Before India talked about “deep tech,” IIT Madras was already building it. At a recent IIT Madras event, Tarun Mehta of Ather Energy heard a staggering stat: 115 startups incubated last year — almost all in deep tech, hardware, or AI. But this culture didn’t appear overnight. Back in... 2007, a group of alumni created the CFI — Center for Innovation — a massive lab filled with tools, equipment, and total creative freedom. Weekends suddenly meant: “What are you doing?” “I’m in CFI, building something.” By 2009, directors began modelling the research culture on Stanford. More dominoes fell: a junior started attempting startups at scale, and the Engineering Design department became a quiet catalyst — with nearly two-thirds of students attempting a startup at some point. What emerged was a generational shift: not just an institute that taught engineering, but an institute that built entrepreneurs, deep-tech products, and a culture of doing. In S4 of The Blume Podcast, Karthik interviews Tarun and dives into how IIT Madras became the birthplace of some of India’s most ambitious hardware and AI companies — including Ather. 🎧 Watch the full episode now — a story of culture, community, and creation: Karthik Reddy Ashish Fafadia Sajith Pai Sanjay Nath Arpit Agarwal Ria Shroff Desai sarita raichura Alok Mehta Mitul Mehta Rohit Kaul Deepika Gautham S Elton Ray Coelho Vikram Gawandeshow more

Blume Ventures

59,269 subscribers

分享 下载