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ISC'22 To Enable Startups To Partner In $1.5 Trillion Space Economy

Indian Space Congress (ISC’22) announced a number of initiatives to showcase excellence. As part of the Founders hub program, 15 selected startups may apply for Founders Hub. The 5 finalists of SpaceTech startups will be pitching their ideas to industry leaders and investors

To nurture the growing interest of deep space tech startups in India, Indian Space Congress (ISC’22) announced a number of initiatives to showcase excellence by engaging with ‘iDEX 75 Space Challenges’ which was announced by the Prime Minister during the Defence Expo, partnering with Microsoft to extend Founders Hub benefits to the 15 shortlisted startups. 

As part of the Founders hub program, 15 selected startups may apply to Founders Hub and avail up to $150,000 worth of free Azure credits. The 5 finalists of SpaceTech startups will be pitching their ideas to industry leaders and investors at the session ‘Pitch Right for Skyrocketing Startups’ on October 27, 2022. A specially curated mentorship engagement with senior executives of leading companies is in store for the startups.

According to Anil Prakash, DG – SIA-India, “SIA-India welcomes these engagements to help start-ups to launch their ambition to the next orbit with sure chances of success. With iDEX and Microsoft onboard, we look forward to the beginning of a partnership that will reap benefits to the deep tech space start-ups. These alliances will work towards fostering, incubating and hand holding promising startups.” He further added, “The India Space Congress will have on the same platform decision makers, industry stakeholders and policy makers. The 3-day congress will not only pave way for deliberations but will also provide a learning curve to stakeholders.”

The three days India Space Congress 2022 is going to witness 500 delegates, 180 Speakers and 35 thematic sessions from 20 nationalities. The platform is to open dialogue, discuss business models, talk about regulatory challenges and possible learnings from other geographies, generate interest in the new entrepreneurs- all this towards the goal of making 'ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT' a reality.


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