Kochi Startup Village chief appointed USISTEF member

Startup Village Chairman Sanjay Vijayakumar has been nominated as a member of the International Board of Governors to the United States-India Science and Technology Endowment Forum (USISTEF).
The body supports and fosters innovation and techno-entrepreneurship through application of science and technology.
Vijayakumar's nomination by the central government was announced by Department of Science and Technology Secretary Ashutosh Sharma, a release said here today.
USISTEF administers the US-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund, which is jointly set up by the governments of India and the US.
The fund supports R&D enabled cooperation for generating social benefits by commercialisation of technology through partnerships between Indian and American researchers and entrepreneurs.

A joint Governing Board of 18 members (nine each from India and the US) has been formed to provide leadership and oversight to USISTEF and to ensure that the programmes and activities of the bilateral Fund conform to the highest standards.

From the Indian side, the governing Board is co-chaired by Dr Arabinda Mitra, Advisor & Head, International Bilateral Cooperation, DST (IBCD).
"I am hugely honoured by my nomination to the Governing Board of USISTEF.It will give me an opportunity to interact and share ideas with some of the most important names in the area of entrepreneurship and innovation," Vijayakumar said.

We have shown to everyone that you can service global
companies by operating from Hubli. I hope that it will encourage more startups in this region." Co founder Suraj Prabhu worked with a large beverage company in Atlanta in the US and Mahesh Grampurohit worked as the Chief Architect at Cybage Software in Pune. They moved to Hubli and started Aissel along with Prasad Patil.
Amit Vikram who heads the global sales at Aissel said that finding right customers who believe in your capabilities is key to success. He adds, "We focus on building long term relationships with our customers. There is no alternative to commitment to customers. It is our core value. That's why our customers believe in our capabilities despite never having seen our office."

Startup Karnataka Top Tech 25 is an initiative by KBITS, Karnataka Biotechnology and Information Technology Service, Department of IT & BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka. Through a tough selection process, 25 companies were selected as the winners of the award.
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