{
  "id": 16154206,
  "title": "IIT Indore Selects 5 Startups From 104 Applications For LAUNCHPAD, Focus On AI, Healthcare And Defence Tech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/iit-indore-selects-5-startups-from-104-applications-for-launchpad",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-23T04:36:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/iit-indore-selects-5-startups-from-104-applications-for-launchpad-focus-on-ai-healthcare-and-defence-tech"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore's IIT has chosen five startups from 104 applications for its inaugural LAUNCHPAD Incubation & Innovation Centre. The centre, a collaboration between IITI DRISHTI Cyber-Physical Systems Foundation and Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation, focuses on AI, healthcare, defence tech, precision agriculture, and assistive care. The selected startups will receive incubation support, mentorship, industry connections, and business development assistance to refine their technologies and prepare for commercial deployment. IIT Indore Director Prof. Suhas S Joshi encouraged the founders to create indigenous technologies addressing real-world challenges, emphasizing the importance of domestic technological capabilities and self-reliance. The centre will soon invite applications for its second cohort, with details to be announced separately.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): IIT Indore has selected five startups working in healthcare, precision agriculture, assistive care, immersive training and defence technology for the inaugural cohort of its LAUNCHPAD Incubation & Innovation Centre at Sinhasa IT Park. The centre, established by the IITI DRISHTI Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Foundation in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh State…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}