ACIC Sahyadri Foundation — NITI Aayog · Atal Innovation Mission · Sahyadri College
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Coastal Karnataka's innovation ecosystem needs more than one institution.

Corporate CSR, investors, mentors, academic partners and government stakeholders — there is a defined role here for each.

Corporate & CSR

INVOLVES
Fund a Fellowship cohort, sponsor a lab, or set a challenge statement for our innovators to solve.
YOU GET
A named, reportable CSR outcome with real impact data — not a logo placement.
WE BRING
Government-backed credibility, a vetted innovator pipeline, and quarterly impact reporting.

Investors

INVOLVES
Early access to incubation and acceleration-stage ventures before they reach the open market.
YOU GET
Curated deal flow from a region most investors never see.
WE BRING
Structured cohort demo days and warm founder introductions.

Mentors

INVOLVES
Structured mentoring hours matched to your domain expertise.
YOU GET
Direct impact on grassroots innovation, and a place on our public Advisory Board page.
WE BRING
A defined mentoring cadence — no open-ended time commitment.

Academic partners

INVOLVES
Joint labs, faculty mentoring and student innovator pipelines.
YOU GET
Applied research opportunities linked to real regional problems.
WE BRING
Sahyadri College's existing research infrastructure as a starting base.

Government & institutional

INVOLVES
District administration, AIM network and academic-government collaboration.
YOU GET
A delivery partner already inside the AIM ecosystem, with reporting built in.
WE BRING
Regional reach, community trust and programme data.

Named opportunities

01

Sponsor a lab

02

Fund a Fellowship cohort

03

Set a challenge statement

04

Host a demo day

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