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#ForgeHardwareStartupShowcase MACHINES in the context of INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE are programmable, electromechanical or cyber-physical systems designed to digitalise production and industrial value chains. These composite systems offer resource conversion, materials processing and handling - often replacing manual labour or handling complex tasks to manufacture end-products. They integrate core components and auxiliary devices to convert, transmit, and apply energy to operate, function, or produce. Some of the key startups from the vast number of Industrial Hardware Machines from Forge Innovation & Ventures' Hardware Startup Collective are - Orangewood, whose AI-powered robotic arms power safety, precision and efficiency in industrial operations; JIDOKA Technologies Pvt.Ltd, whose automated vision intelligence systems aid in quality control - minimising variations and boosting productivity; Infinite Uptime Inc with their next-gen Industrial AIoT platform & sensors for predictive maintenance; and Unibose Technology Private Limited with their semi-automated robotics solutions for safe and secure maintenance of hazardous environments. These Industrial Hardware Innovations and industrial systems drive process innovation in automation and intelligent systems, digitalization and data-driven insights - translating to enhanced efficiency, quality, predictability, flexibility, safety, and sustainability across manufacturing value chains - ultimately driving industrial transformation to bolster India’s preeminence in the industrial digital age. Akash Bansal Swarup Goswami Venkatesh Sundaramurthy Sekar Udayamurthy Startup India MeitY Startup Hub Invest India StartupTN Guidance Tamil Nadu Invest and Trade Western Australia Keiretsu Forum Artha99 Venture Capital Fund Bluehill Capital 8X Ventures Java Capital Campus Angels Network IN44 Capital The Chennai Angels Lead Angels Vish Sahasranamam Dr. B.L.Lakshmi Meera Dr. Mahesh Veezhinathan Upasana Srinivasan Dinesh Subburaj Arun Suresh Aritro Ghosh Ashwini Metri Thanushree Anand Sarathi Sriraman Guruprasad Sharma #hardware #startups #innovation #technology #industry #machines

To realise any of the futures we predict, we desire, we dream, and we intend to build, humanity collectively requires innovations that will change the world from what exists today to becoming better - from driving Mobility’s Next-Gen Tech to engineering Climate-Resilient Solutions; re-engineering Machines & Materials to industrialising Cyber-Physical Systems; bolstering our Military & Security capabilities to fostering Sustainable Energy & Resources Innovations, and more. India particularly needs accelerated progress towards these better futures, and innovations are the only means to go closer to the envisioned goals. Innovation in this context is the translation of science and technology into solutions that humans use or utilise to effect the many changes we desire to realise across these futures. These innovations are primarily tangible and physical - not software that is conceptualised, programmed, installed, and used; but hardware to be manufactured, distributed and used. They address challenges, solve problems, overcome barriers, and improve conditions by leveraging science (in the form of knowledge, principles, and discoveries) and by harnessing technology (science translated into usable forms called inventions). But manufacturing as it exists today is not good enough to manufacture these innovations - it is broken, inadequate, and this is the biggest obstacle in the path towards transformation - which is why Forge’s mission is Innovating Manufacturing for Manufacturing Innovations. This is what Manu’Futuring is all about. Manu'Futuring encapsulates the means to manufacturing this future - this comprehensive strategy aims to empower India’s industrial sector, enabling it to compete on a global scale and position India as the obvious choice to manufacture for the world. Forge leverages the Manu’Futuring approach to propel industrial companies into a future of excellence and transformation, bridging cutting edge tech with manufacturing and value-chains. From computing, metaverse, and robotics, to sensors, AI analytics and intelligent machines, we bring futuristic technology into the hands of future-ready industrial talent for accelerating technology adoption through innovation in process and product. Email us at info@forgeforward or visit www.forgeforward.in to know more. State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) | FORT | StartupTN | Guidance Tamil Nadu | FaMeTN | Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited | Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited | Vedanta Spark | Airbus | Hyundai Motor India Ltd. | Ashok Leyland | Titan Company Limited | TVS Motor Company | JSW Steel | Wendt (India) Limited | TVS Supply Chain Solutions | WEG | Vish Sahasranamam | Prakash Ramaswamy | Dr. B.L.Lakshmi Meera | Dr. Mahesh Veezhinathan | Dinesh Subburaj | Aritro Ghosh | Arvind A. | Easter S | Arun Suresh | Guruprasad Sharma #openinnovation #startups #technology #msme

#Startup Funding: August 2023 💡 #Investors funnel $4.2 billion into #startups; #AI #hardware, #automotive draw the most attention 💰 (by Semiconductor Engineering) August startup funding continued to follow the trends that put AI and #autonomousdriving at the top of funding. One of August’s largest rounds went to a company designing AI #processor #IP that can scale from the #edge to the #cloud. Plus, three #battery #manufacturers brought in one billion dollars or more. This report covers 37 companies that collectively raised $4.2 billion in August 2023. [Editor’s Note: Due to changes in reporting in #China, which impact the flow of reliable data, we are limiting our funding coverage of startups in #China.] A big thank you again to Jesse Allen and Semiconductor Engineering for the full article with more background and insights via the link below 💡🙏👇 https://lnkd.in/e5rE_ki2 ##semiconductorindustry #batteries #chips #chips #semiconductor #ic #icdesign #semiconductormanufacturing #foundry #foundries #it #adas #displays #wireless #quantum #computing #computer #photonis #ics #ev #taiwan #sweden #usa #canada #southkorea #japan #uk #germany #tech #austria #finland #turkey #sweden #australia #india #technology #cars Prologium Technology 輝能科技 Northvolt Redwood Materials Tenstorrent Inc. SAPEON Inc. Mitra Chem T2 Automotive, Ltd. Serve Robotics Helm.ai Soft Robot Tech Co.,Ltd 软体机器人科技股份有限公司 MacroFab Phasecraft STABL Energy beeOLED Membrion, Inc. Form Energy USound GmbH

The intersection of #deeptech #entrepreneurship and it’s journey toward scalable products to eventually reach cash profitability is a fascinating area of exploration and core of my investment thesis. Also as I have mentioned in past “true” deeptech stack has to be global ... Clean Electric with 4 granted patents and it’s breakthrough in energy storage is on the path of global market conquest. Nobody wants to wait for an hour or longer to charge their EVs. Today, Customers and OEMs both want charging in less than 15 minutes without compromising on battery life (12 years) and safety. Indian energy deeptech companies have a unique opportunity to lay the market rules and dominate global ecosystem thru applied science, it’s engineering and unbeatable unit economics, as geo-politics is in their favor today. Battery chemistry like LTO solve for safety, charge time, and battery life … “But” at 4x upfront cost and 2x weight penalty … makes it impractical. Globally, large organizations and startups both are trying to solve under 15-minutes charging challenge for LFP & NMC within conventional and established safety standards. Clean Electric's patented battery architecture and advanced battery charging algorithm charge most affordable LFP & NMC Battery packs in 12 and 27 minutes respectively, without compromising on battery life and with an idiot-proof mechanism to make battery packs fireproof for utmost safety. They have commercialized their e-2W battery packs and have completed the on-road deployment with e-3w, e-car & grid battery storage solutions. It seems just yesterday when I scouted them couple of years back … their R&D and Manufacturing HQ in Pune with a 74-member strong engineering team is on its way towards cash positive - $15M ARR. I’m as good as my founders, they are my rockstars and my source of practical wisdom - Akash Abhinav

The “#𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬” campaign aims to spotlight the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, celebrating the resilience, innovation, and impact of startups across diverse domains. Our motto: “𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞.” Introducing MinionLabs - Minion uses state-of-the-art Machine Learning and AI-Based EDGE Computing approach to detect energy signatures of individual electrical assets and study patterns of their energy consumption used inside the facility at single point of connect and also to generate real-time notifications of various events and reports on predictive analytics, enabling the users to save up to 30% of their energy consumption along with CAPEX & OPEX savings over traditional & smart metering solutions. Ashwini Vaishnaw | Jitin Prasada | S Krishnan | Jeet V. | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | Digital India Programme | MyGov India | Atal Innovation Mission Official | Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) | Startup India | Invest India | iDEX Defence Innovation Organization | Omkarnath Suprabhat Rath | Surya Kant | Gokul Shrinivas | KIIT-Technology Business Incubator #MeitY #MeitYStartupHub #DigitalIndia #MyGov #ViksitBharat2047 #Startup #Technology #Cleantech #Sustainability #AI #ML

Haptica develops Semiconductor Temperature Sensors Skylo works with Machine Data The sensors are applicable in the agriculture, logistics, and railway industries where they monitor ambient temperature for farming, transport of perishable cargo, and comfort in individual train coaches. Interpolation creates Temperature and Humidity Sensors Interpolation is a Japanese startup that provides IoT-based solutions to businesses. LOKA builds Asset Monitoring Solutions The temperature of machines and other assets is often a proxy of machine health. LOKA PRIMIS combines sensors for temperature and acceleration with an optional geographical positioning system (GPS) and external temperature sensors. The sensors also feature the startup’s proprietary GeoLOKation technology that uses signal strength and location of WiFi and Sigfox base stations to determine position without GPS. Swift Sensors focuses on Cold Chain Monitoring For pharma and food, regular logging of container temperature is required for regulatory compliance. The startup offers a Refrigeration Package that bundles 4 sensors, a gateway device, and cloud software. https://lnkd.in/gWKSSuJW

Polestar will pilot and demonstrate a super high-speed battery charging technology — capable of adding 100 miles of range in just five minutes — in a prototype Polestar 5 performance sedan next year. Israeli startup StoreDot is developing what it calls "extreme fast charging" technology. StoreDot seeks to mass-produce batteries that can achieve that range with five minutes of charging by 2024, followed by technology that can hit that figure in three minutes by 2028 and just two minutes by 2032. The startup uses battery chemistry that differs from that used by many competitors. StoreDot says it replaces traditional lithium-ion graphite anodes with silicon synthesized with proprietary compounds. The result is faster charging times. https://lnkd.in/gAdNtfAg

Scientists Create New Process For Refrigerating Things and better for the planet 🌐pantomath.co #cloud #machinelearning #engineering #management #security #marketing #entrepreneurs #linkedin #pantomathco #aviation #energy #startups #retail #tech #automotive #programing #automation #ai

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