The Government of Telangana launched T-Hub
The Government of Telangana has launched T-Hub, India’s
largest innovation ecosystem, on the 5th of November 2015. Gracing the event
were His Excellency Sri. E. S. L. Narsimhan, Hon’ble Governor of Telangana and
Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Sri. K. T. Rama
Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Panchayat Raj and Information Technology (IT),
Government of Telangana, Chief Secretary of Telangana, Dr. Rajiv Sharma,
Nasscom Chairman Sri B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, Sri. Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Secretary
ITE&C Department, Govt. of Telangana and other industry leaders, senior
executives, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. T-Hub is a unique
public/private partnership between the Government of Telangana, 3 of India’s
premier academic institutes (IIIT-H, ISB & NALSAR) and key private sector
leaders, and stands at the intersection of the start-up, academic, corporate,
research and government sectors.
The Telangana Government’s mission through T-Hub is to catalyse the
creation of one of the tightest and most vibrant entrepreneur communities in
the world in order to encourage and fuel more start-up success stories in
India. T-Hub’s goal is to turn Hyderabad into the best start-up ecosystem in
India, catering not only to local entrepreneurs but also acting as a gateway
for anyone who wants to start a tech company in the country. This shall be done
in the following way: Attract the best start-ups and entrepreneur organizations
from across the world to Hyderabad. Link, educate and promote all
entrepreneurship-related stakeholders in Hyderabad and Telangana, including
start-ups, investors, incubators and accelerators, research centres, start-up
resources etc. in order to facilitate faster connections between talent, ideas
and capital Work with an extensive network of partners to help entrepreneurs
launch and scale innovative companies that equip innovators and organizations
alike with the entrepreneurship skills required to succeed, using methodologies
that transcend traditional learning.
The government of Telangana is anchoring the entire Telangana start-up
ecosystem with India’s largest building dedicated entirely to entrepreneurs, a
state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot building called Catalyst. Located on the
IIIT-H Campus, the sprawling world-class building will bring the Hyderabad
start-up community together by providing a platform for entrepreneurs, mentors,
investors and academia to interact and collaborate.
T-hub has joined hands with IAMAI's Mobile 10X program to promote mobile
app development in the state. The partnership will involve an IAMAI promoted
COE at the T Hub CatalysT building, with capability building programs and
dedicated zones for testing, design and monetisation of apps.
T-hub and Nasscom are partnering to launch the Nasscom 10K Program in
Hyderabad to promote the startup ecosystem. This initiative will help
enable startups get up to speed with resources, connections and
knowledge that turn intention into impact.By connecting start-ups to top
mentors, investors, organizations and academia, T-Hub will help aspiring
entrepreneurs realize their dreams.
T-Hub’s independence, coupled with the scope of our mission to drive
economic and social prosperity through entrepreneurship, makes T-Hub a unique
global asset for Hyderabad, the state of Telangana and for India. Together,
this shall fuel Hyderabad’s rise to become one of the top tech start-up cities
in the world.
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