IIT Bombay signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ramesh Mangaleswaran – Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey and Company (IITB 89/IIMA 93) and IITB Distinguished Alumnus and Rajesh Jain – Founder and Managing Director, Netcore and Distinguished Alumnus (B. Tech, 1988) to launch Project Titanium at IIT Bombay. Project Titanium will include a comprehensive Entrepreneurship-in-Residence (EIR) program and a multi-sided marketplace and mentorship program (both technical and business) to help aspiring innovators and entrepreneurs navigate the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The program, along with IIT Bombay’s other incubation initiatives, aims to drive Entrepreneurship@Scale, while supporting the` growth of the translational research ecosystem. Furthermore, the initiative will help entrepreneurs and innovators bridge the gap between research and commerce by giving them access to existing research with high Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs).
IIT Bombay is committed to playing a key role in the mentorship and advancement of the entrepreneurial journey through robust academia-industry partnerships.
