Mar 2022 – Feb 2024
Chief Executive Officer
Osmania Technology Business Incubator (OTBI) is an initiative of OU Idea Labs Foundation funded by Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA 2.0) scheme of Ministry of Education, Govt. of India with funding of Rs. 107 crores. It was established in 2019 at Central Facilities for Research & Development (CFRD), Osmania University (Public State University of Telangana Government) with facility of 21,000+ sft world-class corporate space including 270+ co-working seats for Start-ups. It is also recognized by MSME as ‘Business Incubator’ and OU as ‘Host Institution’ under MSME Innovate Scheme of Govt. of India.
Pre-Incubation
six months program that includes services such as idea validation, business model, mentorship, IPR company registration, etc.
Incubation
one year long program with intensive mentoring, to help early stage and mid stage startups for supporting and scaling a new business venture
Acceleration
scale-up opportunities, funding and access to funding, investments facilitation through angel investors / venture capitalists, bank loans, etc.
Co-Working
175+ work stations, ideation rooms, meeting rooms, seminar halls and maker space with AC, UPS, WIFI and safe drinking water
Appointed as Advisor after serving as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for 2 years in order to continue supporting the startups and guide the new team appointed by the Government of Telangana.
Dr. T. Harinarayana, Former Director General, Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI), Government of Gujarat and Scientist-G Retd. (Director Grade), CSIR-NGRI, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India succeeded Dr. Hafeez Basha.
Website: https://otbi.in/
Achievements:
– Onboarded 18+ start-ups from student & faculty ideas that led to various success stories
– One of the start-up ‘OsteoForge’ raised Rs. 12.75 lakhs through MSME Idea Hackathon 3.0 organized jointly with WE-Hub, Govt. of Telangana on 7th August 2023
– One of the start-up ‘Skill Monks’ received a Grant of Rs. 25 lakhs from Microsoft in SaaS domain
– Two start-ups ‘Souratron’ and ‘AadhaTrip’ got selected in Lift Off Program of Wadhwani Foundation
– Led the delegation to India Startup Festival 2023 during 10-12 August 2023 felicitated by Shri. J. A. Chowdary, Former Special Chief Secretary & IT Advisor to CM (Erstwhile Andhra Pradesh State)
– Hack Z conducted on 7th October 2023 attracted 350+ coders with Rs. 60,000/- cash prizes and internship opportunities by startup ‘Edwisely’
– Hosted Telangana Incubators and Accelerators Round Table Meet of Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) at OTBI on 26th July 2022 and 28th December 2023
Activities:
– Coordinator for IPR Awareness Program under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM), DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
– Convener for Institute Innovation Council (IIC) and conducted Impact Lecture Series 1 & 2 respectively
– Conducted Entrepreneurship Skill Certification Course during 11-18 July 2022 and 11-17 February 2023
– Organized DST-NIDHI Prayas awareness program on with AIC of CSIR-CCMB on 14th July 2023
– Organized National Summit on Education 5.0 inaugurated by Shri. Navin Mittal IAS, Commissioner Collegiate & Technical Education, Government of Telangana on 17th December 2022
– Hosted Mr. Orhan Yalman Okan, Consulate General of Turkey in Hyderabad on 13th April 2023
– Hosted Gen. André M. Manda, Police Commissioner General, Republic of Congo, Africa on 28th July 2023
– Hosted Lt. Gen. P. K. Srivastava, Former Director General (Artillery), Indian Army on 13th August 2022