Avishkar Deeptech

Run by CIE IIIT Hyderabad.

Avishkar Deeptech is a six-month hybrid cohort in Hyderabad, run twice a year, for AI, deeptech and robotics startups. Seed funding is described as a range rather than a fixed cheque -- up to 10L generally, and up to 40 Lakhs for selected startups depending on stage and pitch -- so no cheque size is recorded, and equity terms are not stated on the programme page.

Investment: Not disclosed
Equity taken: Not disclosed
Duration: 26 weeks (At South Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)
Format: hybrid
Cadence: biannual
Location: Hyderabad, India

Sectors

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

https://cie.iiit.ac.in/avishkar read 2026-09-07 — supports cheque note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, sectors, application url, status, contact email

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