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School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, IIT Madras

Startups

Ventures built here, funded out there

₹150 Cr+ in external funding raised by student and alumni ventures supported by the SIE ecosystem — led by Modulus Housing's ₹70 Cr and GalaxEye's ₹58 Cr Series A rounds.

Modulus Housing

₹70 Cr

Construction Tech · Series A · 2025

GalaxEye

₹58 Cr

SpaceTech · Series A · 2025

Arctus Aerospace

$2.6M

Aerospace · Seed · 2025

Tan90 Thermal Solutions

₹20 Cr

Cold Chain / Agritech · Series A · 2025

Inbound Aerospace

₹9 Cr

SpaceTech · Pre-seed · 2025

Plenome Technologies

₹6.5 Cr

Healthcare · Seed · 2025

Urban Matrix

₹6 Cr

DroneTech · Pre-Series A · 2023

Susstains Engineering Solutions

₹1.5 Cr

Sustainability · Seed · 2025

Green Aadhaar

₹50 L

Sustainability · Seed · 2025

Grow Your Farm

₹32 L

Agritech · Seed · 2025

TIQWorld

₹15 L

AI and Digitalisation · Active · 2025

These ventures were pre-incubated at Nirmaan. Browse the full Nirmaan startup listing ↗

MS(E) directory

Scholars & their ventures

Every MS (Entrepreneurship) scholar, batch 2021 onwards, with the venture or research problem they're building on.

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2021 · ME21S402

Susstains Engineering Solutions LLP₹1.5 Cr raised

Coconut shell biochar production, sustainable

Prof. Varunkumar S · Mechanical Engineering

2021 · MM21S401

Uniscreen Solutions

Affordable continuous glucose monitoring device

Prof. Parasuraman Swaminathan · Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

2021 · MM21S400

Batcapbeyond Energy Solutions

Battery–supercapacitor hybrid for high power density, safety and battery life

Prof. Tiju Thomas · Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

2021 · EE21S402

Qual Grip

Modular electronic device for point-of-use water purity

Prof. Boby George · Electrical Engineering

2021 · ME21S401

Plenome Technologies₹6.5 Cr raised

Interoperable hospital systems, medical supply chain, infection tracking

Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal · Mechanical Engineering

2022 · MM22S400

InsituMicron

Modular miniaturised mechanical testing machine with in-situ characterisation

Prof. Ravi Kumar N V · Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

2022 · AM22S400

Wankel Energy Systems

Pressure-recovery power-generation expanders for process industries

Prof. Satyanarayanan Seshadri · Applied Mechanics

2023 · ME23S401

TIQ World₹15 L raised

Umbrella platform for inspection and workflow management

Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian · Mechanical Engineering

2023 · ME23S403

Rail Labs

Railway safety with digital technology

Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian · Mechanical Engineering

2023 · ME23S404

Guhan Industrial & Manufacturing Solutions

Democratising precision manufacturing from India to the world

Prof. Sathyan Subbiah · Mechanical Engineering

Nimesh ↗

Graduated

2023 · ME23S402

Next Carbon

Blockchain-based lifecycle management of carbon credits

Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal · Mechanical Engineering

2023 · CY23S400

PulseFlow

Redox flow batteries

Prof. Kothandaraman R · Chemistry

2023 · EE23S400

Folium Sensing

Multi-parameter sensing using optical fibres

Prof. Balaji Srinivasan · Electrical Engineering

2023 · MS23S401

Mindverve-Sama

Mixed-reality application for mental wellness in residential institutes

Prof. Vijayalakshmi · Management Studies

2023 · CY23S401

People's Water Data (Aqua Hive)

Real-time water quality data visualisation

Prof. T. Pradeep · Chemistry

2024 · ME24S401

Stratagem Testing Solutions

Tribology of electric vehicle bearings

Prof. Vimal Edachery · Mechanical Engineering

2024 · ME24S400

Autocrank

Vibration reduction in automobiles via crankshaft modification

Prof. Piyush Shakya · Mechanical Engineering

2024 · AM24S401

Kriya Neuro Technologies

Full-body kinematics measurement for early Parkinson's detection

Prof. SKM Varadhan · Applied Mechanics

2024 · AM24S400

Arantree Consulting

Decarbonisation and sustainability consulting

Prof. Satyanarayanan Seshadri · Applied Mechanics

2024 · MM24S400

Glare Zero

Smart car windshield with automatic tint

Prof. Parasuraman Swaminathan · Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

2024 · ED24S401

AI in Engineering Design

AI features in CAD, productised

Prof. Ramanathan M · Engineering Design

Tawakkul

Simulations, 3D printing, personalised properties and products

Prof. Abhijit Deshpande · Chemical Engineering

2024 · MS24S400

VAIP

Creator-token platform on e₹ enabling fan investment and creator royalties

Prof. M. Thenmozhi · Management Studies

2025 · ID25S403

Pramaan

Free farmer app for fertiliser savings; drone data for carbon credits and supply-chain audit dashboards

Prof. Santosh Sahu · Humanities & Social Sciences

2025 · ID25S405

Caterworld AI

Pan-India web-based supply-chain platform for vendor onboarding and reporting

Prof. M. Thenmozhi · Management Studies

2025 · ID25S406

ShakthiAI

Connecting government and industry problem statements with young innovators and startups

Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal · Mechanical Engineering

Navic

Physics model adapting to dynamic human-centric environments with optimised path planning

Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal · Mechanical Engineering

2025 · ID25S409

GEMESH

Single device combining Wi-Fi router and smart-home hub across brands

Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal · Mechanical Engineering

2025 · ID25S411

Kubbera.in

Purpose-locked digital giving platform for individuals and government

Prof. M. Thenmozhi · Management Studies

2026 · ID26S400

HumanVoice: adaptive human-like voice AI for personalised child learning

Prof. Imon Chakraborty · Management Studies

2026 · ID26S424

ization Integrated Decarbon Solutions for Indian Steel Industries: Technology Pilots, Roadmaps, and Implementation Support

Dr. Ajay Kumar Shukla · Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

2026 · ID26S404

Managing next-generation autonomous factories using digital twins

Prof. G. L. Samuel · Mechanical Engineering

2026 · ID26S422

Smart robotic system for nondestructive evaluation of pavements

Prof. Vivek Samu · Civil Engineering

2026 · ID26S423

Hand-held multiplexed heavy-metal-ion sensor using U-FOS technology

Prof. V V Raghavendra Sai · Applied Mechanics

2026 · ID26S408

Ball tracking system development for sports analytics

Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula · Applied Mechanics

2026 · ID26S409

Affordable wearable neuromodulation device for migraine relief

Prof. Tiju Thomas · Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

2026 · ID26S410

Ball tracking system development for sports analytics

Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula · Applied Mechanics

2026 · ID26S412

Drone-based air quality monitoring

Prof. Raghunathan Rengasamy · Chemical Engineering

2026 · ID26S413

Global AI-enabled e-platform for on-demand contract prototype manufacturing

Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian · Mechanical Engineering

2026 · ID26S414

Global AI-enabled e-platform for on-demand contract prototype manufacturing

Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian · Mechanical Engineering

2026 · ID26S415

Development of alternative battery technology

Prof. Ranjit Bauri · Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Badrinarayanan Rangarajan

2026 · ID26S418

Managing next-generation autonomous factories using digital twins

Prof. G. L. Samuel · Mechanical Engineering

2026 · ID26S419

Development of a carbon credit trading system

Prof. M. Thenmozhi · Management Studies

2026 · ID26S420

All-weather portable refrigeration systems

Prof. Bhuvanesh Srinivasan · Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

2026 · ID26S421

Hand-held multiplexed heavy-metal-ion sensor using U-FOS technology

Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian · Mechanical Engineering