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Ventures from GITAM, solving real problems

From saving water to replacing coal to running trucking networks: a look at ventures that came through VDC and GITAM's incubator, and the impact GITAM has published for them.

Water and energy

Flostat

7.6M litres of water saved every year

  • 14,100 kWh of energy saved a year
Clean energy

August Briquettes

8,500+ tonnes of biomass briquettes made

  • Replacing nearly 7,000 t of coal
  • About 20,000 t of CO₂ avoided
  • Supporting 100+ rural women
Logistics

Lorio

3,000+ trucks onboarded

  • Serving 1,500 customers
  • Operating costs cut by 20–30%

Government of India funded

Backed by the MSME Idea Hackathon

MSME Idea Hackathon

FlexiHeal

A VDC-supported innovation that won Government of India funding.

MSME Idea Hackathon

COAST-SAFE

A VDC-supported innovation that won Government of India funding.

The next step: incubation

Growing at GITAM iTBI

Ventures with traction move from VDC into DST GITAM-iTBI, GITAM's incubator. Two of its startups:

Women's health

Ayushadi

300% growth

  • Biodegradable herbal menstrual healthcare products, better for women's health and the environment
AgriTech

Farm Vaidya

NVIDIA Inception member

  • Multilingual, AI-powered advice for farmers
More ventures from VDC
  • SpaceSkool
  • Zenith Zap
  • Millet Melt
  • Pathvision
  • Capire

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