TIDE 2.0 EIR

The Entrepreneur In Residence program is aimed at supporting founders who are solving societal issues using emerging technologies like IoT, AI, Robotics, Block-chain and so on, and their startup is at POC stage.

TIDE 2.0 EIR Overview

Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE) 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence is a program funded by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) that promotes ICT enabled tech entrepreneurship through financial and technical support to incubators in selected domains of national concern. Venture Lab at TIET (previously STEP) is one of the incubators providing incubation support to early stage entrepreneurs under this program.

Who can apply?

Startups with market validated, innovative, business ideas, that are in the process of developing an MVP or improving the MVP.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicant should be an Indian citizen
  • Graduate in Sciences/ Engineering/ Biotechnology/ Medicine etc.
  • Individual/team should have an idea/prototype
  • The solution should be ICT enabled serving a pressing problem across any of the above mentioned domains
  • At least one member from the team should be willing to pursue the idea ful time

Program Offerings

While there is no limit to the facilities that entrepreneurs can avail at Venture Lab, here is the highlight.

One-to-One Mentorship

Capacity Building Support

Industry Connects

INR 4 Lakhs Fellowship

Opportunities For Corporate Partnerships

Opportunities for other programs at Venture Lab

Focus Areas

Green Technology

Education

Agriculture

Clean Energy

Financial Inclusion - Digital Payments

Infrastructure & Transportation

Environment & Clean Tech

Application Process

TIDE 2.0 EIR Program