Mentorship
Share Your Expertise. Shape the Future of Deep Tech.
The next generation of Deep Tech innovation needs experienced minds to guide it. Whether
you are an organisation looking to contribute through your technical leadership, or an
individual professional passionate about innovation, your expertise can directly
accelerate high-potential startups and emerging technologies.
Mentorship engagement is flexible, impactful, and aligned to your areas of
core competency. Tell us where you want to lead, and we will connect you with the
innovators who need you most.
Focus Technologies
AI & ML
Augmented & Virtual Reality
Quantum Computing
IoT & Robotics
Semiconductor
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Innovation Challenges
Define the Problem. Fund the Breakthrough.
iTNT Hub co-hosts Innovation Challenges with government bodies and industry leaders to
crowdsource transformative solutions from startups, researchers, and academic
institutions across India. As a corporate co-host, you define the problem statement that
matters most to your sector, and the ecosystem delivers.
Winning solutions receive incubation and acceleration support, and iTNT
facilitates Technology Transfer so the solver and the industry both benefits tangibly.
For corporates, this is a lean, high-leverage route to R&D outcomes without building
internal pipelines from scratch.
How It Works
A structured framework to move from problem definition to technology
transfer. Partners can define specific problem statements, and iTNT Hub manages the
entire challenge lifecycle from sourcing to IP management.
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Challenges
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Pilot Orders & Procurement
Launch an Innovation Challenge
Define the problem. Let the best
solutions come to you.
Post a challenge and we'll activate our startup network to surface
the most relevant, vetted solutions aligned to your brief. You evaluate. You
choose. You pilot the one that fits.
Align with a Sector-Matched Startup
Your industry. Your priorities. Your
pace.
We match you directly with startups already operating in your
sector, whether that's fintech, logistics, healthcare, agritech, retail, or
beyond. No cold introductions. No wasted discovery calls. Just relevant,
ready-to-pilot partnerships built on sector fit and strategic alignment.
Socio-Economic Projects
Do business. Do good. Measure both.
Some of the most compelling corporate pilots sit at the intersection
of commercial value and social impact. Under our Sell 2 Corporate framework, we
connect startups delivering solutions in sustainability, education, environment
and health.
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Events
Partner with iTNT Hub to organise regional, state, national, and
international events that bring together Deep Tech innovators, researchers, startups,
corporates, policymakers, and industry leaders within a vibrant, policy-driven
ecosystem. As home to a growing network of high-potential startups, researchers, and
technologists building India’s next generation of Deep Tech, iTNT Hub offers partners
access to a ready, engaged, and high-calibre audience.
Why Partner with Us?
Ecosystem Access
Instant access to our network of startups, incubatees,
researchers, faculty, and industry mentors across Tamil Nadu and beyond.
Venue & Infrastructure
State-of-the-art facilities at iTNT Hub, Chennai and
Regional Hubs – Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore.
Speaker & Jury Networks
Access to a curated pool of industry leaders, IP experts,
VCs, policymakers, and academic experts willing to participate.
Co-branding & Visibility
Joint promotion across iTNT channels, government networks,
and media partnerships that amplify your event's credibility and reach.
Programme Management
End-to-end support from concept design and participant
outreach to evaluation, awards, and follow-up incubation pipeline.
Policy Alignment
Events positioned within Tamil Nadu's Deep Tech Startup
Policy framework, adding strategic relevance for participants and sponsors
alike.
Recent Events
May 8, 2026
1. Building Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI
Malware
iTNT Hub collaborated with the Society for Electronic Transactions and Security
(SETS) for the workshop on Defense Strategies & Incident Response in the Era
of AI-Driven Malware. The workshop brought together experts from
Government, research, industry, and the startup ecosystem to discuss the growing
importance of cyber resilience against AI-driven threats.
2. iTNT KRIA’tive Innovation Awards 2026
In collaboration with KRIA LAW, iTNT Hub co-hosted the iTNT KRIA'tive Innovation Awards, a two-day event celebrating technology, social innovation, and intellectual property. The event culminated in the World IP Day 2026 Main Event held at Victoria Public Hall, Chennai, under the theme "IP and Sports." Outstanding innovators were recognised for their contributions and rewarded with cash prizes ranging from ₹25,000 to ₹1,00,000.
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