
Founded in 2008, IIMA Ventures, formerly CIIE.CO, is the entrepreneurship and innovation arm of IIM Ahmedabad. It supports early-stage startups through acceleration, funding, and policy-led programmes, and is sector agnostic with a strong presence in Deep Tech, Enterprise, and AI / ML. To date, IIMA Ventures has backed around 450 companies, with a portfolio that includes ideaForge, Agnikul, Bellatrix Aerospace, Chara, and Unbox.


India’s DeepTech ecosystem is entering a frontier phase. From reusable rockets and precision robotics to longevity science and next-generation aircraft, this theme curates investors with the technical depth and long-term capital to back science-led startups tackling hard problems long before commercial validation exists.