Maker Village
India's largest hardware deep-tech incubator — the execution base of Semicon Keralam.
About
Operational since 2017 with a project outlay of ₹51.47 Cr. Spread over 45,000 sqft comprising co-working spaces, fab lab, testing & measurement lab and MIT-inspired super-fab lab — sited at the Integrated Startup Complex, Kochi alongside CoEs, BioNEST, Digital Hub and KSUM.
Sector Focus
IoT, AgriTech, Med-Tech, Robotics, Edu-Tech, AR/VR, EV Mobility, Automation, Drones, Defence and more.
Funding Programmes
NIDHI PRAYAS & NIDHI Accelerator (DST); TIDE 2.0 EIR/Grant & Investment (MeitY); SPARSH (BIRAC/DBT); Startup India Seed Fund (DPIIT); iDEX (MoD); Samridh; Grand Challenge; Genesis. Over 194 startups have received ₹46.17 Cr of funding support in the last 7 years.
Achievements
48+ startups with purchase orders from Bosch, Honeywell, DRDO, HCL, L&T, TATA, HDFC, TCS. 67 patents filed, 13 granted. 8 startups received VC funding in the preceding year. Cumulative investment of ₹47 Cr in the last year.
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