T-Hub and the Indian School of Business (ISB) have launched an AI Factory at the ISB campus in Hyderabad, a platform meant to turn AI research and ideas into market-ready, scalable businesses. It is run with DLabs, ISB's incubation arm, under a one-year collaboration agreement.
What founders get
Startups in the programme get:
- access to T-Hub's network of mentors, investors and corporates;
- co-hosted demo days and innovation showcases;
- joint ecosystem programmes; and
- direct access to ISB research, expertise and market validation.
The AI Factory is focused on healthcare, sustainability, digital transformation and industrial AI.
In their words
T-Hub CEO Kavikrut said: "Our relationship with ISB goes back a decade, and with initiatives such as AI Factory, we are going deeper to help founders build in AI with direct access to research, real expertise, and market validation."
Why it matters
Deep-tech startups usually need two things generalist incubators struggle to give: research depth and patient validation. Pairing a business school's research base with the country's largest startup incubator is Hyderabad's attempt to supply both in one place.