Empowering Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Enabling aspiring innovators with financial support to validate their ideas and reduce risks in the early stages of entrepreneurship.

NIDHI EiR Impact

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Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiR) Program

This program is introduced under NIDHI scheme to inspire the best talents to be entrepreneurs, to minimize the risk involved in pursuing startups, and to partially set off their opportunity costs of high paying jobs. The NIDHI-EiR program provides tremendous opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs to expand their networks and get critical feedback on their ventures in order to promote their entrepreneurial career goals and aspirations.

Access to Stipend Fellowship up to INR 30,000 under NIDHI-EiR Program

Focus Areas

Digital Health

Hospital Automation
AI for Diagnosis
Point of Care Devices
Telemedicine
Nutrition
Sanitization & Hygiene
Wellness

Eligibility To Apply

The EIR applicant should be a citizen of India. An Indian citizen is defined as one who is in possession of a government-approved proof of nationality such as a valid passport, voter’s id etc.

2. The EIR applicant should have completed

Minimum 4 years of formal full time undergraduate/post-graduate education towards one or more degree programs. A basic degree or diploma should be in science or engineering.
OR
3 years degree or diploma program and have 2 years full-time work experience post-degree or diploma. A basic degree or diploma should be in science or engineering.

Preferences

1. Preference shall be given foray technology business ideas with larger technology uncertainties and/ or long gestation periods.

Technology business ideas leveraging technology or IP from publicly funded research or academic organizations.
Technology business ideas with considerable potential for social impact.

2. The NIDHI-EIR recipient should register for the pre-incubation program at DERBI Foundation for the entire duration of NIDHI-EIR support.

3. NIDHI-EIR support recipients should be willing to pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations full time.

4. NIDHI-EIR seeking recipients should have a formal business plan for the idea they intend to pursue and a business presentation including the investment proposal.

Program Benefits

Grant upto INR 30,000 per month for 12 months.
Access to prototyping labs, mentoring, guidance and networking opportunities.
Access to structured Pre-Incubation with hand hold support.
Chance to get incubation at DERBI Foundation.
Gain knowledge of best practices for starting a business and broaden the network.
Support in activities related to company formation, legality, IP management, and business development.

Experience From the Program

PACE aims to validate and remodel a highs impact idea into a successful viable business plan.

- Value Propositions
- Channels, Customer Segments and Product market fit
- Customer Relationships
- Revenue Streams
- Partnerships, Resources, Activities and Costs
- Demo Day

Who Should Not Apply?

NIDHI-EIR cannot be concurrent with any other remuneration or fellowship.
NIDHI-EIR support recipient cannot be the promoter or significant (>10%) share holder / beneficiary of another company at the time of applying for and receiving the grant approval.
Entrepreneurs pursuing business ideas with no or marginal technology innovation or those with very short journey (i.e. less than 6 months) to commercialization are discouraged to apply.
NIDHI-EIR support recipient should not treat this support as a stop gap arrangement to support them in their academic pursuits or transition between jobs.
Applicant should not have a registered entity.

NIDHI EiR FELLOWS

Batch-1
Founder	Product / Service
Sateesh Ambesange	Generating Synthetic Data of Medical healthcare data to compliance for privacy like HIPAA, and country specific privacy bills.
Pooja P M	The Charity Industry is facing lack of funds because donors couldn’t trustfully make donations as the system lacks the transparency of how the money is actually getting utilized at ground level.
Sushmita	We integrate existing inexpensive bipolar cautery with vibrating mechanical dissection. Plasma button is used as tip of finger.
Sushmita	Short learning curve for surgeon as it integrates into existing procedure
Arshad M Koya	We are manufacturing cognitive exercise electronics healthcare tools which is very much useful for students of different ages. This is also applicable for Learning disability child, autism child, ADHD, stroke patients and so on.
Jyoti Pawar	I am manufacturing a solar powered home based composter that is built from terracotta or plastic bins. The device will be a low cost household appliance and can be used for composting at each household level.
Deepak Dille	Agaricus solutions works towards sustainability. We address the latest issue in the packaging, construction market , furniture industry, Leather industry etc.
Raghavendra Satalagaon	Designing of high luminous LED lights for lighting purpose in villages based on solar as well as electrical also building of cheap and best air coolers for high temperature areas.
Elumalai M	Opportunity driven social entrepreneurship for Tribal women farmers through Haritaki ( Kadukkai) Enterprises in Kalvarayan hills . This will provide sustainable employment opportunities for tribal womens through Collection, Sorting & Grading.
Manjunatha MP	Make competitive exams like FDA SDA KAS UPSC easy & economical.
Arun Kumar K M	Working on cultivation of medicinal mushrooms i.e, cultivating/growing mushroom and convert the mushrrom into powder form which can be used for supplement of malnutrirtion for kids and also can be used for medicinal purpose.


Batch-2
Founder	Product/ services
Rupali Gupta	Yoshha offers care, content, and community to Regain hormonal balance with scientifically proven traditional therapies using personalized AI technology.
Swathi L	Strung is a biotech start-up that uses bacterial cellulose to create sustainable textile fibers, lessening its impact on the environment and transforming fashion industry.
Pooja D	Conplasto products combination of waste plastic and Construction waste, which will be used in the manufacturing of pavement tiles, Roof tiles, Flooring tiles, Bricks, Blocks.
Aniket Mali	Doctor Patient engagement platform for accessing fees and verified healthcare content and information.
H S Vijet	Automated poultry farm using IoT to test the monitoring and controlling the temperature, Humidity, air quality level, lighting ventilation and food feeding automatically.
Mallikarjun Sajjan	Developing an affordable quality analyser for checking qualitative and quantitative aspects of Agri products.
Praseetha Kumarsingh	Developing a handheld portable color analyzer that can be used by dentists for home care applications in geriatrics.
Ajith Gumudavelly	Using grupo any individual/ social media business can buy inventory directly from wholesalers and manufacturers without any hassle and mediators.
Prabinraj P	Developing a portable machine with a pre filled cassettes which can run both pcr and elisa tests.
Pooja K	Developing a Biodegradable 3d printing filament by using corn starch and Enzymes as raw materials.
Harshit Sonawala	A portable software and hardware package that will bring a doctor’s clinic to the patient.
Ramya V T	AI Empowered Spectroscopic Sensing For Turmeric Grading

Cohort - 3
Name of the Innovator	Description
Chethan C	Developing reusable gloves through waste management
Shankargouda S Biradar	Developing biodiesels using FAME from cooking oils
Janardhan Reddy	Developing Gum copal, a natural resin used in the medical field, Respiratory Health, Antimicrobial Properties, etc.
Sugandhi Baliga	Developing enrichment centers for old age homes
Manjula	Developing prototype bamboo based pipes to replace PVC pipes
Bellamkonda Rohit Kumar	Developing VOLTT, a 2in1 hydration process for treating muscle weakness
Shantaveerappa	Developing a prototype for creating a digital health kiosk for emergency kit
Monisha K	Developing ayurvedic medicine for Psoriasis
Gnanesh Rao	Developing rapid detection platform for screening of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of clinical significance by leveraging lateral flow assay (LFA)
Pooja Barak	Utilizing AI-driven analysis of retinal fundus images to revolutionize early detection and management of chronic diseases