Innovators Connect – Tandem 2025
Innovators Connect – Tandem is a two-week immersion programme for young researchers interested in start-up founding and early-stage start-up founders, from India and Germany. Jointly developed by DWIH New Delhi with its network of leading incubators at universities and research institutions from both the countries, this flagship programme includes workshops, information sessions, mentoring, networking, visits, and intercultural training.
30 participants will be hosted at partner incubators in India. They will work in teams for problem-solving, developing new ideas and their technology development, and get exposure to start-up and innovation ecosystems of India and Germany.
Winning teams get support from DWIH New Delhi and the network to develop their ideas further.
Event Information
November 10 to 20, 2025
Hyderabad and Bengaluru
Organizer(s): DWIH New Delhi and Partner Incubators
Programme partners in Germany
- KIT Gründerschmiede, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Transfer Centre (TRACES), University of Stuttgart
- Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Rostock
- Fraunhofer Venture, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
- Hei_INNOVATION, Heidelberg University
- Gateway Excellence Centre, University of Cologne
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- NXTGN
Programme Partners in India
Hosts and main partners
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (CCAMP)
- ASPIRE Technology Business Incubator, University of Hyderabad
- Foundation for Science Innovation and Development (FSID) , Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)
- IIT Hyderabad Technology Incubation Centre (iTIC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad
Associate partners
- Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre– Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
- KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)
Tandem 2025 Winning Teams
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Details
View the Team Profiles
To see the details of the programme Call for applications: Innovators Connect- Tandem 2025
Applications for the 2025 cohort are now closed.