GIANASTRE

GIAN ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

“A Section 8 company setup by GIAN as an incubator to support mentor, fund and other handholding support in their scaling up process.”

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ABOUT GIANASTRE

Objectives

Foster Grassroots Innovations:

  • Identify, support, and nurture innovative ideas and solutions emerging from the grassroots level, especially in rural and underprivileged communities.
  • Provide a platform for local innovators to develop, refine, and commercialize their ideas into viable products or services.

Empower Local Communities:

  • Encourage entrepreneurship among local populations by offering resources, mentorship, and training to turn grassroots innovations into sustainable businesses.
  • Enhance the socio-economic status of communities by creating job opportunities and fostering self-reliance.

Facilitate Access to Resources:

  • Provide access to necessary resources such as funding, infrastructure, technical expertise, and market linkages that are often inaccessible to grassroots innovators.
  • Collaborate with government agencies, NGOs, and private sector partners to pool resources and maximize impact.

Promote Inclusive Development:

  • Ensure that innovations address the specific needs of marginalized groups, including women, farmers, artisans, and small-scale entrepreneurs.
  • Promote technologies and practices that are sustainable, eco-friendly, and culturally appropriate for local communities.

Strengthen Local Knowledge Systems:

  • Document, preserve, and integrate traditional knowledge and practices with modern innovation processes.
  • Encourage the participation of indigenous knowledge holders in the innovation ecosystem.

Support Scaling and Replication:

  • Assist successful grassroots innovations in scaling up and replicating across other regions or communities with similar challenges.
  • Facilitate networking and knowledge-sharing between different grassroots innovators and incubation centres.

Scope

Idea Generation and Validation:

  • Host workshops, competitions, and innovation camps to identify and validate innovative ideas at the grassroots level.
  • Support idea development through expert consultations, market research, and prototype testing.

Mentorship and Training:

  • Offer regular training programs in entrepreneurship, business management, technical skills, and digital literacy.
  • Provide mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs, industry experts, and academicians to guide innovators.

Infrastructure Support:

  • Provide access to co-working spaces, labs, workshops, and other essential infrastructure required for developing and testing innovations.
  • Facilitate the use of modern technologies and tools, such as 3D printing, CAD software, and digital marketing platforms.

Funding and Financial Support:

  • Assist innovators in securing funding through grants, microloans, crowdfunding, or investment from angel investors and venture capitalists.
  • Provide seed funding and stipends to promising projects during the incubation period.

Market Linkages and Commercialization:

  • Support the commercialization of grassroots innovations by connecting innovators with potential customers, distributors, and partners.
  • Help in developing marketing strategies, branding, and sales channels for new products or services.

Networking and Partnerships:

  • Build a strong network of stakeholders, including local government bodies, NGOs, academic institutions, and industry partners, to support the incubation centre’s initiatives.
  • Facilitate collaboration between grassroots innovators and larger enterprises or research institutions for mutual benefit.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

  • Continuously monitor and evaluate the progress of incubated projects, offering guidance and adjustments as necessary.
  • Document success stories, lessons learned, and best practices to improve the incubation process and share with other centres.

Incubatees

Nurser

Aryaman Singh

Nurser is a health-tech platform designed to streamline clinic operations and strengthen doctor–patient engagement through intelligent, easy-to-use software infrastructure.
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Monoatom Labs

Sushanth Paatnaik

Monoatom Labs delivers graphene-enhanced solutions for construction, solar, automotive, and industrial polymers, improving strength, efficiency, durability, and performance.
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Shashvi Biotech Pvt Ltd

SONAL BANSAL

The innovation focuses on indigenous, plant-derived therapeutic solutions intended for cancer care support and immune augmentation.
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Freedom Wheels

JIGNESH SHAH

Empowering mobility and independence for everyone. We believe that everyone deserves access to high-quality mobility solutions that enhance their lifestyle and freedom.
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Avinya Leather Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Jenil Gandhi

Avinya Leather Pvt. Ltd. is developing plant-based vegan leather made from agricultural waste such as wheat and rice straw.
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TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTED

Battery operated tractor

His father Sanjay Singh is a farmer by profession. In such a situation, looking at the problem of farming, always thought of doing something different.

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Funds will go to the Innovators directly.
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GIAN is the first incubator of grassroots innovations set up in 1997 in collaboration with the Gujarat government and supported by SRISTI and IIMA in addition to the Honey Bee Network.

Registration Nos. –

BPTA (Bombay Public trust Act), 1950 – F/ 5830 (Ahmedabad)

SRA (Societies Registration Act) , 1860 – GUJ/5981/Ahmedabad

FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) – 041910244

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Process:

Kindly Download and send a hard copy of filled Apllication form with required documents(mentioned in the application form) to:

GIAN Association for Supporting Technology Research and Entrepreneurship (GIANASTRE), Bungalow No.1, Satellite Complex, Near Mansi Cross Road. Ahmedabad, 380015, Gujarat, India

And please email the completed application form with all enclosures to gianastre2018@gmail.com and cc to startup@gian.org

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