Meet the 25-Year-Old IIT Grads Behind AI Startup Giga: They Just Raised $61 Million In a remarkable achievement, two young engineers from IIT Kharagpur, Varun Vummadi and Esha Manideep, have successfully raised $61 million in Series A funding for their AI startup, Giga. The San Francisco-based company specializes in creating voice-based AI agents for businesses,…
Who is Varun Vummadi? IIT Grad Who Rejected Stanford PhD and Raised $61M for Startup In a world where many young graduates from India’s prestigious engineering colleges are pursuing advanced degrees and lucrative job offers, Varun Vummadi stands out as a bold innovator. At just 25 years old, this IIT Kharagpur graduate made headlines by…
IIT Kharagpur Joins German Rhine-Main Universities Alliance for 5-Year Partnership The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) has recently solidified a significant international collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU), a prominent university alliance in Germany. This agreement, signed at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, establishes a…
IIT Delhi Professor Earns Praises For Recognising And Hiring A Talented Non-IIT Intern In a notable event that has captured the attention of the academic community and social media alike, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has been commended for his exceptional ability to identify and hire a talented intern from…
US Man Resigns On First Day At AI Firm Run By IIT Graduates: ‘Toxic Place, Manager Snubbed, Total Red Flag’ A new controversy has emerged surrounding a US-based AI startup founded by two alumni from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. The startup is under scrutiny after a recent hire publicly shared his…
NFR, IIT Guwahati Collaborate to Present AI-Based Monitoring System ‘DRISHTI’ The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati to develop an innovative AI-based monitoring system called ‘DRISHTI’. This system aims to enhance the efficiency and safety of railway operations in the region. The collaboration marks a significant step…
ICAR-IISR, Indore Collaborates in High Performance Computing (HPC) Workshop From July 14 to July 16, 2021, a virtual workshop titled “High Performance Computing (HPC) in the Agriculture Domain” was conducted, showcasing the collaboration between various esteemed institutions. This event was hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore; the ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research…
IIT Jodhpur Drives Tech Innovation Jodhpur, India – The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur is at the forefront of technological advancements, working on innovative solutions that could revolutionize various sectors, including transportation, aerospace, safety, and environmental sustainability. Under the leadership of Dr. Arun Kumar, an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and…
India’s Next Telecom Leap: TEC-IIT Bombay MoU to Drive 6G, Satellite & Open-RAN Innovations In a significant move aimed at enhancing India’s position in next-generation telecommunications, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, has entered into a crucial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology…
