i-Hub Gujarat Regional Centre, Surat

About the Centre

i-Hub, Gujarat has played an important role in fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, startup development, and industry–academia collaboration in the Surat and South Gujarat region. As part of strengthening the regional innovation ecosystem, AIC SURATi iLAB Foundation has handed over the responsibility of the facility to i-Hub Gujarat for operating and establishing the i-Hub Gujarat Regional Centre, Surat.

The establishment of the i-Hub Gujarat Regional Centre, Surat is envisioned as a strategic initiative to create a strong institutional platform for promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, startup incubation, technology development, and industry linkages across Surat and the wider South Gujarat region.

AIC SURATi iLAB Foundation looks forward to a long-term and mutually beneficial partnership with i-Hub Gujarat for establishing and strengthening the Regional Centre as a vibrant ecosystem for innovators, students, startups, entrepreneurs, researchers, industries, and other stakeholders.

The partnership is expected to facilitate greater opportunities for mentorship, incubation, prototyping, technology transfer, funding and investor connect, industry collaboration, capacity building, and commercialization of innovative ideas, thereby contributing to the development of a robust and sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in South Gujarat.

Key areas of support:-

🚀 Startup incubation and acceleration
💡 Innovation and idea development
🧑‍🎓 Student innovation and entrepreneurship
🛠️ Prototype and Proof-of-Concept (PoC) development
👨‍🏫 Mentoring and expert guidance
💰 Investor and funding connections
🤝 Industry–startup networking
📈 Business development and market linkage
🧠 Skill development and entrepreneurship programmes
🏢 Co-working and incubation infrastructure

Its ecosystem covers sectors relevant to Surat and South Gujarat, including textiles, diamonds, chemicals, engineering, IT/IoT, agriculture and Industry 4.0, among others. It can potentially complement i-Hub and SSIP activities through:

Student Innovation → Prototype → Incubation → Mentoring → Industry Connect → Investment → Startup Scaling