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Siva [email protected]
Imperial Innovations, India (“i2india”) Pvt. Ltd.
DFID-infoDev Low Carbon InitiativeA White Paper
4/7/2009(c) 2009 i2india IPR Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Strictly Confidential.
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Collaboration Summary
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i2india can help accelerate DFID Program
Significant mission overlap
On-going, ground-up effort will anchor program beyond Ph I
Existing relationships with stake-holders key to DFID
Our UK roots create channel for “Technology Transfer”
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Introduction- Imperial Innovations
• Established in 1986 by Imperial College
• Publicly listed in London - $440M mkt cap
• Expertise in building technology ventures
• Setup i2india Pvt. Ltd. in 2008
• Portfolio
• 100+ businesses created
• 150+ Technology Transfer projects
• Focus – Cleantech & Healthcare
• World’s 6th best
University
• Largest Medical School in
Europe
• Multidisciplinary
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Portfolio of companies
Our Co-Investors in Early Stage
100
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Healthcare
Energy & Clean Tech
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i2india – Local Advisory Board
Replicate the Imperial Innovation model in India, by collaborating with Indian research institutes
HEALTHCARE &
LIFESCIENCES
CLEANTECH &
ENERGY
ENGINEERING & TELECOM
Dr. Tidu MainiImperial College
Dr. R A MashelkarCSIR
Dr. D S BrarEx - Ranbaxy
Donald PeckEx-Actis
Lord BillimoriaCobra Beer
Chris MathiasArbor Ventures
Graham WrigleyEx-Permira
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circulation only5
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Our Model
Indian Product Entrepreneurship landscape is fragmented & requires nucleation.
i2india is the first to provide all these skills and offerings under one-roof.
Pro-actively bring:
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence + Unique IPR + Mentorship + Seed-Fund =
to create world-class companies
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Ground-up Built Infrastructure
Imperial
College
Research
Institutes
Financial
Investors
Incubated
Ventures
Spun off
Companies
Industry
Experts
Govt.
Networks
Investors &
Advisors Incubated
Co. in IndiaEntrepreneurial
Talent Pool
Market
Research
Prototype &
Design
Product
Testing
Contract
Manufacturers
Contract
Research
20 yrs
60+Team
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SUGGESTIONS FOR DFID / INFODEV
A White Paper
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Integral to i2india Core Businessi2india extended network9
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Partners and Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur in Residence Programs:
i2india partnered with MNRE EiR Program
i2india developing program with DBT, other VCs
TiE-Special Interest Group in Cleantech, Bangalore
Business Advisory Board
i2india created a Cleantech Advisory Board
Includes industry, govt, academic experts
Global Links
One key challenge with most grass-roots start-ups
Imperial UK, connection provides global links & market access
Challenges encountered
• Product entrepreneurship is under-developed
• Unique solutions need to be evolved in partnership with local industry / academia
and government
How i2india can help
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Anchor Incubators & Support
NSTEDB (Nat’l Science & Tech Entrep. Dev. Bd.)
i2india working closely with several NSTEDB-incubators
Supporting incubators with expertise, global links
NSTEDB keen on working with UK Partners
Proof-of-Concept Funds
Pre-seed & Seed funds very hard for product ideas
i2india has focussed funds for Prototyping
Clean-tech Industry Partnerships
i2india has setup a Clean-tech Seed Fund
Grantham funded Climate Change Ctr. @ Bangalore
Carbon Trust relationship - Imperial UK
Closely working with Cleantech Group @ Worldbank
Challenges
• Most incubators lack resources & mentorship training
• Incentive issues, Academic-control and bureaucracy
• Seed funds rare, especially for product ventures
How i2india can help
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Relevant Low-Carbon Technologies
Clean-tech Focus
i2india has core focus on Clean technology ventures
Identified core strengths of Indian R&D in Cleantech
Identified 10+ relevant projects to match with EiRs
Relationships with Relevant R&D Institutes
Key CSIR Labs, key IITs etc.
Identified key thought leaders in the space
Relationships with Relevant Companies
Strong network of companies in Clean-tech
E.g. Thermax, Selco, TataBP-Solar, Praj, Kenersys etc.
Challenges
• Key innovation has to be local to meet India’s unique needs
• Identify, adapt and bring relevant technologies from Developed countries
How i2india can help
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Education & Training
Academic Partnerships
Potential DFID Low-Carbon Centre - Climate Change
Centre @ Bangalore
Government Partnerships
i2india helping DBT with similar program
Government may agree to cost share
Rajiv Gandhi Centre @ Imperial College
Focussed on Entrepreneurship in India
Currently running a program on Cleantech in India
Challenges
• Scope of effort is large, but critical to sustain effort after DFID
• Collaborative programs take long time/effort
How i2india can help
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UK Connection
UK Presence
Imperial Innovations based in London
Cross-country knowledge & technology transfer
British High Commission Links
i2india routinely liaises with UKTI, UKERI & other UK
initiatives
Carbon Trust Relationship
Need
• Co-ordination between Indian stakeholders and UK Partners e.g. DFID
How i2india can help
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DFID & InfoDev
Low-Carbon Program
I2 has UK roots & works
closely with British
High Commission
I2 works with NSTEDB
both as a source of funds
and incubator
Imperial In
novations partners with
Carbon Trust as
Incubation partner.
Imperial Innovations
is a significant investor
and mentors i2 in
strategy & operations
Few experienced
Entrepreneurs in India
especially in Products. i2
has a talent pool.
I2 partners with several
industry players,
Climate change centres
and Institutions
I2 partners with MNRE
funded EiR program for
mentoring and co-
investing
I2 works very closely
with DBT & CSIR in
national planning
exercise
Summary: i2india can help accelerate DFID/infoDev Plan
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Collaboration Summary
4/7/2009(c) 2009 i2india Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Strictly
Confidential.16
i2india can help accelerate DFID Program
Significant mission overlap
On-going, ground-up effort will anchor program beyond Ph I
Existing relationships with stake-holders key to DFID
Our UK roots create channel for “Technology Transfer”
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Thank You
Comments / Questions
Siva Chidambaram, Cleantech Venture Principal
17(c) 2009 i2india Pvt Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Strictly
Confidential.