AVINYA AI Accelerator , Cohort 2 by ACSEL Technology Forum
by ACSEL Technology Forum
4-month AI accelerator in Karnataka for early-stage startups, up to Rs. 10L seed funding.
ACSEL Technology Forum is an AI-focused innovation hub in Bengaluru, Karnataka, established in 2025 under the IIT Alumni Centre Bengaluru (IITACB). It works where academic research, industry know-how, and government support meet, with a stated emphasis on human-centric and responsible artificial intelligence. The forum pairs the technical depth of the IIT alumni network with backing from the Karnataka government to give AI ventures room to build and scale.
Its role in the ecosystem is deliberately narrow: by concentrating on artificial intelligence and deep technology rather than spreading across sectors, ACSEL can offer domain-specific mentoring, technical resources, and industry links that generalist programmes cannot. The IIT alumni base connects founders with seasoned technologists, researchers, and business leaders who understand the particular demands of building AI products, while state backing opens doors to policy support and public-sector pilots.
The forum's flagship is the Avinya Accelerator, which supports AI startups with mentorship, technical guidance, and access to compute and datasets, favouring ventures aligned with responsible-AI principles in areas such as healthcare, education, agriculture, and governance. Beyond the accelerator, ACSEL runs workshops, hackathons, and knowledge-sharing sessions, and contributes to public debate on how India should regulate and encourage AI.
AI and deep-tech founders, particularly in Bengaluru and across Karnataka, are the primary audience, along with IIT and other institute researchers wanting to commercialise AI work and corporate teams looking to engage emerging AI startups. Sitting in India's technology capital gives the forum access to the country's deepest AI and machine-learning talent pool. It is online at acsel.in.
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