Incubatee Startups - Physical Incubatees Profile

Mediashala

           
Himanshu Khatri       Sumiran Pandya

Himanshu Khatri and Sumiran Pandya founders of Mediashala have filed for patents for the following:

> Himanshu - 'double edged matchstick's
> Sumiran-'self lighting agarbatti'

Sumiran has also received TePP grant for his innovation of multi-modal interaction systems for urban children for playing playing computer games which demands physical exercise of young children.
Some of the Self Started Ventures of the company has been:

1. Mayavi, a telecom based venture, with focus on social-networking, telecom applications and mobile value based services.
2. Gaatha, a craft based venture.

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Mayavi Telecommunications Pvt. Ltd

Nalin Awasthi

Nalin Avasthi is the key founder of Mayavi. Mayavi aims to seamlessly weave the information flow across disparate media of print, TV, Radio, Web and Mobile for a rich and engaging end user experience. The main focus being social-networking, telecom applications and mobile value added services.

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Dhama Innovative Apparel Pvt. Ltd

Kranti Kiran Vistakula

Kranti Kiran Vistakula the CEO of Dhama Apparel Innovations Pvt. Ltd. has invented a new way of incorporating an existing technology in various forms of apparels and accessories which allow the user to either heat or cool depending upon the need and keep the user comfortable in any kind of weather. The product has won the following awards:

1. Innovator of the Year Award instituted by MIT's Technology Review India.
2. 'Top 100 - Asia' as well as 'Top 200 of the world' start-up companies announced by RED HERRING, USA.
3. 'Entrepreneur of the Year'--Business World Magazine
4. First prize winner at 'India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2008'.
5. Gold Medalist at 'Lockheed Martin Innovators Competition 2008'.
6. Received TePP Grant (both 1st and 2nd phase) from 'Department of Science and Technology' (DST), Govt. of India 2008.
7. First prize at the Intel DST award in 2008.
8. Winner of 'MIT 1K Business Plan Competition 2005'.

Dhama has received Rs. 45 lakhs in second phase of TePP grant to develop and commercialize his product.

* The defence and police forces both in India and abroad as well as private bodies abroad have shown interest in Dhama's product.

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Dirty Hands

         
Rajiv Subba              Mamta Gautam

Rajiv Subba and Mamta Gautam graduates in ceramic and glass design with a background of sculpture and architecture respectively are the founders of Dirty Hands. Some of the products developed by the company and their respective clients since its foundation have been:

1. Tableware collection for hospitality group
2. Eco-friendly CD covers for a music group
3. Glass accessories for designer Digvijay Singh for Lakme Fashion Week 2008
4. Some of the recent accomplishments include TePP grant for 'Toilet module for elderly' and 'Waste Management' - developing products from non recyclable plastics.
5. Developing hyper realistic mannequins for a museum.
6. They have also worked on installations for a club in Ahmedabad.
7. In addition to retailing glass products from IBHK and NIDUS stores, the company is looking forward to introducing porcelain in the Indian hospitality market in collaboration
   with a Sri Lankan company.

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Robots Alive Consulting Pvt Ltd

Abheek Bose

Robots Alive completed successfully the first phase of setting up Robotics capabilities at Chitkara University in August. Abheek Bose, the founder of Robots Alive & his associate Manoj paid a visit to Chitkara University in Himachal Pradesh to educate the teaching staff on robotics and its applications in the industry as well as basic technical fundamentals.

The organization has been actively involved in conducting workshops, participating in seminars, fairs, etc.

1. Exhibitors, Hannover Fair
2. Speaker, Hannover Fair, Germany
3. Speaker, RoboDevelopment, Germany
4. Workshop, RoboCamp, IIIT Hyderabad
5. International Associations with
6. Fraunhofer, Germany
7. AIST, Japan
8. ETRI, Korea

Robots Alive embarked on first of its kind Robotics Roadshow in India in October. It was launched in Gandhinagar, then travelled to Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. The team visited various universities to demonstrate the robot system, conducting free workshops on robot technology and applications. The objective behind the roadshow is to connect to different educational centers across India and spread the awareness of robotics.

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N Y A R E animation films 

Sanjay Jangid

Sanjay Jangid the founder of Nyare is an animation film designer. The film about a boy's journey, 'Raah', has bagged the following awards at various festivals:

1. The best entry in the category of short animation film contest organised by Campus France and the French Embassy during the Bonjour India festival. He has been awarded with 3 months all paid internship at Supinfocom School of Animation, France. An award ceremony took place on the 29th of January at Whistling Woods Film Institute Mumbai.  
2. DIGICON6 award for the best student animation short film at Digicone 6 awards TOKYO,
   JAPAN-22 Nov.2009
3. Best sound at Ahmedabad International Film Festival- AHMEDABAD 25-28th June 2009
4. Gold Excellence in student Animation award at IDPA ( Indian Documentary Producers
   Association of India) - MUMBAI July 2009
5. Second prize in student competition category at Chitrakatha-AHMEDABAD 29-31st Oct 2009
6. His film has also won the Golden Conch and cash award of Rs 3.00 lac at MIFF'10,Mumbai.

Raah has been selected for official screening at the following festivals:

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Khidkii India

Abhijit Paul

Abhijit Paul the founder of Khidkii has been actively working on several projects with the Gujarat govt.

1. 1. He is working with Rural Technology Institute, Govt. of Gujarat on design development for craft clusters. He has conducted design awareness workshop for 30-40 craftsmen, an advanced design training workshop for 3 master craftsmen and a design development workshop for 25-30 craftsmen. Based on the products developed during the workshop he has received orders for 5 lakh bamboo containers. He has designed products with craftsmen which were carried by a selected group of master craftsmen for a fair in London in Aug'09.
2. He has worked with the communities located at Mhowa and Idar in Gujarat and at Sheopur and Budhni in Madhya Pradesh. He has made use of bamboo to make educational toys for pre-school children. The technique has been tested out and one set of prototype was made ready for user testing which was carried out successfully.
3. He has been sanctioned a grant of Rs 4.5 lakhs by TePP for application of turned lacquering process on solid bamboo species to make non-toxic, eco friendly toys and accessories for children.
4. Abhijit designed and produced souvenirs for Chitrakatha, an international animation film festival organized in NID, Ahmedabad which received widespread appreciation by the participating members from across the world.

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Fervour 

Amruta Ramgir

Amruta Ramgir is the founding member of Fervour. She is a graduate in ceramic design has been sanctioned grant by TePP for her proposed work on development of multi curved glass panes by glass slumping technology.

She has also won 1st prize in OP Jindal Stainless Steel competition on design of action objects with respect to the changing lifestyle and emerging needs. She has been involved in several other design related projects.

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No Formulae 

             
Samarth Mungali        Bhavna Bahri

Samarth Mungali won the first PHILIPS SIMPLICITY CHALLENGE and became INDIA's first simplicity champion. The Contest was a national level initiative of PHILIPS and CNBC which received 8,000 entries. The finalists made presentations as a reality show on CNBC TV. Samarth's idea, "THE ACCEPTOR- an innovative syringe masquerade" won the contest by being judged as the most simple, innovative and having immense business sense. Samarth showed how a simple design idea could have a profound impact on the world and took the winner trophy of Rs.15 lakhs.

Eureka-2008 (IIT Mumbai- Asia's biggest business plan challenge)
Samarth and Bhavna won Eureka-2008 with the Business Plan of the 'ACCEPTOR'. Amongst more than 2,000 entries received nationally and internationally the ACCEPTOR won the "best student entry" and overall runner-up award. They were awarded Rs.50,000 for the best student entry and 3.5 Lakhs for Runners up award.

Finalists, ECONOMIC TIMES POWER OF IDEAS
Samarth and Bhavna made it to the finals of the Power of Ideas with the ACCEPTOR. They presented the idea in front of eminent venture capitalist panel in Mumbai.

Finalists, IIPC, DST
Samarth and Bhavna were shortlisted as the finalists for India innovation Pioneer's Challenge, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and Intel.

Samarth has also received TePP grant for development of his design of 'Acceptor', an innovative syringe masquerade.

They have also executed several other projects.

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Gaatha Handicrafts Pvt. Ltd

           
Himanshu Khatri       Sumiran Pandya

Gaatha Handicrafts Pvt. Ltd. is founded by Sumiran Pandya and Himanshu Khatri and the company dealing in distribution of handicrafts. These handicrafts are sourced directly from the craftsmen and retailed through various channels like internet and eventually through other means of retailing. While retailing other basic information about the product will also be disseminated like details of processes used to make it, the raw materials used, significance of the craft in history, its evolution, culture of craftsmen etc. all provided to make it an interesting and involved buying experience.

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Lotusutra 

Pankaj Sehjowalia

Lotusutra is a design and business consultancy started by Pankaj Sehjowalia with a vision to integrate wellness in everyone's life. Pankaj has also won Product Design Award as part of Icarus Team at Future Group Businessworld NID Design Brilliance Awards 2008.

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My Toyworld
Founder: Yogesh Choudhary
Area: Edutainment toys
www.mytoyworld.in

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Sahyog Design Way Pvt ltd
Founders: Anand Saboo
Area: Create energy from waste

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Maps Lucida Photography Pvt. Ltd
Founders: Mridul Batra, Suruchi Dumpawar
Area: Photography

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