT-Bombay.
The 11 startups who were part of this year’s batch
were given the opportunity to develop their products by leveraging key
technology tools and platforms, funding, mentorship and ecosystem connects from
Intel India Maker Lab in Bengaluru and SINE-IIT Bombay. This year, the focus
was on data-centric technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine
Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud and Edge computing, to develop
innovative products and solutions for healthcare, manufacturing, retail and
transportation verticals.
As part of Demo Day, 11 startups who were part of
the Plugin Edition 2 cohort, had the opportunity to pitch their innovations to
a packed audience comprising of representatives from Government, Corporate, Investor,
Academia and Startups.
Startups that participated are - Kaaenaat,
Combat Robotics, Cyrrup, NOOS Technologies, Maxerience, Entropik Tech, SensoVision
Systems, Constems-AI, SkinCurate Research, Cyclops MedTech, Uber Diagnostics
Pvt Ltd
Cyclops MedTech won the “Special
Award” by the Consulate which earned them a fully funded trip to DLD conference
in Israel, happening this September