KA LA M - C E NT E R F O R I N N OVAT I O N A N DI N C U BAT I O N O F STA RT U P S (K - C I I S )

CONTENT OF PRESENTATION• Concept andElements

• Work so far

• Campus Engagement and SIF/E-Cell

• Startup Sparks

• StartUp Parikrama

• Hackathons

• Investment Conclaves

• Time line frame

• Budgets

• PotentialAreas of Support

CONCEPT AND ELEMENTSAKTU Startup Policy and Initiative shall cover the following visions:

1. Creating an ecosystem for promoting innovations and start-ups for students and alums of Dr. A.P.J.Abdul KalamTechnical University,Lucknow

2. Communicating and designing curriculumwhich can help startups grow

3. Outreach and awareness program

4. Helping affiliated colleges nurtureand enhance entrepreneurshipprogram

5. Creating an end-to-end mentorship and incubation model for the potential startups

6. Buildingavenues of partnership and integration with other organizations and agencies in each of these aspects

To instill, identify and nurture the entrepreneurial energy of students acrossabout 600 affiliated colleges

Setting up a Dedicated Incubation Centre

On ground and online workshops

Startup Parikrama across 40 locations

Setting up Incubation Centers @ Campus

Mentor’s Pool

Hackathons and VentureSeminars

WORK SO FAR [1/2]• 17 June – Meeting with CEO of Govin Capitals,Member of CII along with 35 College Directors atAKTU Guest

house to form K-CIIS Policy

• 17 July- Meeting with 25 college directors to discuss and ideate policy for Ignited Mind fellowshipProgram

• 26 July – Pitchingof innovative ideas with three investors (Mr.Anand Govindaluri of SAI,Mr Bala & Mr.Rastogi), three innovativeprojects get selected to be funded by Govin Capital Singapore.Rs 1 million each

• 27 July – 2nd InternationalYouth Conclave on Creating Livable Planet Earth,conclave organized at AKTU new campus where Investors shared dash with honorableGovernor sir andVice ChancellorofAKTU.

• Conclave was participated by Shri Jayant Sahasrabuddhe (NationalOrganizing Secretary,Vijnana Bharati),Shri Tanveer Khan (Head Marketing,BIC Cello-India) (Mumbai) (partner organization)

• Three innovative entrepreneurs are offered with 10 Lakh cheque

• 8August – Exhibition of 16 innovative projects at Indra Gandhi Pratisthan in a event“Ayodyogik Sikcha ke Badhte Kadam”

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WORK SO FAR [2/2]• AIM – we are applying

in Atal Innovation Mission through NITI AYOG,AIM will grant 10Cr fund to setup and maintain incubation centre.

• UP IT Policy – weare also applying in UP IT policy to provide financial support to our startups

S T A R T - U P I N C U B AT I O N F A C I L I T Y A N D E - C E L L @ C A M P U S

SIF AND E-CELL (1/2)STARTU P INCU BATION FACILITY

1. SIF will be the primary point of contact for all budding startups from amongst the student and register them

2. It can also mentor external students/alums as long as oneperson in the team is a college student oralumni

3. To organize one event on entrepreneurship at everyfortnight.KCIIS will send speakers for the larger events

4. Assist in coordinating with departments of thecollege to help startup enthusiasts develop from idea to prototype stage

5. Identify STARTUP sparks from the campus

6. Act as satellite centers of KCIIS

IGNITED MIND E - CELLS

1. Ignited Mind E-Cell or Entrepreneurship Cell will be responsible for running the SIF

2. It will constitute of 1-2 faculty mentors and supported by at least 2 departmentheads and Director

3. It will be have a 4-member student body to operate it. AKTU encourages the e-cell committee to havediversity. These members will be connected over social media for taking forward activities of the Ignited Minde-cell in their campuses.

4. It will responsible for:

a) Organizing events on startup and host research projects

b) Creating market research, technology research papers and reports. Some of these would qualify for events organized by the KCIIS-AKTU

c) Host webinars (content to be provided by KCIIS), eventsand talks on various topics

d) Represent the college in meetings, conclaves and seminars based on innovation and startups

DELIVERABLES FOR SIF/E-CELL (2/2)COLLEGES

1. Infrastructurea) 600sq feet room with seating facility

b) Internetand Projector with webinar facility

c) Support from at least 2 HOD towards lab usage and labpooling

d) Support from Director/Principal

2. Recognition withK-CIISa) Registration on web portal

b) Submittingonline application with necessary laboratory pooling permissions

3. Teamformationa) Two faculty members

b) At least 4 students as part of of e-cell leadership team

4. Selection andMentoringa) Selecting up to 20 startup sparks over time

b) Organizeat least 3 lectures onentrepreneurship in the SIF every 6 months

AKTU

2. Training

3. Shared Lab

1. SIF Recognitiona) Recognition of the Faculty mentors

b) Registration and showcasing of institution on the website

c) Access to the material and news useful to the e-cell

d) Standardcollaterals

a) AKTU will provide specialized training to all the faculty mentors and e-cell leadership team

b) AKTU via KCIIS will execute a special certification program for the startup sparks in leadership, governance, management,finance,innovation etc.

1. KCIIS will recognize the Startup Sparks from the campus and give them the listed facility and funding (discussed later)

2. KCIIS will provide access to all the pooled labs to the partnerSIF

3. KCIIS will also provide access to investment seminars, hackathons and otherevents organized

S TA R T U P S PA R K S P R O G R A M

STARTUP SPARKS PROGRAM (1/3)Ignited Mind – Startup Sparks program will be key towards identifying, nurturing and developing a student from “idea” to “enterprise”. It will be:

1. A three tier program – Level 1, II, III. Students will be enrolled to the first level and based on performance and interest they will move upwards – eachstage having a deliverable

2. Startup Sparks will be recruited:

A. Nominations from participating college

B. Via Parikrama (discussed later)

3. Ignited Mind Startup Sparks program will stress on:

A. Awareness and Goal clarity

B. Ideation

C. Mentorship

D. Investment and incubationsupport

STARTUP SPARKS PROGRAM (2/3)

Identified via participating colleges andParikrama

Focus on awareness and short courses, mostly webinars on financial planning, ideation,b-plan and communication

Login to be created to access contentand tasks and monitor their program

Selected from candidateswhocomplete level 1 training and present an acceptable business plan preferably with a basic prototype

Lab usage hours allotted (50 per candidate) from AKTU.Travel allowance of Rs.2500 per selected candidate

Candidates to submit a workingprototype with scalability and marketing plan at the end.Must also complete training modules and workshops and attend investment conclaves

Upto 40 top candidates selected forincubation (with or withoutexternal investment)

University KCIIS incubation supportavailable to them for one year – upto Rs. 10000 pm + 25,000 for travel + 10000 for IT besides space available to them.(Provided they are not getting it from other sources)

Incubatees to pay for their expenses and KCIIS usage once they start generating revenues

KCIIS will also help registration ofcompany, IPR, legal support, basic website,goto-market mentorship and linking with bank, state and central government schemes

Level 1 - 1000

Level 1I - 250

Level 1II –40

START UP SPARKS - SHARED POOL OF LAB (3/3)• Participating colleges are to allow access of laboratories to their selected StartUp Sparks

• Participating colleges are also encouraged to allow laboratory access (for those facilities not available in their own campus) to StartUp Sparks from other institutions based on hourly billing

• Each StartUp Star Level II will be given upto 50 Lab Equivalent Hours (at base rate) from AKTU.When the StartUp uses a lab outside his/her own institution the appropriate lab hours will be deducted and the reimburseddirectly to the lab byAKTU

• No Lab Usage can be claimed for home lab use

• AKTU will establish an hourly rate of each lab based on cost/investment and machine usage cost

• The base rate established will be 200 per hour.For more complex labs the rate will be a multipleof this base rate.

• Cost of material usage will have to be directly borne by the StartUp Star or their home institute

• List of Pool Labs will be available on the KCIIS website with the necessary information for booking slot

The goal of Lab Pooling is to maximize the return on investment to all Startups fromAKTU in a manner which is fair to the colleges too

S TA R T U PPA R I K R A M AACT IVAT I O NI D E NT I FY I N G

I N N OVAT I O N A N DSTA RT U P S

STARTUP PARIKRAMA (1/6)• UP Startup Parikrama is a state-wide effort to foster entrepreneurship and help Startups

• UP is the state with highest youth population and may create the job requirement of everysector.

• Startup Parikrama is a state-wide Campaign for Potential Entrepreneurs,Students,existing Startups,Colleges, especially who have the potential but were reluctant due to lack of knowledge and proper information.

• To boost Startup Parikrama,Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University envisions to facilitate and nurture the quality of technical education and research in its own premises as well as all affiliating institutions.

• Kalam–Centre for Innovation and Incubation of Startup is established inAKTU to nurture the entrepreneurial energy of students and boost startup culture across all affiliated colleges of the University.

• AKTU starting Ignited Mind Fellowship to involve students in Governance and Leadership

STARTUP PARIKRAMA REACHOUT (2/6)• Parikrama will reach districts whereAKTU affiliated colleges are present

• Host an one day event in most prestigious college of district affiliated toAKTU

• Invite other colleges/Institutions of district to participate in event

• Lectures /Workshop will be taken by experts of K-CIIS,AKTU

• Parikrama will be executed in 5 phases to cover 600 colleges• Phase – 1 (Lucknow)

• Phase II – (NCR)

• Phase – III (Allahabad)

• Phase– IV (Gorakhpur)

• PhaseV (Varanasi)

• A total of 40 on ground events will be conducted each covering about 250 students from variety of colleges

WHAT ACTIVITY WILL BE DONE (3/6)1. Event will include lectures/ Seminars on :

a) Visions of Startup as seen by leaders of India

b) Improving soft skills

c) Understanding startup

d) Startup policies and support systems

e) Financial modelling

f) Business Process Development

g) Social change via startups

h) Economic and social structure of India and UP

2. Duration of lecture / seminar will be 3 hours

a) Live showcasing of engineering enterprise equipment like drones, 3 D printer, LASER cutter etc.3. We conduct 3 hour activity session to select students on same day

a) Quiz on startup policy and current tech affairs

b) Essay writing on topics covered in lectures

c) Elocution events

d) Innovationchallenges

DELEGATE SELECTION CRITERIA (4/6)1. Selection of participants will be done by the colleges involved in the area

2. 25% of students will be selected from host college rest 75% will be selected from vicinity colleges.

3. On average 250 students will be selected from each district

4. Post the event some of the participants (winners) will be given an opportunity to enroll in the startup startup star program

DESIGNATEHOSTCOLLEGE

CALLFORPARTICIPATION FROMNEARBY

COLLEGES

FINALIZATION OFDELEGATES

COLLATERALS TOBESENT

TEAM ARRIVES

SETTING UP

ON GROUNDACTIVITY

CONDUCTED

1 Sep 7 Sep 13 Sep 23 Sep 28 Sep 30 Sep 1 Oct

*Sample one month planning cycle foranstevent to be done on 1 Oct.

TIME LINE FRAME (5/6)• K-CIIS will execute 40 workshops/webinars in 6 months starting from October 2017

• Broadly planning 2 workshop and two webinars every week

September 2017,2nd

Week

September 2017,4th

Week

October 2017,th2 Week

September 2017,1st

Week

1. Establishingdirect

communication with students

2. Enrolling thesetof host

institutions3. Conducting a

pilot workshop

1. Collecting feedback from1st workshop

2. Creating community of participated students on social media

3. Organizing awebinar

1. Organizingthe first event of the Parikrama

2. Addingmembers incommunity of

participated students on social media

March 2017,4th

Week

1. Conclusion of the program

EXHIBITION (6/6)• Startup Parikrama will done through decorated Minibus orTata magic

• Parikrama vehicle will reach at least one day before to the college

• Exhibition

–Drone

– 3D printer

– LASER Cutter

– Innovative machinery

– SolidWaste Management–RO Plant with least water wastage or

Similarwinning ideas from past events

K-CIIS CollegesCampaign for startup Parikrma

Registration of interested students

ParikrmaVechicle with innovative projects

Exhibition of 3D Printer, Laser cutter etc

Speakers White board, Projector, Internet

H A C K AT H O N S A N DI N V E S T M E N T S U M M I T S

HACKATHONS

• 4 x Hackathons to be organized to promote innovation for problem solving

• Each Hackathon to have a theme of social or economic interest:– Education Improvement (Lucknow) -- November’17

– Healthcare (NCR) --- February’18

– Cleanliness and Environment (Varanasi) --- June’18

– Water and Resource Utilization (Western UP) --- September’18

• 100 Participants encourages to submit their initial ideas – based on which select is done.Travel cost paid to the selected members.Local participants also invited (50%)

• 4 Key experts invited to speak to the students and share ideas

INVESTMENT SEMINAR

Startup Sparks (Level II and III)• 3 x Investment Seminars to be organized to create avenues for VC/PE investment in

• It will preceded with B-Plan Submission Contest and initial evaluation from the team

• Target to generation angel/seed investment in 10 startups per event

• Theme based speaker session in each conclave

• Submission of entries to be encouraged via the Parikrama

• Funded startups can avail the incubation facility at subsidized rates

• Locations:

– NCR (December 2017)

– Lucknow (March2018)

– East UP (July 2018)

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