Deadline: 16 February 2024
Apply for the 5th Cohort of IMAGE CoE, a six-month accelerator program for Gaming, Animation, VFX, and Computer Vision&AI Start-Ups and provides mentor support, seed funding, product growth exercises, the opportunity to raise their subsequent round of funding through our investment partners, and other valuable resources/support.
“IMAGE”, a Centre of Entrepreneurship for Gaming, Animation, VFX, Computer Vision, and AI Start-Ups, is a flagship initiative by STPI – Hyderabad, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India and Government of Telangana, in Collaboration with TVAGA (Telangana VFX, Animation and Gaming Association), HYSEA, IIIT Hyderabad, TIE Hyderabad, Hyderabad Angels, and SucSEED Innovationn Fund.
Focus Areas
The Start-ups are expected to be in the following domains
- Gaming
- Animation
- VFX
- Computer Vision and AI
Offerings
- Plug & Play Infrastructure with access to conference rooms and a fully equipped Preview Theatre
- Connections with major VCs and Angel funds
- Demo Day to showcase your products/services to investors
- Access to Mocap Studio (upcoming)
- Mentorship from Industry Experts
- Market Access through ecosystem enablers – HYSEA, TVAGA, Telangana Government, STPI, IIIT-H, Hyderabad Angels, SucSEED indovation fund and many others
- Legal, IPR & Statutory Support.
- Collaboration with major media platforms
Incentives
- Seed funding to selected start-ups from IMAGE CoE
- Up to 30 Lakh Seed Fund to eligible start-ups from SucSEED Indovation Fund
- Microsoft Azure Credits upto $1,50,000
- AWS Credits upto $10,000
- License credits by Mathworks & Freshworks
Duration: 6 Months
For more information, visit STPI.
