ISRO-NRSC Launches Immersion Startup Challenge, Attracting Space and AI Enthusiasts to Be Part of It

Nitin Konde, Apoorva Bajj

Jul 28, 2024 — 2 min read

ISRO-NRSC Launches Immersion Startup Challenge

The ISRO Immersion Startup Challenge: AI for Space and Geospatial Innovation is being launched by ISRO-NRSC in partnership with the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad. To inspire, connect, and enable the subsequent generation of space-tech innovators, the ISRO Immersion Startup Challenge is an all-day event planned to be held annually. The challenge will include an immersive event on August 3, 2024, that unites entrepreneurs, students, academics, and business tycoons from the geospatial and space industries. The challenge application is available now.

National Space Day-2024
AI for Space & Geospatial Innovation:
ISRO Immersion Startup-Challenge

Space-tech innovators, Researchers, Students and Professionals are invited to participate.
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🗓 August 3, 2024
📍 IIIT, Hyderabad

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The Motive of the Challenge

The challenge's goal is to encourage creativity, foster relationships between ecosystems, and provide a platform for the upcoming space tech pioneers. Startups, students, faculty, academics, and industry experts in space and geospatial technology will all be present at this event. Through brainstorming sessions, pitching rounds, industry presentations, panel discussions, and mentorship programs, it will encourage the creation of artificial intelligence solutions that can be used in space.

Immersion Startup-Challenge

By providing a stage for the presentation of ideas and the possibility of financial backing, the challenge hopes to encourage creative solutions and bring together important players. There will be a startup challenge and a student/researcher challenge within the program.

Startups in their early stages or well-established businesses who have an innovative AI-powered space solution are welcome to apply for the startup challenges. Students and researchers can demonstrate their abilities in artificial intelligence (AI) for space research and investigate potential commercialization opportunities through the student/research challenges. The competition is open to teams of professionals, researchers, senior engineering/science students, and companies in their early stages or already established.

Along with spending a day in the lab with ISRO experts, participants will also get an opportunity to apply for funds to back their projects. Opportunities for finance and exposure to the space ecosystem will be provided to them. Members of ISRO, IN-SPACe, and DST will be available to them personally. They might even team up with well-known space tech companies and present their innovative concepts to an esteemed panel of judges.

Registration Process

The entire registration process has been made user-friendly so that a maximum number of people can participate in this mega event. Applicants need to follow the simple steps that are mentioned below to complete their registration.